- Omar Marmoush (10')
- Yannick Gerhardt (43')
- Randal Kolo Muani (22')
- Evan Ndicka (26')
Frankfurt's top-four hopes dented by Wolfsburg draw
Evan Ndicka thumps in a beautiful strike for Frankfurt
Evan Ndicka thumps in a beautiful strike for Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt's hopes of finishing in the Bundesliga's top four suffered another setback when they were held to a 2-2 draw at VfL Wolfsburg on Sunday.
The result left Frankfurt sixth on 39 points from 23 games, three adrift of fourth-placed RB Leipzig and fifth-placed Freiburg. Wolfsburg remained eighth in the table on 34 points.
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The hosts got off to a fast start when Omar Marmoush opened the scoring in the 10th minute, after a through ball from Yannick Gerhardt allowed him to round the goalkeeper and net from a tight angle. The goal was awarded after a VAR review for offside.
Randal Kolo Muani rose authoritatively in the 22nd minute to nod in an equaliser for Frankfurt after a cross from Aurelio Buta, with Evan Ndicka firing a half-volley high into the roof of the net four minutes later to put the visitors in front.
In the final twist of a busy first half, Gerhardt glanced home a near-post header from a Patrick Wimmer free kick to level things up.
Ndicka nearly earned Frankfurt the points in the 90th minute when he let loose a volley after goalkeeper Koen Casteels spilled the ball in the Wolfsburg penalty area, but the effort thundered off the upright and out for a goal-kick.
Earlier on Sunday, Bayer Leverkusen beat Hertha Berlin 4-1 to move up to ninth in the standings.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Daniel Schlager
German Bundesliga Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bayer Leverkusen | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0 | +55 | 81 |
Bayern Munich | 32 | 22 | 3 | 7 | +49 | 69 |
VfB Stuttgart | 32 | 21 | 4 | 7 | +34 | 67 |
RB Leipzig | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | +38 | 63 |
Borussia Dortmund | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | +24 | 60 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | +5 | 45 |
SC Freiburg | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | -12 | 41 |
TSG Hoffenheim | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 40 |
FC Augsburg | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 39 |
Werder Bremen | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 38 |
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 37 |
VfL Wolfsburg | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | -11 | 37 |
Borussia Monchengladbach | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | -7 | 33 |
1. FC Union Berlin | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -24 | 30 |
VfL Bochum | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -25 | 30 |
Mainz | 31 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -17 | 28 |
FC Cologne | 32 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -30 | 24 |
SV Darmstadt 98 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 21 | -46 | 17 |