Stuttgart's Demirovic Scores 12-Minute Champions League Hat Trick
ESPN Soccer has confirmed that VfB Stuttgart's Ermedin Demirovic scored the first hat trick of the Champions League season in the span of 12 first-half minutes against Viking on Wednesday. The report comes from ESPN News Services.
Champions League · 2026-09-09 20:02:14
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Demirovic's impressive display saw him strike in the 20th, 26th and 32nd minutes, giving Stuttgart a 3-1 lead at halftime against the Norwegian newcomer. Viking captain Zlatko Tripić had leveled in the 22nd. Demirovic's hat trick was the first by a Stuttgart player in the Champions League and, at 31:21, was the fifth-earliest in the competition's history.
The 28-year-old Bosnian international trebled his career goals total in the Champions League. Demirovic's first two goals were shots that went in after hitting the underside of the crossbar, and his third was too powerful for Viking goalkeeper Arild Ostbo's attempted save.
