VfB Stuttgart is still on course for the Champions League after the victory in Darmstadt. The fact that VfB got three points in the game is “great” for VfB coach Sebastian Hoeneß.
“It was a hard-fought, dirty win, that’s how it has to be,” said VfB defense chief Waldemar Anton, summing up the game against Darmstadt and aptly describing the game from Stuttgart’s perspective.
Goal scorer Serhou Guirassy, who was back in the starting line-up, and substitute Mahmoud Dahoud (90+2) scored for Stuttgart. It was the fourth Bundesliga win in a row for the Swabianswho are now in third place in the table with 46 points and five points ahead of fourth-placed BVB.
Sebastian Hoeneß: “That’s great”
VfB coach Sebastian Hoeneß had expected a difficult game at the bottom of the table, “We didn’t expect it to be so unpleasant.” Nevertheless, the fact that his team got three points was “great,” said Hoeneß happily in the Sportschau interview after the game.
Fan protests and yellow-red card for Stenzel
After Serhou Guirassy’s opening goal, his 20th competitive goal this season, there were fan protests against the DFL’s investor plans and a game interruption that also threw Stuttgart’s game out of rhythm. Smaller mistakes crept in and Stuttgart’s Pascal Stenzel hit his opponent Mehlem in the face with his arm and was shown yellow-red for it. As a result, Stuttgart played outnumbered. Waldemar Anton wasn’t bothered by the fact that it became more combative: “We’ll play with one man less for 45 minutes and it was clear to us beforehand that it wouldn’t be a nice game.” But if you defend well for so long, that’s something special as a defender. And: “When you win games like this, it’s always good and gives you a good feeling,” said the happy Anton.
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Pride and friends among the Swabians
VfB coach Hoeneß praised his team especially for the time before the interruption: “I thought we were good, we had a lot of shots and didn’t allow much.” In the end, his team defended cleverly and repeatedly put the pinpricks. “If you put so much emotion into it and then have something in one hand at the end, then that’s cool,” said Stuttgart’s coach, relieved. “In the end we take the three points and are very happy about it,” said his defense chief Anton.
With the win, VfB Stuttgart consolidated third place in the table and will host 1. FC Köln next week.