Match Report


Alemannia AachenAlemannia Aachen     VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Yyvind BohinenY. Bohinen76
G
1captain
G
61Simon ScholzS. Scholz
Fotis PolitesF. Polites78
D
2
D
64Armin HanssenA. Hanssen
Robin GrafR. Graf77
D
3
D
60Malcolm HeskeyM. Heskey
Fredrik BeresfordF. Beresford75
D
4
D
54Tobias ArnoldT. Arnold
Yasu OgawaY. Ogawa79
M
5
D
51Alexander LorenzA. Lorenz
Gaetano ZanchettaG. Zanchetta79
M
6
M
75Jose Fortes GonzalezJ. Gonzalez
Tomek BoniekT. Boniek78
M
captain7
M
66Rainer ThielemannR. Thielemann
Azziz DruonA. Druon76
M
8
A
75Enrico TisciE. Tisci
Fabian BöhmeF. Böhme89
A
9
A
67Rainer ZiegeR. Ziege
Diogo ReisD. Reis82
A
10
A
65Harvey DeaneH. Deane
Da Silva ZamoraD. Zamora77
A
11
A
58Stefan BöhmS. Böhm
 
Edmundo GonzalezE. Gonzalez73
M
12
M
65Marcel BergM. Berg
Craig AdamsC. Adams71
D
13
M
59Kevin HässlerK. Hässler
Phil SturridgeP. Sturridge71
M
14
G
56Hannes FranckeH. Francke

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Tivoli where Alemannia Aachen play host to VfL Wolfsburg. A crowd of 18,905 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Alemannia Aachen are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while VfL Wolfsburg appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Samir Sammer.


0.00
The first half starts with VfL Wolfsburg kicking off!
3.28
Yasu Ogawa chips the ball to his team mate, Diogo Reis. Diogo Reis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.20
Seeing a gap ahead, Fredrik Beresford plays the ball forward to Azziz Druon. Azziz Druon flicks a high pass forward. Fabian Böhme controls it well on his chest. Fabian Böhme sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.17
Rainer Thielemann comes in with a late challenge on Tomek Boniek. Rainer Thielemann is warned by the referee! Tomek Boniek stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.22
Gaetano Zanchetta flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Reis controls it well on his chest. Diogo Reis lofts in a cross ball towards Da Silva Zamora. Da Silva Zamora knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Simon Scholz gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
15.39
Fotis Polites hits a low pass to Azziz Druon. Azziz Druon threads a neat ball through to Da Silva Zamora. Da Silva Zamora knocks in a cross ball towards Fabian Böhme. With a superhuman jump, Fabian Böhme connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Magnificent save by Simon Scholz!
16.37
Azziz Druon flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Reis collects the pass. Diogo Reis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Malcolm Heskey.
21.46
Tomek Boniek darts forward. Tomek Boniek shoots from distance but somehow Simon Scholz manages to keep it out.
27.39
Rainer Thielemann makes a probing pass to Enrico Tisci. Enrico Tisci finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Yyvind Bohinen.
28.32
Corner kick to VfL Wolfsburg. Jose Fortes Gonzalez chips it to the near post. Yasu Ogawa reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
32.46
Rainer Thielemann flicks a high pass forward. Rainer Ziege holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rainer Ziege shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
36.32
Robin Graf threads a neat ball through to Yasu Ogawa. Yasu Ogawa makes a simple pass to Diogo Reis. Diogo Reis shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
40.51
Robin Graf decides to run forward with the ball. Robin Graf takes it forward alone. Robin Graf tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.31
Rainer Thielemann sees Rainer Ziege in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rainer Ziege whips in a cross ball towards Harvey Deane. Harvey Deane finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
44.06
Rainer Thielemann flicks a high ball forward to Enrico Tisci who takes it down. Enrico Tisci knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fotis Polites.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Alemannia Aachen appear unchanged since the first half. VfL Wolfsburg also appear unchanged since the first half. The VfL Wolfsburg players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Alemannia Aachen kick off the second half!
47.58
Jose Fortes Gonzalez knocks the ball forward to Harvey Deane. Harvey Deane lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Böhm. Stefan Böhm rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Yyvind Bohinen punches it away to safety.
48.45
Jose Fortes Gonzalez knocks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Deane. Harvey Deane knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.27
Seeing a gap ahead, Fotis Polites plays the ball forward to Azziz Druon. Azziz Druon threads a neat ball through to Da Silva Zamora. Da Silva Zamora makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Diogo Reis. Diogo Reis makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
55.00
Gaetano Zanchetta flicks the ball to his team mate, Diogo Reis. Diogo Reis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Simon Scholz who gathers it comfortably.
57.23
With imagination, Rainer Thielemann plays the ball forward to Rainer Ziege. Rainer Ziege controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Rainer Ziege!
65.55
Fredrik Beresford deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomek Boniek. Tomek Boniek decides to run forward with the ball. Tomek Boniek tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
67.09
Robin Graf makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Azziz Druon. Azziz Druon flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Reis collects the pass. Diogo Reis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tobias Arnold.
75.54
Tomek Boniek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Da Silva Zamora. Da Silva Zamora sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
78.23
Gaetano Zanchetta deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabian Böhme. Fabian Böhme shoots from long range but Simon Scholz is on top of it.
84.06
Malcolm Heskey passes the ball forward to Rainer Thielemann. Rainer Thielemann threads the ball through to Rainer Ziege. Rainer Ziege whips in a cross ball towards Stefan Böhm. Stefan Böhm finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Stefan Böhm scores for VfL Wolfsburg!!
87.32
Tomek Boniek makes a simple pass to Da Silva Zamora. Da Silva Zamora knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.41
Seeing a gap ahead, Jose Fortes Gonzalez plays the ball forward to Rainer Ziege. Rainer Ziege shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Tomek Boniek knocks the ball forward to Da Silva Zamora. Da Silva Zamora knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Armin Hanssen.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Alemannia Aachen

VfL Wolfsburg
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
24.4%
43.6%
32.1%

Scorers
Fabian Böhme 9
Rainer Ziege 57
Stefan Böhm 84

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

Match Ratings
1.Yyvind Bohinen (GK)
6
2.Fotis Polites (DEF)
6
3.Robin Graf (DEF)
7
4.Fredrik Beresford (DEF)
6
5.Yasu Ogawa (MID)
7
6.Gaetano Zanchetta (MID)
6
7.Tomek Boniek (MID)
7
8.Azziz Druon (MID)
7
9.Fabian Böhme (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Diogo Reis (ATT)
6
11.Da Silva Zamora (ATT)
6
 
12.Edmundo Gonzalez (MID)
0
13.Craig Adams (DEF)
0
14.Phil Sturridge (MID)
0

1.Simon Scholz (GK)
8
2.Armin Hanssen (DEF)
6
3.Malcolm Heskey (DEF)
6
4.Tobias Arnold (DEF)
6
5.Alexander Lorenz (DEF)
6
6.Jose Fortes Gonzalez (MID)
6
7.Rainer Thielemann (MID)
8
8.Enrico Tisci (ATT)
6
9.Rainer Ziege (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Harvey Deane (ATT)
6
11.Stefan Böhm (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Marcel Berg (MID)
0
13.Kevin Hässler (MID)
0
14.Hannes Francke (GK)
0