Match highlights
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VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen highlights
How the goals came
15' Ermedin Demirović opens the scoring for VfB Stuttgart → 48' Nick Woltemade extends VfB Stuttgart's lead → 56' Jeremie Frimpong pulls one back for Bayer Leverkusen → 62' an own goal extends VfB Stuttgart's lead → 68' Piero Hincapié pulls one back for Bayer Leverkusen → 88' an own goal equalises for Bayer Leverkusen → 90+4' Patrik Schick puts Bayer Leverkusen ahead (the winner). Full time: 3-4, Bayer Leverkusen win.
The match, goal by goal
6 of the 7 goals came after half-time. Bayer Leverkusen came from 2 down to win. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
15' Ermedin Demirović (VfB Stuttgart) 1-0
VfB Stuttgart hosted Bayer Leverkusen at the MHPArena on Matchday 26 of the Bundesliga, and Ermedin Demirović broke the deadlock in the 15th minute. The goal gave the home side a 1-0 lead in the first half. It was the first of seven goals in the match.
48' Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) 2-0
Three minutes into the second half, Nick Woltemade doubled VfB Stuttgart's lead to make it 2-0. With a two-goal cushion at home, Stuttgart appeared to be in control of the match. That advantage, however, would not hold.
56' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen) 2-1
Two goals down, Bayer Leverkusen hit back in the 56th minute through Jeremie Frimpong. The goal cut the deficit to 2-1 and was the visitors' first of the afternoon. From here, the match began to swing.
62' Own goal (VfB Stuttgart) 3-1
Six minutes after Leverkusen had pulled one back, an own goal in the 62nd minute was credited to VfB Stuttgart, making it 3-1. The home side had restored their two-goal lead. It briefly checked the visitors' momentum.
68' Piero Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen) 3-2
Facing a two-goal gap once again, Bayer Leverkusen responded in the 68th minute when Piero Hincapié scored to make it 3-2. It was the visitors' second goal of the second half, and it brought them back within one heading into the closing stages.
88' Own goal (Bayer Leverkusen) 3-3
In the 88th minute, an own goal was credited to Bayer Leverkusen, leveling the match at 3-3. VfB Stuttgart, who had led since the first half and twice held a two-goal advantage, were pegged back with the end in sight.
90'+4 Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) 3-4
With the score at 3-3, Patrik Schick struck in stoppage time, at 90+4, to give Bayer Leverkusen their first lead of the match at 3-4. It proved to be the winner, completing the visitors' comeback from 2-0 down. For VfB Stuttgart, it was a home defeat after twice letting a two-goal lead slip.
