Bundesliga: VfB Stuttgart wins 4-1 at Mainz 05: Hoeneß shocks Schalke! | Sports

Liberation for Stuttgart in the relegation battle!

VfB Stuttgart won 4-1 in Mainz and now has the very best cards in the fight for relegation. And things are getting tighter for Schalke…

After the last-minute point win against Frankfurt (2: 2) and the VfB victory, Schalke is only on the spot. VfB also overtakes Bochum.

Before the game, VfB coach Sebastian Hoeneß (41) said: “The weekend went well for us because we have it in our own hands.”

And VfB uses the good starting position!

Hoeneß shocks Schalke!

At first it didn’t look good at all. Ingvartsen from Mainz maneuvers the ball somehow into the net after a corner and a weak Stuttgart defense (23′). 1:0 Mainz!

But then Stuttgart turns up.

▶ 41. Minute: Silas dribbles through on the counter with super solo on the side, crosses into the Mainz sixteen. With a bit of luck, the ball will bounce to Endo, who takes the ball halfway up and hits it in the mesh. 1:1!

▶ 64. Minute: The freshly substituted Führich hits a corner in the middle. There, VfB clipper Guirassy holds out the pear and balances the ball with his head. 2:1!

▶ 78. Minute: Führich comes after a super solo in the sixteen of Mainz, flicks past Mainz keeper Dahmen. 3:1 – the decision!

In stoppage time, Coulibaly (90+1.) even increased it to 4:1.

Strong: Führich (BILD-Rating 1) also led the decision-maker, is man of the game with his own goal and two assists.

The match winner: “The three points were important and came at exactly the right time. Now the full focus is on the game against Hoffenheim.”

VfB are ahead of Schalke (17th place) and Bochum (16th place) in 15th place. If Stuttgart wins against Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga final, they will stay up in the league.

Schalke now has to win in Leipzig and Stuttgart and Bochum do not have to win at the same time. If Bochum wins against Leverkusen and Stuttgart, then VfL ends up on the relegation place, S04 would be relegated directly.