BERLIN — Milot Rashica scored from a brilliant free kick in injury time for Werder Bremen to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 and ruin Kevin Trapp’s return to the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Rashica took responsibility after earning the free kick about 25 metres from goal, and he whipped it over the Frankfurt wall and inside the left post to leave Trapp flailing.
The Germany goalkeeper rejoined Frankfurt from Paris Saint-Germain the day before, returning on loan for the season due to Danish goalkeeper Frederik Ronnow’s knee problems.
Frankfurt played most of the game with 10 players after Jetro Willems struck Bremen’s Theodor Gebre Selassie in the face after half an hour played.
Yuya Osako already put Bremen ahead, though the video assistant referee was called into action once again after his goal was flagged offside. TV replays showed the Japan striker was onside, however, and the VAR eventually gave the go-ahead for his celebrations to resume.
It wasn’t a game for goalkeepers.
Bremen’s Jiri Pavlenka was stretchered off the pitch in the second half after bringing down Mijat Gacinovic, giving away a penalty and injuring himself in the process.
Then the 18-year-old Luca Plogmann’s first action on his Bundesliga debut was to pick the ball from the inside of his net after Sebastien Haller beat him from the spot to equalize.
WOLFSBURG WINNINGWolfsburg’s promising start to the season continued with a 3-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen.
Bruno Labbadia’s side, which only survived relegation through a playoff last season, came from behind after Leon Bailey put the home side ahead with a fine strike in the first half. The visitors equalized through goalkeeper Ramazan Ozcan’s own goal, then went ahead through Dutch striker Wout Weghorst’s first Bundesliga goal before Renato Steffen claimed his first to seal it.
Wolfsburg also defeated Schalke in its opening game.
Elsewhere, Champions League participant Hoffenheim came from behind to beat Freiburg 3-1, aided by two goals from Adam Szalai, and promoted Nuremberg vs. Mainz and Augsburg vs. Borussia Moenchengladbach both ended 1-1.
Defending champion Bayern Munich was playing in Stuttgart later.
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