Stuttgart v Union Berlin
Stuttgart close in on second spot with 2-0 win over Union Berlin
VfB Stuttgart secured a 2-0 home win over Union Berlin with goals from Serhou Guirassy and Chris Führich on Friday as they closed in on second-placed Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.
Stuttgart have now gone seven games unbeaten to reach 53 points, nine clear of Borussia Dortmund in fourth and one behind Bayern, both with a game in hand. Bayer Leverkusen lead on 64.
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Bundesliga second-top scorer Guirassy put the hosts ahead in the 19th minute with 21st league goal this season thanks to a fine finish at the far post.
Fuehrich doubled Stuttgart's lead with a superb strike in the 65th and the visitors were down to 10 men four minutes later when Andras Schafer was sent off for a foul on Josha Vagnoman.
The defeat means Union Berlin remain 14th with 25 points, eight clear of the relegation playoff spot.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Robert Schröder
German Bundesliga Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern München | 25 | 21 | 3 | 1 | +68 | 66 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | +26 | 52 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | +18 | 46 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | +16 | 46 |
| RB Leipzig | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | +13 | 44 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | +16 | 43 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 34 |
| SC Freiburg | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 33 |
| FC Augsburg | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 31 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 28 |
| Hamburg SV | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | -9 | 26 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -15 | 25 |
| FC Cologne | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 24 |
| Mainz | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -12 | 23 |
| St. Pauli | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -17 | 23 |
| Werder Bremen | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -19 | 22 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -20 | 20 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | -31 | 14 |
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