VfB Stuttgart Cruise Past Köln With 4-1 Victory

VfB Stuttgart produced a commanding Bundesliga display at the MHPArena in Stuttgart on September 4, 2026, comfortably seeing off 1. FC Köln 4-1 in their Round 2 clash. Under clear skies with temperatures reaching 25°C, the hosts controlled proceedings from the outset. Stuttgart opened the scoring just before the break through Bilal El Khannouss and never looked back, adding further goals after the interval to establish a three-goal cushion. Although substitute Marius Bülter pulled one back for the visitors, Josha Vagnoman rounded off a dominant performance with a late fourth goal as Stuttgart cruised to a routine home victory.

Key Events

39' - Josha Vagnoman assisted Bilal El Khannouss to score, making it 1-0.

41' - Jahmai Simpson-Pusey was booked with a yellow card for Köln.

60' - Maximilian Mittelstädt assisted Grischa Prömel to score, making it 2-0.

75' - Finn Jeltsch assisted Ermedin Demirovic to score, making it 3-0.

81' - Mikey Moore assisted Marius Bülter to score, making it 3-1.

85' - Tom Krauß was booked with a yellow card for Köln.

86' - Alessio Castro-Montes was booked with a yellow card for Köln.

90' - Josha Vagnoman scored to make it 4-1.

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