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BERLIN, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Energie Cottbus moved off the bottom of the table with a stunning 5-1 win over Hanover 96 on Friday, their final Bundesliga match before the mid-season break.
Cottbus went in front with a header from Christian Bassila in the 11th minute and further goals from Dennis Sorensen and Dimitar Rangelov made it 3-0 by halftime.
Daniel Ziebig added a fourth before Thomas Kleine got one back for Hanover. But Rangelov's second in the 70th minute restored the home team's four-goal lead.
Cottbus climbed to 15th on 15 points although they could fall back into the bottom three depending on results on Saturday and Sunday. Hanover are fifth on 27 points.
Bayern Munich, two points clear at the top, travel to Hertha Berlin on Saturday. A draw would almost certainly be enough to secure the honorary title of 'winter champions' at the halfway stage of the season.
Second-placed Werder Bremen host Bayer Leverkusen while third-placed Hamburg SV travel to Karlsruhe.
After this weekend's matches the Bundesliga takes a break until Feb. 1.
(Writing by Kevin Fylan, Editing by Tony Jimenez)
