4 – 4
“Robert Glatzel completes his brace, finished off a flowing move assisted by Alexander Bernhardsson, to make it 3-0 and put Wolfsburg seemingly out of sight.”
Pivotal“Cottbus find a lifeline right on the stroke of half-time as Luca Erlein pulls one back, giving them belief heading into the break.”
Pivotal“Just four minutes into the second half, King Manu converts to make it 3-2, turning a comfortable Wolfsburg lead into a nervy contest.”
Pivotal“Tolcay Cigerci converts from the penalty spot to complete the comeback and level the match at 3-3.”
Pivotal“With Cottbus down to ten men after Mathys Angely's second yellow, substitute Dmytro Bogdanov steals a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser to make it 4-4.”
Pivotal
VfL Wolfsburg
Energie Cottbus
Outstanding performance
VfL Wolfsburg•AttackerWolfsburg tore into Cottbus early, with Robert Glatzel's penalty and a brace either side of a Vinicius de Souza Costa strike putting the hosts 3-0 up inside 34 minutes and cruising. But Cottbus responded instantly, pulling one back right before the break through Luca Erlein and turning the second half into chaos with King Manu's strike four minutes after the restart. Tolcay Cigerci's 67th-minute penalty leveled it at 3-3 before Mattias Svanberg restored Wolfsburg's lead almost immediately after coming on, only for Cottbus - reduced to ten men after Mathys Angely's second yellow - to snatch a stunning equaliser through substitute Dmytro Bogdanov in the 90th minute. The result leaves Wolfsburg to rue a collapse that saw them concede four goals despite dominant early control, while Cottbus's resilience and clinical finishing (9 shots on target from 21 attempts) salvaged a point that will feel like a win given the position they found themselves in.
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Yellow card issued.
Dmytro BogdanovDmytro Bogdanov scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Christian Kinsombi
Goal! Dmytro Bogdanov scores, bringing the score to 4-4, with an assist from Christian Kinsombi.
Second yellow card shown to Mathys Angely.
Kento Shiogai takes a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Yannick Gerhardt is substituted off for Elvis Rexhbecaj.
Kento Shiogai takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Tolcay Cigerci Yellow CardYellow card issued to Tolcay Cigerci.
Moritz Hannemann takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Jannis Boziaris is substituted off for Lukas Michelbrink.
Muhammed Damar takes a shot with his right foot, but it is saved.
Alessio Besio takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Mattias SvanbergMattias Svanberg scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Mathys Angély
Goal! Mattias Svanberg scores to make it 4-3, assisted by Mathys Angely.
Alessio Besio comes on for Fabian Reese.
Mattias Svanberg comes on for Vinicius de Souza Costa.
Hauke Wahl takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kilian Fischer takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Fabian Reese takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Fabian Reese takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
Corner awarded.
Muhammed Damar takes a shot with his right foot, but it is saved.
Dmytro Bogdanov takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Mathys AngélyYellow CardMathys Angely receives a yellow card.
Dominik Pelivan replaces Leonardo Bittencourt.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Tolcay Cigerci scores, making it 3-3.
Tolcay Cigerci Shot from Tolcay Cigerci with his left foot results in a goal.
Fabian Reese takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Elvis RexhbecajYellow CardElvis Rexhbecaj receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Shot by Alexander Bernhardsson with his left foot is blocked.
Elvis Rexhbecaj takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Axel Borgmann takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Muhammed Damar is on, and Maximilian Arnold is off.
Kento Shiogai comes on for Robert-Nesta Glatzel.
Leonardo Bittencourt takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Tolcay Cigerci takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
King ManuShot on goal! King Samuel Manu scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Lukas Michelbrink
Goal! King Samuel Manu scores to make it 3-2, assisted by Lukas Michelbrink.
Corner awarded.
Christian Kinsombi takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Dmytro Bogdanov is on, and Lucas Copado is off.
Christian Kinsombi replaces Fousseny Doumbia.
On Moritz Hannemann, off Justin Butler.
Luca ErleinLuca Erlein scores with a right-footed shot.
Tolcay Cigerci takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
First half ends with a score of 3-1.
Goal! Luca Erlein scores, making it 3-1.
Leonardo Bittencourt takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Axel Borgmann takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Lukas Michelbrink takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Leonardo Bittencourt takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Fousseny Doumbia takes a header shot but misses.
Shot! Robert-Nesta Glatzel scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Alexander Bernhardsson
Goal! Robert-Nesta Glatzel scores to make it 3-0, assisted by Alexander Bernhardsson.
Joakim Maehle takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Henry Rorig takes a header shot, but it misses the target.
Lukas Michelbrink takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Fabian Reese takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Vinicius de Souza Costa takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Fabian Reese
Goal! Vinicius de Souza Costa scores to make it 2-0, assisted by Fabian Reese.
Shot by Robert-Nesta Glatzel with his right foot, but it misses the target.
Alexander Bernhardsson takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
Tolcay Cigerci takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Henry Rorig takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Axel Borgmann takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
King ManuYellow CardYellow card for King Samuel Manu.
Goal! Robert-Nesta Glatzel scores from the penalty spot to make it 1-0.
Shot on goal! Robert-Nesta Glatzel takes a right-footed shot.
Kick-off! The referee is Lukas Benen.
In-form Wolfsburg host bottom-half strugglers Energie Cottbus at the Volkswagen Arena, with the hosts unbeaten and riding high after a 5-2 thriller at Karlsruhe. Cottbus arrive off a shaky 3-4 home defeat and with no fresh reinforcements, making this a stern test of their resolve on the road.
