Tiago Tomás backheel sends Stuttgart to final; ex-Sporting shines (Video) | OneFootball

Tiago Tomás reached a landmark moment in Stuttgart - Freiburg. The Portuguese forward developed at Sporting scored a stunning backheel goal in the 119th minute and took his team, the current holders of the German Cup, once again to the final in Berlin.

s, but the response came in the second half. After a goal by Angelo Stiller (61) was disallowed by VAR for offside, Deniz Undav (70) took the tie into extra time with an assist from El Khannouss.

In extra time, Sebastien Hoeness brought on Tiago Tomás and the decision proved to be the right one. When everyone thought the match would be decided by penalties, the Portuguese pulled a rabbit out of the hat and left the goalkeeper with no chance to react.

Another assist for El Khannouss, but the credit goes almost entirely to the Portuguese player, who even took off his shirt and was shown a yellow card. After the final whistle, everyone celebrated with the former Sporting forward. Stuttgart will face Bayern Munich in the decisive match - whom they have already faced this season.

This season, wearing the Stuttgart shirt, Tiago Tomás - valued at 15 million euros - has made 34 official appearances: 23 in the Bundesliga, nine in the Europa League and two in the German Cup. The forward has scored seven goals and provided three assists.

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