Stuttgart - VfB Stuttgart have three days after the Einzugin the UEFA Cup with the first home win of the season the Wochegekrönt and Hannover 96 at the end of the Bundesliga table projectiles.
On Sunday, the Swabians rehabilitated for dieNiederlage from the previous week against Bayer Leverkusen and defeated dieNiedersachsen 2-0 (2-0).
Before 41,000 spectators at the Mercedes-Benz Arena shot Mario Gomez (18.) and his sixth goal of the season imsechsten competitive match. Increased penalty for a foul by Pavel Pardo (40.) zumEndstand and gave VfB coach Armin Veh the requested "successful start to the season."
Even manager Horst Heldt was pleased: "This was a triumph of hard work, but I think he was auchverdient."
The ambitious score, however, remained in the drittenSaisonspiel without a win and scoring opportunities. "This is dreiSpielen takes stock of which is very poor, well-known 96-keeper Robert Enke.
Successively subdued start of the game at extremely sultry weather had beideTeams in the first round, although with many potential revealed jedochauch playful defects. The pace remained low, the opportunities for Teilhochkarätigen resulted primarily aushaarsträubenden defensive lapses.
The event kicked off at the 10th Stuttgart RicardoOsorio Minute with a rough Patzer. 96-Director ArnoldBruggink played thereupon release Jan Rosenthal, but failed on früherenNationaltorhüter Jens Lehmann.
The U-21 national team Rosenthal had returned after a gastrointestinal Virusin Hanover's starting lineup. In addition, guests brought coach Dieter Hecking newcomer Mario Eggimann first time from the start in derInnenverteidigung.
For him, the formschwache Valérien Ismaelsogar had to completely withdraw from the squad. Also Szabolcs Huszti made with dieReise to Swabia not. For Hungary Bastian Schulz arrived zusein first Bundesliga game from the beginning.
Moreover NeuzugangMikael Forssell Mike Hanke for the first time was in the starting line and ran alseinzige Point on the Lower Saxony. The Finn had to einemStellungsfehler in the VfB defense the next opportunity to put einenWeitschuss but just past the right post (12.).
The home side, the same as in the loose 4:1-Eleven Siegin the UEFA Cup first qualifying began at FC ETO Györ in Hungary amDonnerstag, went to the 18th NtroductIon minutes total surprise.
Gomez has benefited from a corner by Pavel Pardo einemFehler of his national team colleagues Enke. Abwehrversuchder the current number 1 in the DFB team landed directly on the linkenFuß of Gomez, who finished without any problems.
Although the VfB had high-profile with Thomas Hitzlsperger (23.), Gomez (28.) and Ciprian Marica (29.) more chances. But auchHannover remained dangerous in person by Forssell (24.) and Bastian Schulz (27.).
In the 40th Minutes from the penalty spot Pardo increased to 2:0 for VfB after Christian Schulz VfB new signing Martin Lanig had fouled other edge of the box. 96-Manager Christian Hochstättertrauerte during the break after the missed chances: "I think dasswir were in the first 30 minutes, the clear better team."
In the second round of the VfB was now the dominant Mannschaft.Hannover could thank Enke, that the defeat nichtnoch was higher.
Gomez failed twice (49./59.) Ausaussichtsreicher despite his position and seems to have gate-zweitenBundesliga not found to old form. Dieeinzige 96-chance in the second round awarded the eingewechselteHanke, in the 72nd Minute via header hit the crossbar.
