First defeat after five wins
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Coach Sebastian Hoeneß from VfB Stuttgart stood in front of his goalkeeper after Alexander Nübel’s mistake in Leipzig. “The 1:3 was bitter for Alex because he played a classy game. But we won’t allow it to stick,” said the coach after the 1:3 (0:1) in the Bundesliga chase duel at RB Leipzig.
Nübel had saved the Swabians from an early deficit with numerous brilliant saves, but then made a mistake when the score was 1:2. The Leipzig striker Rômulo was able to push in the final score in stoppage time. “I wanted to solve it in a playful way, it was unnecessary – play the ball long,” said Nübel self-critically after the final whistle in the catacombs and praised his team’s overall performance: “You can get a lot of good things out of this game.”
Hoeneß also saw a further step in the development of his team, which could still hope for an equalizer after substitute Tiago Tomás’s goal (65th). “We always believed in ourselves and had enough to pack a punch,” said Hoeneß after the setback. For the Swabians it was only their third defeat of the season after five wins in a row. With 18 points, the cup winners remain in the top group of the Bundesliga.
