VfB Stuttgart Dominates Preußen Münster with a 5-0 Victory in DFB-Pokal

VfB Stuttgart had no difficulties against Preußen Münster. Coach Sebastian Hoeneß’s team beat the second-division newcomer easily with a score of 5:0.August 27, 2024 | 5:30 min

Mandatory task fulfilled, a liberating blow achieved: After a rocky start to the season, the runners-up VfB Stuttgart reached the second round of the DFB-Pokal with a convincing performance. Coach Sebastian Hoeneß’s team secured a deserved and never-in-danger 5:0 (3:0) win against the second-division newcomer Preußen Münster and celebrated their first competitive victory of the new season.

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For the successful experience on Tuesday evening, Angelo Stiller (7′) and Ermedin Demirovic (15′) set the course early. Pascal Stenzel (35′), Nick Woltemade (72′), and Atakan Karazor via a hand penalty (80′) increased the score for the efficient favorite.

Münster, which surprisingly marched through as a newcomer in the 3rd league last season, is still waiting for its first league victory and had to endure the heaviest defeat in its cup history. In the league, the SCP earned only one point from the first three matches.

VfB Dominance from the Start

The match was postponed by one and a half weeks due to the Swabians’ Supercup participation and turned out to be an easy task for the guests. Still without the two latest signings El Bilal Touré and Ameen Al-Dakhil, but for the first time with the 20-year-old talent Anrie Chase in the starting eleven, they took the initiative from the very beginning and were quickly rewarded for it.

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After Preußen goalkeeper Morten Behrens saved a shot from Fabian Rieder, Stiller was on hand to score from close range off the rebound. This early lead visibly relieved VfB of pressure. Just eight minutes later, VfB effortlessly combined through the second-division defense and extended the lead to 2:0. After a cross from Stiller, top scorer Demirovic was on hand with a header, scoring from five meters into the net.

Decision Already Before the Break

The technically inferior Preußen struggled hard but proved to be especially non-competitive in defense. VfB’s 3:0 was like a copy of the previous goal: This time, Demirovic crossed from the left side, and the unchallenged Stenzel finished with a placed header. Thus, the match was already decided before the break.

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Feeling the comfortable lead, the Swabians slowed down the tempo after the restart but never lost control of the game. Thus, Coach Hoeneß seized the opportunity to give more professionals like Jamie Leweling and Deniz Undav playing time.

However, the pressure on the Westphalian goal only slightly decreased. With a placed shot from 15 meters into the right corner, newcomer Woltemade celebrated his goal debut for VfB, erasing any doubts about the outcome. Captain Karazor, too, was able to add his name to the score sheet.

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