Team stunned by extraordinary long-range own goal

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On-loan Arsenal defender Konstantinos Mavropanos had a infinitesimal he'd privation backmost successful an instant erstwhile a 48 metre ain extremity enactment his VfB Stuttgart successful a pugnacious spot successful their German Cup clash against 2nd part Paderborn.

Mavropanos bushed his ain goalkeeper Florian Mueller with a nary look walk aft a propulsion successful conscionable 4 minutes into the game.

With his broadside down a extremity moments aft the opening whistle, VfB fought backmost to summation a precocious 2-1 comeback victory, which took the Bundesliga nine Stuttgart into the quarter-finals of the German Cup.

The German Football Federation tweeted the extremity was the furthest region for an ain extremity successful contention history.

"It was a memorable commencement with the ain goal. A existent setback. Konstantinos volition beryllium telling his grandchildren astir it," Stuttgart sports manager Fabian Wohlgemuth told Sky TV.

Newly signed Gil Diaz curled an equaliser successful the 86th and Serhou Guirassy headed Stuttgart's victor 5 minutes into stoppage time.

It was the archetypal triumph for caller Stuttgart manager Bruno Labbadia successful his 4th crippled successful charge.

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