VfB Stuttgart secured a 4-2 away victory against Bayer 04 Leverkusen during the eighth matchday of the 1. Bundesliga.
The Stuttgart visitors took the lead in the 14th minute. After Deniz Undav initiated an attack, Bilal El Khannouss opened the scoring. Demirovic capitalized on the opportunity, finishing from about twelve meters out, despite the initial save by Leverkusen goalkeeper Mark Flekken.
Jamie Leweling extended the advantage for Stuttgart in the 22nd minute. Following a corner kick, Grischa Prömel was positioned near the penalty spot, but Flekken managed to initially deflect the shot. The ball then rebounded to Leweling, who slotted it into the net with his knee from close range.
Bayer 04 managed to respond shortly after, with Patrik Schick scoring the equalizer in the 29th minute. A corner taken by Aleix Garcia from the left wing drifted into the penalty area where Schick headed the ball past Stuttgart goalkeeper Dennis Seimen.
Stuttgart regained the lead in the 51st minute, thanks to Bilal El Khannouss. After Leweling and Undav had their efforts blocked, Chris Führich delivered a pass from the edge of the box to El Khannouss. The forward ran into the penalty area and converted the shot with a low strike from roughly 16 meters out into the top right corner.
In the 65th minute, Ermedin Demirovic put the guests ahead again, making the score 4-1. Undav played a sharp diagonal pass to his teammate Demirovic, who capitalized on the close-range opportunity, slotting the ball into the net from a tight angle.
The home side battled back in the 79th minute when Ibrahim Maza scored the second goal for Leverkusen, making it 2-4. Leverkusen defender Miguel delivered a cross onto the left side, which found Maza completely unmarked in the center. Maza headed the ball into the right corner.
This victory propels VfB Stuttgart to 10th place in the table for now, while Leverkusen slides to 6th position.
Other match results included: FC Augsburg 1-2 SC Freiburg, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-0 SC Paderborn 07, Werder Bremen 2-0 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, and FC Schalke 04 0-2 RB Leipzig.
