Sidney Sam Nets Brace For Bayer Leverkusen

Two - cap Germany international Sidney Sam bagged a brace as Bayer Leverkusen defeated  Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 - 2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday afternoon.

Sami Hyypia's team have maximum points from three matches, same as current champions Bayern Munich, Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund.

Stefan Kießling opened the scoring in the 23rd minute and Sidney Sam doubled the home team's advantage five minutes later.

But Mönchengladbach restored parity through two early second half strikes from Stranzl and Arango.

Sidney Sam got his second goal of the game on the hour mark after being set up by Kießling. Midfielder Gonzalo Castro struck from distance in the 72nd minute to complete a 4 - 2 win for The Lions.

25 - year - old Sidney Sam has now netted three times in three Bundesliga matches.

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