As far as starts to games go, Wolfsburg’s at Leipzig surely has to be up there with the best in club history.
Only four minutes were on the clock when Ridle Baku’s near post cross was turned home by Mohamed Amoura, and just a minute later their advantage was doubled.
Leipzig lost the ball straight from kick-off and they were brutally punished when Tiago Tomas’ long-range strike deflected off the back of Kevin Kampl and wrong-footed Peter Gulacsi.
Two goals to the good after five minutes, the Wolves were firmly in control of the game, and they were in dreamland 10 minutes later when they grabbed a third.
It was that man Amoura at it again, collecting Bence Dardai’s ball inside the area and powering an effort through the legs of Gulacsi at the near post. The visitors continued to probe throughout the half, and in truth, Leipzig could probably count themselves a little lucky to only go into the break three down as Baku spurned a great chance to heap more misery on the hosts.
Considering the last time a Leipzig manager went five matches, Ralph Hassenhuttl was sacked shortly after, Marco Rose must’ve been feeling twitchy at half-time.
But his players did little after the break which suggested they’d fight to give his job a little more security, as they largely picked up where they left off before the break.
Their shortcomings were eventually punished once again when Konstantinos Koulierakis flicked on a corner at the near post and Joachim Maehle was quickest to react and head home a fourth goal which, if it wasn’t over already, ended the game as a contest.
Wolfsburg seemingly heeded the hosts’ plea for mercy at that point as their attacks relented a little knowing their work for the afternoon was done.
Willi Orban snatched a late consolation, but that was superseded by a late strike from Kevin Behrens, who added a fifth for the visitors, who are now hunting Leipzig down in the European spots.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Mohamed Amoura (Wolfsburg)