Late Gouweleeuw winner sees Augsburg past Bielefeld

Arminia Bielefeld 0-1 Augsburg
Goals: 0-1 Gouweleeuw (85')

Bielefeld and Augsburg were meeting for the first time in the German top-flight and the two sides had managed just one first-half goal between them so far this season. So, it was no surprise that the scores remained level after an even first 45. Marco Richter's early blocked shot was a tester for the home team's defence with Augsburg providing early pressure, but Bielefeld responded well. Ritsu Doan has been their main source of creativity in attack and it was his mazy run and pass to Sven Schipplock which led to the hosts' first shot on goal - blocked by the Augsburg defence. Doan curled a shot wide himself on the half-hour mark as Bielefeld grew into the game. The away side switched to a three-man backline for the first time this season, and it helped them stay strong at the back with Rafal Gikiewicz forced to make just one save. Richter almost provided the opener just before the break, but his shot was deflected behind.

The second half continued in similar fashion with neither side able to add the finishing touch in front of goal. Richter snatched at a shot just before the 60th minute with his effort from 20 yards whipping past Stefan Ortega's goal. Fabian Kunze glanced a header wide from a corner for Bielefeld as the game began to open up once again, with Marcel Hartel firing wide at the near post from Fabian Klos' cut-back moments later. Klos had a big chance in the final 10 minutes with space in front of goal, but couldn't get sufficient pace behind his strike. As the home side threatened, it was Augsburg who stole the points in the final five minutes. Daniel Caligiuri passed in front of goal for Gouweleeuw to slide home having raced up from the back.

• Gouweleeuw's goal was his first of the season for Augsburg and first since April 2017 in the Bundesliga.
• Augsburg have scored eight of their 15 goals this season in the final 15 minutes of games. Only VfB Stuttgart have more (nine).
• The Bavarians recorded their second clean sheet of the season.
• Schipplock has faced Augsburg more times (eight) than all the rest of the Bielefeld squad combined.
• Doan is the only Bielefeld player to have multiple goals and assists this season (two each).
• Bielefeld have failed to scored in six of their 12 Bundesliga matches so far this season.

Bielefeld: Ortega - Brunner, Van der Hoorn, Nilsson (Lucoqui 77'), de Medina - Doan, Kunze, Hartel, Cordova - Schipplock (Gebauer 70'), Klos (c)
Unused subs: Linner, Müller, Edmundsson, Soukou, Seufert, Consbruch, Frommann
Out: Behrendt (muscular), Laursen (knee), Maier (knock), Pieper (hamstring), Prietl (thigh), Voglsammer (calf), Yabo (ill)
Coach: Uwe Neuhaus

Augsburg: Gikiewicz - Oxford, Gouweleeuw (c), Uduokhai – Framberger (Gumny 59‘), Khedira, Strobl, Gruezo, Caligiuri - Gregoritsch (Vargas 72'), Richter (Finnbogason 59‘)
Unused subs: Koubek, Suchy, Cheon, Civeja, Berisha
Out: Bazee (knee), Hahn (not included), Iago (muscular), Jensen (ankle), Moravek (thigh), Niederlechner (suspended), Pedersen (muscular)
Coach: Heiko Herrlich