Bochum leave drop zone with 3-2 win against Hoffenheim

VfL Bochum have temporarily left the Bundesliga drop zone with a 3-2 home win against Hoffenheim on Friday. They now sit three points above the danger zone, but could go back if 16th-placed Mainz defeat Cologne, another relegation candidate, on Sunday. Bochum were denied by goalkeeper Oliver Baumann and hit the crossbar in the first six minutes before breaking the deadlock in the 34th thanks to a brilliant free-kick taken by Kevin Stöger. Felix Passlack added a second shortly before the break, w