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Bayern Munich's players celebrate a goal against Bochum the German Bundesliga soccer match in Bochum March 14, 2009. Munich won the match 3-0. [Xinhua]

Bayern Munich's players celebrate a goal against Bochum the German Bundesliga soccer match in Bochum March 14, 2009. Munich won the match 3-0. [Xinhua]



German champions Bayern Munich crushed Bochum 3-0 on Saturday, remaining on the course of competing for top titles.

They maintained pressure on league leaders Hertha Berlin, who beat Leverkusen 1-0 thanks to the only one goal from Andriy Voronin.

Juergen Klinsmann's Bayern side came to Bochum off back-to-back goal bonanzas that saw them beat Hannover 96 by a score of 5-1 and Sporting Lisbon 7-1.

Saturday saw their continued scoring exploration as they recorded a 3:0 victory away to Bochum to stay on the path of league leaders Hertha Berlin.

Ze Roberto converted Bayern's first chance of the match to give the visitors the lead in the 32nd minute.

Bayern Munich's Philipp Lahm (R) scores a goal against Bochum the German Bundesliga soccer match in Bochum March 14, 2009. [Xinhua]

Bayern Munich's Philipp Lahm (R) scores a goal against Bochum the German Bundesliga soccer match in Bochum March 14, 2009. [Xinhua]



German national team player Philipp Lahm doubled the lead after one of his patented solo runs up the left flank in the 60th minute,and Martin Demichelis ended the match with a goal in the 90th minute.

Also on Saturday afternoon, striker Andriy Voronin's lucky goal earned a 1-0 home win for German Bundesliga leaders Hertha Berlin against Leverkusen, making Berlin remain at the top of the table

The goal, Voronin's eleventh of the season, availed Hertha of claiming their tenth straight win in the Olympic Stadium and their first home victory over Leverkusen in more than four years.

Leverkusen are now without a win in four and dropping ever further off the pace in the race for a place in Europe next season.

The most thrilling match was the one between Hannover and Dortmund, which finished with 4-4.

In the other three games, Karlsruhe lost to Arminia 1-0. Koellnlost to Moenchengladbach 4-2 and Frankfurt tied Hoffenheim 1-1.

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