Match Report


VfL BochumVfL Bochum     SC FreiburgSC Freiburg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Pascal BabbelP. Babbel64
G
1
G
59Hannes CziommerH. Cziommer
Nikolas OverathN. Overath74
D
2
D
63Uwe HallerU. Haller
Oliver KuzorraO. Kuzorra69
D
captain3
D
63Tomasz QueudrueT. Queudrue
Alberto PintoA. Pinto60
D
4
D
56Eric StiepermannE. Stiepermann
Alexander SchöllA. Schöll68
M
5captain
D
52Bakary PfeifferB. Pfeiffer
Craig GowerC. Gower67
M
6
M
76Nico PfeifferN. Pfeiffer
Oliver WelterO. Welter66
M
7
M
73Jonas KlimekJ. Klimek
Markus NordwaldM. Nordwald63
M
8
M
64Florian KurthF. Kurth
Hannes HitzlspergerH. Hitzlsperger70
A
9
M
62Hauke KlimekH. Klimek
Sergio MonteiroS. Monteiro64
A
10
A
60Nico AugsteinN. Augstein
Oliver VöllerO. Völler61
A
11
A
55Malte RothM. Roth
 
Yuri ScarlatoY. Scarlato61
G
12
G
58Craig RizaC. Riza
Stefan BreyerS. Breyer61
M
13
M
53Bakary WelkeB. Welke
Simon WilkeS. Wilke60
G
14
A
52Sven HerzogS. Herzog

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Ruhrstadion where VfL Bochum play host to SC Freiburg. A crowd of 8,337 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
VfL Bochum are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SC Freiburg appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Stefan Schnellinger.


0.00
The whistle blows and SC Freiburg kick off!
3.00
Alberto Pinto surges forward with the ball. Alberto Pinto hits a low pass to Sergio Monteiro. Sergio Monteiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tomasz Queudrue.
10.23
Nikolas Overath flicks a high ball forward to Craig Gower who takes it down. Craig Gower threads a neat ball through to Oliver Völler. Oliver Völler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.06
Malte Roth comes in with a late challenge on Alberto Pinto. Malte Roth is shown the yellow card! Alberto Pinto runs off the knock.
15.01
Tomasz Queudrue flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Klimek controls it well on his chest. Jonas Klimek threads a neat ball through to Nico Augstein. Nico Augstein passes the ball forward to Malte Roth. Malte Roth muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
18.16
Nikolas Overath kicks a strong pass forward to Markus Nordwald. Markus Nordwald sees a break and surges forward. Markus Nordwald runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Markus Nordwald provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.03
Oliver Welter receives the ball from a throw-in from Craig Gower. Oliver Welter flicks a high pass forward. Sergio Monteiro controls it well on his chest. Sergio Monteiro lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Völler. Oliver Völler rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Uwe Haller clears it off the line with his head!
22.22
Nico Pfeiffer decides to run forward with the ball. Nico Pfeiffer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
30.02
Alberto Pinto runs forward with the ball. Alberto Pinto flicks a high ball forward to Hannes Hitzlsperger who takes it down. Hannes Hitzlsperger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.32
Florian Kurth changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Florian Kurth cuts inside the box! Florian Kurth shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Pascal Babbel. Excellent save.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfL Bochum appear unchanged since the first half. SC Freiburg also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with VfL Bochum kicking off!
47.39
Craig Gower makes an attacking run forward. Craig Gower tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
48.45
Sergio Monteiro hacks Bakary Pfeiffer from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Bakary Pfeiffer stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.53
Oliver Kuzorra sees Craig Gower in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig Gower hits a low pass to Sergio Monteiro. Sergio Monteiro shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.28
Alexander Schöll knocks the ball forward to Sergio Monteiro. Sergio Monteiro plays a scrappy one-two with Hannes Hitzlsperger and stumbles forward towards the goal... Sergio Monteiro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Hannes Cziommer gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
66.37
Nico Pfeiffer makes a probing pass to Malte Roth. Malte Roth threads the ball through to Nico Augstein but he's offside!
67.11
Florian Kurth makes a probing pass to Nico Augstein. Nico Augstein shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
71.34
With a delightful solo run, Jonas Klimek stretches the opposition's defence. Jonas Klimek shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
73.25
With a delightful solo run, Oliver Welter stretches the opposition's defence. Oliver Welter shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.15
SC Freiburg have made 2 substitutions with Bakary Welke replacing Florian Kurth and Sven Herzog replacing Nico Augstein .
79.27
Bakary Welke comes in with a late challenge on Oliver Welter. Bakary Welke is shown the yellow card! Oliver Welter runs off the knock.
81.27
Tomasz Queudrue makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonas Klimek. Jonas Klimek runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jonas Klimek knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.38
Alberto Pinto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alexander Schöll. Alexander Schöll passes the ball forward to Sergio Monteiro. Sergio Monteiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tomasz Queudrue.
84.28
Oliver Kuzorra flicks a high pass forward. Markus Nordwald collects the pass. Markus Nordwald flicks a high pass forward. Hannes Hitzlsperger collects the pass. Hannes Hitzlsperger shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.11
Nico Pfeiffer hits a low pass to Sven Herzog. Sven Herzog sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
89.25
Seeing a gap ahead, Markus Nordwald plays the ball forward to Oliver Völler. Oliver Völler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bakary Pfeiffer.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VfL Bochum

SC Freiburg
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.2%
43.8%
Play Area
27.4%
43.8%
28.8%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alberto Pinto of VfL Bochum

Match Ratings
1.Pascal Babbel (GK)
6
2.Nikolas Overath (DEF)
6
3.Oliver Kuzorra (DEF)
7
4.Alberto Pinto (DEF)
8
5.Alexander Schöll (MID)
6
6.Craig Gower (MID)
7
7.Oliver Welter (MID)
7
8.Markus Nordwald (MID)
8
9.Hannes Hitzlsperger (ATT)
6
10.Sergio Monteiro (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Oliver Völler (ATT)
6
 
12.Yuri Scarlato (GK)
0
13.Stefan Breyer (MID)
0
14.Simon Wilke (GK)
0

1.Hannes Cziommer (GK)
6
2.Uwe Haller (DEF)
6
3.Tomasz Queudrue (DEF)
7
4.Eric Stiepermann (DEF)
6
5.Bakary Pfeiffer (DEF)
7
6.Nico Pfeiffer (MID)
7
7.Jonas Klimek (MID)
8
8.Florian Kurth (MID)
8
9.Hauke Klimek (MID)
6
10.Nico Augstein (ATT)
6
11.Malte Roth (ATT)yellow card
4
 
12.Craig Riza (GK)
0
13.Bakary Welke (MID)yellow card
4
14.Sven Herzog (ATT)
6