coach Tuchel chose Heinz Muller in goal. The Mainz darling replaced Christian Wetklo and came after a long injury lay-off only his second league game this season. VfB coach Labbadia was on the right back position for the young Patrick Funk the advantage against the Swiss defender Philipp Degen. Only seven players were allowed to try in this role.
Buoyed by his good training camp with two wins Stuttgart presented itself committed and courageous. Mainz also showed that there is way around the second place. Both teams canceled on the deep, difficult recordable and costing a lot of power, belonging to a large extent in the first round. In addition, let the good defensive staggered rows of very little.
The few significant opportunities also the ball was deflected off each dangerous. After Pavel Pogrebnyak shot deflected for a corner from Niko Bungert (13). The Mainz defender deflected after a tight range shot by Christian Träsch the leather still from (29). On the opposite side of a possible radio residue prevented by Marcel Risse (23): The "arc lamp fell over the VfB-gate.
Even after the break, both teams tried to raise a decent game. But even now, none could provide significant benefits. The Rheinhessen had bad luck, however, could be clarified as VfB defender Cristian Molinaro a shot by Marcel cracks on the line with a header (58). Substitute Adam Szalai put a header over the bar from close range just barely (74).
Then hit the "hour" of the Stuttgart substitute: Timo Gebhart fit in, and the first nine minutes earlier pushed for the weak Cacau put Martin Harnik to 1:0 a (79). The guide was a surprise, since Mainz now had more playing time. The guests expressed now decided to compensation, but failed again and again at VfB defensive bulwark.
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