Wolfsburg sack coach Ismael after Bremen loss

FILE PHOTO - Football Soccer - SV Darmstadt 98 v VfL Wolfsburg - German Bundesliga - Jonathan-Heimes stadium am Bollenfalltor, Darmstadt, Germany - 22/10/16 - VfL Wolfsburg's new coach Valerien Ismael during match against SV Darmstadt REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

BERLIN (Reuters) - VfL Wolfsburg sacked coach Valerien Ismael on Sunday, two days after a 2-1 home loss to fellow Bundesliga strugglers Werder Bremen left them two points above the relegation playoff spot.

Ismael had been in charge since October but failed to lift the 2009 champions out of the lower half of the table, with Wolfsburg having lost four of their last five league games. They won six games out of 17 in all competitions under Ismael.