Tiago Tomás Strikes in 119th Minute to Send Stuttgart to DFB-Pokal Final
The win sets up a Berlin final against record winner Bayern Munich on May 23.
Overview
- Tiago Tomás came off the bench to score the 119th-minute winner in a 2-1 extra-time victory over Freiburg.
- Freiburg went ahead through Maximilian Eggestein from a set piece in the 28th minute before Deniz Undav leveled in the 70th minute.
- Stuttgart created the better late chances as Chris Führich hit the post and Florian Müller made key saves to force a late finish.
- The result confirms a DFB-Pokal final in Berlin against Bayern Munich, who have won the cup 20 times.
- Stuttgart, the defending DFB-Pokal champions, have reached back-to-back finals in Germany’s main knockout cup.