Augsburg’s Philipp Tietz credits wife, young fan, and hair dye for game-winning goal | OneFootball

FC Augsburg’s incredible run of form will not be halted. A 1-0 home win over VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday afternoon now leaves the Fuggerstädter undefeated in six straight Bundesliga fixtures. In 9th-place on 38 points through 26 match days, the Bavarian Swabians even find themselves within striking distance of European football for just the second time in club history.

The latest victory brought with it plenty of talking points, not least the fact that FCA keeper Finn Dahmen’s pursuit of an all-time Bundesliga record continues after the 26th-year-old kept his sixth consecutive clean sheet. The fact that FCA striker Phillip Tietz broke a three-month goal-scoring drought also intrigued, particularly after the 27-year-old’s post match interview.

Tietz – who had been in competition with teammate Samuel Essende for a starting spot this week – had multiple reasons to offer for his scoring. For starters, there was his heavily pregnant wife. Tietz’s decision to employ the standard “pregnancy ball” goal-celebration had real meaning in this case. Beyond that, there was also hair dye and a promise made to a young fan earlier this week.

On the topic of sporting superstitions, the “promise to a young boy” anecdote also cropped up. One young Augsburg fan met Tietz in the barbershop on Friday whilst he was dying his hair and (after arranging matters), got to take Tietz’s boots home with him after the full-time whistle.

GGFN | Peter Weis