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The VfB Stuttgart has in the 2nd Bundesliga with a 3-1 (1-0) home victory against the 1st FC Nuremberg important points in the fight for the rise brought. The Bundesliga relegated is equal to the second-placed Hamburger SV back on the relegation place, there are at the other end of the table the Nuremberg. The club was led by Michael Frey (10th minute), after the break met for the VfB Silas Wamangituka (58th), Mario Gomez (59th) and Philipp Förster (72).
The Nürnberger took their first chance to score. Johannes Geis won on the penalty area a header duel, remained injured, but was involuntary to the sender. Because Borna Sosa underestimated the arc lamp, so Frey could accept the ball free-standing and let substitute goalkeeper Fabian Bredlow with a hard shot under the crossbar no chance of defense.
Gomes offside, part two
The VfB took a few minutes to get back into the game. However, in the middle of the first half, the hosts became more dominant - but the alleged equalizer was denied them twice. In Wataru Endo's close-range (28) hit the video assistant, because Gomez should have fouled in the formation of FCN captain Hanno Behrens. A controversial decision, because a clear mistake by referee Robert Schröder was not available. Six minutes later, Gomez hit spectacularly while lying down, but the striker was close to being offside.
Memories of the past matchday woke up at Gomez as he scored three offside goals in a 2-1 defeat at Sandhausen and then expressed his distaste for video evidence. But this time the VfB still had enough time - for its own reaction and for a VAR decision in favor of the Stuttgart. After a corner in the second half referee Schröder got a signal from Cologne, because Nürnberg's Enrico Valentini had jumped the ball at the elbow. Hartmann gave the penalty, which substitute Wamangituka transformed.
Stuttgart fell fast and in the fifth attempt in a row Gomez was allowed to live out his cheers until the kick-off. The former international was released in the box and fired flat into the right corner. The Nuremberg, where the obligation of coach Jens Keller has not yet brought the desired results, had by Felix Lohkemper Although still the chance to equalize (67), but ultimately the FCN had nothing to oppose. As the VfB quickly switched after a ball win in midfield and Förster took the submission of Gomez by leggap against goalkeeper Dornebusch, the game was decided.
VfB Stuttgart - 1. FC Nuremberg 3: 1 (0: 1)
0: 1 Frey (10)
1: 1 Wamangituka (58.)
2: 1 Gomez (59.)
3: 1 ranger (72.)
VfB: Bredlow - Stenzel, Philip, Badstuber, Sosa - Castro, Endo, Ascacibar - Didavi (46th Wamangituka), Gomez (81st Al Ghaddioui), foresters
FCN: Dornebusch - Valentini, Sörensen, Mühl, craftsmen - hunters - lock (71st Kerk), Behrens, Geis (61st Petrak), Lohkemper - Frey
Referee: Schröder
Yellow cards: Sörensen
Spectators: 48,941
