Both teams could have won today but VfB Stuttgart just managed to carve out the victory

That's it! The referee blows the final whistle

Ball possession: VfB Stuttgart: 58%, Holstein Kiel: 42%.

Tymoteusz Puchacz swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

Maximilian Mittelstaedt relieves the pressure with a clearance

The referee signals a free kick as Ermedin Demirovic from VfB Stuttgart trips Nicolai Remberg

Marko Ivezic is penalised for pushing Ermedin Demirovic

Ball possession: VfB Stuttgart: 61%, Holstein Kiel: 39%.

VfB Stuttgart take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Holstein Kiel take a throw-in in their own half of the field