BERLIN, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- German soccer powerhouse Schalke 04 overcame bottom team Cologne 2-1 on Sunday, lifting themselves into the third place of the Bundesliga table, while the game between Bremen and Hannover ended goalless.

    Despite a long-awaited first goal of the season from new signing Lukas Podolsi, strikes from Jefferson Farfan and Levan Kobiashvili were enough to give Schalke 04 their third win of the season against Cologne, leaving the hosts still in search of their first Bundesliga victory of the season.

    It took only two minutes before Peruvian striker Jefferson Farfan opened the scoring by a diving header inside the goal area, but four minutes later German national striker Lukas Podolski equalized the score by a left footed shot into bottom left corner.

    However, the first score of Podolski in Cologne colors didn't bring the victory for the team, which hasn't won match since beginning of Bundesliga season.

    Immediately after interval midfielder Levan Kobiashvili netted in from 5m left-footed ball thanks to Farfan's assistance. Colognetried hard to get the equalizer but their effort went into wind.

    The home defeat leaves Cologne remain at the bottom of Bundesliga table, while Schalke climbed on third.

    Also on Sunday, the game between Bremen and Hannover turned out to be a boring goalless match, both teams were unable to offer good offensive actions.