VfB Stuttgart II found in the 3rd league on foreign space in the track of success. On the 29th matchday, the promoted team won a historic away win at the 1st FC Saarbrücken.
The Swabians won 2-0 (2-0) at the promotion candidate 1. FC Saarbrücken on Friday evening (14.03.2025) and thus celebrated the first away win in the 3rd division since March 12, 2016. Mirza Catovic brought the guests in the lead in front of 12,871 spectators in the Ludwigsparkstadion (35th minute), increased Mohad Sankoh before the break (43.).
Saarbrücken dominates the first half hour
VfB coach Markus Fiedler changed his team Compared to the 1: 2 defeat against Osnabrück Justin Diehl, who had been appointed in the professional squad, was missing in three positions. In the first quarter of the game, the Stuttgart defensive, which had already collected 49 goals, allowed little and defended. The first Saarbrücken score came from Maurice Multhaupt (19th), whose shot from the half-right side just past the housing of VfB keeper Dennis Seimen. A kind of initial spark for the Saarland promotion aspirant, who increasingly moved the game to the VfB half, but could not convert superiority into opportunities.
Catovic and Sankoh meet for VfB II
The best offensive campaigns of the first half therefore did not have the hosts, but the previously harmless guests: a direct free kick from 25 meters from Nicolas Sessa steered FCS keeper Phillip Menzel just to the corner (33.). Afterwards Laurin Ulrich beat this perfectly on Sankoh, who was able to head freely on the goal in the five -meter room. Menzel thwarted the goal again with a brilliant parade and was also there a few seconds later with a shot from Jarzinho Malanga, which he was still steering over the crossbar.
Two minutes later he was powerless. Catovic was served with a sharp flank from the right side, which he pushed in 1-0 for VfB II (35.). The VfB, encouraged by the tour, continued directly and pressed the confused hosts further back. In the 43rd minute, the commitment was rewarded when Sessa used the place on the left and brought the ball to Sankoh. This only had to insert free in front of the goal to 2-0. With the somewhat happy but due to the overnight of possibilities not undeserved 2-0 lead for the guests, the half-time break.
Seimen stops Saarbrücker from the break
FCS coach Rüdiger Ziehl responded to the break residue with a double change and brought Stefan and Lasse Wilhelm for Dominik Becker and Florian Krüger. And this could have taken care of the connection ten minutes after the restart, but failed with his header. Multhaupt put the rebound on the right post. Happiness for the U23 of the Swabians, who survived the tribulation phase of the hosts through a safely standing goalkeeper and good defensive work.
In the middle of the second half, the offensive urge of the Saarlanders increasingly subsided, while the relegation -threatened Swabians with skillful actions against the raised hosts caused relief. A quarter of an hour before the end, Sankoh could have made the decision, but failed free of charge on the Saarbrücker Tor on the Menzel, which rushed out. In the final phase, Saarbrücken brought nothing really countable from Kasim Rabihic (90.+1), which is why VfB II played the two-goal lead over time.
VfB II against Sandhausen, Saarbrücken in Rostock
Due to the first away win this season, VfB Stuttgart II with 34 points is leaving the relegation places at least until Sunday. The next matchday (Sunday, March 30th, 7:30 p.m.), the Swabians welcomed SV Sandhausen to be a direct relegation duel. Saarbrücken initially stays in second place in the table with 50 points, but can be overtaken by Energie Cottbus on Sunday and will travel to Hansa in Rostock on the next matchday (Saturday 29.03.
