Tiago Tomas

Stuttgart head coach Sebastian Hoeness hailed the team’s fight as they reached a second consecutive DFB-Pokal final with an extra-time win over Freiburg. Stuttgart triumphed 2-1 after the extra period, with Tiago Tomas coming off the bench to flick home the decisive winner in the 119th minute to tee up a meeting with Bayern Munich […] The post Hoeness lauds ´battling´ Stuttgart for sealing DFB-Pokal final return appeared first on Soccer News.

Tiago Tomás' spectacular 119th-minute backheel goal sent Stuttgart back to the German Cup final with an extra-time 2-1 win over Freiburg to keep its title defense rolling Thursday.

Tiago Tomas was Stuttgart’s hero in extra-time as his 119th-minute winner helped Sebastian Hoeness’ side reach back-to-back DFB-Pokal finals following a 1-0 win over Freiburg. Tomas came off the bench to brilliantly flick home the decisive goal, teeing up a meeting with 20-time winners Bayern Munich in the showpiece match on May 23. Freiburg started […] The post Stuttgart 2-1 Freiburg (aet): Tomas´ extra-time winner sends defending champions into DFB-Pokal fina appeared first on Soccer News.

STUTTGART, Germany, April 23 - German Cup holders VfB Stuttgart are back in the final after a late extra-time goal from Tiago Tomas earned the hosts a 2-1 win over Freiburg on Thursday to set up a decider with Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.

Stuttgart sealed their place in a second successive DFB Pokal Final on Thursday evening after eventually overcoming Baden-Württemberg rivals Freiburg in a pulsating game at the MHP Arena. Sebastian Hoeneß…

Tiago Tomás came off the bench to score a late, extra-time winner as VfB Stuttgart beat Freiburg at the MHP Arena to reach a second consecutive DFB Cup final.