A relegation candidate Holstein Kiel surprisingly wrested a draw from the European Cup aspirant VfL Wolfsburg. The Lower Saxony did not get over a 2: 2 (0: 1). The team of coach Ralph Hasenhüttl temporarily occupies the sixth place in the table, the Kieler remain the penultimate.
The efficient newcomer to the Bundesliga from the north took the lead thanks to new signing David Zec (13th minute). With a double strike by Joker Patrick Wimmer (50th) and Jonas Wind (53.), the Lower Saxony turned the game in front of 22,103 spectators in Wolfsburg. Substitute Steven Skrzybski equalized (80th).
Kiel surprisingly in the lead
A Slovak-Slovenian co-production brought the surprising leadership of the guests. Wolfsburg coach Ralph Hasenhüttl looked to the ground after the Slovenian ZEC scored the 1-0 head after the flank of the Slovak defender Dominik Javorcek.
Immediately afterwards, ZEC was back in focus. After a duel between the 25-year-old with VfL jewel Mohamed Amoura (15th), the Lower Saxony demanded penalty. But the light thrust against the top clipper in Wolfsburg was no longer enough. Referee Sven Jablonski did not get involved in the request and decided on a penalty.
Wolfsburg remained the game -determining team – and had more than 65 percent possession of the ball during the first half. But too few chances came about. Central defender Konstantino’s coulierakis tried it with a long shot from just under 25 meters, but his attempt barely rushed past the housing.
-Much better VfL in the second half
Hasenhüttl sent a much more offensive VfL into the second half. The coach brought newcomer Andreas Skov Olsen and the Austrian Wimmer. And the substitute actors delivered directly. First the Danish international missed the connection with his shot, then Wimmer got his turn and pushed in after a clever pass from Jonas Wind to equalize. Kiel’s goalkeeper Timon Weiner still touched the shot, but could not prevent the goal.
The 23 -year -old Wimmer really turned up. He put the 2-1 of wind by corner by corner. The Danish offensive player finished heading to the lead. Wimmer, who has been playing at VfL since 2022 and had to struggle with a lengthy syndesmosis tape tear in between, was hard to stop. First he failed on the latte (56.) and then on the post (64th).
But the Kielers came back completely surprisingly. The substitute attacker Skrzybski pulled off on the scoring of the wolves. Goalkeeper Kamil Grabara came to the deflected shot, but the ball slowly slipped into the goal behind him.
