Vedad Ibisevic and Stefan Kießling had a shootout today in a 2-2 draw between Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen. The point moves Stuttgart out of the relegation zone and Leverkusen into 6th place.
Stuttgart vs. Bayer Leverkusen: Final score 2-2, Ibisevic and Kießling have shootout in draw
Stuttgart finally got their offense going on Sunday, but they had to settle for a 2-2 draw with Bayer Leverkusen.
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It took Kießling 13 minutes to find the back of the net. He capitalized on a loose ball after Sven Ulreich spilled a shot by Karim Bellarabi. The forward beat Ulreich to the ball and beat Ulreich to make it 1-0.
Six minutes later Stuttgart grabbed an equalizer. Simon Rolfes fouled Ibrahima Traore in the penalty area, and Ibisevic converted the penalty. After just 19 minutes, it was 1-1.
After some quality back and forth between the two teams, Ibisevic made it 2-1 in the 55th minute when he finished a cross from Raphael Holzhauser. Not to be outdone, Kießling headed in Michal Kadlec’s free kick in the 59th minute to make it 2-2.
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