Wolfsburg beat Augsburg 2-1 with stoppage-time winner from Ginczek

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 16, 2020 Wolfsburg players celebrate, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Tobias Hase/Pool via REUTERS

Wolfsburg stretched their unbeaten league run to seven games with a 2-1 win at Augsburg in the Bundesliga, moving up to sixth in the standings as the season restarted on Saturday inside an empty Augsburg Arena.

Daniel Ginczek's stoppage-time winner secured the points after Augsburg's Tin Jedvaj had cancelled out Renato Steffen's first-half opener.

Augsburg were playing without their new head coach Heiko Herrlich on the sidelines as he was not allowed to attend the match after breaking quarantine by leaving the team hotel to buy toothpaste.

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 16, 2020 Referee Felix Brych shows a yellow card to Wolfsburg's Maximilian Arnold, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Tobias Hase/Pool via REUTERS

Winger Ruben Vargas went close to giving Augsburg the lead with a low shot that nearly caught out goalkeeper Koen Casteels, but his initial block slowed the ball down enough for him to claw it back before it crept over the line.

At the other end, Wolfsburg's players appealed for a penalty when Jedvaj's attempted clearance inside the box hit his arm.

Wolfsburg took the lead two minutes before halftime when Steffen used the pace of a cross to head home from 15 metres out, giving diving keeper Andreas Luthe no chance to make a save.

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 16, 2020 FC Augsburg's Florian Niederlechner and FC Augsburg's Raphael Framberger in action with Wolfsburg's Maximilian Arnold as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Tobias Hase/Pool via REUTERS

The players did not celebrate as a group as part of social distancing protocols, but they could not resist the urge to give the Swiss a couple of high-fives and fist bumps.

The home side equalised from a second-half set piece when John Brooks' headed clearance went the wrong way, came off goalkeeper Casteels' hands and hit the bar before bouncing on the line where Jedvaj was on hand to head home.

Felix Uduokhai thought he had given Augsburg a 2-1 lead when he headed home from another set piece but the referee looked at the pitchside VAR monitor and ruled it out as Florian Niederlechner was offside and blocking the goalkeeper's view.

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 16, 2020 Augsburg's Ruben Vargas in action with Wolfsburg's Kevin Mbabu, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Tobias Hase/Pool via REUTERS

Wolfsburg's Admir Mehmedi had numerous chances to score their second, first with a volley which came off the post and again minutes later when a sweeping move forced Luthe to keep out a low, stinging effort with his feet.

However, the visitors capitalised in stoppage time when Kevin Mbabu's low cross found substitute Ginczek inside the six-yard box and his poacher's finish at the far post gave the visitors all three points. Augsburg remain in 14th place.

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 16, 2020 VfL Wolfsburg coach Oliver Glasner as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Tobias Hase/Pool via REUTERS

(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Davis)

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 16, 2020 Augsburg's Felix Uduokhai celebrates scoring a goal with teammates which is later ruled out following a VAR review, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Tobias Hase/Pool via REUTERS

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 16, 2020 Wolfsburg's Renato Steffen celebrates scoring their first goal as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Tobias Hase/Pool via REUTERS

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 16, 2020 Wolfsburg's Daniel Ginczek and Jerome Roussillon celebrate, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Tobias Hase/Pool via REUTERS

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 16, 2020 General view of the action and empty stands as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Tobias Hase/Pool via REUTERS

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 16, 2020 Wolfsburg's Renato Steffen celebrates scoring their first goal as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Tobias Hase/Pool via REUTERS

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 16, 2020 General view during the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Manuel Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 16, 2020 FC Augsburg's Eduard Lowen in action with Wolfsburg's Paulo Otavio as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Tobias Hase/Pool via REUTERS

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 16, 2020 General view during the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Manuel Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 16, 2020 Augsburg's Ruben Vargas in action with Wolfsburg's Kevin Mbabu as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Tobias Hase/Pool via REUTERS

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 16, 2020 General view of the action and empty stands as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Tobias Hase/Pool via REUTERS