Wolfsburg boosts hopes of staying up
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April 26, 2011, Tuesday
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VFL Wolfsburg beat FC Cologne 4-1 on Sunday to notch its first win under coach Felix Magath and boost its chances of staying up with three games remaining.
Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic struck twice in the first half and substitute Ashkan Dejagah hammered in two more in the second after Cologne's Sebastein Freis had capitalized on a mistake by keeper Diego Benaglio to cut the deficit.
Magath returned to Wolfsburg last month after leading it to the 2009 German Bundesliga title and his team is now in 16th place - the relegation playoff position - two points behind Eintracht Frankfurt.
"I hope this result will give us some sense of security for the remaining games," Magath told reporters.
"We had the right attitude, we fought from the start and that is why we won," he said, after club bosses read the riot act to his players in midweek, saying there was not enough commitment to fight against relegation.
In the only other match of the day, Nuremberg and Mainz 05 shared the points in a goalless draw, with Mainz holding on to fifth place that leads to the Europa League next season.
Bundesliga leader Borussia Dortmund was forced to put title celebrations on hold on Saturday after a surprise 0-1 defeat at relegation-threatened Borussia Moenchengladbach cut its lead to five points.
Dortmund is on 69 points with Bayer Leverkusen, which beat Hoffenheim 2-1, on 64 with three matches remaining.
Champion Bayern Munich dropped to fourth place following its 1-1 draw at Frankfurt with Hanover 96 a point ahead in third place as the two teams battle for third and the last hope of a Champions League spot.
Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic struck twice in the first half and substitute Ashkan Dejagah hammered in two more in the second after Cologne's Sebastein Freis had capitalized on a mistake by keeper Diego Benaglio to cut the deficit.
Magath returned to Wolfsburg last month after leading it to the 2009 German Bundesliga title and his team is now in 16th place - the relegation playoff position - two points behind Eintracht Frankfurt.
"I hope this result will give us some sense of security for the remaining games," Magath told reporters.
"We had the right attitude, we fought from the start and that is why we won," he said, after club bosses read the riot act to his players in midweek, saying there was not enough commitment to fight against relegation.
In the only other match of the day, Nuremberg and Mainz 05 shared the points in a goalless draw, with Mainz holding on to fifth place that leads to the Europa League next season.
Bundesliga leader Borussia Dortmund was forced to put title celebrations on hold on Saturday after a surprise 0-1 defeat at relegation-threatened Borussia Moenchengladbach cut its lead to five points.
Dortmund is on 69 points with Bayer Leverkusen, which beat Hoffenheim 2-1, on 64 with three matches remaining.
Champion Bayern Munich dropped to fourth place following its 1-1 draw at Frankfurt with Hanover 96 a point ahead in third place as the two teams battle for third and the last hope of a Champions League spot.
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