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Augsburg win again and take top spot in the Bundesliga

From Veฤernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • Augsburg overturned a halftime deficit to beat Eintracht 4-1 and claim a second victory of the Bundesliga season.
  • The result moved Augsburg to the top of the table, while Eintracht had taken an early lead through Burkardt.
  • Mainz beat Hamburg 5-0, leaving Hamburg with two defeats and no goals, while Mainz moved into fourth place.

Augsburg completed a dramatic comeback against Eintracht, winning 4-1 away from home to take first place in the Bundesliga after two matches.

Eintracht looked the stronger side in the first half and took the lead through Burkardt in the sixth minute. The match changed immediately after the break. Baum scored an own goal in the 46th minute, and Fellhauer put Augsburg ahead one minute later.

Claude-Maurice extended the advantage in the 65th minute. Rieder completed the scoring with a well-taken free kick in the 89th minute, giving Augsburg a second win at the start of the new season.

Mainz also produced a decisive away victory, beating Hamburg 5-0. Becker and Mwene gave Mainz a two-goal lead before halftime, and Tietz added two more, in the 48th and 83rd minutes. Kรถnigsdorffer scored in the 92nd minute to complete the rout. Mainz now have one win and one draw, while Hamburg have lost twice and are still waiting for their first goal.

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Originally published by Veฤernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.