Leverkusen edge Bremen in Bundesliga

BERLIN, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Bayer Leverkusen overpowered Werder Bremen 3-2 in the Bundesliga on Sunday.

Both sides staged a lively opening period but the spectators had to wait until the half-hour mark before Niclas Fullkrug set up for Marvin Ducksch, who opened the scoring for Bremen from a tight angle.

The Werkself had a golden chance to equalize three minutes later, but Mitchel Bakker missed the targe