"Koln had been here before. It's not the second time, but the fifth or sixth time, said forward Marius Bulter, that we've sat in the locker room after a game, not able to blame ourselves much, but still left with zero points. His coach, Lukas Kwasniok, described it as Groundhog Day, after a more than decent performance against top opponents. Their words are the signal, if it were needed, that Stuttgart really have arrived at the top of German football."
"Ermedin Demirovic had given them a first-half lead but it was hardly decisive, and when Kwasniok took an uncharacteristic gamble by making some ultra-attacking substitutions, the momentum changed. Ragnar Ache's superbly taken equaliser for Koln came with just 11 minutes of normal time to go, but the home side kept their cool. Demirovic's second, smoothly steered in from Ramon Hendricks' cross, put them back in front just under five minutes later, before Deniz Undav wrapped it up in stoppage time."
Koln repeatedly endured narrow defeats and left matches with zero points despite solid performances and late concessions. Stuttgart have emerged as one of Germany's top sides after producing a decisive comeback win following a recent shock loss. Ermedin Demirovic scored first, and coach Lukas Kwasniok's attacking substitutions shifted momentum. Ragnar Ache equalised for Koln late, but Demirovic's second and Deniz Undav's stoppage-time goal sealed the victory. The result lifted VfB into the top four, aided by RB Leipzig dropping points, and underlined Stuttgart's ability to extract points from difficult situations.
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