Stuttgart beat Köln 4-1 as Vorarlberg midfielder Spalt makes Bundesliga debut
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At a glance
- VfB Stuttgart followed an opening-day defeat by Bayern Munich with a 4-1 home win over 1. FC Köln.
- Austrian midfielder Yanik Spalt made his Bundesliga debut in the 92nd minute, one day after his 19th birthday.
VfB Stuttgart bounced back from a heavy opening defeat at Bayern Munich with a convincing 4-1 home win over 1. FC Köln.
The match also brought a personal milestone for Yanik Spalt. The Vorarlberg-born midfielder made his first appearance in the German Bundesliga one day after turning 19.
Spalt came on in the 92nd minute, having made his first appearance on the senior team's bench earlier in the match.
Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.