Match Report


VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg     FC Bayern MunichFC Bayern Munich
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Simon ScholzS. Scholz61
G
captain1
G
65Dietmar ZickD. Zick
Lennart HankeL. Hanke72
D
2
D
74Nils WilkeN. Wilke
Armin HanssenA. Hanssen64
D
3
D
68Juan-Carlos CarrascoJ. Carrasco
Jonas NeudeckerJ. Neudecker62
D
4
D
67Tchiressoua CakarT. Cakar
Malcolm HeskeyM. Heskey60
D
5
D
66Rodolfo VazquezR. Vazquez
Jose Fortes GonzalezJ. Gonzalez75
M
6captain
M
79Julian ZiegeJ. Ziege
Rainer ThielemannR. Thielemann66
M
7
M
71Anton ThielemannA. Thielemann
Rainer ZiegeR. Ziege67
A
8
M
68Damir ColyD. Coly
Harvey DeaneH. Deane65
A
9
A
72Mamar MendesM. Mendes
Stefan BöhmS. Böhm58
A
10
A
70Samir PalumboS. Palumbo
Martin OverathM. Overath54
A
11
A
63Frederico MoraF. Mora
 
Marcel BergM. Berg65
M
12
M
68Linus BierhoffL. Bierhoff
Kevin HässlerK. Hässler59
M
13
M
68Adnan FenillatA. Fenillat
Hannes FranckeH. Francke56
G
14
D
65Fadel ValenzaF. Valenza

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to FC Bayern Munich. A crowd of 15,149 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
VfL Wolfsburg are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while FC Bayern Munich appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Thomas Sparwasser.


0.00
FC Bayern Munich kick off and get the first half underway!
6.15
Julian Ziege hits a low pass to Mamar Mendes. Mamar Mendes plays a quick one-two with Frederico Mora and rushes in on goal... Mamar Mendes strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
8.18
Julian Ziege knocks the ball forward to Frederico Mora. Frederico Mora finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Simon Scholz. Excellent save.
14.01
Anton Thielemann knocks the ball to his team mate, Samir Palumbo. Samir Palumbo passes the ball forward to Frederico Mora. Frederico Mora muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
15.50
Damir Coly knocks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Mora. Frederico Mora knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jonas Neudecker.
21.51
Anton Thielemann makes a simple pass to Samir Palumbo. Samir Palumbo knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Mora. Frederico Mora knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Simon Scholz picks it out of the air!
22.50
Rainer Thielemann threads a neat ball through to Harvey Deane. Harvey Deane knocks in a cross ball towards Rainer Ziege. Rainer Ziege is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Solid save from Dietmar Zick.
26.23
Anton Thielemann flicks a high pass forward. Mamar Mendes controls it well on his chest. Mamar Mendes shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.37
Anton Thielemann knocks the ball to his team mate, Samir Palumbo. Samir Palumbo sees Mamar Mendes just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some silky footwork from Mamar Mendes provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
30.38
Armin Hanssen flicks a high pass forward. Rainer Thielemann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rainer Thielemann makes a simple pass to Harvey Deane. Harvey Deane whips in a cross ball towards Stefan Böhm. Stefan Böhm whips the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Dietmar Zick manages to keep it out.
39.09
Malcolm Heskey makes a simple pass to Jose Fortes Gonzalez. Jose Fortes Gonzalez threads a neat ball through to Rainer Ziege. Rainer Ziege lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Overath. Martin Overath jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Armin Hanssen makes a strong solo run forward. With imagination, Armin Hanssen laces a weighted ball forward to Stefan Böhm. Stefan Böhm knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfL Wolfsburg appear unchanged since the first half. FC Bayern Munich have changed their lineup with Linus Bierhoff replacing Tchiressoua Cakar and Fadel Valenza replacing Mamar Mendes. The VfL Wolfsburg players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
VfL Wolfsburg kick off and get the second half underway!
48.34
Lennart Hanke flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Gonzalez. Jose Fortes Gonzalez threads a neat ball through to Harvey Deane. Harvey Deane finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
49.27
Damir Coly threads a neat ball through to Samir Palumbo. Samir Palumbo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.50
Armin Hanssen flicks a high pass forward. Rainer Thielemann controls it well on his chest. Rainer Thielemann hits a low pass to Martin Overath. Martin Overath whips in a cross ball towards Stefan Böhm. Stefan Böhm whips the ball goalwards with his head. Dietmar Zick manages to gather it comfortably.
57.29
Armin Hanssen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Fortes Gonzalez. Jose Fortes Gonzalez threads the ball through to Rainer Ziege. Rainer Ziege shoots from distance. Dietmar Zick gets down and covers it.
59.03
Julian Ziege makes a probing pass to Samir Palumbo. Samir Palumbo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Simon Scholz who gathers it comfortably.
65.31
Jose Fortes Gonzalez threads the ball through to Stefan Böhm. Stefan Böhm whips in a cross ball towards Rainer Ziege. Rainer Ziege jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
69.14
Rainer Thielemann knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Overath. Martin Overath lofts in a cross ball towards Harvey Deane. Harvey Deane directs the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
71.29
Rodolfo Vazquez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anton Thielemann. Anton Thielemann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frederico Mora. Frederico Mora cuts inside the box! Armin Hanssen barges into Frederico Mora. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
78.07
Frederico Mora clumsily knocks into Armin Hanssen. The referee warns Frederico Mora to calm down! Armin Hanssen grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
84.03
Jose Fortes Gonzalez flicks a high ball forward to Martin Overath who takes it down. Martin Overath shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
90.00
Rainer Thielemann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefan Böhm. Stefan Böhm shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VfL Wolfsburg

FC Bayern Munich
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
32.1%
44.4%
23.5%

Scorers
Rainer Ziege 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rainer Ziege of VfL Wolfsburg

Match Ratings
1.Simon Scholz (GK)
7
2.Lennart Hanke (DEF)
6
3.Armin Hanssen (DEF)
7
4.Jonas Neudecker (DEF)
6
5.Malcolm Heskey (DEF)
6
6.Jose Fortes Gonzalez (MID)
7
7.Rainer Thielemann (MID)
8
8.Rainer Ziege (ATT)goal scored
9
9.Harvey Deane (ATT)
6
10.Stefan Böhm (ATT)
8
11.Martin Overath (ATT)
7
 
12.Marcel Berg (MID)
0
13.Kevin Hässler (MID)
0
14.Hannes Francke (GK)
0

1.Dietmar Zick (GK)
8
2.Nils Wilke (DEF)
6
3.Juan-Carlos Carrasco (DEF)
6
4.Tchiressoua Cakar (DEF)
6
5.Rodolfo Vazquez (DEF)
6
6.Julian Ziege (MID)
7
7.Anton Thielemann (MID)
7
8.Damir Coly (MID)
6
9.Mamar Mendes (ATT)
6
10.Samir Palumbo (ATT)
6
11.Frederico Mora (ATT)
7
 
12.Linus Bierhoff (MID)
6
13.Adnan Fenillat (MID)
0
14.Fadel Valenza (DEF)
6