Dost Gets Brace In Wolfsburg Win

Dutch striker Bas Dost’s sensational form continued as his double lifted second-placed VfL Wolfsburg to a 2-1 win over Hertha Berlin in the German Bundesliga on Sunday.
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Dost struck early in the game only to see second-bottom visitors Hertha hit back on the half-hour through Julian Schieber.
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But Wolfsburg stayed eight points behind leaders Bayern Munich after Dost pounced for the winning goal with 16 minutes left.
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The 25-year-old has now scored nine goals in Wolfsburg’s five league matches since the winter break and he also netted twice in Thursday’s Europa League game against Sporting Lisbon.
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“It was very hard today after Thursday’s game,” Dost said. “We had to get a second goal and it wasn’t too easy. In the end we did though, and that shows we have a very good team.”
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Wolfsburg had hit the front after 10 minutes. Dost, who found the net four times in a remarkable 5-4 win against Leverkusen last weekend, swept home first-time from inside the box after Andre Schuerrle had flicked on Vieirinha’s pass.
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But Hertha drew level when Valentin Stocker mugged Sebastian Jung down the left and crossed for Schieber. The former Borussia Dortmund striker’s diving header from six yards was his seventh goal of the campaign.
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Schuerrle screwed a shot over before halftime and in the second half the new signing from Chelsea blazed a close-range volley off target after Dost had nodded the ball back to him.
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Schuerrle missed two further chances before Dost reacted quickest when Luiz Gustavo’s thunderous shot from distance crashed back off the post. His 11th league goal of the season condemned Hertha to a fifth defeat in six matches.
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“Obviously Wolfsburg were the better team,” Hertha coach Pal Dardai said. “But all the same, tactically, in terms of willingness to run and to fight, we responded well. The team showed spirit.”