VfB Stuttgart almost won again, but in injury time the Swabians got in their own way in the 1-1 win over Bochum, who had conquered Bayern.
Big disappointment: Mavropanos straddled fatally in added time.
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Because the previous eight Bayern conquerors had not managed to follow up with another win, VfL Bochum played against a curse, so to speak, after the 4-2 surprise win. After surviving the corona infection, keeper Riemann was able to play a part again, while Pantovic represented Rexhbecaj who was suspended.
It was also Pantovic who had a good early chance to put the visitors ahead after a Holtmann cross (8′). Afterwards, VfB were back with Anton (recovered) compared to the 2:4 at Bayer Leverkusen, but defensively they were much more stable. Both teams worked hard, but lacked the necessary precision in the decisive passes in the last third.