Hamburg v Augsburg
Hamburg win again as Filip Kostic's goal sinks Augsburg
Hamburg were celebrating for the second week running with Filip Kostic on target in a 1-0 win over Augsburg.
Hamburg came into the game buoyed by their first win of the season a week ago, and they appeared a much more confident side too, until Lewis Holtby lost his mind just before half-time and was shown a red card for aiming an elbow at Dominik Kohr.
Jonathan Schmid set up Halil Altintop for Augsburg's best chance of the game in the 52nd minute, but he made a hash of his first-time shot and sent the ball over the crossbar.
Kohr made a greater mess from an Augsburg point of view when he followed Holtby for an early bath for a second yellow card midway through the second half, and that allowed Hamburg to seize control again.
Kostic then scored the all-important goal in the 69th minute when he was on hand to turn the ball in after Nicolai Muller's low shot came back to him kindly off the left-hand post.
Game Information
German Bundesliga Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | +44 | 41 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | +14 | 33 |
| RB Leipzig | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +11 | 29 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | +10 | 29 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | +6 | 29 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | +9 | 27 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| SC Freiburg | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 22 |
| FC Cologne | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 17 |
| Werder Bremen | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 17 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 16 |
| Hamburg SV | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 16 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 15 |
| FC Augsburg | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 14 |
| St. Pauli | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -13 | 12 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -21 | 12 |
| Mainz | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -13 | 9 |

