Felix Uduokhai’s first-half volley was disallowed by the video assistant referee, but Augsburg took the lead just five minutes later courtesy of Fredrik Jensen’s powerful drive. Iago’s sweetly struck shot doubled the hosts’ advantage early in the second half, before Ermedin Demirovic’s penalty was saved by Trapp. Philipp Max’s cross deflected into the net off Augsburg goalkeeper Finn Dahmen to give the Eagles hope, but the hosts held on.
Koch returns
Fit-again Robin Koch was restored to the Eagles side in one of five changes from Thursday’s UEFA Europa Conference League match against PAOK. Paxten Aaronson made his first Bundesliga start, while Max, Aurélio Buta and Ansgar Knauff were all handed recalls.
Hrvoje Smolcic, Niels Nkounkou, Farès Chaibi and Mario Götze were named on the bench, but Ellyes Skhiri missed out with a calf injury.
Augsburg edge in front
Dino Toppmöller’s men almost took the lead with eight minutes on the clock. Augsburg failed to adequately deal with a corner, which was cleared as far as Aaronson on the edge of the penalty area. Dahmen reacted well to deny the 20-year-old and Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe unable to make proper contact with the rebound.
Uduokhai thought he had put the home side in front shortly before the half-hour mark when he volleyed home a loose ball inside the box, but the goal was ruled out for offside against Jeffrey Gouweleeuw. Augsburg did not have to wait long for the opener, though, Jensen firing Demirovic’s pass beyond Trapp after Hugo Larsson had lost his footing.
Aaronson tested Dahmen’s reflexes again shortly before the interval, but the American failed to get enough power behind the shot and the Augsburg custodian was able to cling on to the ball.
Dahmen own goal not enough
Toppmöller made a double change at half-time, bringing on Chaibi and Nkounkou in place of Aaronson and Buta. It was Augsburg who made the brighter start to the second period, though, Phillip Tietz firing narrowly wide two minutes into the half after getting on the end of Iago’s fizzing delivery across goal. The hosts doubled their lead on 58 minutes when the Brazilian struck a sweet half-volley into the far corner after latching onto Demirovic’s flick.
Demirovic could have made it 3-0 from the penalty spot with a quarter of an hour remaining, but Trapp dived low to his left to keep out the Bosnian forward’s spot-kick. Dahmen inadvertently turned Max’s cross into his own net not long afterwards and substitute Jessic Ngankam dragged a shot wide in added time, but Eintracht were unable to complete the fightback.
