Hamburg - Bochum stunned champions Bayern Munich with two late goals to snatch a 3-3 draw while promoted Hoffenheim again went to the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday. Hoffenheim secured a 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt to move to 13 points, level with VfB Stuttgart who downed Werder Bremen 4-1, and SV Hamburg, who visit Energie Cottbus on Sunday.
Elsewhere, Hertha Berlin snatched a late 1-0 at Bayer Leverkusen while Cologne were also late 2-1 winners at local rivals Borussia Moenchengladbach.
After a 5-2 home defeat to Bremen and a 1-0 loss at Hanover last weekend, Bayern badly needed a win at home to Bochum.
They were on their way to victory after Ze Roberto had scored twice to help them to a 3-1 lead, but goals in the 83rd and 85th minutes from Christian Dabrowski and substitute Dennis Grote left Bayern with just a point.
Coach Juergen Klinsmann again left out captain Mark van Bommel, preferring Argentina defender Martin Demichelis in the defensive midfield role.
Daniel van Buyten was paired with Lucio in central defence, and the Belgian defender put Bayern ahead in the 15th minute with a crisp shot after the ball was laid on by Miroslav Klose.
Bochum levelled in the 28th minute through Turkish striker Sinan Kaloglu but Ze Roberto struck with a left-foot shot shortly before half-time and notched his second in the 68th.
Christian Dabrowksi, who had earlier hit the post, gave Bochum fresh hope when he rounded keeper Michael Rensing with seven minutes remaining, and the visitors then shocked Bayern when Grote popped up at the far post to head the equalizer.
Senegal striker Semba Ba scored both goals for Hoffenheim in their 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, netting in the 47th and 71st minutes, either side of a 66th-minute header by Markus Steinhoefer.
The promoted team, who led the league in the first two matches of the season, now found themselves back on top for 24 hours at least.
After scoring five goals in their last two games, while conceding six, Bremen were again involved in a goal-rich game, this time sliding to a 4-1 defeat at Stuttgart, who have the same goal difference as Hoffenheim but have scored fewer goals.
Sami Khedira and Christian Traesch with a spectacular drop-shot gave Stuttgart first-half goals, and Robert Hilbert added a second mid-way through the second half.
Brazilian midfielder Diego immediately pulled one back for Bremen with a direct free-kick, but Martin Lanig completed the rout with a fourth for the home side two minutes from time.
Although fourth in the table, Bremen have now the worst defensive record in the league with 16 goals conceded, but at the same time are top scorers with 19.
Andrey Voronin scored two minutes from time for Hertha Berlin to sink his old club Bayer Leverkusen, who missed the chance of going top.
Borussia Moenchengladbach stayed bottom after a 2-1 home defeat in the local derby with Cologne, a match delayed by 10 minutes after police had to separate rival fans who clashed outside the stadium.
Milivoje Novakovic struck an 88th-minute winner with a free-kick for Cologne to pile further misery on Moenchengladbach and embattled coach Jos Luhukay.
SV Hamburg have the chance of going back to the top when they visit Cottbus on Sunday.
Also in contention Sunday are Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund, both on 11 points. Schalke entertain Wolfsburg, while Dortmund are hosts to Hanover.
In a match Friday evening, Karlsruhe were 2-1 winners at Arminia Bielefeld.
