Stuttgart captain Wataru Endo scored a goal and commanded the midfield to lead his side into the third round of the German Cup with a 6-0 thrashing of Arminia Bielefeld on Wednesday.
The overwhelming result provided further momentum to Stuttgart, which beat Bochum 4-1 in the league on Saturday, snapping a nine-game winless start to the Bundesliga season that prompted the sacking of former manager Pellegrino Matarazzo.
Endo doubled Stuttgart's lead in the 24th minute, heading home from Chris Fuhrich's corner kick four minutes after Pascal Stenzel opened the scoring against the visiting second-division outfit at Mercedes-Benz Arena.