14 weeks ago
Josip Brekalo fired Wolfsburg into the top four over the winter break with a second-half free-kick to earn a 1-0 win at home to VfB Stuttgart.
Goals: 1-0 Brekalo (49 )
Wolfsburg may have been deprived of a number of first-team regulars for this game, but they began determined to make the most of the chance to leapfrog Borussia Dortmund in the league standings. Maxence Lacroix header over from a corner in just the second minute as the Wolves sent out an early message of their intent, and Yannick Gerhardt hit the post with a header on the rebound after Gregor Kobel had saved his initial shot. The Wolfsburg midfielder even had the ball in the net on the half-hour mark, but it was ruled out for a foul in the build-up. While the hosts were the better team in the first 45 minutes, Stuttgart always looked dangerous on the break and went closest to scoring when Silas Wamangituka collected Daniel Didavi’s through-ball into the box, but his shot rolled just wide of the far po
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