Hincapie sends Leverkusen past Leipzig with injury-time winner
Piero Hincapie scored in injury time to take Bayer Leverkusen to a battling 3-2 win at RB Leipzig on Saturday, extending their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to seven points.
Leverkusen came from behind twice in the match, which looked to be headed for a draw until Hincapie got a boot to an Alex Grimaldo corner for the winner.
Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso jumped with joy, securing a valuable three points against a top-four rival, although second-placed Bayern Munich have played two games fewer.
Alonso's unbeaten side have now won 24 and drawn three of 27 games this season.
Leipzig sensation Xavi Simons gave the home side a stunning early lead after just seven minutes.
The 20-year-old collected a pass and chipped upwards, spinning 360 degrees before knocking the ball into the corner of the goal.
Leipzig held their lead for the rest of the first half but Leverkusen equalised swiftly in the second, England-born Nathan Tella tapping in a low cross from Grimaldo.
Leipzig scored next, Lois Openda finding the net after a length-of-the-field counter-attack.
Germany defender Jonathan Tah headed in a corner just seven minutes later to level the scores, setting the match up for a grandstand finish.
CHOCOLATE PROTEST
Donyell Malen scored a brace as Borussia Dortmund beat Cologne 4-0 in a match delayed for eight minutes after protesting fans threw chocolate coins in gold foil onto the pitch.
Malen curled in a Julian Brandt cross to give Dortmund the lead after 12 minutes, immediately before supporters of both sides began their planned protest action.
Fans objected to the German FA's decision to allow greater foreign investment in the game. Players from both sides worked alongside stadium attendants to remove the coins
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