Football news - Teenager Kai Havertz on target to snap Leverkusen's losing run
ByReuters
Updated 23/09/2018 at 17:28 GMT
Germany international Kai Havertz scored a second-half winner in Bayer Leverkusen's 1-0 win over Mainz 05 on Sunday to snap their three-game losing start to the Bundesliga season.
: Pierre Kunde of FSV Mainz turns with the ball under pressure from Kai Havertz and Lucas Alario of Bayer 04 Leverkusen
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The 19-year-old was left with far too much space as he charged into the box to head in a cross in the 62nd minute.
Havertz, among the greatest talents of his generation in Germany, had also scored twice in their 3-2 Europa League win over Bulgaria's Ludogorets on Thursday.
Leverkusen lost their opening three league games this season but their first three points were enough to lift them out of last place and into 15th.
In the other game on Sunday, Eintracht Frankfurt host out-of-form RB Leipzig, who have won just one of their three matches so far.
On Saturday, champions Bayern Munich opened up a two-point lead at the top after easing past Schalke 04 2-0 for their fourth win in four games.
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