Game shot in twelve minutes: Double Weghorst rolls down unity

Friday 11th December 2020

Game shot in twelve minutes
Double Weghorst crushes unity

The tie kings do not part with a draw at the start of the eleventh game day – because Wout Weghorst shoots VfL Wolfsburg two minutes before the end to win over Frankfurt. Eintracht takes the lead, but then the wolves turn the game in persona of the Dutchman.

The ice-cold goal machine Wout Weghorst makes VfL Wolfsburg dream of the Champions League. Thanks to two goals from the Dutchman, the still unbeaten Lower Saxony defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 (0-0) and moved up to fourth place in the table for at least one night. The Hessians, on the other hand, have been waiting for their third win of the season since October 3rd.

The first two goals were scored by penalty kicks. According to video evidence, the ex-Wolfsburg Bas Dost first converted a very clumsy penalty from John Anthony Brooks (63rd). 13 minutes later Weghorst was successful for the first time with a hand penalty, it was the Dutchman's eighth goal of the season. Frankfurt's unlucky fellow was Stefan Ilsanker. In the 88th minute, Weghorst met from an acute angle to the final score, Frankfurt was defeated.

In the first half in particular, it was clearly the Lower Saxony who set the tone in the empty Volkswagen Arena. Four corners in the first seven minutes expressed the North Germans' will to win. After just nine minutes, Xaver Schlager hit the post with a deflected shot. Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp was on hand for a Kevin Mbabu header.

Hütter frightens the coaching colleague

Without the striker Andre Silva, who was paused due to muscular problems, the Eintracht offensive was initially ineffective. Dost was signed off against his former club for a long time and VfL coverage was secure. Frankfurt coach Adi Hütter was visibly dissatisfied with the course of the game and repeatedly called on his protégés to be more active. Once even booming to such an extent that his nearby coach Oliver Glasner visibly winced.

After changing sides, the picture changed significantly. The guests were now noticeably bolder. In the 55th minute Filip Kostic gave the lead. In the period that followed, the Wolfsburg goal came more and more into danger before Dost was able to convert this superiority into a goal.

After the deficit, the VfL actions became more hectic and erratic. Glasner reacted and replaced the hapless Josip Brekalo with the Pole Bartosz Bialek. Six minutes later, the equalizer actually fell. Weghorst then used his last opportunity callously, Trapp had no chance to defend himself.