Match highlights
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FC Augsburg vs VfB Stuttgart highlights
How the goals came
12' Deniz Undav opens the scoring for VfB Stuttgart → 29' Tiago Tomás extends VfB Stuttgart's lead → 31' Nikolas Nartey extends VfB Stuttgart's lead (the winner) → 57' Fabian Rieder pulls one back for FC Augsburg → 58' Deniz Undav extends VfB Stuttgart's lead → 72' Anton Kade pulls one back for FC Augsburg → 83' Ermedin Demirović extends VfB Stuttgart's lead. Full time: 2-5, VfB Stuttgart win.
The match, goal by goal
4 of the 7 goals came after half-time.
12' Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) 0-1
Deniz Undav opened the scoring for VfB Stuttgart in the 12th minute at WWK Arena, putting the visitors 0-1 up against FC Augsburg on Matchday 7 of the Bundesliga. It was the first of seven goals on the day, and Stuttgart never surrendered the lead it gave them.
29' Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart) 0-2
Tiago Tomás doubled VfB Stuttgart's advantage in the 29th minute, making it 0-2. Coming 17 minutes after the opener, the goal gave the away side a two-goal cushion before half-time.
31' Nikolas Nartey (VfB Stuttgart) 0-3
Only two minutes after Tomás had struck, Nikolas Nartey made it 0-3 in the 31st minute. The quick succession of goals sent VfB Stuttgart into the break three goals ahead, and this third goal would ultimately prove to be more than FC Augsburg could match.
57' Fabian Rieder (FC Augsburg) 1-3
Trailing by three after the break, FC Augsburg finally got on the scoresheet in the 57th minute through Fabian Rieder, cutting the deficit to 1-3. It was the goal the home side needed to start a fightback.
58' Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) 1-4
A minute after Rieder's goal, Deniz Undav restored VfB Stuttgart's three-goal margin in the 58th minute, making it 1-4. It was his second of the afternoon, coming immediately after FC Augsburg had pulled one back.
72' Anton Kade (FC Augsburg) 2-4
Anton Kade scored FC Augsburg's second goal in the 72nd minute, making it 2-4. The home side had cut the gap to two once again, keeping alive their hopes of a late comeback.
83' Ermedin Demirović (VfB Stuttgart) 2-5
Ermedin Demirović made it 2-5 in the 83rd minute, the final goal of the match. After Kade had brought FC Augsburg back within two, VfB Stuttgart's fifth goal stretched the lead back to three and sealed the away win.
