Goalkeeper

Jaroslav Drobny (Hertha Berlin)
Make no mistake about it, Berlin's rise from bottom half side to title contenders was based on defense. They were a hard side to break down and on the off-chance that a team did, there was Drobny to get by.

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Jaroslav Drobny (HBS) 13 saves! This is what it takes to stop Bayer. Fantastic effort by the Czech puts him above Lehmann and Rost, who were both impressive as well. Pedro Geromel (Köln) This is the second straight week for Brazilian. He had a fantastic game neutralizing Rob Freund and he had a goal-line clearance [. Click to continue reading...

Eilhoff (Arminia Bielefeld) Eight saves had Arminia within seconds of their first road win in 13 months, but poor marking cost Arminia a chance to break this jinx. Nonetheless, they came away from a trip to Frankfurt with points after being outplayed and out-shot. Porcello (Karlsruhe) Scored one goal and set up the second as KSC ended [. Click to continue reading...

Schalke has a superb record against Köln, but manager Christopher Daum has only ever lost twice in seventeen matches against them in the Bundesliga. That form continued today as Köln walked away deserved 1-0 winners against the league leaders. Indeed, the score line doesn't do justice to the performance by Köln. Click to continue reading...