In the 26th round of the Bundesliga, Wolfsburg hosted Augsburg and lost 1-3. In the match, Wolfsburg's Wimmer opened the scoring for his team in the 9th minute, but then Augsburg's Arne Maier and Christian Jakic scored to help the visitors overtake the score. In the 79th minute of the match, Jakić scored again to seal the win for Augsburg.
Wolfsburg's offense had 15 shots and 4 shots on goal, but they couldn't turn the game around. In addition, the hosts, Wimmer, received a red card in the 45th minute of the match for a controversial call that left the team playing with one man short at a crucial time. The call sparked the ire of head coach Niko Kovac and sporting director Schafer after the game, who felt it should have been just a yellow card.
The loss also accelerated the departure of Wolfsburg manager Kovacs. Due to the team's recent poor record, especially after this loss, Wolfsburg executives decided to fire Kovacs. Soon after, the news was officially announced and Kovacs officially parted ways with the team, while his assistant coaches Robert Kovacs and Aaron Briggs will also leave together.
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