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BERLIN, Sept. 9-- Hoffenheim inflicted Bayern Munich the first loss of the season while Mainz came from behind to beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 at the 3rd round in Bundesliga on Saturday. A brace from Mark Uth helped Hoffenheim to shock reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich with a 2-0 loss. However, things started as expected as Bayern Munich took the reins from the kick off to collect their first chance of the game through Robert Lewandowski, who rattled the woodwork in the opening period. As the match progressed, Hoffenheim took over and marked the opener with 27 minutes played when Mark Uth utilized a quick throw-in from Andrej Kramaric to beat onrushing goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Bayern tried to respond but Kingsley Coman's effort missed the target from the edge of the box before Uth wrapped up his brace in the 51st minute after tapping home Steven Zuber's build up work to put the result beyond doubt. The "Bavarians" lacked in penetration and were unable to reduce the arrears as the defending champions suffer their first loss while Hoffenheim recorded their second victories. Mainz secured their first win of the season as goals from Yoshinori Muto, Abdou Diallo and Suat Serder were enough to edge winless Bayer Leverkusen 3-1. Both sides staged an evenly balanced first half yet Mainz were able to grab the first chance of the game when Danny Lazat came close to open the scoring with 19 minutes into the game. | 
