‘Wolfsburg’ Archives
VW boys continue from where they left off
Wehen Wiesbaden 1 - 4 Wolfsburg The might Wolfsburg have started where they left off last season by pummelling Wehen in the cup with their three star players all scoring. Big Grafite bagged the opener with Zvjezdan Misimovic tucking home the second after strolling through the home defence. The man Edin Dzeko got in on the act early in the [...]
German Super Cup: Wolfsburg 1 – 2 Werder Bremen
Per Mertesacker scored the opener after 20 minutes of what was an entertaining match, with Clemens Fritz notching the winner in the 81st, but only after Grafite, last season’s top league scorer, had levelled the game in the 67th. Captain Torsten Frings failed to convert a last-minute penalty for Bremen. Werder Bremen-Wolfsburg lhighlights- [...]
Wolfsburg glory
Let me tell you, we would love it if this happened in England, we really would. Bugger all chance, though. Mighty Wolfsburg sealed their first German title with an emphatic win over the Uefa Cup runners-up, while Bayern win claimed second spot. Wolfsburg finished two points clear thanks to two goals from Grafite, one each from Zvjezdan Misimovic [...]
Mental German weekend
...and still no clear winner to be had. Hannover 0 - 5 Wolfsburg The Mario Gomez debacle of last week doesn't seem to have forced a total collapse in the VW camp. Edin Dzeko scored yet another outstanding goal to visitors ahead, the Wolves then aimed to kill the game off before halftime, big Grafite muscling his way into the box to claim [...]
Weekend highlights from Spain, Germany and Italy
AC Milan 5 - 1 Torino Filippo Inzaghi struck three times for Carlo Ancelotti's in-form side as they won 5-1. Hertha Berlin 2 - 1 Werder Bremen The Berliners haven2t quite given up on the league just yet. Per Mertesacker gave the visitors the lead just before half-time but a late comeback earned Hertha all three points. Josip Simunic [...]
German weekend highlights
Another great weekend of German footy. Bayern Munich 4 - 0 Eintracht Frankfurt Big Franck Ribery’s fabulous form continued against Eintracht Frankfurt, the Frenchman lashing home a beauty from outside the box. Ribery then set up the second, chipping a free-kick into Luca Toni who perfectly hooked the ball on the volley high into the near [...]
German weekend
Stuttgart 2 - 0 Hertha Berlin Are the wheels coming off for the surprise Bundesliga leaders? After a goalless first half, Hertha fell behind at Stuttgart when the conceded a goal to Jeronimo Cacau and the hosts quickly doubled their advantage when Sami Khedira headed home a Hitzlsperger free-kick. Voronin's sexy chest nowhere to be seen this [...]
VW boys in reach of the promised land?
Wolfsburg 4 - 3 Schalke Like all self-respecting Beetle owners, I am, at least nominally, a Wolfsburg fan. The team set up by the VW workers back in the day are finally meeting their potential after decades of crapness, and have now reached the heady heights of second in the Bundesliga after last night's seven-goal stormer of a match against [...]
Bayern bite back: Germany roundup
Europe's greatest league delivered another action-packed Saturday, with big guns Bayern finally registering a win, in some style, Hoffenheim stuttered again and Hamburg took a right pounding. Is it time for Hertha and Wolfsburg to start dreaming of glory? Bayern Munich 5 - 1 Hannover Bayern come from a goal down to record their first league [...]
