VfB Stuttgart 2-0 Union Berlin: Stuttgart defeat 10-man visitors to close in on second spot

VfB Stuttgart defeated Union Berlin 2-0 at home on Friday, with goals from Serhou Guirassy and Chris Fuehrich, bringing them closer to second-placed Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.

Stuttgart have now gone seven games unbeaten, with 53 points, nine ahead of Borussia Dortmund in fourth and one behind Bayern, both with a game in hand. Bayer Leverkusen lead with 64.

Guirassy, the Bundesliga's second-leading scorer, put the hosts ahead in the 19th minute with his 21st league goal of the season, a fine finish at the far post.

Fuehrich doubled Stuttgart's lead in the 65th minute, and Andras Schafer was sent off four minutes later for a foul on Josha Vagnoman, leaving the visitors with ten men.

Union Berlin remain 14th with 25 points, eight points clear of the relegation playoff spot.

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