Mbuemo Returns With A Sting For Bees After World Cup Campaign

Two superb goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney saw Brentford draw 2-2 with Wolfsburg at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday.

The first chance of the game fell to Ben Mee just after the ten-minute mark, as the centre-back got on the end of a corner routine which saw Mbeumo and Vitaly Janelt combine out wide, but the defender’s header went over the bar from close range.

Shortly after that, Wolfsburg scored the game’s opening goal, as Lukas Ambros and Waldschmidt combined well, as the former flicked the ball through the defence, before the latter delicately chipped the ball into the back of the net.

The Bees weren’t behind for long, however, as Keane Lewis-Potter did well to win a free-kick on the edge of the box, before Mbeumo stepped up and curled the resulting set-piece over the wall and into the top corner.

The German outfit nearly scored a free-kick of their own soon after, as captain Arnold had a chance to find the back of the net from a similar range. His effort was heading towards the far corner but was tipped around the post and kept out well by Winterbottom.

Ten minutes before half-time, Brentford were ahead, as Toney picked up the ball on the halfway line, dribbled into the Wolfsburg half, and sent a stunning effort from 45 yards out towards goal. The goalkeeper scrambled across his line to keep it out but couldn’t prevent it from nestling in the bottom corner.

Both teams made numerous changes at half-time, with the Bees making six ahead of the second half.

And it was one of those, Yoane Wissa, who had the opening chance of the half, but his header from inside the six-yard box was straight at the goalkeeper.

Maximilian Philipp was one of Wolfsburg’s substitutes at the break and he nearly found the equaliser, as he beat the offside trap and found himself one-on-one with Winterbottom, but the Bees goalkeeper made himself big and kept out the forward’s effort.

The equaliser did come minutes later, however, after a free-flowing attacking move from the German side, which saw young striker Pejcinovic finish from inside the penalty area.

Brentford had a good chance to win the game with ten minutes to play, after Ghoddos and Michael Olakigbe combined well down the right, before Ryan Trevitt – who assisted the goal against Bordeaux in Girona – put in a similarly fantastic cross into the box.

The ‘keeper palmed it straight to Damsgaard who, instead of shooting, laid it onto Sergi Canos, but the Spaniard’s effort was off target and went over the crossbar.