O.Martins opens his account

O.Martins opens his account

Wolfsburg continue to set the pace at the top of the Bundesliga with their second straight victory signalling their intentions this year.

The defending champions came back from being a goal behind to demolish Cologne 3-1 with last season's 26-goal hitman Edin Dzeko on target while Obafemi Martins opening his account for the club just 25 minutes into his debut.

If scoring goals was not a problem last season, it appears to be even easier this term with Martins strengthening what was already a record-breaking attack.

And he has warned that there is more to come on a day when the only disappointment was that Grafite, despite several chances, was unable to find the back of the net.

"I am glad that my team won and I was happy with my appearance and my first Bundesliga goal," summarised Martins.

"I hope that many more goals follow."

The win lifted the Wolves two points clear at the top of the table, at least until this afternoon when Schalke and Hertha Berlin have the chance to catch them on six points.

However, coach Armin Veh was not truly satisfied with what he saw and admitted his side had been somewhat fortunate to come away with all three points.

"Cologne were on fire in the first 20 minutes and then we gifted them a goal in the second half," he said on the club's website.

"After that, we dictated the game, but had Podolski taken his chance to make it 2-0, it would have been difficult for us."

Wolfsburg have now won 16 of their past 18 Bundesliga matches and they will look to continue that phenomenal record with a clash against Hamburg next Sunday before travelling to face Bayern Munich a week later.