Hamburg - Defending champions VfL Wolfsburg moved up to fifth in the Bundesliga Sunday with a 2-1 win at home to struggling Borussia Moenchengladbach. Edin Dzeko twice hit the woodwork for Wolfsburg and Obafemi Martins also missed a great opportunity before Alexander Madlung finally gave the home side a deserved lead with a header shortly before half-time.
Zvjezdan Misimovic nearly doubled Wolfsburg's lead with a free- kick two minutes after the restart but Gladbach goalkeeper Logan Bailly managed to push his well-struck shot around the post.
Christian Gentner finally made it 2-0 for Armin Veh's side in added time although there was still time for Michael Bradley to pull one back for the visitors.
The win sees Wolfsburg move on to 16 points, five adrift of leaders Bayer Leverkusen and SV Hamburg, who played out a 1-1 draw in a top-of-the-table encounter Saturday.
Gladbach remain second from bottom of the table on seven points from eight matches. Borussia Dortmund entertain VfL Bochum in Sunday's late game.
