On February 18, one of the matches of the 21st round of the German Football Championship took place. Met "Stuttgart" (Germany) and "Cologne" (Germany).
"Stuttgart" - "Cologne" - 3:0. German Championship, round 21German Championship, round 21
"Stuttgart" (Germany) — "Cologne" (Germany) — 3:0 (1:0)
Goals: Diaz (9), Sosa (59), T. Koulibaly (74)
Warnings: S. Baumgart (23), Chabo (23), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (23), Konstantinos Mavropanos (52), B. Schmitz (58), Ellis Schiri (65), Enzo Millot (82), Adamian (84)
88 minutes, Goal, VfB Stuttgart, P. Stenzel On Saturday, the Bundesliga match between VfB Stuttgart and FC Cologne lit up the Mercedes-Benz Arena. In the 9th minute, Stuttgart took the lead thanks to Gilles Diaz, who scored the all-important first goal of the match. The match continued to heat up, both teams received several cards. Stuttgart's Sosa scored in the 59th minute before teammates Koulibaly and Stenzel recorded a 3-0 win almost in regulation time.
Stuttgart made five substitutions throughout the match, with Gilles Diaz replacing Koulibaly in the 73rd minute and Haraguchi, Furiha and Anton replacing Millo, Wagnoman and Stenzel two minutes later. With these substitutions, Stuttgart tightened control of the game and were able to secure the win as a result. FC Köln made two changes to their squad: Schmitz and Kainz were substituted for Schindler and Tillman in the 64th minute and Maina was substituted for Selka 12 minutes later. With neither team able to break the stalemate in the second half, Stuttgart emerged victorious thanks to a 3-0 win over Cologne.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Schalke - Stuttgart, Cologne - Wolfsburg.
Match statistics "Stuttgart" - "Cologne":
| Stuttgart | Cologne | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | shots on target | 4 |
| 17 | blows | 12 |
| 4 | Blocked punches | 5 |
| 15 | Kicks from the box | 6 |
| 2 | Kicks from outside the box | 6 |
| 10 | Violations | 12 |
| 3 | corner | 6 |
| 1 | offsides | 2 |
| 45% | Ball possession | 55% |
| 3 | yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Goalie saves | 4 |
| 379 | Total transfers | 474 |
| 276 | Accurate gear | 369 |
| 73% | Gear Accuracy | 78% |
