Euphoria: Stuttgart Deniz Undav (left) and Maximilian Mittelstädt celebrated a little with the fans after the goal to 0: 4.
Photo: dpa/Sebastian Hoeneß
On Sunday the next stage of the party marathon was on the Stuttgart Schlossplatz after the team of coach Sebastian Hoeneß had already celebrated until late at night in Berlin. The very exuberant atmosphere at VfB also told about the special tension that had grown on the Stuttgart before this DFB Cup final against the third division champion Arminia Bielefeld. Immediately after the 4-2 victory, their faces revealed that in addition to great joy, there is also a lot of relief that the favorite role was justified and that they have achieved the first title win for VfB since the German Championship in 2007. With the fourth cup triumph after 1954, 1958 and 1997, the Stuttgart team had also completed a difficult season with great success – and saved the evaluation of the season.
The emotional situation at VfB was correspondingly diffuse. This became particularly clear with the trainer. “He felt quite a lot of empty ones,” said Hoeneß shortly after the cup handover, “it is not yet possible. I am overjoyed, you just don’t see it because so much is going on in me in all directions. ”The same thing happened to his players. “I’m ready,” said Maximilian Mittelstädt after the overall clear victory through the goals of Nick Woltemade (15th), Enzo Millot (22nd/66th) and Deniz Undav (28th), before Bielefeld came to 2: 4 by Josha Vagnoman (85.).
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The emotional chaos also had to do with the fact that there are complicated months and years behind VfB. Shortly after Hoeneß’s taking office, the Stuttgart prevented relegation from the Bundesliga in the relegation against Hamburger SV in the relegation against Hamburger SV. “It was a long time ago that VfB has won a title. It was still very far two years ago, «recalled Hoeneß. A year ago, he had qualified for the Champions League as the second in the Bundesliga with the Stuttgarters, from which they had left this season after the main round. In addition, VfB had to be satisfied with ninth place in the Bundesliga.
The cup victory was all the more important for the big picture. Not only to avoid embarrassment against the second division promoted, but above all to achieve the league of the Europa League. With anticipation, you can now look at the European Cup at VfB. Previously, another title chance opened for the Swabians in the Supercup on August 16. Then the first competitive game of the coming season is the Supercup against the FC Bayern, which is currently busy sorting himself up according to the cancellation of wish player Florian Wirtz.
The attacker Woltemade, which was recently nominated by national coach Julian Nagelsmann, hopes for his personal triple through the final Four of the Nations League and then at the European Championship with the U 21 in June. “I would like to make a triple pack when it comes to titles. I have number one now, «says the 23-year-old cheerfully.
The decisive factor in the cup final had been the quality differences of both teams. For this, those three minutes were in the first quarter of an hour in which the Bielefelders awarded their first major chance and the Stuttgart used their. At first Arminias Noah Sarenren Bazeee had only hit the crossbar free -standing from five meters before Woltemade ran freely onto the goal after a Bielefeld loss of ball and a steep pass from the outstanding Angelo Stiller on the opposite side. And because Stuttgart played two more counterattacks afterwards, this final was decided after less than half an hour.
Initially, thanks to a quick counterattack after a Bielefeld corner and a misunderstanding between Sam Schreck and Marius Wörl. Shortly thereafter, after a quick return, Bielefeld’s Maximilian Große had lost the ball under construction to Stiller. VfB had used its first three chances ice cold and always benefited from Bielefeld errors. Millots 4: 0 had also preceded a Bielefeld false pass. After that, the Arminia came to two goals, with which she was the first third division club to meet in a DFB Cup final, which Hertha BSC II (1993), Energie Cottbus (1997) and Union Berlin (2001) had not succeeded.
With all the pride of a remarkable cup season, including ascent to the second division, “of course everyone was disappointed,” said coach Mitch Kniat. Nevertheless, there was also celebration in Bielefeld on Sunday: first with a corso through the city and then with a reception of the team in the town hall.
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