Substitutes Spark Augsburg to Road Win Over Wolfsburg
WOLFSBURG, Germany (Interstat) — Augsburg opened its Bundesliga season with a 3-2 comeback victory over Wolfsburg on Saturday at Volkswagen Arena, defying pregame projections.
Wolfsburg’s Yannick Gerhardt opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Augsburg responded with two second-half goals in 11 minutes from substitutes Rodrigo Ribeiro and Michael Gregoritsch, who each had a goal and an assist. Augsburg forward Kento Shiogai added a third goal in the 70th.
Elvis Rexhbecaj scored a stoppage-time consolation for Wolfsburg. The result flipped the statistical expectations, as Wolfsburg had been projected with a 71% win probability.
Augsburg begins the campaign 1-0-0, while Wolfsburg starts 0-1-0.