Bundesliga wrap: Augsburg move off bottom

Struggling Augsburg upset Borussia Monchengladbach 1-0 on Saturday, while Cologne and Werder Bremen cruised to big wins in the Bundesliga.

Promoted side Augsburg inflicted Monchengladbach’s first defeat in eight matches thanks to a goal from Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker in the 51st minute at the SGL Arena.

The win lifts Augsburg off the foot of the table, although they remain inside the relegation zone, one point from the safety of 15th place.

Elsewhere, Cologne picked up their first victory in four matches with an emphatic 4-0 win at home to Freiburg.

Christian Clemens and Lukas Podolski were the men on target at the RheinEnergieStadion, with both claiming two goals apiece.

And Werder Bremen also ran out comfortable winners at home, as they dispatched Wolfsburg 4-1.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Claudio Pizarro, Markus Rosenberg and Marko Arnautovic all found the net for the home side at the Weserstadion, with Marcel Schaefer bagging a late consolation for the visitors.

Elsewhere, a brace from Vedad Ibisevic saw Hoffenheim defeat Nuremburg 2-0 away from home.

Both sides finished with 10 men at the EasyCredit-Stadion, where Timothy Chandler saw red for the hosts two minutes before half-time.

He was joined in making an early exit by Hoffenheim’s Marvin Compper, who received his marching orders a minute into injury time.

Finally, Mainz were held 0-0 at home by Hamburg.