News reports October
31/10 2005
Tough times for Hanke
Sometimes, it is better to just stay in bed. Such a day was experienced on Saturday by the Wolves striker Mike Hanke...
30/10 2005
Fach: "Missed opportunity"
Holger Fach was understandably disappointed as his team failed to capitalise on the uncertainty of Duisburg.
29/10 2005
Wolves lose 0-1 in Duisburg
The Wolves suffered a setback on Saturday afternoon 29.10.05), as they lost 0-1 away to lowly Duisburg.
27/10 2005
"We could have won the game"
"With a little more luck we could have won the game, sadly it didn’t happen", said Pablo Thiam after the Wolves unluckily exited the FA Cup.
27/10 2005
Sippel on the whistle
The DFB has announced that 36 year old Peter Sippel will be in charge, as the Wolves visit Duisburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
26/10 2005
Bremen through after penalty shoot out
The Wolves unluckily went out of the FA Cup in the second round, after losing a penalty shoot-out in Bremen.
25/10 2005
Peter Van der Heyden out for weeks
VfL Wolfsburg will be without their Belgian-born defender Peter Van der Heyden for up to six weeks.
24/10 2005
A quiet afternoon
"We didn’t want to play into their hands and we didn’t ", explained Holger Fach. Ralf Rangnick: "We kept a clean sheet so it was okay."
23/10 2005
Fach: "Point okay"
Fach: "We were determined not to let Schalke ensnare us, and we managed to do that. I am happy with the point taken from the match."
22/10 2005
Goalless draw
There were two big names missing from the Wolves team as Schalke came to town in round 10.
21/10 2005
Gräfe on the whistle
The man on the whistle for the visit of Schalke to the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA on Saturday (22.10.05, kick off 3.30 pm), will be Manuel Gräfe.
20/10 2005
Rangnick wants it all
"1-1 was the right result on the balance of play", said Rangnick following Sören Larsen's last minute goal against Bayern.
19/10 2005
Fach accepts punishment
Holger Fach will not be able to take his usual place on the bench on Saturday, as Schalke visit the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA in round 10.
18/10 2005
"We don’t look at the table"
As usual, the Wolves skipper Pablo Thiam didn't mince his words in this week's Captain's Corner feature.
18/10 2005
Bans for Maik Franz and Holger Fach
Maik Franz was handed a two match ban by the disciplinary committee for his behaviour during the incident in Hamburg.
17/10 2005
Crucial victory
VfL Wolfsburg’s fourth victory of the season (their second away win), was hugely important for two reasons.
17/10 2005
Klimo is a realist
He is the man for the crucial goals. His 19th minute winner in the sold-out AOL Arena was Diego Klimowicz' 44th for the Wolves.
16/10 2005
Fach: "We deserved it"
Holger Fach: "Things didn’t look good for us ahead of the game. Our midfield had hardly any match practice last week."
15/10 2005
The Wolves win in Hamburg!
The Wolves upset the odds by ending HSV's 19 game unbeaten run in round 9 on Saturday!
14/10 2005
Nine Wolves in dreamsville!
The Wolves midfielder Miroslav Karhan will be battling next month for a "Last-minute-ticket".
14/10 2005
Tough draw
The draw for the next stage of the under-21 EURO 2006 was made in Nyon Switzerland on Thursday (13.10.05).
13/10 2005
HSV "lucky" to have Thomas Doll
HSV's much-travelled veteran midifelder Stefan Beinlich talks exclusively to vfl-wolfsburg.de
12/10 2005
Hanke brace sees Germany cruise
A brace of goals by the Wolves striker Mike Hanke, saw the German under-21s finish top of group 3 points ahead of England in second place.
11/10 2005
Thiam: "We are raring to go"
Pablo Thiam is fit again after recovering from a troublesome thigh problem and is raring to go.
11/10 2005
Hanke back to Eilts
Klose has now recovered from the flu and should face china in the AOL Arena in Hamburg, so Hanke can now return to the under-21s.
10/10 2005
Harmless Germans lose 1-2 in Istanbul
The German national team produced a lacklustre pereformance in Istanbul on Saturday night (08.10.05), as they lost 1-2 in a friendly against Turkey.
10/10 2005
Gilotcav dabadebis dges!
Wolfsburg’s Levan Tskitishvili celebrates his 29th birthday on Monday (10.10.05).
08/10 2005
Hanke must be patient
The Wolves striker Mike Hanke, who is on international duty at the moment, has been told to be patient.
07/10 2005
Bosnia in with a chance
The World Cup qualifying matches are approaching a crucial stage as the teams battle for places in Germany in 2006.
07/10 2005
New Bundesliga dates
The German Football League (DFL) announced the exact dates and kick off times for the Bundesliga rounds 10 to 17 on Friday afternoon.
06/10 2005
Mike Hanke replaces Klose
The Wolves striker Mike Hanke has received an unexpected late call up to the Germany squad, ahead of the friendly game against Turkey.
06/10 2005
Good news from the injury front
There is good news for the Wolves coach Holger Fach from the injury front. His Belgian defender Peter Van der Heyden, is on the mend.
06/10 2005
Maik Franz: HSV game: "Decisive"
Wolves defender Maik Franz was the guest at the latest monthly Fan Talk event at the VOLKSWAGEN ARENA on Tuesday evening.
05/10 2005
Complacency the danger
In the latest Captain’s Corner feature, the injured Wolves skipper Pablo Thiam had plenty to say.
04/10 2005
The missed opportunity
Marlet held his head in his hands in frustration at the missed opportunity. Bayern’s keeper was nowhere, just like his defence…
04/10 2005
Wolves beat Lüneburg 6-1
A crowd of 600 saw Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg beat third division SK Lüneburg 6-1 on Monday evening (03.10.05).
03/10 2005
Friendly against Lüneburg
Fach will also be without Mike Hanke and Mirko Hrgovic, who are on international duty.
03/10 2005
Wolves beat Bayern!
At least the fans had their scoring boots on, as Wolves fans played a match in Ingolstadt.
03/10 2005
Karhan can’t play for Slovakia
Wolves midfielder Miroslav Karhan, has been forced to pull out of Slovakia’s next two World Cup qualifying matches.
02/10 2005
"We tried our best"
"We tried our best but to take points in Munich, you have to take your chances. That is what we have to admit to being guilty of."
01/10 2005
0-2 in Munich
The Wolves visited the Allianz Arena in Munich for the first time, and left the points there.
01/10 2005
Merk on the whistle
Dr. Markus Merk will be the man on the whistle for the Wolves’ first ever visit to the Allianz Arena in Munich.
