Wolfsburg wins against Hoffenheim at the last minute and consolidates Champions League-Platz!

Wolfsburg wins against Hoffenheim at the last minute and consolidates Champions League-Platz!

Wolfsburg, Deutschland - On April 28, 2025, VfL Wolfsburg won an exciting Bundesliga game against TSG Hoffenheim 2-1. The dramatic victory was secured by a goal by Jule Brand in the third minute of stoppage time, which not only granted the Wolfsburgers three points, but also the defense of the second place in the table, which leads to direct qualification for the Champions League.

The game under the direction of interim trainer Sabrina Eckhoff started difficult for Wolfsburg. In the 65th minute, Hoffenheim took the lead through a long -range shot from Vanessa Diehm. However, Wolfsburg fought back; Alexandra Popp equalized in the 74th minute. The highlight of the game was the late winner of Jule Brand, which was only 60 seconds before the final whistle. Previously, Wolfsburg had some difficulties to overcome the aggressive pressing of the Hoffenheimer. A dangerous attack in the first half resulted from a shot from Popp in the 12th minute, while Hoffenheim was also dangerous through two head balls from Marta Cazalla (29th latte, 36th chance).

Wolfsburg's catch -up

After the break, Wolfsburg increased and collected several chances, including by Lineth Beerensteyn, who failed in the 77th minute on the aluminum. Jule Brand, who was sent on the trip by Justine Kielland, finally scored the decisive goal. This result was crucial, since Wolfsburg recaptured his second place in the Bundesliga, which is extremely important for the direct Champions League qualification, such as ZDF reported.

The meeting took place under the referee Angelika Söder, who also classifies the game as very body -emphasized. Wolfsburg's team played with Borbe in the goal, supported by Wedemeyer, Dijkstra, Minge, Linder, Pedemors, Lattwein, Endemann, Huth, Popp and Beerensteyn. Hoffenheim competed in the goal and set Janssens, Cazalla, Doorn, Kaut, Memeti, Diehm, Harsch, Grabowska, Cerci and Kössler, like ndr reported.