FC Koln defeated VfL Wolfsburg 1-0. Linton Maina scored the winning goal in the 29th minute, securing an important home win for his team. Marvin Schwäbe made several strong saves in the final phase to prevent the equalizer. The starting situation before this match on the 20th matchday was similarly tense for both teams. FC Koln had only won one of their last ten Bundesliga games and had collected just six points in this period - a league low. VfL Wolfsburg had only 19 points on their account after 19 matchdays, the lowest number of points for the Lower Saxony team at this point in the season. The Kölner quickly found their rhythm and dominated the first half. In the 14th minute, Ragnar Ache had the first good opportunity, but did not hit the ball correctly from five meters. Just four minutes later, Wolfsburg's goalkeeper Kamil Grabara made a strong reflex save, parrying a header from Ache from close range. The dominance of the Kölner finally paid off in the 29th minute: Linton Maina received the ball from Tom Krauß, pulled out from around 20 meters and scored flat into the right corner for the deserved 1-0 lead. With this lead for the Geißböcke, the teams went into the break. In the second half, Wolfsburg's coach Daniel Bauer reacted with a double substitution, bringing in Adam Daghim and Kento Shiogai for Vinicius Souza and Lovro Majer. The move showed an effect: the Wolves increasingly took control and pushed for the equalizer. In the 60th minute, Dženan Pejčinović had a great chance to score the 1-1, but shot just wide of the goal. As the game progressed, Wolfsburg increased the pressure. In the 73rd minute, Sebulonsen prevented a goal from Daghim with a strong tackle. In the final phase, Köln's goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe became the hero, as he parried another dangerous shot from Daghim in the 90+5 minute and secured the narrow home win for his team. On the other side, Saïd El Mala missed the 2-0 in the last scene. Linton Maina was the decisive man in the 1-0 win for the Kölner against Wolfsburg. His goal in the 29th minute from around 20 meters was not only decisive, but also impressively executed. With a shot speed of over 100 km/h, he gave keeper Grabara no chance. In addition to his goal, Maina was also constantly present offensively, taking a total of three shots on goal and being a constant nuisance for the Wolfsburg defense with his speed. The Kölner can be happy about the important win and hope to continue being successful in the next games.