VfL Wolfsburg missed their second win in a row - but with luck they saved at least one point.
In what was at times a heated encounter at FC Augsburg, coach Niko Kovac's team surprisingly took the lead through Yannick Gerhardt (27'), but in the end they were satisfied with a 1-1 (1-0) lead.
Robert Gumny (55th) gave the hosts a well-deserved draw after three previous wins.
Wolfsburg were initially under a lot of pressure, but after 20 minutes they temporarily took control of the game, which almost went haywire just before the break.
Augsburg then successfully pushed for the equalizer and had the best of many chances (66th) through Iago to win four games in a row for the first time in eight years.
Augsburg had to do without Rafal Gikiewicz – the goalkeeper injured his thigh in the win at Schalke the weekend before and didn't recover in time.
Tomas Koubek was in goal for him for the first time since June 2020.
His best scene came in the 49th minute when he thwarted the 0:2.
Koubek's opponent Koen Casteels was initially very busy against powerful Augsburgers and prevented the deficit with a worth seeing reflex against Ermedin Demirovic (13th).
The wolves had trouble defending themselves against the attacks in this phase, but then came into play visibly better.
The visitors took the lead, however, surprisingly: after Jakub Kaminski had won the ball and Demirovic stumbled, Ridle Baku had all the time in the world to make a sharp pass inside from the right, and Gerhardt then just had to put his foot down unchallenged.
After that, the game got heated.
After Gerhardt fouled Iago, pack formations and verbal battles ensued.
Referee Daniel Siebert (Berlin) awarded five yellow cards to players within four minutes (37th to 40th) and also warned Augsburg manager Stefan Reuter and Wolfsburg coach Kovac.
Augsburg started the second half as determined as the first and literally forced the equalizer.
Wolfsburg could hardly get out of their own half and were lucky that the hosts missed the best chances.