Stuttgart Advances in DFB Cup After Own Goal, Red Card for Bochum
Stuttgart defeated Bochum 1-0 to advance to the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup, a โคmatch marked โขby an own goal and a sending-off. Bochum’s player Strompfโ headed aโ long throw-in from Ramon Hendriks into his โคown net in the 12th minute. Shortly โฃbefore halftime, Strompf received a redโฃ card โขfor denying a clear goal-scoring opportunity after initially being shown a yellow card, a decision confirmed by video review (45th + 1 minute).
Despite controlling possession for over 70 percent of the first half, Stuttgart struggledโฃ to create clear scoring chances. deniz Undav secured the win โshortly after theโ break with his eighth โgoal in โtheโค last six competitive โขgames (47th minute).
“We knew it would be a nasty game, the 1-0โฃ win helped us, but I’m not at โall happy with the performance. We played โขstrangely, played erratically, but in the cup the only โthing that counts is getting through,” Undav said on ARD.
Atakan Karazor added,โ “The Bochum โฃteam made it difficult for us. We are happy to be through.”
This โis Stuttgart’s fourth consecutive appearance in the DFB Cup quarter-finals. For Bochum, it was their second defeat in eight โgames โขunder new coach Uwe Rรถsler. Rรถsler had fielded the youngest VfL starting eleven of the millennium, hoping to disrupt play, stating before the match,โ “We have to keep the net playing time โas short as possible, the ball shouldn’t be in โplay for too long.”
Bochum had early chances with Kjell Wรคtjen and Noah Loosli testing Stuttgart’s defenseโฃ and goalkeeper Fabian Bredlow,โค who started in โgoal over Alexander Nรผbel. Farid Alfa-Ruprecht and โFrancisโ Onyeka also had โคopportunities for Bochum, but failed to convert.
Stuttgart coach Sebastian Hoeneร rotated the squad, with only threeโฃ players starting who โalso featured in the 1-2 loss against Hamburger SV.
Source: ntv.de, ses/sid
