Half-Time Report: Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich
Score line: 2-2
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Starting XI for VFB Stuttgart: S. Ulreich, K. Boulahrouz, S. Tasci, M. Delpierre, C. Molinaro, M. Harnik, C. Trasch, C. Gentner, A. Boka, Cacau, P. Pohrebnyak
Subs: M. Bah, E. Bicakcic, P. Degen, Elson, Z. Kuzmanovic, S.Schipplock, M. Ziegler
Starting XI for Bayern Munich: H. Butt, P. Lahm, A. Tymoshchuk, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Breno-c8038, D. Pranjic, M. Van Bommel, A. Ottl, T. Muller, B. Schweinsteiger, F. Ribery, M. Gomez
Subs: T. Kraft, M. Klose, M. Demichelis, D. Contento, E. Braafheid, D. Alaba, D. van Buyten
In this top of the table clash between German giants http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VfB-Stuttgart-c40879 and Bayern Munich, two strong line ups were chosen by the respective managers.
Munich took no time to find two quick goals in the early proceedings. The first came off an unstoppable 36 yards shot from A. Ottl. The midfielder found himself in a lot of space and unleashed a powerful shot into the top corner of the goal. This was followed
by a quick play between Muller and M Gomez. Gomez, who has been in red hot form this season, scored his 5th goal in 2 games, when he managed to smash a simple shot past the goal keeper. At the 8th minute, Munich were in front with two goals to the
good.
However, the home side then enjoyed good possession and were rewarded for their hard work. P. Pogrebnyak scored his first of two goals in the 32nd minute, when a mistake by defender Pranjic deflected the ball into the striker's feet. The player
made no mistake and managed a clean effort past Butt, who was caught off guard.
Mario Gomez was substituted to make way for M. Klose. In the dying moments of the first half, Pogrebnyak scored his second. The striker was expertly fed by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cacau-c8235 and managed to keep his calm to manage a remarkable finish. The sides headed back into the dressing
room with the scores level.
It is remarkable to see that despite watching four goals being scored in the first half, there’s nothing to choose between the sides. Munich would want to find the third goal and then defend harder, as they have blown away a perfect 2 goal cushion. Stuttgart
would want to keep performing like this in order to register a remarkable come from behind victory over the German champions.
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