The Albany Gazette - Freiburg beat 10-man Hamburg to climb to eighth in the Bundesliga

Tottenham loanee Luka Vuskovic put Hamburg in front just after half-time but Freiburg scored twice through Vincenzo Grifo and Igor Matanovic after Daniel Elfadli picked up a second yellow on the 51st-minute mark.

The victory took Freiburg three points outside the European placings.

In the German capital, last-placed Mainz played out a 2-2 draw against Union Berlin, with visiting coach Urs Fischer managing his first match against his former side.

Germany midfielder Nadiem Amiri and former Union forward Benedict Hollerbach took the visitors to a two-goal lead but Jeong Woo-yeong and Danilho Doekhi scored inside the final 15 minutes to level things up for the hosts.

Mainz are unbeaten in five games in all competitions since Fischer was appointed in early December, including a memorable 2-2 draw at league leaders Bayern Munich.

During an impressive five-and-a-half-year stint at Union, Fischer lifted the club from the second division to a maiden promotion and a season in the Champions League.

Elsewhere, Heidenheim drew 2-2 at home against Cologne.

Two of Saturday's matches -- RB Leipzig's visit to St Pauli and Werder Bremen's home clash with Hoffenheim -- were postponed due to heavy snowfall across northern Germany.

On Sunday, Bayern can extend their lead atop the table over Borussia Dortmund to 11 points with a win at home against Wolfsburg.

Dortmund were held 3-3 at Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday.

(J.Torres--TAG)