Overview
- Jakub Kaminski put Köln ahead in the 4th minute before Stuttgart turned the match around on the road.
- Video assistant Günter Perl sent referee Dr. Matthias Jöllenbeck to the monitor, and he ruled that Marvin Schwäbe stepped on Demirovic’s Achilles and awarded a penalty.
- Demirovic converted the spot kick in the 28th minute after staying on his feet during the contact that prompted the review.
- DAZN’s Marco Hagemann and Sebastian Kneißl questioned the decision, noting an approximately 90‑second monitor check and calling the call disputable.
- Josha Vagnoman netted the 81st‑minute winner for a 2–1 Stuttgart victory that lifts the visitors to 9 points, one place above Köln on 7.