First shock, then drama – VfB’s home run ends

Match summary:

In a dramatic contest, Ermedin Demirovic missed a 22^nd-minute penalty for Sebastian Hoeneß’s side before Hugo Ekitiké put the visitors 1-0 up in the 45^th minute.

Further goals from Nathaniel Brown (55’) and Omar Marmoush (62’) gave Eintracht a three-goal advantage just after the half-hour mark, but VfB never let their heads drop and showed great character to claw themselves back into the match.

Josha Vagnoman made it 3-1 in the 86^th minute before Nick Woltemade pulled another goal back four minutes later. In an astonishing conclusion to the contest, Chris Führich thought he had made it 3-3 deep into added time (90’+7) but his effort was disallowed for offside.

Goals:

44th minute: VfB fall behind. Frankfurt’s Marmoush swings a corner into the area, where Ekitiké powers a header into the net from around five metres.

55th minute: Ansgar Knauff carries the ball into the area and shows good composure to feed Brown, who sweeps home Eintracht’s second.

62nd minute: Marmoush’s free-kick from 20 metres out finds the top left corner. Frankfurt lead 3-0.

86th minute: Führich tees up Vagnoman, who lets fly from outside the area. His shot takes a deflection on its way into the far corner to make it 3-1.

90th minute: 3-2! Angelo Stiller’s header finds Woltemade, who turns his marker before firing home from close range.

Special mentions:

Justin Diehl made his comeback from a dislocated shoulder, replacing Fabian Rieder in the 61^st minute.

Woltemade’s late effort was his first Bundesliga goal for Stuttgart.

VfB slipped to their first home defeat in the top flight since October 2023.