Match highlights
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FC Augsburg vs VfB Stuttgart highlights
How the goals came
7' Chris Führich opens the scoring for VfB Stuttgart → 30' Reece Oxford equalises for FC Augsburg → 52' Jeffrey Gouweleeuw puts FC Augsburg ahead (the winner) → 72' Florian Niederlechner extends FC Augsburg's lead → 81' Alfreð Finnbogason extends FC Augsburg's lead. Full time: 4-1, FC Augsburg win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 5 goals came after half-time. FC Augsburg came from 1 down to win.
7' Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) 0-1
VfB Stuttgart made a quick start at the WWK Arena, with Chris Führich putting the visitors ahead in the 7th minute. The early goal gave the away side a 0-1 lead. It would prove to be Stuttgart's only goal of the afternoon, however, as they went on to lose 4-1 after the hosts turned the match around.
30' Reece Oxford (FC Augsburg) 1-1
Trailing 0-1, FC Augsburg drew level in the 30th minute through Reece Oxford. The equaliser made it 1-1 and marked the start of the home side's comeback. The sides went into the break all square.
52' Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (FC Augsburg) 2-1
Seven minutes into the second half, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw put FC Augsburg in front for the first time, making it 2-1. Having fallen behind early, the home side had now completed the turnaround. Augsburg never relinquished the lead from that point, and Gouweleeuw's goal stood as the winner.
72' Florian Niederlechner (FC Augsburg) 3-1
Twenty minutes after taking the lead, FC Augsburg added a third in the 72nd minute through Florian Niederlechner. The goal made it 3-1 and stretched the home side's advantage to two, putting distance between them and VfB Stuttgart.
81' Alfreð Finnbogason (FC Augsburg) 4-1
In the 81st minute, Alfreð Finnbogason scored FC Augsburg's fourth to make it 4-1, nine minutes after Niederlechner's goal. It was the final goal of the match. After conceding in the 7th minute, the home side had answered with four unanswered goals.
