Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Moenchengladbach v Fortuna Duesseldorf - Borussia-Park, Moenchengladbach, Germany - November 4, 2018 Borussia Monchengladbach's Thorgan Hazard scores their third goal REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler
BERLIN (Reuters) - Thorgan Hazard scored twice to give Borussia Moenchengladbach a 3-0 victory over lowly Fortuna Dusseldorf on Sunday, sending them second in the Bundesliga.
Hazard's 48th-minute penalty put the hosts ahead and Jonas Hoffman scored from close range after Gladbach pounced on a Dusseldorf defensive error in the 67th.
The Belgium international then grabbed his second goal of the afternoon with eight minutes remaining with a deflected shot from 12 metres to take his tally to seven goals from the last seven Bundesliga matches.
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Moenchengladbach v Fortuna Duesseldorf - Borussia-Park, Moenchengladbach, Germany - November 4, 2018 Borussia Monchengladbach's Jonas Hofmann celebrates after the match REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler
It was the hosts' eighth successive home win in the Bundesliga, in a run stretching back to last season, and lifted them to second place, level on points with third-placed Bayern Munich, who drew at home against Freiburg on Saturday.
Fortuna are in 17th place on five points while Borussia Dortmund are top on 24 points following a 1-0 win over VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday.
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Moenchengladbach v Fortuna Duesseldorf - Borussia-Park, Moenchengladbach, Germany - November 4, 2018 Fortuna Dusseldorf's Alfredo Morales and Kenan Karaman look dejected REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler
(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Toby Davis)
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Moenchengladbach v Fortuna Duesseldorf - Borussia-Park, Moenchengladbach, Germany - November 4, 2018 Fortuna Duesseldorf fans with flares REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Moenchengladbach v Fortuna Duesseldorf - Borussia-Park, Moenchengladbach, Germany - November 4, 2018 Borussia Monchengladbach's Thorgan Hazard celebrates scoring their third goal with team mates REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler
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