Newcomer VfL Bochum continues to ride the wave of success in the Bundesliga. The 3: 2 (3: 0) at FC Augsburg on matchday 14 of the Bundesliga was already the fifth victory for Bochum in the last seven Bundesliga games.
“We’re really happy, we wouldn’t have imagined it that way either,” said Eduard Löwen on Sky about the interim result of 19 points after 14 games. But he warned: “We know that we must not let up. That can backfire very quickly.”
Like the last successful FCA, who scored seven points in four games and beat Bayern Munich. “Everything went wrong,” said Niklas Dorsch about the “shitty first half, that’s unbelievable.” He rumbled: “It’s an absolute cheek. I don’t understand that we keep having such dropouts. It doesn’t help if we keep playing a good second half, it doesn’t give a shit.”
The strong Sebastian Polter (13th, 45th + 2) and Gerrit Holtmann (40th) secured the team of coach Thomas Reis the well-deserved success, which was in danger in the second half: Michael Gregoritsch, who came on before the break, (57th) .) and Daniel Caligiuri (86th, penalty kick) shortened. In a hectic final phase, the hosts pushed in vain for the equalizer.
For Augsburg, who recently scored seven points from four games after a weak start to the season and also defeated Bayern Munich, the defeat is a serious setback. The team of coach Markus Weinzierl, which had previously been unbeaten four times in their own stadium, is stuck with only 13 points on the relegation place. In addition, Raphael Framberger and Andi Zeqiri were injured.
Two Bochum hits after corner kicks
Bochum’s substitute goalkeeper Michael Esser was a good support in his first Bundesliga game for VfL. Augsburg goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz, on the other hand, had to prevent a deficit against Holtmann early on (3rd).
In another counterattack by Bochum, he had no chance for the first time: After Arne Maier lost the ball, Holtmann quickly passed Polter, who hit unhindered from the edge of the penalty area.
Bochum acted deliberately on the defensive and waited for its chances. These were mostly found on the counterattack, but hits two and three came from corners: Both times, the Augsburg defense, who had previously developed good chances, was completely overwhelmed by the situation. Polter, for example, was able to head against three opponents.
The Bochum defense was not stable either, but generally kept calm and an overview against the Augsburgers, who often ran too impetuously. VfL’s victory could have been even higher. Milos Pantovic (70th) and Silvere Ganvoula (85th) missed the best chances. Before the penalty to 2: 3 Danilo Soares fouled Augsburg striker Florian Niederlechner.
FC Augsburg – VfL Bochum: The reactions
Markus Weinzierl (FC Augsburg coach): “That is a setback, of course we wanted to win today. We are very disappointed because it was still possible to turn the game around. But for that you have to use your 100 percent scoring chances. That is bitter, but we will continue to work. We have Also missing four central defenders, no Bundesliga team can replace that. We can still score, we can still win, that annoys me. “
Thomas Reis (coach VfL Bochum): “We played a very, very good game in the first half. We didn’t get into the second half too badly, but after the first goal the tremors suddenly started. I have to give Augsburg a lot of respect as they tried to turn the game. We were a bit lucky, we are happy to have taken three points. We will now enjoy the return trip. “
