In the eighth matchday of the 2. Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg secured a 3-1 victory over 1. FC Heidenheim.
The hosting team took the lead in the first minute when Alexander Bernhardsson scored in the bottom-left corner following a pass from Vinicius Souza. Heidenheim responded in the 21st minute when Patrick Mainka equalized, heading the ball into the top-right corner after a setup by Schöppner. However, Robert Glatzel gave Wolfsburg the lead again shortly before halftime. In the second half, Muhammed Damar extended the lead to 3-1 in the 65th minute, effectively sealing the win for Wolfsburg.
This victory sees Wolfsburg move up to third place in the table, while Heidenheim drops to fifth. Wolfsburg will continue their campaign next Friday in Bochum, and Heidenheim is scheduled to play Cottbus at home the following day.
The results from the other Sunday afternoon fixtures were: 1. FC Kaiserslautern defeated VfL Bochum 2-0, and SpVgg Greuther Fürth won 2-0 against Eintracht Braunschweig.
