Caltex Socceroos keeper Mitch Langerak kept a clean sheet as Stuttgart rose to the top of Bundesliga2. overnight.
The Australian goalkeeper, who started in March's World Cup qualifier for the Caltex Socceroos against Iraq in Tehran, watched on as a brace from Japanese striker Takuma Asano gave his side a 2-0 win over bottom-placed Karlsruher.
Stuttgart have a one-point lead over Hannover with six games remaining.
The former Victory keeper is expected to be part of the Caltex Socceroos squad for June's crucial World Cup qualifier with Saudi Arabia in Adelaide.
