Match highlights
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FC Augsburg vs VfL Bochum highlights
How the goals came
23' Sebastian Polter opens the scoring for VfL Bochum → 40' Gerrit Holtmann extends VfL Bochum's lead → 45+2' Sebastian Polter extends VfL Bochum's lead (the winner) → 58' Michael Gregoritsch pulls one back for FC Augsburg → 86' Daniel Caligiuri pulls one back for FC Augsburg. Full time: 2-3, VfL Bochum win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 5 goals came after half-time.
23' Sebastian Polter (VfL Bochum) 0-1
On 4 December 2021, in Matchday 14 of the Bundesliga, it was the visitors who broke the deadlock at WWK Arena. Sebastian Polter put VfL Bochum ahead in the 23rd minute, making it 0-1 against FC Augsburg. It was the first of five goals on the afternoon, and Polter would add another before half-time.
40' Gerrit Holtmann (VfL Bochum) 0-2
Seventeen minutes after the opener, Bochum doubled their advantage. Gerrit Holtmann scored in the 40th minute to make it 0-2, leaving the visitors firmly in control as the first half drew to a close. Augsburg's afternoon would get worse before the interval.
45'+2 Sebastian Polter (VfL Bochum) 0-3
In first-half added time, Sebastian Polter struck again. His second goal of the match, in the 45+2nd minute, made it 0-3 and sent Bochum into the break with a three-goal cushion. With Augsburg scoring twice after the restart, it proved to be the winning goal.
58' Michael Gregoritsch (FC Augsburg) 1-3
Trailing 0-3 at half-time, FC Augsburg finally found a response in the 58th minute. Michael Gregoritsch scored the home side's first goal of the match to make it 1-3, and the comeback attempt was under way.
86' Daniel Caligiuri (FC Augsburg) 2-3
With four minutes of regulation left, Daniel Caligiuri pulled Augsburg within one, making it 2-3. Having conceded three times before the break, the hosts had now scored twice in the second half, but the equaliser never came. The match ended 2-3, and Bochum left WWK Arena with the win.
