Wolfsburg supporters will look back on the last forty-eight hours with great fondness as they defeated Heerenveen in the UEFA Cup 5-1 and followed-up on Saturday with a 3-0 thrashing of Energie Cottbus on the strength of Grafite's first Bundesliga hat-trick.It was however the visitors at Volkswagen Arena that nearly scored first at Emil Jula, formerly of Oţelul Galaţi who rattled the post only five minutes into the match. In a controversial moment die Lausitzer had Marco Kurth's goal disallowed four minutes after the half-hour as Dimitar Rangelov was nabbed for obstructing Wolfsburg 'keeper Diego Benaglio. Only two minutes later Savo Pavićević was adjudged of fouling Edin Džeko in the area and the spot was pointed to. Energie Cottbus supporters will certainly be upset by these two calls, particularly with the penalty as it was far from deserving and significantly impacted the match. However Grafite easily converted to give Wolfsburg the 1-0 lead. The match was evenly played well in both ends of the pitch and it went to the break with the dubious one goal margin. Ten minutes after the break Bosnia and Herzegovina international Zvjezdan Misimović played a perfectly weighted through ball to Grafite, who subsequently out-maneuvered the onrushing keeper and deposited the ball into the net. Grafite's great afternoon concluded with his final goal at the eightieth minute as Andrea Barzagli's long pass was flicked on by Edin Džeko and smashed into the net, bringing the match to its final scoreline of 3-0. Wolfsburg will naturally be pleased with the result but die Lausitzer supporters should be proud of their performance. The scoreline was not indicative of the play and the two calls thirty minutes into the match had a massive impact upon the outcome.
Wolfsburg returns to the pitch next Saturday against high-flying TSG Hoffenheim.
