Bottom-placed Stuttgart beat 10-man Freiburg 4-1 thanks to Martin Harnik's brace in the opening football match of the 13th round of the German Bundesliga.
Stuttgart recovered Friday after three winless games in a row as they snatched a comprehensive win in the Southern derby at the debut match for their caretaker coach Huub Stevens, reports Xinhua.
The hosts dominated the first half but their wastefulness in front of Stuttgart's danger zone was punished in the second half.
Freiburg's Vladimir Darida cancelled out Harnik's opener in the first half but Stuttgart scored three second-half goals against 10-man Freiburg to secure their third win of the season.
The win moves Stuttgart to a relegation play off spot for now whereas Freiburg stay in 14th place.
