Dhe last stroke of genius worked exactly as it should have been. A late hit by the Japanese Daichi Kamada gave Eintracht Frankfurt a hard-fought victory at VfL Wolfsburg. And who was able to prepare the decisive goal in the 2-1 success of Hessen? Bas Dost, of course. The Dutchman was brought on in the 78th minute.
The former Wolfsburg striker was instrumental in the crucial scene. His clever header template crowned a varied encounter. Eintracht had taken the lead through a foul penalty converted by André Silva. The interim equalization of Kevin Mbabu did little to help the Wolfsburgers. They failed because of an opponent who did not perform much better that day, but who acted very bravely.
In the Wolfsburg stadium it was clear to see and, given the lack of spectators, it was also heard: this game was one of the more intensive matches on match day 29 in the Bundesliga. Eintracht head coach Adi Hütter had asked his team to do their jobs with more consistency.
In fact, the Hessians acted quite aggressively, which mainly affected the duels in midfield. Eintracht had fewer shares in the game, but more force and efficiency in their actions. Above all, with quick attacks on the outside positions, it worked out to put the Wolfsburg players, who had been very robust and defending sovereign up to now, under pressure.
Eintracht had shown how it was possible to score a goal despite a manageable number of goals. The goal was the reward that was only partially earned but hard worked for. On the other hand, there was also a tricky scene that the Hessians survived with luck and skill.
Shortly before the break, VfL striker Wout Weghorst got the ball in a promising position. Defender Martin Hinteregger and then goalkeeper Kevin Trapp quickly blocked the shots. At moments like these, the Wolfsburgers, who had excelled four days earlier with a 4-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen, were deliberately shown the limits. However, the tribute for this was also a dismissal. In substitute Lucas Torró saw the yellow-red card in added time.
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