VfB Stuttgart vs FC Cologne, 2021-22 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga

VfB Stuttgart

12': Sasa Kalajdzic
90'+2': Wataru Endo

FT
2 - 1

FC Cologne

59': Anthony Modeste

Stuttgart clinch Bundesliga survival in dramatic fashion with late winner

VfB Stuttgart players celebrate with the fans on the pitch after their sides victory which results in them avoiding the relegation play offs in the Bundesliga [1296x729]

Stuttgart to claimed Bundesliga survival at Hertha Berlin's expense after a dramatic 2-1 win over Cologne on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Foul by Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart).
3': Kingsley Ehizibue (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart).
5': Kingsley Ehizibue (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Jonas Hector.
7': Attempt missed. Borna Sosa (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
8': Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart).
9': Attempt missed. Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Borna Sosa.
9': Attempt saved. Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
11': Penalty VfB Stuttgart. Tiago Tomás draws a foul in the penalty area.
11': Penalty conceded by Luca Kilian (1. FC Köln) after a foul in the penalty area.
12': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Marvin Schwäbe.
12': Penalty saved! Sasa Kalajdzic (VfB Stuttgart) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
12': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Sasa Kalajdzic (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Führich with a cross following a corner.
14': Foul by Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart).
14': Mark Uth (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Attempt saved. Orel Mangala (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sasa Kalajdzic.
16': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Marvin Schwäbe.
17': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Chris Führich with a cross following a corner.
17': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Wataru Endo with a cross following a corner.
18': Foul by Orel Mangala (VfB Stuttgart).
18': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt saved. Sasa Kalajdzic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
23': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Wataru Endo.
23': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Wataru Endo.
26': Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Sasa Kalajdzic (VfB Stuttgart).
29': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln).
31': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Borna Sosa.
32': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mark Uth with a cross following a corner.
32': Attempt missed. Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Borna Sosa with a cross.
35': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sasa Kalajdzic.
35': Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) hits the bar with a left footed shot from very close range.
35': Foul by Sasa Kalajdzic (VfB Stuttgart).
35': Kingsley Ehizibue (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart).
35': Mark Uth (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Attempt blocked. Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Führich.
36': Foul by Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
36': Mark Uth (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart).
37': Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
39': Attempt missed. Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mark Uth.
41': Attempt missed. Kingsley Ehizibue (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonas Hector.
42': Foul by Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln).
42': Sasa Kalajdzic (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Luca Kilian.
45': Attempt saved. Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kingsley Ehizibue.
45': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Florian Müller.
45': Attempt missed. Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mark Uth with a cross following a corner.
45'+2': Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
45'+3': Attempt saved. Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Modeste.
45'+4': First Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 1, 1. FC Köln 0.
45': Second Half begins VfB Stuttgart 1, 1. FC Köln 0.
45': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Jannes Horn replaces Jonas Hector.
46': Borna Sosa (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln).
47': Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47': Foul by Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart).
47': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Florian Kainz tries a through ball, but Mark Uth is caught offside.
47': Borna Sosa (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln).
48': Attempt missed. Mark Uth (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
50': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
53': Attempt missed. Sasa Kalajdzic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Orel Mangala.
54': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Chris Führich.
56': Foul by Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln).
56': Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Foul by Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln).
56': Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Anthony Modeste.
58': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Borna Sosa with a cross following a corner.
58': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Omar Marmoush replaces Tiago Tomás.
58': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Erik Thommy replaces Chris Führich.
59': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, 1. FC Köln 1. Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) header from very close range to the top right corner.
64': Foul by Omar Marmoush (VfB Stuttgart).
64': Kingsley Ehizibue (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Kingsley Schindler replaces Florian Kainz.
64': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Benno Schmitz replaces Kingsley Ehizibue.
65': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln).
66': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Timo Hübers.
66': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
68': Benno Schmitz (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Foul by Omar Marmoush (VfB Stuttgart).
73': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sasa Kalajdzic.
74': Foul by Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln).
74': Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Attempt saved. Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Omar Marmoush.
76': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
77': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Mark Uth tries a through ball, but Anthony Modeste is caught offside.
78': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Tim Lemperle replaces Luca Kilian.
78': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Ondrej Duda replaces Mark Uth.
79': Jannes Horn (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
81': Erik Thommy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Foul by Benno Schmitz (1. FC Köln).
81': Benno Schmitz (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Attempt saved. Omar Marmoush (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
83': Attempt saved. Omar Marmoush (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sasa Kalajdzic.
83': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Marvin Schwäbe.
83': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross.
84': Attempt missed. Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tim Lemperle.
85': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Tanguy Coulibaly replaces Atakan Karazor.
86': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
86': Attempt missed. Tim Lemperle (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ondrej Duda with a cross following a corner.
88': Attempt blocked. Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Ljubicic.
88': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
89': Attempt blocked. Ondrej Duda (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kingsley Schindler with a cross.
89': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
90': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (VfB Stuttgart).
90': Kingsley Schindler (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Marvin Schwäbe tries a through ball, but Anthony Modeste is caught offside.
90': Anthony Modeste (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Salih Özcan.
90'+2': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 2, 1. FC Köln 1. Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Hiroki Ito with a headed pass following a corner.
90'+6': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Omar Marmoush tries a through ball, but Erik Thommy is caught offside.
90'+6': Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Tanguy Coulibaly (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card.
90'+8': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Roberto Massimo replaces Erik Thommy.
90'+8': Attempt blocked. Jannes Horn (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+8': Second Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 2, 1. FC Köln 1.
0': Match ends, VfB Stuttgart 2, 1. FC Köln 1.

Statistics

KOE		VFB
10	Fouls	15
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
10	Corner Kicks	8
10	Saves	1
65.6	Possession	34.4
13	SHOTS	24
2	ON GOAL	12
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
374	Accurate Passes	176
468	Passes	243
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	7
35	Crosses	18
0.1	Cross %	0.4
62	Long Balls	56
32	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	4
14	Effective Tackles	9
17	Tackles	18
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
2	Interceptions	7
12	Effective Clearances	39
12	Clearances	39

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: MHPArena
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Attendance: 52,230

Bundesliga Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bayern Munich	6	+17	14
2	Borussia Dortmund	6	+7	14
3	SC Freiburg	6	+9	13
4	Bayer Leverkusen	6	+7	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

VfB Stuttgart (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Florian Müller (GK)
37	Hiroki Ito
2	Waldemar Anton
24	Borna Sosa
5	Konstantinos Mavropanos
16	Atakan Karazor
23	Orel Mangala
3	Wataru Endo
9	Sasa Kalajdzic
18	Tiago Tomás
22	Chris Führich

VfB Stuttgart Substitutes:

Fabian Bredlow, Erik Thommy, Tanguy Coulibaly, Luca Bazzoli, Enzo Millot, Mateo Klimowicz, Omer Beyaz, Omar Marmoush, Roberto Massimo.

FC Cologne (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
20	Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
4	Timo Hübers
15	Luca Kilian
14	Jonas Hector
19	Kingsley Ehizibue
13	Mark Uth
28	Ellyes Skhiri
6	Salih Özcan
27	Anthony Modeste
11	Florian Kainz
7	Dejan Ljubicic

FC Cologne Substitutes:

Tim Lemperle, Benno Schmitz, Louis Schaub, Kingsley Schindler, Jeff Chabot, Mathias Olesen, Jannes Horn, Timo Horn, Ondrej Duda.

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