Ermedin Demirovic and VfB Stuttgart prevented the leap from FC St. Pauli to the top of the Bundesliga in the top of the Bundesliga. After his stuttering start into the season, the DFB Cup winner got a 2-0 (1-0) success on Friday evening the “calm” hoped for by coach Sebastian Hoeneß. In addition, VfB added the first defeat to the heavily started Hamburgers, who could have climbed to first place for one night.
At first it seemed as if Angelo Stiller was going to become an unfortunate figure of the evening. Only after 25 minutes the international shot a penalty and a little later he failed freely in front of guest goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj (29th). But thanks to Demirovic (43.) and Bilal El Khannouss (50th), the Swabians were able to cheer in front of 60,000 spectators in the end. There were no further goals from Demirovic and Stiller due to offendations.
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Attack Demirovic wore the captain’s armband instead of Atakan Karazor. The 28-year-old had to give way in the center for newcomer Chema Andrés, who had scored the winning goal in the only season success against Borussia Mönchengladbach-a courageous change from VfB coach Hoeneß.
Vasilj holds a penalty again
After a tackle of St. Pauli’s defense chief Eric Smith against Tiago Tomás, referee Sascha Stegemann pointed to the penalty point. Ddoch Stiller missed the great opportunity to lead. For Vasilj, it was the sixth of his Bundesliga career in seven attempts.
From a VfB perspective, Demirovic, who asserted himself against several opponents and achieved the lead, did better than silent. The 27-year-old has been focusing on Nick Woltemade towards Newcastle United and Deniz Undav’s injury.
In the pre-season, St. Pauli won all four away games in Baden-Württemberg-including the 1-0 in Stuttgart. This time the team of ex-VfB professional Alexander Blessin lacked the punch. Even after the break, the North Germans initially struggled and promptly collected the next dampers. This time Demirovic shone as a template for El Khannouss.
The best opportunity for the guests had Louis Oppi after the 0: 2, but whose graduation only landed on the latte (52nd). VfB tried to add. Demirovic set a degree too high and stood in the offside in Stiller’s supposed 3: 0.
