Wolfsburg beat Eintracht Braunschweig 1-0 in the first leg of the Bundesliga relegation play-off on Thursday, Mario Gomez scoring the goal.
Mario Gomez scored the only goal from the penalty spot as Wolfsburg took control of their Bundesliga relegation play-off against Eintracht Braunschweig with a 1-0 win on Thursday.
Luiz Gustavo almost opened the scoring in the second minute before Mirko Boland should have given Braunschweig the lead, somehow heading wide from six yards out after terrific play on the right wing by Christoffer Nyman.
Wolfsburg were awarded a penalty in controversial circumstances after 33 minutes, referee Sascha Stegemann giving the spot-kick for a handball on the edge of the box by Gustav Valsvik.