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Patrick Wimmer’s Outside-Foot Stunner Lifts Wolfsburg Over Union Berlin

The celebration tied a spectacular strike to a personal milestone.

Overview

  • Wolfsburg, which beat Union Berlin 2-1 on Sunday, took the lead through a long-range strike by Patrick Wimmer.
  • The Austrian drove through space in midfield and curled the ball into the corner with the outside of his foot.
  • Wimmer said he surprised himself with the clean hit and that the day marked exactly 400 weeks with his wife Sarah, a count he tracks with an app.
  • He also credited a new, shorter haircut and joked his wife makes the call, noting he wore the style at Bielefeld and in his first Wolfsburg season.
  • The result leaves Union second from bottom in the Bundesliga and two points behind St. Pauli in 16th, keeping the relegation fight tight.