Match Report


VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart     MSV DuisburgMSV Duisburg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Linus SammerL. Sammer75
G
captain1
G
65Jšrg Van De GierJ. De Gier
Rodolphe TomczykR. Tomczyk66
D
2
D
67David RohrschneiderD. Rohrschneider
David SchäferD. Schäfer64
D
3
D
66Cosimo BertaniC. Bertani
Tobias RohrschneiderT. Rohrschneider59
D
4
D
58Miguael ReyesM. Reyes
Lennart BusseL. Busse74
M
5
D
56Nico ArnoldN. Arnold
David DittmannD. Dittmann69
M
6
M
70Gianmarco ColucciG. Colucci
Antonino MonacoA. Monaco66
M
7captain
M
68Eric RöhligE. Röhlig
Jeroen RedekerJ. Redeker64
M
8
M
66Jan KurthJ. Kurth
Arturo RuizA. Ruiz77
A
9
A
74Haoulid BarulH. Barul
Julian EustaceJ. Eustace75
A
10
A
73Simon MatthäusS. Matthäus
Luis NietoL. Nieto70
A
11
A
57Malte LindnerM. Lindner
 
Piet BrunswijkP. Brunswijk71
G
12
M
65Markus RöslerM. Rösler
Julian LightfootJ. Lightfoot68
A
13
M
64Tobias BeckT. Beck
Eddie WatersE. Waters68
G
14
M
64Markus HelmerM. Helmer

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to MSV Duisburg. A crowd of 17,265 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
VfB Stuttgart are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while MSV Duisburg appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastian Helmer.


0.00
MSV Duisburg kick off and get the first half underway!
3.05
Antonino Monaco knocks the ball forward to Julian Eustace. Julian Eustace knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz heads the ball goalwards. The keeper, Jšrg Van De Gier, sees it late!! Goal for VfB Stuttgart!
9.30
David Dittmann flicks a high ball forward to Arturo Ruiz who gracefully takes it down. Arturo Ruiz lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Eustace. Julian Eustace jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by David Rohrschneider. Excellent block.
14.27
Miguael Reyes passes the ball forward to Eric Röhlig. Eric Röhlig knocks the ball forward to Haoulid Barul. Haoulid Barul plays a scrappy one-two with Malte Lindner and advances towards the goal... Haoulid Barul muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Haoulid Barul!
18.45
Lennart Busse flicks a high pass forward. Luis Nieto holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luis Nieto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jšrg Van De Gier who gathers it comfortably.
22.45
Jan Kurth kicks a strong pass forward to Malte Lindner. Malte Lindner shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
24.32
David Rohrschneider makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan Kurth. Jan Kurth flicks a high pass forward. Simon Matthäus controls it well on his chest. Simon Matthäus shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.58
Nico Arnold clumsily knocks into Arturo Ruiz. Nico Arnold is warned by the referee! Arturo Ruiz stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.57
Lennart Busse threads the ball through to Julian Eustace. Julian Eustace whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Ruiz. With a superhuman jump, Arturo Ruiz connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is tipped over by Jšrg Van De Gier.
29.00
It's a corner kick. Antonino Monaco loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Simon Matthäus reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
32.06
Antonino Monaco knocks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Nieto. Luis Nieto jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
36.23
Gianmarco Colucci flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Matthäus. Simon Matthäus shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
39.32
David Dittmann makes a simple pass to Julian Eustace. Julian Eustace knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jšrg Van De Gier who gathers it comfortably.
42.48
Antonino Monaco makes a simple pass to Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Eustace. Julian Eustace rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfB Stuttgart appear unchanged since the first half. MSV Duisburg also appear unchanged since the first half. The MSV Duisburg players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and VfB Stuttgart get the second half underway!
48.13
Gianmarco Colucci chips the ball to his team mate, Malte Lindner. Malte Lindner makes a defence splitting pass to Haoulid Barul. Tobias Rohrschneider comes in with a late challenge on Haoulid Barul. Penalty not given!!
49.13
Jan Kurth chips the ball to his team mate, Haoulid Barul. Haoulid Barul makes a defence splitting pass to Simon Matthäus. Simon Matthäus looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
53.49
David Dittmann knocks the ball forward to Luis Nieto. Luis Nieto knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
57.58
Gianmarco Colucci knocks the ball forward to Haoulid Barul. Haoulid Barul shoots from outside the area but somehow Linus Sammer manages to keep it out.
60.37
David Dittmann sees Luis Nieto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luis Nieto shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
61.35
David Schäfer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonino Monaco. Antonino Monaco knocks the ball forward to Julian Eustace. Julian Eustace knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jšrg Van De Gier who gathers it comfortably.
63.17
Nico Arnold takes it forward alone. Nico Arnold threads a neat ball through to Haoulid Barul. Haoulid Barul skips past Tobias Rohrschneider! Haoulid Barul makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Linus Sammer.
64.57
Eric Röhlig takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Some silky footwork from Jan Kurth provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.51
Cosimo Bertani comes in with a late challenge on Julian Eustace. Cosimo Bertani is shown the yellow card! Julian Eustace stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.59
Lennart Busse makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luis Nieto. Luis Nieto shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
72.10
Eric Röhlig flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Matthäus. Simon Matthäus advances inside the box! Simon Matthäus cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.53
Miguael Reyes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eric Röhlig. Eric Röhlig kicks a strong pass forward to Malte Lindner. Malte Lindner threads a neat ball through to Haoulid Barul. Haoulid Barul shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
83.22
Nico Arnold hits it upfield. Haoulid Barul shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
84.15
Cosimo Bertani controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Kurth. Jan Kurth threads a neat ball through to Malte Lindner. Malte Lindner passes the ball forward but Haoulid Barul is offside!
85.28
Tobias Rohrschneider controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jeroen Redeker. Jeroen Redeker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
89.52
David Dittmann flicks a high pass forward to Arturo Ruiz who brings the ball under control. Arturo Ruiz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Miguael Reyes.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

VfB Stuttgart

MSV Duisburg
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.1%
45.9%
Play Area
23%
41.9%
35.1%

Scorers
Arturo Ruiz 3, 53
Julian Eustace 42
Haoulid Barul 14, 78
Simon Matthäus 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arturo Ruiz of VfB Stuttgart

Match Ratings
1.Linus Sammer (GK)
6
2.Rodolphe Tomczyk (DEF)
6
3.David Schäfer (DEF)
6
4.Tobias Rohrschneider (DEF)
6
5.Lennart Busse (MID)
6
6.David Dittmann (MID)
7
7.Antonino Monaco (MID)
6
8.Jeroen Redeker (MID)
6
9.Arturo Ruiz (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Julian Eustace (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Luis Nieto (ATT)
6
 
12.Piet Brunswijk (GK)
0
13.Julian Lightfoot (ATT)
0
14.Eddie Waters (GK)
0

1.Jšrg Van De Gier (GK)
6
2.David Rohrschneider (DEF)
6
3.Cosimo Bertani (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Miguael Reyes (DEF)
6
5.Nico Arnold (DEF)
6
6.Gianmarco Colucci (MID)
6
7.Eric Röhlig (MID)
6
8.Jan Kurth (MID)
6
9.Haoulid Barul (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Simon Matthäus (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Malte Lindner (ATT)
7
 
12.Markus Rösler (MID)
0
13.Tobias Beck (MID)
0
14.Markus Helmer (MID)
0