19 goals on Bundesliga Saturday
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Bayer Leverkusen remains unbeaten in the Bundesliga under new coach Kasper Hjulmand and spoiled FSV Mainz 05’s next home game. The runner-up celebrated a 4:3 (3:1) victory, but in the end it was still in danger. Bayer thus extended its Bundesliga record to 37 away games in a row without defeat.
In front of 33,305 spectators in the sold-out Mainz Arena, the Spaniard Alejandro Grimaldo (11th minute/foul penalty and 45th+3), the new goalscorer Christian Kofane from Cameroon (24th) and Martin Terrier (87th) scored the guests’ goals. Nine months after his Achilles tendon rupture, the Frenchman was pleased with a successful Joker comeback and the late goal.
Jae-sung Lee (34th) reduced the deficit with Mainz’s first home goal of the season, before Nadiem Amiri (72nd) made it 2:3 with a penalty and substitute Armindo Sieb made it 3:4. It wasn’t enough for the frustrated Mainz team.
VfB Stuttgart wins clearly: VfL Wolfsburg in crisis
VfB Stuttgart has exacerbated the crisis at VfL Wolfsburg. The Swabians won a well-deserved 3-0 (1-0) against the shockingly weak Lower Saxony and extended their series to four wins.
Ex-Wolfsburg player Tiago Tomás (35th) took the lead in the absence of injured striker Ermedin Demirovic. The national players Maximilian Mittelstädt (55th) and Angelo Stiller (80th) ensured the final score after the break.
With this success, the Stuttgart team secured themselves a place in the Champions League in the table. On the other hand, Wolfsburg are stuck in the bottom of the table. Coach Paul Simonis is coming under more and more criticism.
Baumgartner double pack: RB Leipzig wins against Hamburger SV
Thanks to Christoph Baumgartner, RB Leipzig continued its winning streak against newly promoted teams. In the 2-1 (1-0) win against Hamburger SV, the Austrian scored both goals in the 45th and 50th minutes. The Leipzig team remained unbeaten in their 38th game against promoted teams (33 wins/5 draws).
In front of 47,800 spectators in the sold-out Red Bull Arena, Albert Sambi Lokonga (48th) equalized for HSV, who suffered a setback after seven points from three games. RB climbed to second place for the time being with their sixth game without a defeat.
Said El Mala scores again: 1. FC Köln takes a point against FC Augsburg
Thanks to another impressive goal from shooting star Said El Mala, 1. FC Köln made up a deficit against FC Augsburg and scored another point. Coach Lukas Kwasniok’s team drew 1-1 (0-0) with the Fuggerstadt team, who had taken the lead thanks to a penalty kick from Fabian Rieder (54th minute). El Mala equalized in front of 50,000 spectators in the sold-out Cologne stadium after coming on as a substitute in the second half (76th).
Augsburg under coach Sandro Wagner gained some breathing room towards the bottom of the table by winning points and now has seven points. Cologne remains in the top half of the table with eleven points after seven match days.
1. FC Heidenheim gets a late point against Werder Bremen
Despite a clear increase in chances, 1. FC Heidenheim missed a breakthrough. Coach Frank Schmidt’s team had to settle for a 2-2 (0-0) draw against Werder Bremen in a turbulent game and missed out on their second win of the season. Thanks to Borussia Mönchengladbach’s 3-1 defeat at Union Berlin the day before, FCH climbed to second-to-last place on goal difference before their own appearance, which the team now maintained with four points.
After goals from Marco Grüll (50th) and Jens Stage (69th), Werder are still in the middle of the table with eight points. Substitute Stefan Schimmer initially managed to make it 1-1 (67′) in front of 15,000 spectators, before Jonas Föhrenbach scored the deserved final score (83′).