Gomez hits rapid treble in six-goal thriller

AFP, BERLIN: Mario Gomez netted a hat-trick inside seven minutes as Wolfsburg fought back from two goals down to take the lead before Bayer Leverkusen salvaged a point in Sunday’s 3-3 draw.
Germany striker Gomez has now scored six goals in his last four games in the Bundesliga.
The 31-year-old struck his first goal at the BayArena on 80 minutes to spark Wolfsburg's dramatic fightback, with his team trailing after Karim Bellarabi and Kevin Volland had scored for Leverkusen.
Gomez headed in his second from a corner three minutes later and then drilled home an 87th-minute penalty to put Wolfsburg 3-2 up and leave the hosts stunned.
But 17-year-old Leverkusen starlet Kai Havertz, who is currently taking his pre-university exams, smashed home a dramatic equaliser with a minute to play.
“We can't be happy with the point, I thought we deserved the win, especially after the way we played in the last 20 minutes,” fumed Gomez.
“But the three goals we conceded were down to three individual mistakes.”
The result leaves Wolfsburg, the 2009 German league champions, just a point above the relegation places with Leverkusen only two points better off.
Earlier, 17th-placed Ingolstadt breathed life into their survival fight as goals by defenders Roman Bregerie and Florent Hadergjonaj sealed a crucial 2-1 home win against Mainz.

Gomez hits rapid treble in six-goal thriller

AFP, BERLIN: Mario Gomez netted a hat-trick inside seven minutes as Wolfsburg fought back from two goals down to take the lead before Bayer Leverkusen salvaged a point in Sundays 3-3 draw. Germany striker Gomez has now scored six goals in his last four games in the Bundesliga. The 31-year-old struck his first goal at the BayArena on 80 minutes to spark Wolfsburgs dramatic fightback, with his team trailing after Karim Bellarabi and Kevin Volland had scored for Leverkusen. Gomez headed in his second from a corner three minutes later and then drilled home an 87th-minute penalty to put Wolfsburg 3-2 up and leave the hosts stunned. But 17-year-old Leverkusen starlet Kai Havertz, who is currently taking his pre-university exams, smashed home a dramatic equaliser with a minute to play. We cant be happy with the point, I thought we deserved the win, especially after the way we played in the last 20 minutes, fumed Gomez. But the three goals we conceded were down to three individual mistakes. The result leaves Wolfsburg, the 2009 German league champions, just a point above the relegation places with Leverkusen only two points better off. Earlier, 17th-placed Ingolstadt breathed life into their survival fight as goals by defenders Roman Bregerie and Florent Hadergjonaj sealed a crucial 2-1 home win against Mainz.