"It was an afternoon that was supposed to be about VfL Wolfsburg as the club celebrated their 80th birthday with as much flourish as this industrial corner of Lower Saxony could muster, with billowing clouds of green and white smoke accompanying club legends including 2009 champion Grafite and iconic defender Naldo leading the team on to the pitch in front of a (rare) sold-out crowd."
"Yet typically Koln, the club that does football drama like few others, rudely barged in and made it all about themselves. In Lukas Kwasniok they have a new coach who, like the club's best down the years, knows how to lean into the emotion and Effzeh are already an invigorating watch. As they trailed 2-1 going into stoppage time, Kwasniok had thrown attacking substitutes such as Ragnar Ache and the lively teenager Said El Mala into the mix to make something happen."
VfL Wolfsburg marked their 80th birthday with a celebratory home match featuring club legends Grafite and Naldo and a billowing display of green and white smoke before a rare sold-out crowd. 1. FC Köln disrupted the occasion with an emotionally driven performance under new coach Lukas Kwasniok, who introduced attacking substitutes late. Köln trailed 2-1 entering stoppage time but equalised twice, completing a 3-3 draw. Jakub Kaminski, on loan from Wolfsburg, scored the final leveller 13 minutes 35 seconds into stoppage time, the latest recorded Bundesliga goal since 1992. Captain Max Arnold engaged in an animated discussion with hardcore home supporters after the final whistle.
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