Saturday, March 21, 2009

Wolfsburg dominate DSC 3-0

Felix Magath's Wolfsburg continued on their unbeaten string in the Rückrunde with their seventh successive victory defeating DSC Arminia Bielefeld 3-0 at SchücoArena. Without surprise the relegation threatened “schwarz-weiß-blauen” hosts were firmly rooted in a tight defensive strategy but rarely bothered die Wölfe 'keeper Diego Benagli.

Wolfsburg took the lead nineteen minutes in on a quick counter as Grafite provided the ball to Christian Gentner to finish from twelve metres. Following the goal the hosts did well to bring the match down to a low simmer and for the most part, Wolfsburg's chances were limited to after the re-start. Two minutes before the hour the margin was doubled as Sascha Riether dispatched the ball to Grafite with the Brazilian goal-scorer making no mistake sending the ball in from close range. The hosts poured forward looking for a way back in the match and while Wolfsburg came under some attack but each effort fell short. Finally at the eighty-seventh minute Ashkan Dejagah, who had entered the match for Zvjezdan Misimović twenty minutes earlier, added the third goal of the afternoon as his shot took an opportunistic bounce.

Wolfsburg return to Bundesliga play next Saturday as Bayern München comes to the Volkswagen Arena.

Photo Credit: Vfl Wolfsburg