VfB Stuttgart fights for Sieg against Leipzig: Bry debutants!

VfB Stuttgart fights for Sieg against Leipzig: Bry debutants!

Stuttgart, Deutschland - On January 16, 2025, VfB Stuttgart achieved an impressive 2-1 win against RB Leipzig in the MHP Arena, before 57,500 enthusiastic spectators. With this important success, VfB ended the first half of the Bundesliga in fifth place and thus only moves one point to a Champions League place.

The game started with a setback for the Stuttgart. In the 10th minute, Leipzig took the lead through Benjamin Sesko, who was ideal by Xavi Simon's ideal after the Stuttgart defensive had to complain about a ball loss. Despite initial difficulties, VfB was able to catch itself quickly and developed some promising opportunities. Deniz Undav failed due to RB keeper Peter Gulacsi (24th minute, offside) and Chris Lührich made the ball promising over the goal (42nd minute). Leipzig, on the other hand, was also dangerous, but awarded the clearest possibilities, for example when Lois Openda scored the post (18th minute) or Alexander Nübel with a brilliant parade against Xavi Simons (37th minute).

The comeback victory

In the second half, Stuttgart showed a convincing performance. Jacob Bruun Larsen, who celebrated his start-up debut, scored the equalizer in the 50th minute after a flank by Undav. In the 59th minute it was Nick Woltemade who even brought VfB in the lead. The two goals were cheers in the ranks and confirmed the efforts of coach Sebastian Hoeneß, who had made some changes in the line -up.

The achievements of the three debutants provided special praise: Bruun Larsen, who captured with his dynamics, and Ameen Al-Dakhil, who fought back after an injury and shone in the construction game and on the defensive. Ramon Hendriks, originally committed to the second team, played strongly against Xavi Simons and justified the trust of Hoeneß.

The game increased again towards the end when Benjamin Sesko and Lois Openda saw the yellow-red card in the 85th and 88th minute. The referee, Sascha Stegemann, thus ensured a turbulent finale in which the Stuttgart gave the narrow lead over time.

The final score was 2: 1 for VfB Stuttgart, who can fill up with this performance a lot of confidence for the upcoming games. VfB Stuttgart can build on this performance and looks optimistically into the second half of the season, as [https://www.stimme.de/sport/vfb-stuttgart/vfb-stuttgart-graetscht-und-koepft-gleip-leipzig-zurueck-Art-5011837). In addition, Hoeneß praised the services of his protégés and looked optimistically into the future, as well as [zvw.de] (https://www.zvw.de/vfb-stuttgart/starker-vfb- against-leipzig-diese-profis-lobt-trainer-Hoene%C3%9F- Vennoners_arid-91671).