Bochum, Germany – Na so e be! VfB Stuttgart just waka enter Viertelfinale for DFB-Pokal after dem carry come serious win go meet VfL Bochum. Na wetin happen? Na dem own player, Philipp Strompf, wey don turn overnight madman, knack own goal and later collect red card like na him birthday. Shuo!
25,000 fans dey inside Ruhstadion, gisting and chilling when dem start to see wetin go play out. E be like say dem Bochum boys don get luck, but likka na only the first 12 minutes things turn upside-down for them. Our guy Strompf, na him go carry the blame, as e take miscalculate one simple header when e try clear ball. The ball just fly waka enter net, na so Stuttgart collect first goal. Tuale!
As if that one no enough, na before dem go enter halftime, Strompf dey try prove say na him dey run the show. He go foul shout and the referee – wey dey monitor everything with video, turn him on the hot seat and show am red card. wahala be dis! Make we talk true, that na two blunders wey fit spoil any footballer career. E don chop finish!
After halftime, Deniz Undav just collect ball, do one fine header direct from Jamie Leweling‘s cross, and dem don reach 2-0. E turn party for Stuttgart, as Bochum no fit respond again. Wetin dem go do? Just dey follow ball and let am run! Na when dem dey under pressure wetin dem dey for league don come show for pitch. Dem no fit use the chance wey dey come way.
Even though Bochum don dey try hold ground, with some players like Kjell Wätjen and Farid Alfa-Ruprecht trying to push forward, time no dey favor dem again. Dem dey kon dey see everything pass like film. One chance wan come for Alfa-Ruprecht to level matter, but e just dey waste time – Bredlow wey dey keep for Stuttgart just dey relax, like king wey don dey chop his food.
E be like say make dem kudos to Stuttgart coach Sebastian Hoeneß, wey orchestrate everything like conductor wey dey handle his band, as he talk say e dey happy with the victory. Na only Bus stop no dey return goal for them. As for Timo Horn, the Bochum goalkeeper, na serious bitter pill to swallow, as he dey lament say dat own goal be big wahala.
Bochum no fit hold on tight, as dem dey crisscross enter next match with Arminia Bielefeld on Saturday. Stuttgart, on the other side, dey prepare like big boys to face Bayern Munich, na so dem dey make full plans for their next league game.
In summary, dis match be classic example of how quick things fit change for football. E be like see as dem own player carry weight for am. Na so Stuttgart waka enter the next round, while Bochum dey go back to drawing board. No one wan hear the word ‘Papa’, when e come to cup styles!
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