BO4 (2 - 0) VFB 52nd minutes
The striker takes a touch while pushing the center back off him, and after one more touch the striker is now inside the penalty box.
He tries to shoot with his left foot, but the defender slide tackles to block the shot. The shot hits the defender's calf and bounces towards the touchline.
''Focus! Damn it!'' The defender shouts at his partners while pointing to his head.
Bayer move up the field, they take the throw in and pass the ball towards the midfield. The midfield passes the ball around carefully.
While Bayer is passing, Stuttgart's central midfielder disrupts their passing and intentionally fouls one of their midfielders.
This infuriates the Bayer players and they swamp around the referee after he didn't deliver a card. And both midfielders fight each other by holding each other's shirt collar.
Che approaches Leon and Speidel during the commotion to talk about their attacking structure. They talk about what they can to do next.
''I don't know, their midfield tends to be weaker, when I'm in the wing.''
''Then you should stick there, I'll handle everything through the middle. And Leo, get the ball in the box more.''
''Understood.''
The three of them separate to their positions, with Che in the right wing, Leon in the left with Speidel in the middle.
The referee finally settles with giving both players yellow cards for fighting and asks for the match to go on.
Bayer play a short free kick and start passing the ball around in the midfield and finally get the ball to the right wing.
The winger decides to cross the ball immediately, but the cross attempt is blocked before it could go towards the box by the Stuttgart's left back.
The ball bounces towards Leon, who immediately turns forwards as soon as it got to his feet. He decides to run with the ball.
Both Bayer's midfielder and their right back are on to him on the wing. He cuts in with quick acceleration and runs between the two of them.
He still carries the ball with pace, and the right now on his left with the center back on his right closing in on him.
Between the two center backs is Speidel runs asking for a through ball from Leon. The center back gets closer to him and Speidel is now offside.
Leon decides to ignore him and run towards the center even more, getting closer towards the center back too.
The center back looks over his shoulder to see if Speidel is still in check but doesn't see him. The moment he looks back, Leon is already closer.
He runs towards the defender's back forcing him to turn around while trying to gain balance. Leon finally passes the ball to Che who was also running towards center.
Che takes a touch with the ball, and with one touch he avoided both Halil who was closing in from the left back position and the player who's coming from behind.
He passes the ball towards Speidel who is in the left forward position and is back on side. Speidel takes the ball while and finally cuts in with his right to avoid the center back in front of him.
He shoots the ball and curls it to the far-right corner, the ball levitates and continues to gain altitude until it goes over the bar.
''Let's go. Next time Kian!'' Leon shouts.
After Speidel's missed opportunity, Stuttgart gained momentum and started attacking at them with more urgency.
They maintain possession in their half, while both wingers are sending crosses for Speidel and their attacking midfielder inside the box.
But Bayer's defense has been good regarding that, and they haven't allowed a shot since. They pass the ball around until they get it towards the Leon on the wing.
He grabs the ball with immediate attacking intent; he approaches the right back with speed. He does three step over with his right foot.
One...two...three. The defender falls for the third one thinking that Leon will go left but he goes to his right.
He pushes the ball one more time while looking at the goal, and finally decides to shoot it. He puts the laces through the shot and shoots it with nothing but power from the corner of the penalty box.
The ball knuckles up while moving up, down, left and right before tucking itself in the side net of the top right goal.
No one expected the goal and Leon along with the rest of Stuttgart's players didn't celebrate and run back to their positions.
BO4 (2 - 1) VFB 62nd minute
Scorer: Leon Sonnenblick assisted by Collin Schramm
After goal momentum was still on Stuttgart's side, where they were attacking nonstop and causing more problems when it came to attacking for goal and Bayer were forced to make substitutions.
Bayer Leverkusen U17 substitutions:
Off: #8 Emiljano Malko (Defensive Midfielder) On: #16 Jonah Berghoff (Central Attacking Midfielder)
Off: #10 Rayan Zidane (Central Attacking Midfielder) On: #13 Simone Cannizzaro (Midfielder)
Off: #3 Felix Fink (Left Back) On: #14 Alpha Barry (Left Attack Midfielder)
The game goes on and two minutes later Stuttgart prepares two substitutes to come in. Meanwhile the ball gets passed to Che at the touch line of the right wing.
He starts running forward with Halil behind him, and he finally stops but as Halil stops with him, he kicks the ball behind Halil and runs around him.
Halil confused with where the ball is, but Che is already out his sight. He tries catching up to him, but Che's speed is to fast him.
Che avoids a center back approaching him by changing direction towards the middle. Their midfielder also approaches Che from the midfield chasing.
Che passes the ball for Speidel who passes the ball back immediately and Che shoots the ball first time towards the bottom corner.
The ball curls through the ground but hits the post before going out of play. Che gets his hands on his knees and looks towards the bench.
The two substitutes are about to get on the pitch.