Wolfsburg

American

[woolfs-burg, vawlfs-boork] / ˈwʊlfs bɜrg, ˈvɔlfs bʊərk /

noun

a city in Lower Saxony, in N central Germany, near Brunswick.

Wolfsburg British

/ ˈvɔlfsbʊrk /

noun

a city in N central Germany, in Lower Saxony: founded in 1938; motor-vehicle industry. Pop: 122 724 (2003 est)

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Goals from Mohamed Amoura and Mattias Svanberg either side of a Yan Diomande strike had Wolfsburg on course for victory, but the Brighton loanee's curled effort in the 89th minute grabbed the hosts a share of the spoils.

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Guirassy produced a moment of quality just when Dortmund needed it against Wolfsburg.

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Dortmund's advantage was erased seven minutes into the second half when Koulierakis chose the perfect moment to score his first goal for Wolfsburg, powering in a header from close range.

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A late Serhou Guirassy winner settled a tense contest in Wolfsburg as Borussia Dortmund prevailed 2-1 on Saturday to provisionally cut Bayern Munich's lead at the top of the Bundesliga to three points.

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But they ground out victory against a Wolfsburg team who have only won once since the turn of the year thanks to goals by Julian Brandt and Guirassy, each side of a Konstantinos Koulierakis leveller for the hosts.

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