Match highlights
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VfB Stuttgart vs TSG Hoffenheim highlights
How the goals came
18' Marc-Oliver Kempf opens the scoring for VfB Stuttgart → 60' Konstantinos Mavropanos extends VfB Stuttgart's lead (the winner) → 81' Roberto Massimo extends VfB Stuttgart's lead → 84' Jacob Bruun Larsen pulls one back for TSG Hoffenheim. Full time: 3-1, VfB Stuttgart win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 4 goals came after half-time.
18' Marc-Oliver Kempf (VfB Stuttgart) 1-0
On matchday 7 of the Bundesliga, on 2 October 2021, VfB Stuttgart broke the deadlock at home against TSG Hoffenheim through Marc-Oliver Kempf in the 18th minute. The first-half opener made it 1-0. Stuttgart never surrendered the lead from that point on, and Kempf's strike ultimately stood as the winning goal in a 3-1 victory.
60' Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart) 2-0
Carrying a one-goal lead into the second half, VfB Stuttgart doubled their advantage in the 60th minute through Konstantinos Mavropanos. The goal made it 2-0 for the home side. It left TSG Hoffenheim needing two goals just to draw level in the final half hour.
81' Roberto Massimo (VfB Stuttgart) 3-0
Roberto Massimo added VfB Stuttgart's third in the 81st minute, making it 3-0. Coming late in the match, the goal stretched the margin to three and all but settled the result for the home side. Stuttgart had now scored once in the first half and twice in the second.
84' Jacob Bruun Larsen (TSG Hoffenheim) 3-1
TSG Hoffenheim pulled one back in the 84th minute through Jacob Bruun Larsen, cutting the deficit to 3-1. The reply came just three minutes after VfB Stuttgart's third goal. There was no further scoring, however, and the visitors left with only a consolation as the match finished 3-1.
