Hanover edge closer to safety with win at Frankfurt

BERLIN (Reuters) - Hanover 96 edged fellow strugglers Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 away with an attacking display that produced three goals in the first half-hour on Thursday to take a huge step towards staying in the Bundesliga. Related Stories Soccer-Bundesliga summaries Reuters Soccer-Bundesliga results and standings Reuters Soccer-Late lapse keeps Stuttgart in the danger zone Reuters UPDATE 4-Soccer-Dortmund dazzle to crush lacklustre Bayern 3-0 Reuters Nike CTR360 Futsal Soccer-Stuttgart let in late goal at Gladbach to stay in danger zone Reuters Their second straight league win after four consecutive defeats lifted Hanover to 12th place with 35 points, behind Frankfurt on goal difference, and put eight points between them and the relegation playoff spot with three games left. Nike CTR360 Iniesta Hanover got off to a flying start with Leon Andreasen charging through the Frankfurt defence to head in the opener after two minutes following good work from Christian Pander, but Martin Lanig drew the hosts level in the 13th.