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| Vedad Ibesivic's bicycle shot that missed |
VFB Stuttgart jumps to an early lead in the latest round of the Bundesliga against FC Nurnberg. Barely 2 minutes after kickoff, Nurnberg defender Timothy Chandler fouled Alexander Maxim near the goal line. That set up the Vedad Ibesivic penalty attempt that went inside the net trouble free.
Not long after, FC Nurnberg reciprocated. In the 6th minute, Robert Mak lobbed a forward pass to striker Josep Drimic , who is apparently in an offside position but was not called, slotted the ball which hit the far post first before it crossed to the opposite post and into the net.
From then on, both teams had great opportunities to score, most of it coming from Stuttgart, but none of it was converted. The best among them is in the 45th minute when Alexander Maxim lobbed to Martin Harnik who missed the shot despite firing from point blank range. For most of the game, Alexander Maxim was busy feeding hungry strikers Ibesivic and Martin Harnik at the front but excellent defense from Nurnberg prevent the two from completing the plays.
The game ended in a draw but not before William Kvist lobbed a nice pass to Alexander Maxim whose shot was partially blocked by Rafael Schafer and finally cleared by Emmanuel Pogatetz
