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00:00The pressure is on, but then it's always been on.
00:04Every time Bielefeld beats another Bundesliga side,
00:09Mitch Kniat's team were expected to go out at the next round.
00:13They're not expected to get their hands on the trophy tonight,
00:16but this is the DFB-Pokal, it makes its own rules.
00:20Anything can happen.
00:23Jogi Löw and Fabian Kloos, two legends of their respective sides.
00:37Showing off what is at stake.
00:40Rudi Völler and Julian Nagelsmann there.
01:00Now the German national anthem.
01:10The German national anthem.
01:40The German national anthem.
02:10Walter Steinmeier in the crowd today.
02:41The video assistant referee and his assistant.
02:54Now a moment to think about a campaign.
03:04You'll see the foundation for Hans Zischer,
03:10safe heart, endeavouring to bring more attention
03:16to looking after your ticket.
03:22It's always a great way to appreciate campaigns
03:25and show out important things.
03:30The DFB is very thoughtful with these kind of things.
03:35Certainly, get it checked out,
03:38make sure it'll stand the excitement of the cup final.
03:44The DFB-Pokal.
04:15At least that's the plan.
04:30Both of these sides starting with their top scorers
04:33this season on the bench.
04:36Young Julian Kanaya for Bielefeld
04:39and Amadin Demirovic for Stuttgart.
05:01Bielefeld know what they've got to do.
05:03They've got their fans behind them in the first 45 minutes.
05:09A sea of blue away to our left.
05:15And a sea of red and white in the opposite direction.
05:2390 minutes, possibly more.
05:28Michigny outside.
05:30Know what they've got to do.
05:32They've done it before.
05:34Yeah, they did.
05:35They need to bring the same kind of fight and passion
05:38like they did in all these other games,
05:40all these other rounds before.
06:09Three times winners of this competition
06:12and the first chance already.
06:14Skips away from Noah Zoran and Bazi.
06:19Their first little hello here from Amine Bielefeld
06:22and they show that they didn't come just to play.
06:25I mean, they came to play decent football,
06:27but they didn't come just to have a little bit of fun.
06:29They want to win this game,
06:30is what Michigny had said before this game.
06:33And this first little hello proves exactly that match plan.
06:39We saw them against Leverkusen.
06:41They didn't hide their light under a bushel.
06:43They played their football and took it to Leverkusen
06:46and Leverkusen were very much surprised
06:49last season's cup winners.
06:51But they weren't the only team from the Bundesliga.
06:54Union Berlin, Freiburg and Bremen also suffered the same fate.
06:59This is a question of Bielefeld's belief in themselves.
07:03They're no longer restrained by who they're playing
07:07in those ways that we always think,
07:09well, Bundesliga side is going to be easy,
07:11but it's not going to be easy at all for Stuttgart today.
07:14Yeah, absolutely.
07:15I mean, Bielefeld, maybe once you get lucky,
07:18maybe a second time as well,
07:19but they have done it over and over again
07:21and then it's a kind of a quality
07:23and they have proven that they can play decent football,
07:27that they can outwork even stronger, even better teams.
07:31And at least they believe they can pull this one off here.
07:36And I think with this belief,
07:38they can make this a very interesting cup final.
07:41It's a lot of pressure for Stuttgart though,
07:43because there was a point in the season
07:45where you could see they were thinking
07:47that the way to qualify for Europe this term
07:49is going to be via this competition,
07:51by winning today at a place in the UEFA Europa League.
07:55So as a top flight side, they can only really slip up.
07:59They can only slip up.
08:00There's actually nothing to lose on the other side.
08:03Many say Europa League would be too much
08:06for a club like Bielefeld and where they're at the moment.
08:09They already promoted to second Bundesliga.
08:11That's the biggest step.
08:12And then to play international football,
08:14maybe it would be too much of an ask.
08:15So they don't have anything to lose.
08:17They can come here and really try things.
08:19And of course, they're not here to give this to Stuttgart.
08:22Undabs ball, Valtomare chasing it.
08:25He's got the longer legs.
08:28Valtomare, push wide
08:30Push wide.
08:31And that was a good tackle there from Leon Schneider.
08:35A very important tackle from Leon Schneider
08:38against Valtomare, who is in stellar form
08:42in recent weeks, if not months.
08:44That's why he gets the call up for the national team.
08:46But Leon Schneider was exactly where he needs to be
08:49to stop the long fella from Stuttgart.
08:55Now the referee will hold play until...
09:01things pass.
09:03If you're just joining us, Patrick Obomoyela,
09:05former Bundesliga professional
09:08and it has to be said, former Arminia Bielefeld player.
09:10It was a long, long time ago.
09:13But there's a little bit of your heart
09:15that's still resident on the album, I'm sure.
09:19Yeah, for sure.
09:20I mean, you never really forget your first love.
09:23And it was my first professional club.
09:25I joined them in the second Bundesliga,
09:27promoted with them, became national player for them.
09:30So, of course, there's a bit of my heart still in Bielefeld.
09:34Stiller with the corner.
09:36It's headed out and up.
09:43Well, the idea was good,
09:45but Sam Schreck was waiting for it.
09:50Now it's Stuttgart that are putting the pressure on.
09:54And this is the right thing to do for Stuttgart
09:56because, I mean, many of the other teams
09:58that Bielefeld has beaten on the way here,
10:00they were surprised in the early minutes
10:02by the intensity that Bielefeld brought to them.
10:05And then you don't want that as Stuttgart now.
10:08So you have to hold against it,
10:09if not overpower Bielefeld in those first minutes
10:12to keep them quiet.
10:16Long throw being queued up.
10:20Of course, Walter Marder was in there.
10:23That's a first take for Jonas Kausken.
10:27And a good throw.
10:28Really good throw.
10:31They got some players forward.
10:33The captain's there with him.
10:37Now, OP.
10:40Corbos got away from him.
10:44But this is where Stuttgart have to watch themselves, Patrick,
10:46because they were quick out of the box there.
10:48They were quick, and this is actually something
10:51that they like to do, of course,
10:53play counter-attack with Zagans and Bazee,
10:55of course, and Khodovski.
10:57They have two speedy strikers up front
10:59that can really chase that ball if it's played deep.
11:02So this, we might see from time to time over this game.
11:08Some interesting players in the starting line-up.
11:11As mentioned, Bielefeld with the same starting XI
11:14that started against Leverkusen.
11:17But Jose Wagnermann back in the starting line-up.
11:20First time he started in the Cup this season.
11:22And up until this point, he'd only played four minutes.
11:25Yeah, but he is that kind of player that can match
11:28that kind of speed that Bielefeld can bring
11:30on these counter-attacks.
11:32So maybe that's the thought behind that
11:35of Sebastian HoeneĂ.
11:38Well, they did, or Sebastian HoeneĂ
11:40has slightly rejigged the team.
11:45Put in...
11:48Chris Föhrisch, who's also got some speed.
11:52Arminio Arminio Arminio Arminio
11:55Arminio Arminio Arminio Arminio
11:58Arminio Arminio Arminio Arminio
12:00He's in for Jamie Leverling, who only starts on the bench.
12:04Enzo Miura's moved out a bit wider.
12:06He was more central in their last game
12:09in the Bundesliga last weekend away at Leipzig,
12:11where they got a 3-2 win.
12:17Armenia, of course, were celebrating
12:19the third division title last weekend
12:22with a 1-0 win at home against Mannheim.
12:29It's already been a great season for them.
12:31They can crown it today.
12:36Only the fourth side
12:39from Division III to make it this far,
12:43and none of the previous sides from that division
12:46have actually managed to score in the final.
12:52But they've won a little more history than just that today.
12:54Yeah, of course.
12:55And they have some guys on the pitch
12:57that already like to score in this cup season,
13:00especially, of course, Marius Wöhrl,
13:02who scored already three goals
13:04during his six games in this cup competition.
13:08Three assists as well.
13:10Chris Föhrisch.
13:12That one's come for Miura.
13:17Calmed him off a little rugby-style there.
13:27Yeah, the hand into the face of Marius Wöhrl,
13:31the guy we just talked about.
13:33Of course, he wants this situation to go his way.
13:41There certainly was contact,
13:43but he milked it for everything it was worth
13:46and got the free kick.
13:48Yeah, you better watch this one closely.
13:50It could be history made here.
13:54Some fans brought their binoculars.
13:57Well, it's a very big stadium.
14:00Approaching 75,000 people.
14:04The city has been full of blue and white and red and white.
14:13The atmosphere's been great.
14:14You see groups chatting to one another, sharing a beer.
14:20A lot of the Bielefeld fans I was talking to on the way here
14:25are just happy that they're having their day in the sun.
14:28I mean, this is something that could go both ways for Bielefeld.
14:33Not just for the fans, but also for the players,
14:35because you said it, they are champions.
14:37They promoted to the second Bundesliga,
14:39so they achieved already so much,
14:41which could actually then put or take some weight off your shoulders.
14:46And that drop couldn't be too big.
14:49Oh, Zaran and Barzeh got a good ball in there,
14:53and Stuttgart were a little slow clearing that.
14:57Or being aware of the danger.
15:01You have to be on full alert in every second in a cup final.
15:08One goal could be the decisive one, no matter when it's scored.
15:12So there's no offside, you can clearly see in this replay.
15:17And then they didn't really go to face Zaran and Barzeh.
15:26The throw from Grudowski, he gets it back again.
15:31It was a good thought, but VAR wasn't on the same wavelength.
15:37Yeah, but these are pressure opportunities,
15:40you can now push your team up high and apply pressure on Stuttgart,
15:44maybe win the situation and go from there.
15:55Stiller was dispossessed there.
15:58Barzeh trying the trick.
16:01Now Angelo Stiller had an ankle injury, he's come back really quickly.
16:06A double ligament tear in his ankle.
16:10A lot of people were perhaps rather negatively speculating
16:15that Bielefeld would give him a hard time today on his ankle.
16:18Yeah, I don't think that as a team, as a coach,
16:21you would say to your players,
16:23remember, there's a player who has a sore ankle,
16:26you might want to step on it once or twice.
16:28But it's of course some situation, and the cup final is fought.
16:32There will be hard match-ups, there are hard challenges,
16:35and that could lead to Stiller maybe picking some pain up.
16:39But that shouldn't be intentionally the thing for Bielefeld to aim at.
16:44No, but they won't be pulling out of the challenges either of them, will they?
16:47No, they won't.
16:48It's a good ball, it's a really good ball.
16:50Bielefeld into the box, needs a finish.
16:53Oh no, not the post.
16:56Big chance, came and went for Bielefeld.
16:59It almost surprised them, Patrick.
17:02That's going to be an easy take.
17:04They should have had a goal.
17:06These are the moments where history can be written.
17:09First of all, it's a close call, but it's no offside from Godowski.
17:13He uses his speed to push over that left foot.
17:16It's no offside from Godowski.
17:18He uses his speed to push over that left wing,
17:21and he absolutely finds and free Louis Oppie,
17:24who couldn't really connect with that ball,
17:26but it's enough to get it where there's Zarin, Rennes, Barzeh,
17:30absolutely free, and this of course has to be,
17:33needs to be a goal for Bielefeld.
17:36Big chance given away.
17:38Big nerves?
17:40Ah, it's a bit of everything.
17:42I mean, it all goes really fast.
17:44There are nerves involved, but also you need to be perfectly precise
17:48in those situations.
17:50Stuttgart on the attack.
17:53Ball blocked, it's a free kick.
17:57And it's Millau that's gone down.
18:01Stefano Russo got caught for it.
18:03There was contact, it was physical,
18:05and there's that knee kind of to the thigh of Millau,
18:09so even though he holds his foot,
18:12there's enough to give this as a free kick for Stuttgart.
18:17And it's not in an undangerous position either.
18:23More boots.
18:25Yeah, I think Juric needs some more grip,
18:28or I think he goes for the shorter versions of the studs.
18:35Might be a little firmer than expected, that pitch down there,
18:38which is in great condition.
18:40You can see it from up close, it's a good pitch.
18:43They were watering it a lot beforehand.
18:46Now, Angelo Stiller, the key man.
18:57He's already got a couple of DFB-Pokal goals.
19:06In fact, he's got more in the cup than he has in the league.
19:10Valtomato makes a run.
19:12Valtomato's header was well offside.
19:18Yeah, but you don't want to do that
19:21and leave a man like Nick Valtomato absolutely OK.
19:24This is offside and it's a clear one.
19:26But deny this situation, first of all.
19:29It's not a situation you need to put yourselves in.
19:32That's the back three.
19:40It's a team effort.
19:47Diakes.
19:50And Schauble.
19:54To centre-halves, Sforz, Dukkardt today.
20:04Sforz and Dukkardt just pausing things down a little there,
20:07get their breath back.
20:09I mean if you're the favorite and if you when it comes to individual or a team quality the better team
20:16You want to control the pace you want to take the hectic out of that game?
20:21because it usually
20:39He's been in spanking form in the Bundesliga
20:4812 goals this season
20:51He scored in four rounds
20:54Everyone that he's played in and he scored again now. That's a big goal Patrick
20:58That is a big goal and you can almost say every team you played in recent weeks
21:04He scored against because that's the kind of form he is
21:06He really is the lifeline for Stuttgart and might be the most important player in his game to secure them
21:13Not just the cup, but also international football for next season. That was just
21:19Sheer tenacity and tenacious how he how he overcame that pressure. Look at this closer is it's right there on him
21:26Excuse me
21:27Also it is but he just shakes him off with his strength and then uses his his skill set to get that ball
21:33Past Kaskin beautiful goal for Nick Valtomane
21:38Now to give a little hope to Bielefeld
21:43didn't
21:45Leverkusen score as well
21:46Against yes, there was Jonathan tar opening the scoring against Bielefeld and they came back from it turned it around
21:53And that's why they're here in the final
21:55But yeah, they know what they have to do and I know they could do it
22:01But right now it's the Stuttgart fans that are bouncing
22:09Mitch can add knows
22:11That only 15 minutes is gone
22:13Of this game, which is 90 minutes long
22:17There is still time but what a great start for Stuttgart
22:22I mean to be honest that the first big chance or actually a couple situations really went
22:29To Bielefeld and they should be the team
22:32That that open scoring this one after that big chance that was given away from Zanon and was it?
22:39But now they have to chase this and it's not going to be easy. Of course against good God
22:44They more than before can now control the pace slow it down and then wait for their opportunities
22:52It should have been the equalizer for Stuttgart Salomon Buzzi
22:58Rattling the crossbar, but only that
23:07But they would have come into this in the same way that they came into the other four games
23:11Against Bundesliga sides. They know that they are capable of scoring against them
23:18It doesn't seem to have interrupted them
23:20No, absolutely not they have that kind of confidence and rightfully so we talked about what they all achieved this season
23:28And they will keep going they will keep believing until this thing is really without of reach or or
23:36Over and gone the other way
23:40No, it's not on the line, but they has never scored in the cup
23:43He won't come any closer than he did just now
23:47Yeah, this is these are the kind of situations the kind of chances and misses that can haunt you and really chain
23:54Chase you in many nights to come but who knows he might get another situation
24:01Redemption is always wonderful too if it can be found
24:16And
24:32Alexander double the long cake and it's gone all the way through
24:39And then all the way out
24:42And that's an easy corner now for Stuttgart that long ball should have been dealt with better
24:50Well couldn't really get under it or behind it to clear it before one your mom
24:55Got in control
24:57And here's another set piece for Stuttgart under low still at the one to take
25:11Shake of the heads
25:18Headed away by
25:26Referee Christian Diggard being very exact as to where he wants that taken from
25:33Bela felt wanting to move it quick
25:41I mean we say it all the time Patrick
25:43This is one of those games where you want to leave it all on the park today. It's the last game of the season
25:48certainly for
25:50the third tier side so obviously some of the internationals will be busy in the summer, but
25:57You don't want to walk off the pitch feeling that you didn't give everything. No, this is this is the last call
26:02I mean, it's this and then nothing for quite some time and
26:06In who knows how they're going to be back in in the champs or in the cup final haggman
26:13fuzzy
26:14They are getting through and that's a good sign
26:18Yeah, it's a good sign and these are the situation moments that beautiful needs to create not just for themselves
26:25But also to keep stuck out on their back heels and in thinking about the danger that beautiful can bring
26:37Oh
26:41Comes across to take the corner
26:54To sugar players coming in close too close for their liking
27:06It's an important game for a referee to get this one as well
27:09it's it's a it's a sign of his good work and he'll want to do well as well today because sitting at very
27:16very
27:17Paying a lot of attention to detail as that ball swings in
27:26They're getting in each other's way and that can be dangerous
27:29Now Dennis on that to make it to nail I slips it across
27:36She's happy
27:39To make it to nail
27:41Armenia feel if I'm done by their attack
27:49What a great team player making sure that ball goes in by sloshing it across to ends of the old
27:58He's called the goal against Regensburg we always got another one now
28:02I
28:05Tighten their grip on this game. Yeah, but this of course shouldn't be a situation where
28:10Stuttgart is getting away with and getting this kind of a counter, but you see that situation here. It's between
28:19And there's a misunderstanding between the two beautiful players and then it's done not pushing that ball all the way
28:26Yeah, it's Berlin Shrek not on the same page not in sync
28:30Misunderstanding and that leads to that second goal
28:32Mistakes will be punished on this level and this is a learning that beautiful. Maybe should have had before
28:49Well, that's Sebastian Ernest celebrating his 99th game in charge today
28:59They
29:04Just didn't communicate the day. Yeah, it was a little bit of
29:08I'll take it you have it at the same time and
29:11This is something that again. You can't allow yourself
29:16At this level against these kind of opponents
29:25Makes it really tough
29:30And they've had a couple of good moments where they could have got something
29:36Yeah, I mean we weren't even a minute in this game where there was the first opportunity for Bielefeld and then that big chance
29:44against the crossbar from
29:46Sondren buzzing
29:50Bielefeld could have had a game a goal already that might have changed the game a little too
29:59And
30:03Shabo catches the hip Alex on the new
30:12Jeff Shabo who's former side colonel promoted back up into the Bundesliga
30:20I'm sure he'll be looking forward to playing them next season
30:29And
30:32Three
30:36Gonna bring out a yellow card for
30:39Sondren buzzing and you can't afford to lose players
30:44Now no, not at all. But but I thought this this situation. I mean it wasn't clever
30:50But there wasn't really much Sondren buzzy is sliding in front of him
30:54It's Shabo kicking into the man. So this shouldn't even be a yellow card to be honest in my in my opinion
31:01But of course should guard the fans and the teammates of Shabo
31:07They think it aware that it might be more than it really was
31:11Some of the numbers of the game already three shots to three 60% of the ball, but they keep
31:17Letting still got in now. There's a nasty collision as well. There's gonna be a I
31:23Think it's gonna be a word here with Enzo Mule
31:27Kelskins down
31:29It's funny man. Not me. I'm not gonna lie. I'm not gonna lie. I'm not gonna lie. I'm not gonna lie
31:34I'm not gonna lie. I'm not gonna lie. I'm not gonna lie
31:36I'm not gonna lie. I'm not gonna lie. I'm not gonna lie
31:39It's funny man, not me. Oh, thank you. Pardon. It's Yosha Wagner man
31:46From how ding it let this game. This must be a yellow card at least for one one as well
31:53He went crashing into the keeper
32:01He's got the yellow card in his hands
32:09And you're absolutely right
32:13That was a long ball, but there was a foul there on girl and then money man, he wasn't maybe not really aware
32:22That Kirsten was coming out like that
32:27Probably didn't intend to really fully connect with him
32:31Could hurt both sides actually
32:34But I think it's a good call
32:36But I think as you said quite rightly after giving the yellow for
32:41Surrender and buzz a he had to give the yellow for Wagner man
32:46It was very far forward at that point now on that
32:56Dennis and I've been the biggest game of his career so far
33:00Finds the charges in under half an hour three nail to shut guards
33:08And I hate to say it Patrick, but it looks like
33:11It's all over for brave
33:14Yeah, the division well second division now, but just a good to be the felt it
33:19It might be over for beautiful now, and it's another goal. That is a gift actually
33:26from
33:27Actually from from goals in this case Maximia goals
33:32I would have really strong game against Leverkusen, but lost that with that ball here
33:36The build-up and then it's enough who is really clever
33:42See there's that pass he wanted to pass that ball back
33:44But still I was actually actually aware of what's gonna happen that it's a good pass and it's one of now
33:51Just nobody left there really to stop him
33:55And that's his quality of course
33:56That's why he's a German international striker Schneider tries to get back into the challenge
34:02But no chance and enough makes it his goal in this final good work from Baltimore as well
34:10stopping the possible offside by just holding up the ball a second and now
34:16Up the other ends
34:20Be the felt challenge is
34:22Is
34:23Now a different one that it was at the first whistle. They need to make sure they don't concede a hatful
34:30Yeah, I just hope that they can find it not to really break apart now
34:34And then at least try to stay in this game
34:37Maybe get a goal back and who knows it you know this might be become an interesting game again
34:43But at the moment it looks like all stood cut
34:46And
34:49We were looking at the numbers from the first nearly half an hour lots of possession for Bielefeld
34:54But it wasn't poor possession either. Yeah, and same amount of truck shots, but
35:00They've really let themselves down a couple of times
35:02they missed that big opportunity to score and then they gave the ball away and then a
35:08miscommunication in the midfield let still got through and a Champions League side like stood guard
35:13I'm just gonna say thank you very much there. Yeah, that's exactly what I what I was saying
35:17It's of course you can concede a goal, but you can't present you can't give them two more and it was miscommunication
35:25It was a the wrong decision making for for Bielefeld
35:28I don't know on that level against such a team with these kind of players. You will get punished and
35:35Punished they have been
35:43We said earlier the pressure is on Stuttgart because they can only fail today fail to do what everybody expects them to do
35:53But how this game is going now, there's actually no pressure anymore on Stuttgart
35:58There might be some if Bielefeld manages to get a goal because then you know this could could then
36:04Tilt to the other side a little more but for the moment
36:07It looks like Stuttgart is having a great cup final day and they're controlling the ball now moving around between them looking up
36:15There's less of that
36:17Hectic activity that we saw earlier on when they let
36:21Armenia get to them a little but I mean you're gonna still try to do that
36:26Yeah, this is what Armenia does. Usually they fight to the very end
36:30Even though they're trailing now, and it looks like a nun
36:33unbearable situation an impossible one
36:36But they had a few of those impossible
36:39Matches and matchups against Bundesliga teams already. Well, they've always scored at least twice so far in this cup season
36:49To nil against Hanover to nil against Odeon
36:523-1 against Freiburg 2-1 against Bremen and they got two against Leverkusen, of course
37:01their first ever final
37:03Half an hour gone and they're three goals down a
37:09Forgotten conclusion you might have said beforehand, but very much not the case. They've had a fantastic season
37:22But maybe
37:24This is just one step too far
37:27Ultimata carries on his run great stuff. Oh, it's lovely. It's gorgeous. It's not gonna go in though. They're gonna clear it
37:36That was very pedestrian from Stewart guard lackadaisical they could have had a fourth
37:43Yeah, maybe should have had a fourth, but they tried to to make it really unselfishly passing the ball
37:49to the next better position player, but it was again a mistake of
37:53Bielefeld a wrong situation that led to this opportunity for Stuttgart
38:06Carrizor loves it over the top, but the offside flag goes up against Dennis on dive on this near side
38:23You
38:37Yeah, good call good situation
38:43And again time for stood God where they can slow it down
38:54You
39:06We mentioned earlier on how important
39:11Angelo stiller is
39:12for stood guards
39:14having him back today was a key thing that they were absolutely working towards and
39:21Daring to hope and look already two assists. He's had a shot himself and the passes
39:26He is the central cock in the Stuttgart machine. Yes is he is the
39:33important player in midfield the brain
39:36The guy who says what tempo to play that was a misunderstanding between two should cut players now
39:44Well, that was well hurdled by Zarin run by say he's done this a couple of times in this game
39:49and they've not managed to
39:52Capitalize on it at all and the same has happened here again
39:57They're working so hard for one another
40:01Yeah, but if it needs to to reward themselves in these kind of moments and it was another
40:08Decent situation for Bielefeld that pass came in front of of the goal of Alex we will
40:14They
40:16Need more they keep they've got to keep grinding keep digging maybe they find something
40:22Two assists today for Angelo stiller three in total
40:28That's the most in this set the FB football season from any player
40:33Nick Volter Marder now with five goals the last time that
40:37a sugar player scored as many goals in
40:41the cup season was
40:43Martin Harnik
40:45Who's sat just over there? Yeah, he's sitting right a couple of meters
40:50Beside each other, of course to play for Stuttgart. I played with him at Werder Bremen
40:55Great guy, and of course was a great football player now an expert for Austrian television
41:01Which or who are just sitting to the left of that our commentary position Chris Ferris?
41:10Has had a bit of an off and on season
41:14Has had a couple of goals in the Bundesliga and one in this competition
41:20And there's still time to get one
41:33Corvus
41:44And still they keep trying there's a man spare at the back didn't quite drop
41:54And this is where they've got caught before Patrick, yeah
41:58They need that rest for tidying to work better for the rest defense
42:05Still up
42:07A
42:09Little stead he's been very quiet so far Maximilian Mittelstedt. I haven't needed him so much
42:16I mean we have to say it's it's more Bielefeld's
42:20wrongdoing that led to to these to this lead of Stuttgart then it was Stuttgart really
42:26Playing themselves into those positions, but of course they used the moments that Bielefeld offered
42:33This is the content that's again, that's quality if you saw if you give a Champions League side an opportunity
42:39They will take it and say thank you very much
42:45A bit of a learning curve for Armenia this evening so far
42:51Three goals one from Nick Volter Mata one from ends or me or and Dennis and of scoring in a cup final
43:02And
43:15It's clear to
43:16Who himself played in the fourth and fifth tiers of German football?
43:22as
43:23said a half
43:27Has done a marvelous job with Bielefeld this season
43:33And I'm excited of course for the club for this team and that they can play second Bundesliga next year and
43:40with all that the
43:42accolades all the achievements and everything that comes with it reaching the
43:47Cup final and the price money that this gives you
43:52This could be a good season if they have a good summer on the transfer market and they they bring on new players
43:58It could be a very exciting season and a good good chance for them to stay in League two in Germany
44:06Well, they will be giving up Mario's world again. He goes back to Hannover 96
44:12After this game, he's only on loan
44:19Played in virtually every game miss one game with the fractured cheekbone or matchday 10
44:29Volta Mata, he's written that charge again. It's another tackle that didn't get the better of him
44:48A cup final and a goal something so special about that
44:52Louis Opie defending that near post
45:12Stuttgart fans hoping for more can still are providing
45:23That's a core
45:27Atakan Carrizal, beg your pardon
45:30the captain
45:33There was a timely foot in there from Sam Shrek
45:53Five minutes to go to the break chance for Bielefeld to regroup
46:08Neat work from Corbus
46:16More neat work from the American and then he got tangled up
46:22The foul
46:37Another foul
46:41Angelo's still up
46:50Sam Shrek
46:53Running into him
47:11Stuttgart who last won the Cup back in 1997 Yogi Lerf was in charge back then
47:19Went on a course with Germany to win the World Cup
47:23Some years later
47:25Furish gets it to Volta Mata, Volta Mata's shot
47:30Takes a deflection and will be a corner
47:45Bielefeld just before the break
47:49Needing to concentrate just that little bit harder
47:55Runs out of the training ground but
48:01Might need a few more goes at that one Furish
48:05That's three nil up they're starting to try and enjoy themselves little flick from Furish is good and
48:12Carrizal
48:15Carrizal
48:18Carrying on still a hill look for a pass into the center
48:24Kelskin with a punch
48:27And there was a foul on him by Denis Undov
48:48Shrek
48:56Shrek
49:00Over Furish's head, over Saarinen-Bazet's head
49:07Two minutes of time will be added on I'm reliably informed
49:13If Bielefeld could
49:15Just get a goal back before halftime that would set up a very
49:20Interesting second half
49:46Hackmann for
49:48Saarinen-Bazet
49:50Bazet
49:52Working his magic again
49:54Sam Shrek
49:56That's a
49:58Bit more useful but there was no one there to capitalize on it
50:02Kovac
50:04He's got away from
50:06Saarinen-Bazet
50:10Unfortunately for
50:13Bielefeld
50:27No foul there
50:29And this is where Stuttgart have been brilliant this evening
50:33Coming away with the ball
50:35Just riding those tackles
50:38In behind
50:43Final ball just not accurate enough to cause Bielefeld any
50:50Problems
50:58Nick Voltomato's 17th competitive goal of the season
51:04Started them off very nicely this evening
51:12A moment there looking a little stumped as to where they should go with the ball
51:43Felix Hackmann
51:46There is room in the centre
51:55Into the last minute of time added on
52:02Stuttgart keeping a tight back line
52:06Which means there's nowhere really for
52:09Bielefeld to go
52:12Stuttgart
52:16Stuttgart have lost their last two finals
52:20Against
52:22Nuremberg and Bayern
52:29But they are way in front in this one
52:33Last bit of action of the half
52:38Vuell trying to make something happen
52:41Sam Schreck
52:47Referee brings the first half to a close
52:54If he'd have hit the back of the net instead of the crossbar
52:58It might have been a different game right from the get go
53:01Nick Voltomato
53:03Opened the scoring though
53:05After Noah Saarinen-Bazet only rattled the crossbar
53:10Enzo Mio and Denis Undov
53:14Adding
53:16To Voltomato's goal
53:18Meaning that the score at half time
53:21Is Armenia Bielefeld 0
53:23Stuttgart 3
53:33Plenty
53:35To talk about as far as
53:38Saarinen-Bazet