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The second round of the German Bundesliga is over. On Sunday, the remaining two matches were played, in which the guests celebrated victories.
The "Stuttgart" team, after a shameful 0-3 defeat in the first round, achieved a great result this time - even though they played with nine players against eleven, "Stuttgart" managed to beat "Arminia" 3-2 as guests. The first goal was scored at the end of the first half when F. Meira of the guest team scored a header after a corner kick. However, after the break, the situation for "Stuttgart" worsened when Ricardo Osorio was sent off for a handball in the box in the 63rd minute. Soon after, A. Ahanfoufas scored from the penalty spot and equalized the score.
Just eight minutes later, the guests surged ahead again - Cacau easily directed the ball into the goal after a pass from the left. "Stuttgart" didn't celebrate for long, as J. Böhme equalized with a great shot from the edge of the penalty area just three minutes later. Shortly after receiving a second yellow card, Antonio da Silva was sent off, but "Stuttgart" was determined to win all three points, and with seven minutes left in the match, Cacau's shot from 32 meters secured a victory for his team.
In the other match between "Bochum" and "Bayern", the league champions secured a 2-1 victory. "Bayern" took the lead at the end of the first half after a goal by R. Makaay. In the 52nd minute, the hosts "Bochum" equalized, with F. Junior scoring. However, "Bochum" failed to take points from the Bundesliga champions - around an hour into the game, P. Lahm scored the second goal for the team, which guaranteed them the victory.
Sunday's statistics:
1 – 2
42' [0 – 1] Roy Makaay
52' [1 – 1] Fabio Junior
65' [1 – 2] Philipp Lahm
2 – 3
39' [0 – 1] Fernando Meira
65' [1 – 1] Abdelaziz Ahanfouf (11m.)
73' [1 – 2] Cacau
76' [2 – 2] Jörg Böhme
83' [2 – 3] Cacau
63' Ricardo Osorio and 80' Antonio da Silva ("Stuttgart") were sent off
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