Match highlights
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VfB Stuttgart vs SpVgg Greuther Fürth highlights
How the goals came
30' Wataru Endo opens the scoring for VfB Stuttgart → 36' Philipp Klement extends VfB Stuttgart's lead (the winner) → 55' Marc-Oliver Kempf extends VfB Stuttgart's lead → 61' Hamadi Al Ghaddioui extends VfB Stuttgart's lead → 76' Marc-Oliver Kempf extends VfB Stuttgart's lead → 90+3' Jamie Leweling pulls one back for SpVgg Greuther Fürth. Full time: 5-1, VfB Stuttgart win.
The match, goal by goal
4 of the 6 goals came after half-time. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
30' Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) 1-0
The Matchday 1 Bundesliga meeting between VfB Stuttgart and SpVgg Greuther Fürth at the Mercedes-Benz Arena stayed goalless until the 30th minute, when Wataru Endo broke the deadlock. His opener gave the home side a 1-0 lead. Stuttgart never relinquished that advantage on the way to a 5-1 win, which makes Endo's strike the winning goal.
36' Philipp Klement (VfB Stuttgart) 2-0
Only six minutes after the opener, Philipp Klement doubled Stuttgart's lead in the 36th minute to make it 2-0. Two goals in quick succession allowed the hosts to stretch their advantage before half-time. For SpVgg Greuther Fürth, the gap widened before they could find a way back into the game.
55' Marc-Oliver Kempf (VfB Stuttgart) 3-0
Ten minutes into the second half, Marc-Oliver Kempf struck in the 55th minute to put Stuttgart 3-0 up. After their two first-half goals, the home side were also first to score after the break. The three-goal margin tilted the match even further in Stuttgart's favor.
61' Hamadi Al Ghaddioui (VfB Stuttgart) 4-0
Six minutes after Kempf's goal, Hamadi Al Ghaddioui added a fourth in the 61st minute, making it 4-0. Once again Stuttgart scored twice in a short span, this time in the second half, pushing the margin to four goals. By this point, the home side's victory was all but assured.
76' Marc-Oliver Kempf (VfB Stuttgart) 5-0
In the 76th minute, Marc-Oliver Kempf scored his second goal of the match to make it 5-0 to Stuttgart. Following his 55th-minute strike, it made Kempf the only player to score more than once on the day. The five-goal cushion extended an already commanding lead for the home side.
90'+3 Jamie Leweling (SpVgg Greuther Fürth) 5-1
In stoppage time, Jamie Leweling scored for SpVgg Greuther Fürth in the 90+3rd minute to make it 5-1. It was the visitors' only goal of the match. The consolation did not change the outcome, as the game finished 5-1 in Stuttgart's favor.
