Stuttgart held on to third place in the Bundesliga after achieving a third consecutive victory, against Mainz (3-1), and settled in the Champions zone chased by Borussia Dortmund and Leipzig.
The box of Sebastian Hoeness He insists week after week that a good campaign is no coincidence. They have been on top since the start and overcame the crisis a month ago, when they suffered back-to-back defeats against Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bochum. He threatened the crisis with a strong reaction. They beat Leipzig, Freiburg and now Mainz in one fell swoop.
Two goals in extra time in the first half
Stuttgart took advantage of extra time in the first half. With the clash scoreless, within three minutes they got a significant advantage that marked the match thanks to two assists from Pascal Stenzel.
At 45+1 minutes Stuttgart took the lead with Maximilian Mittelstadt’s goal and two later he extended the score thanks to Jamie Lewelling.
At 2-0 they reached the intermission. In the 73rd minute, Deniz Undav sealed the match with his 14th goal, though in the 76th minute Ludovic Ajorque scored the only goal of Mainz and recovered from his team’s defeat.
Stuttgart is third with three points ahead of Borussia Dortmund and six points ahead of Leipzig, fifth. Mainz, penultimate, continues to drop, nine points behind Union Berlin.
Source: La Verdad
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