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Augsburg’s defender Raphael Framberger attacks Wolfsburg’s defender Gian-Luca Itter vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Augsburg vs VfL Wolfsburg in Augsburg, southern Germany, on December 23, 2018.
Mario Gomez opened the scoring in the fourth minute, guiding a shot past Hanover goalkeeper Michael Esser into the bottom corner. Ozan Kabak scored Stuttgart’s second in the 16th minute, heading in from a corner and added another in first-half injury time, again with his head, this time to convert a cross from Gonzalo Castro.
Hanover coach Thomas Doll made two attacking changes at half-time, bringing on Marvin Bakalorz and Jonathas.However, Stuttgart reasserted their authority with Steven Zuber adding two more goals in the 78th and 81st minutes. The result sees Stuttgart remain third from bottom but they now have a five-point cushion on Hanover who remain in the automatic relegation places alongside rock-bottom Nuremberg.
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