Vasilj holds the silent elf

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Ermedin Demirovic and VFB Stuttgart prevented the jump of Saint-Pauli at the top of the Bundesliga. After his start of stuttering in the season, the winner of the DFB Cup obtained a 2-0 success (1: 0) of the « calm » hoped by the coach Sebastian Hoeneß. In addition, VFB added the first defeat to the highly launched burgers, which could have climbed in first place for one night.

At first, it seemed that Angelo Stiller would become an unhappy figure of the evening. It was only after 25 minutes that the international pulled a penalty and a little later, he failed freely in front of the guest goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj (29th). But thanks to half (43.) and Bilal El Khannouss (50th), the Swabiens were able to encourage before 60,000 spectators. There was no other objective of Demirovic and Stiller due to offendations.

The Demirovic attack wore the captain’s armband instead of Atakan Karazor. The 28-year-old had to give in to the center of the newcomer Chema Andrés, who had scored the winning goal in the sole success of the season against Borussia Mönchengladbach-One courageous change compared to the coach of VFB Hoeneß.

The burgers mainly tried it outside, but rarely found a teammate with their level passages. It was the most dangerous when the defender of VFB, Jeff Chabot, clarified a crossing towards his own goal at the corner.

The rear team of St. Paulians had more to do – especially Eric Smith. The defense chief tried to prevent Tiago Tomás from the goal. With his tackle, however, he met the Portuguese, who fortunately accepted contact. Referee Sascha Stegemann stressed the point, but Stiller missed the great opportunity to lead. For Vasilj, it was the sixth of his Bundesliga career in seven attempts.

He did better from the point of view of VFB Demirovic, which was held against several opponents and obtained his head. The 27 -year -old focused on Nick Woltemade towards Newcastle United and Deniz Undav’s injury.

In the perception of the public, Bosnia and Herzegovin International is often evaluated negatively at its 15 goals in the championship the previous year and its four competitive goals this season. The second feeling of success should be good for the striker in the week after recently meeting a hoe at 1: 3 in Freiburg.

During the pre-season, St. Pauli won the four outside games in Baden-Wurtemberg, including 1-0 in Stuttgart. This time, the team of the former VFB professional, Alexander Injurin, had no punch. Even after the break, the Northern Germans initially fought and quickly collected the next shock absorbers. This time, Demirovic shone as a model for El Khannouss.

It was only after the second setback that the guests reproduced in the opposing penalty surface. But when Louis OPPE was completed, the latte saved (52nd). It was the starting blow for the best phase of Saint-Pauli, which was only short-lived. VFB goalkeeper Alexander Nübel has now been challenged several times, but could not be conquered that evening.
However, VFB also tried to add. Demirovic settled too high a degree and was held in the offside in the supposed Stiller 3: 0.