Match Report


VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg     Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt
Computer Player Computer Player Jan Van Tegelen Jan Van Tegelen
Simon ScholzS. Scholz61
G
captain1
G
74Yuri KolyvanovY. Kolyvanov
Lennart HankeL. Hanke72
D
2
D
68Stefan ErlerS. Erler
Armin HanssenA. Hanssen64
D
3captain
D
79Eddie ThomsonE. Thomson
Jonas NeudeckerJ. Neudecker62
D
4
D
73Bogdan Van VossenB. Van Vossen
Malcolm HeskeyM. Heskey60
D
5
D
78Talal AbdellaouiT. Abdellaoui
Jose Fortes GonzalezJ. Gonzalez75
M
6
M
76Salvatore CvitanovicS. Cvitanovic
Rainer ThielemannR. Thielemann66
M
7
M
74Christian AddoC. Addo
Enrico TisciE. Tisci75
A
8
M
74Guido RedaelliG. Redaelli
Rainer ZiegeR. Ziege67
A
9
A
86Tobias DiakiteT. Diakite
Harvey DeaneH. Deane65
A
10
A
82Corey OrtizC. Ortiz
Stefan BöhmS. Böhm58
A
11
A
79Jeffrey WilsonJ. Wilson
 
Marcel BergM. Berg65
M
12
D
71Bakary RothB. Roth
Kevin HässlerK. Hässler59
M
13
M
71Luan SivigliaL. Siviglia
Hannes FranckeH. Francke56
G
14
A
63Jakob NielsenJ. Nielsen

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to Eintracht Frankfurt. A crowd of 17,340 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
VfL Wolfsburg are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Eintracht Frankfurt appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Völler.


0.00
VfL Wolfsburg start the match!
2.19
Rainer Thielemann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rainer Ziege. Rainer Ziege knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Talal Abdellaoui.
3.24
Guido Redaelli chips the ball to his team mate, Jeffrey Wilson. Jeffrey Wilson knocks in a cross ball towards Tobias Diakite. Tobias Diakite knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Lennart Hanke clears it off the line with his head!
4.01
Rainer Thielemann makes a probing pass to Enrico Tisci. Enrico Tisci knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.45
Rainer Thielemann comes in with a late challenge on Guido Redaelli. The referee warns Rainer Thielemann to calm down! Guido Redaelli runs off the knock.
14.09
Christian Addo makes an attacking run forward. Christian Addo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Armin Hanssen.
15.13
Jonas Neudecker flicks a high pass forward. Rainer Thielemann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rainer Thielemann makes a probing pass to Rainer Ziege. Rainer Ziege controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
16.03
Jose Fortes Gonzalez hits a low pass to Harvey Deane. Harvey Deane plays a scrappy one-two with Enrico Tisci and stumbles forward towards the goal... Harvey Deane side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
18.54
Stefan Erler flicks a high pass forward. Christian Addo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Christian Addo flicks the ball to his team mate, Tobias Diakite. Tobias Diakite shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
24.41
Guido Redaelli flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Diakite collects the pass. Tobias Diakite whips in a cross ball towards Jeffrey Wilson. Jeffrey Wilson flicks the ball with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Malcolm Heskey. That should have been a goal!
30.17
Salvatore Cvitanovic sees a break and surges forward. Salvatore Cvitanovic knocks in a cross ball towards Corey Ortiz. Corey Ortiz powers a header at goal but Simon Scholz reads it well. Excellent keeping!
32.07
Guido Redaelli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Corey Ortiz. Corey Ortiz whips in a cross ball towards Tobias Diakite. Tobias Diakite flicks the ball with his head but somehow Jonas Neudecker happens to be in the right place to block it.
33.24
Rainer Thielemann threads a neat ball through to Rainer Ziege. Rainer Ziege knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Talal Abdellaoui.
34.31
Rainer Thielemann flicks a high pass forward. Harvey Deane controls it well on his chest. Harvey Deane shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
38.25
Christian Addo threads the ball through to Jeffrey Wilson. Jeffrey Wilson knocks in a cross ball towards Tobias Diakite. Tobias Diakite directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Simon Scholz.
39.36
Guido Redaelli takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Some good footwork from Eddie Thomson provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
40.47
Lennart Hanke catches Tobias Diakite on the ankles. Lennart Hanke is shown the yellow card! Tobias Diakite stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.27
Bogdan Van Vossen flicks a high pass forward. Guido Redaelli collects the pass. Guido Redaelli flicks a high pass forward. Jeffrey Wilson collects the pass. Jeffrey Wilson lofts in a cross ball towards Corey Ortiz. Corey Ortiz beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
Christian Addo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jeffrey Wilson. Jeffrey Wilson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Armin Hanssen.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfL Wolfsburg appear unchanged since the first half. Eintracht Frankfurt also appear unchanged since the first half. The VfL Wolfsburg players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Eintracht Frankfurt get the second half underway!
48.12
Salvatore Cvitanovic plays the ball forward to Tobias Diakite. Tobias Diakite knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.27
Jeffrey Wilson barges into Jonas Neudecker. The referee warns Jeffrey Wilson to calm down! Jonas Neudecker grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
54.34
Bogdan Van Vossen threads a neat ball through to Christian Addo. Christian Addo sees space and advances. Christian Addo rushes past Jonas Neudecker! Jonas Neudecker comes in with a late challenge on Christian Addo. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
54.34
The referee points to the spot..
55.22
Corey Ortiz calmly steps up. It's in!! Simon Scholz had no chance!!
57.23
Armin Hanssen passes the ball forward to Jose Fortes Gonzalez. Jose Fortes Gonzalez makes a simple pass to Stefan Böhm. Stefan Böhm makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harvey Deane but he's offside!
59.48
Guido Redaelli knocks the ball forward to Jeffrey Wilson. Jeffrey Wilson tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
60.14
Eintracht Frankfurt have made a substitution with Bakary Roth replacing Talal Abdellaoui .
61.16
Guido Redaelli kicks a strong pass forward to Jeffrey Wilson. Jeffrey Wilson plays a scrappy one-two with Tobias Diakite and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jeffrey Wilson tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jeffrey Wilson!
65.00
Bogdan Van Vossen makes a simple pass to Christian Addo. Christian Addo makes a simple pass to Jeffrey Wilson. Jeffrey Wilson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.21
Christian Addo flicks a high pass forward. Corey Ortiz collects the pass. Corey Ortiz finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
69.41
Guido Redaelli decides to run forward with the ball. Guido Redaelli lofts in a cross ball towards Tobias Diakite. Tobias Diakite flicks the ball with his head but somehow Simon Scholz manages to keep it out.
72.08
Stefan Erler sees a break and surges forward. Stefan Erler flicks a high pass forward to Tobias Diakite who brings the ball under control. Tobias Diakite knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.34
Eintracht Frankfurt have made a substitution with Jakob Nielsen replacing Corey Ortiz .
85.56
Salvatore Cvitanovic knocks the ball to his team mate, Tobias Diakite. Tobias Diakite knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jeffrey Wilson is offside!
87.21
Rainer Thielemann flicks a high pass forward. Harvey Deane holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Harvey Deane plays a one-two with Enrico Tisci and advances towards the goal... Harvey Deane muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

VfL Wolfsburg

Eintracht Frankfurt
Goals
0
5
Shots on Target
2
13
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
31%
69%
Play Area
32.1%
45.2%
22.6%

Scorers
Eddie Thomson 39
Corey Ortiz 42, 55 (p), 66
Jeffrey Wilson 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Corey Ortiz of Eintracht Frankfurt

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

1.Yuri Kolyvanov (GK)
6
2.Stefan Erler (DEF)
6
3.Eddie Thomson (DEF)goal scored
7
4.Bogdan Van Vossen (DEF)
6
5.Talal Abdellaoui (DEF)
6
6.Salvatore Cvitanovic (MID)
7
7.Christian Addo (MID)
8
8.Guido Redaelli (MID)
8
9.Tobias Diakite (ATT)
7
10.Corey Ortiz (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Jeffrey Wilson (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Bakary Roth (DEF)
6
13.Luan Siviglia (MID)
0
14.Jakob Nielsen (ATT)
6