Match summary:
Around 2,000 fans braved the rainy weather at the ATS-Sportpark and witnessed a dominant start from VfB, who established a 2-0 lead over Toulouse before the break.
VfB continue to impress in second half
The second period was more closely fought, but Sebastian Hoeneß’s men continued to have the better of the play and extended their lead to 3-0, while the French side only threatened occasionally on the counter.
More goals in ‘extra time’
In order to give all the players as much playing time as possible, the two clubs had agreed to a third period of 30 minutes. Toulouse were more in the game during this stage, but it was VfB who scored the goals and in the end came away with a fully deserved 6-0 win after a good performance.
Goals:
1-0 – 11th minute: Toulouse look to break from a VfB corner, but Atakan Karazor regains possession and passes to Denis Undav, who taps in from close range.
2-0 – 29th minute: A lovely goal! After some neat link-up play involving Undav and Nick Woltemade, the ball comes to Chris Führich, who finds the left corner from 20 metres.
3-0 – 61st minute: Josha Vagnoman’s cross from the right finds Jeff Chabot, who nets into the left corner with a textbook header.
4-0 – 101st minute: VfB add another goal. It comes from a Jamie Leweling cross and this time it’s Lazar Jovanovic who rises high to head in the fourth.
5-0 – 107th minute: Jovanovic turns provider for the fifth goal. The Serbian shows good vision to cut the ball back to Ermedin Demirovic, who wrongfoots the goalkeeper with a measured finish.
6-0 – 119th minute: Another great finish from Demirovic, who lifts the ball over the Toulouse goalkeeper to complete a 6-0 success.
Line-ups:
First half (45 minutes): Fabian Bredlow – Ramon Hendriks, Jeff Chabot, Luca Jaquez, Pascal Stenzel – Chema Andrés (31' Yannik Keitel), Atakan Karazor (C) – Chris Führich, Deniz Undav, Josha Vagnoman – Nick Woltemade
Second half (45 minutes): Fabian Bredlow – Ramon Hendriks (80' Ameen Al-Dakhil), Jeff Chabot (62' Maximilian Mittelstädt), Luca Jaquez (62' Finn Jeltsch), Pascal Stenzel (62' Lorenz Assignon) – Yannik Keitel, Atakan Karazor (C) (80' Nikolas Nartey) – Chris Führich (62' Jamie Leweling), Lauri Penna, Josha Vagnoman (62' Lazar Jovanovic) – Deniz Undav (62' Ermedin Demirovic)
Third half (30 minutes): Stefan Drljaca – Maximilian Mittelstädt, Ameen Al-Dakhil, Finn Jeltsch (106' Paulo Fritschi), Lorenz Assignon – Yanik Spalt, Nikolas Nartey – Jamie Leweling, Lauri Penna, Lazar Jovanovic – Ermedin Demirovic (C)