Stuttgart beat third-tier Arminia Bielefeld 4-2 to clinch German Cup
BERLIN - VfB Stuttgart beat third-tier Arminia Bielefeld 4-2 to lift the German Cup on Saturday thanks to goals from Nick Woltemade, Enzo Millot with a double and Deniz Undav.
Woltemade put Stuttgart in front after 15 minutes, beating goalkeeper Jonas Kersken with a low shot from the edge of the area, before Millot doubled the lead on the counter-attack seven minuets later and Undav adding a third goal in the 28th.
Millot scored again to make it 4-0 after 66 minutes but Bielefeld pulled a goal back through substitute Julian Kania eight minutes from full-time before Stuttgart's Josha Vagnoman netted an own goal in the 85th.
The win was Stuttgart's fourth Cup success and earned them a spot in the Europa League's league phase. They finished the Bundesliga campaign in ninth, two points off the European spots. REUTERS
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