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A late penalty from winger Piotr Trochowski put Hamburg top of the Bundesliga and sealed a 3-1 home win over Cologne.

Goals either side of half-time by Peru striker Jose Paolo Guerrero had put Hamburg 2-0 ahead, but Germany winger Trochowski's late spot kick made sure of the win to put the North German team ahead of Bayer Leverkusen

With Bayern Munich's new signing Arjen Robben scoring twice in the 3-0 win over champions Wolfsburg on Saturday, Hamburg took their chance to keep their unbeaten record and go top.

The opening goal at Hamburg's HSH Nordbank Arena came after just 19 minutes when Guerrero was the first to react to a mistake in the Cologne defence.

With 66 minutes played Guerrero scored again while Cologne's super sub Adil Chihi hit a consolation goal on 76 minutes just two minutes after coming off the bench, but Trochowski hit a penalty with time running out.

Hamburg's victory means winless Cologne stay rooted to the foot of the table.

Earlier Werder Bremen went third after a 3-2 win at Hertha Berlin.

Second-half goals by Germany pair Mesut Oezil and Tim Borowski put Werder 2-0 up in the German capital before Berlin's Poland midfielder Lukasz Piszczek pulled a goal back on 77 minutes.

Bremen made sure of the three points when Oezil then turned provider by setting up Brazilian defender Naldo on 83 minutes, only for Berlin's Patrick Ebert to hit his side's second at the Olympic Stadium in injury time.

"We had already had superiority in the first half, but we didn't show enough purpose," said Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf.

"I am happy about the result, we applied some good pressure and got the rewards."

The defeat leaves Hertha Berlin third from bottom of the table after their third straight league defeat in four games while Bremen are behind Hamburg and Leverkusen with seven points.

AFP