Elevate your local knowledge

Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!

Select Region

Selecting your primary region ensures you get the stories that matter to you first.

Cologne beats Wolfsburg and ends 13-game streak without a clean sheet

Cologne beats Wolfsburg and ends 13-game streak without a clean sheet | iNFOnews.ca
Cologne's Linton Maina celebrates after scoring during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Cologne and VfL Wolfsburg in Cologne, Germany, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Marius Becker/dpa via AP)

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Cologne beat Wolfsburg 1-0 and ended a 13-game streak without a clean sheet in the Bundesliga on Friday.

Linton Maina scored with a deflected left-foot shot from the edge of the area in the first half to mark his 100th Bundesliga game.

It was the first win for Cologne over Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga since September 2022 and the first home victory over Wolfsburg since January 2020.

Cologne moved to ninth in the standings in a boost ahead of a tough series of six games in which it faces four of the top five.

The Wolves were 12th, only four points above the relegation zone.

___

AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

Cologne beats Wolfsburg and ends 13-game streak without a clean sheet | iNFOnews.ca
Cologne’s Ragnar Ache, left, and Wolfsburg’s Moritz Jenz battle for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Cologne and VfL Wolfsburg in Cologne, Germany, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Marius Becker/dpa via AP)

News from © The Associated Press, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Join the Conversation!

Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?

Create a free account

The Associated Press

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.

Related Articles