📊 Stuttgart hit Pokal milestone during first-half blitz in Berlin | OneFootball

Stuttgart will count their lucky stars in Berlin after Die Schwaben may have placed one hand on a piece of silverware as they lead 3-0 in the DFB Pokal final at the halftime interval.

On a night when Sebastian Hoeneß and company look to secure their first major honour since 2006/07, star striker Nick Woltemade made no mistake in the penalty area when he cooly finished past Jonas Kersken to set Stuttgart away inside the opening 15 minutes.

But it could have all been different thus far at the Olympiastadion when Bielefeld's Noah-Joel Sarenren-Bazee struck the crossbar with the goal gaping from inside six yards after a storming run from Joel Grodowski.

Soon after Woltemade's opener, Stuttgart broke freely through Deniz Undav before he squared to Enzo Millot to double their advantage.

Just minutes later, Undav would get his name on the scoresheet after being slipped through on goal by Angelo Stiller to pad the scoreline inside 30 minutes, making Stuttgart the first club to score three goals in a Pokal final in such rapid fashion.

Can Hoeneß's troops see out the result for a much-needed trophy haul?

📸 TOBIAS SCHWARZ - AFP or licensors