Wolfsburg, Germany (SportsNetwork.com) - Two goals apiece from Bas Dost and Kevin De Bruyne powered Wolfsburg to a stunning 4-1 win over leaders Bayern Munich at the Volkswagen Arena on Friday.
After giving up just four goals in the first 17 games of the Bundesliga season, Bayern was shredded for four in 90 minutes on Friday as Dost opened the scoring in the fourth minute before adding a second goal just before halftime.
De Bruyne stretched the advantage to 3-0 in the 53rd, while Juan Bernat managed to pull a goal back two minutes to later to reduce the deficit.
The result was then secure in the 73rd when De Bruyne added his second goal in the span of 20 minutes, handing Bayern its first defeat of the season.
Wolfsburg moves to within eight points of Bayern with the win, and the club jumps nine points ahead of third-place Bayer Leverkusen, which faces struggling Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
The hosts jumped out to a fast start and were in front inside of four minutes with De Bruyne leading the break and playing a through ball into the path of Dost, who tracked it down and drove a low shot inside the right post.
Wolfsburg goalkeeper Diego Benaglio was tested by Bastian Schweinsteiger, Robert Lewandowski and David Alaba, but he came up big and kept his side in front before Dost made it 2-0 at the break with a wonderful volley from the top of the penalty area.
The assault continued in the second half as Maximilian Arnold played well- weighted ball over the top that De Bruyne controlled before slotting his shot past goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
Bernat scored his first goal of the season in the 55th after his shot took a wicked deflection off Wolfsburg defender Naldo, but that would be the lone blemish for the home side, which added a fourth goal through De Bruyne with a fine left-footed finish.
