Soccer-Stuttgart close in on second spot with 2-0 win over Union Berlin

Soccer Football - DFB Cup - Second Round - VfB Stuttgart v 1. FC Union Berlin - MHPArena, Stuttgart, Germany - October 31, 2023 VfB Stuttgart players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth/File Photo

(Reuters) - VfB Stuttgart secured a 2-0 home win over Union Berlin with goals from Serhou Guirassy and Chris Fuehrich on Friday as they closed in on second-placed Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.

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