Watch as Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart avoided relegation thanks to a last-minute winner over the weekend.
Wataru Endo headed home the 92nd-minute winner to give VfB Stuttgart a 2-1 win over Cologne that, paired with Hertha Berlin’s defeat at Borussia Dortmund, keeps VfB in the Bundesliga next season.
Going into the final chapter of the 2021-22 campaign, both sides still had plenty to play for at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. Stuttgart started the day in the relegation playoff spot, while Cologne arrived with a Uefa Europa Conference League place secured but in the hope of upgrading that to a Europa League berth next campaign.
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Kalajdzic made amends for an earlier penalty miss as he emphatically headed home Chris Führich’s corner to give VfB a deserved lead. They should have been further in front before the break but Endo, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Tomas were all denied.
With just over half an hour to play, Stuttgart were made to pay for their missed chances by Anthony Modeste. Florian Müller fumbled Florian Kainz’s cross from the left and Modeste was presented with an open goal to head into from close range.
Suddenly, though, with Hertha trailing Dortmund, Stuttgart were a goal away from securing survival. Willed towards goal by the home faithful, Pellegrino Matarazzo’s side pulled off the greatest of escapes thanks to Endo’s 92nd-minute header, sending the Mercedes-Benz Arena wild with the most dramatic of final-day finishes.
STUTTGART SCORE A 92ND MINUTE WINNER TO STAY IN THE BUNDESLIGA!!! ? pic.twitter.com/MSCfun2LSg
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) May 14, 2022
What an ending to a Season for @VfB what a moment in added time a goal by captain Endo gives Stuttgart salvation and another year in the bundesliga…wow soccer is gorgeous and no other sport has this passion, the fans in a packed stadium celebrate #Bundesliga ? Courtesy: ESPN pic.twitter.com/9cTWGkuUES
— Bruno Santos ?????? (@BrunoAKSG) May 14, 2022
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