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Augsburg beats Cologne to equal record of eight home wins

Rodrigo Ribeiro and Alexis Claude-Maurice scored as Augsburg defeated Cologne 2-0 to tie a club record of eight consecutive Bundesliga games unbeaten at home.

Ribeiro opened the scoring with a backheel in the 55th minute, and Claude-Maurice sealed the win with a late goal in stoppage time. Augsburg sits in ninth place, while Cologne remains in 12th.

Cologne, missing four players due to injury, struggled in the first half but failed to capitalize on a header off the crossbar.