Frankfurt stun leaders Dortmund to spoil record attempt

Leaders Borussia Dortmund failed to break the record for the most points in the first half of the Bundesliga season after conceding a late goal in a 1-0 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday just before the winter break.

Dortmund, who had won 14 of their 16 previous games losing just once, needed only a point to equal Bayern Munich's 44 points from 17 games in the 20056 season but with a better goal difference.

Bundesliga top scorer Theofanis Gekas scuppered Dortmund's plans when he completed a swift attack with a classy left-footed finish four minutes from time for his 14th goal of the season.

Schalke 04 won their third game in a row when they beat Cologne 3-0 courtesy of a Raul hat-trick to move up to 10th place while VfL Wolfsburg needed a stoppage time goal to snatch a draw 2-2 with Hoffenheim after being 2-0 down.

Mainz 05, on 30 points, can provisionally go into second place and cut Dortmund's lead to 10 with a win over St Pauli later on Saturday with Bayer Leverkusen, currently second on 32, hosting Freiburg on Sunday.

Champions Bayern Munich travel to VfB Stuttgart on Sunday, the hosts' first league match under new coach Bruno Labbadia.