With their first win in almost two months, VfB Stuttgart achieved the long-awaited break in the Bundesliga. The Swabians won against FSV Mainz 05 deservedly 2: 1 (1: 1) on Friday evening and stopped their defeat streak of three games.
“Joy and relief predominate. We played a decent game, but not a good one,” said Stuttgart goalkeeper Florian Müller at DAZN: “It’s great that our defenders show themselves up front and use their chances. That was rewarded.”
Defender Hiroki Ito brought VfB into the lead after a fantastic combination with a well-placed and worth seeing flick into the far corner (21st). For the 22-year-old Japanese, it was the first goal in the Bundesliga and in the Stuttgart jersey. A little later, Mainz defender Alexander Hack (38th) managed to equalize after a corner kick with a head.
After the break, Borna Sosa hammered the ball into the goal from an acute angle (51.). For the “assist king” it was also the first Bundesliga goal. The comeback of the long-injured Silas Katompa Mvumpa, who tore a cruciate ligament in March and was substituted on in the 85th minute to the frenetic cheers of the 25,000 fans, made VfB even more happy.
The Stuttgart team climbed to 13th place in the table with 13 points from 13 games. The Rheinhessen and coach Bo Svensson suffered another setback after four unbeaten games and are in the middle of the table with 18 points.
VfB coach Pellegrino Matarazzo, who had to do without Chris Führich after a positive corona test on Thursday evening, demanded a “hard and disgusting” performance from his team. In a balanced initial phase, the Swabians implemented the specifications, won more duels and, thanks to Omar Marmoush, had the chance to take a quick lead after just three minutes. The striker, who returned to the starting XI after a foot injury, failed because of the brilliantly responding Robin Zentner.
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A little later, Ito made it better, who crowned a trip into the opponent’s penalty area with a goal. The Mainz team had previously been dangerous when Karim Onisiwo (12th, 17th) had a chance.
After 25 minutes there was excitement in the Mainz penalty area: Zentner hit Stuttgart’s central defender Konstantinos Mavropanos in the head in a fist defense. Referee Matthias Jöllenbeck pointed to the penalty spot, but revised his decision according to the video images – Zentner had touched the ball first.
After Hack equalized, who prevailed well in the six-yard box, the Stuttgart team managed to find the right answer. In a counter-attack, Orel Mangala served the Sosa who had run along, who finished dreamily in the short corner.
As a result, the Mainz team took control, but the Svensson-Elf no longer wanted to equalize.
VfB Stuttgart – Mainz 05: The voices
Pellegrino Matarazzo (coach VfB Stuttgart): “We got off to a very good start to the game. After the penalty that wasn’t given there was a break in our game. At half-time you could tell that the boys wanted. We deservedly scored the 2-1. We played together, I think that the win is not undeserved. It certainly feels good because we haven’t been able to reward ourselves for a few match days. “
Bo Svensson (Trainer FSV Mainz 05): “We got an unnecessary defeat today. If it was 1-1 any longer, spaces would have opened up for us. I think a lot of things went right. We had a few problems defending the long balls from Stuttgart. I’m not that dissatisfied with the first half hour. We got an unnecessary defeat. “
