Match Report


VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart     Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Linus SammerL. Sammer75
G
captain1captain
G
69Isaiah ChadwickI. Chadwick
Rodolphe TomczykR. Tomczyk66
D
2
D
67Arno ThieleA. Thiele
David SchäferD. Schäfer64
D
3
D
65Ed DreefE. Dreef
Francisco GimenezF. Gimenez60
D
4
D
64David EderD. Eder
Lennart BusseL. Busse74
M
5
M
64Don FergusonD. Ferguson
David DittmannD. Dittmann69
M
6
M
63Markus FranckeM. Francke
Antonino MonacoA. Monaco66
M
7
M
63Linus FreundL. Freund
Filipe BarrosF. Barros56
M
8
M
62Vasco MoutinhoV. Moutinho
Arturo RuizA. Ruiz77
A
9
A
73Matthias FrommM. Fromm
Julian EustaceJ. Eustace75
A
10
A
68Nikos ZegersN. Zegers
Luis NietoL. Nieto70
A
11
A
66Jan OverathJ. Overath
 
Piet BrunswijkP. Brunswijk71
G
12
D
60Alexander RothA. Roth
Eddie WatersE. Waters68
G
13
M
59Bakary ZimmermannB. Zimmermann
Julian LightfootJ. Lightfoot68
A
14
G
58Thomas KöllerT. Köller

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to Bayer Leverkusen. A crowd of 19,546 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both VfB Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Richard McIlroy.


0.00
The whistle blows and Bayer Leverkusen get the match underway!
2.35
Markus Francke flicks a high pass forward. Nikos Zegers collects the pass. Nikos Zegers shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
3.34
Linus Freund deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nikos Zegers. Nikos Zegers lofts in a cross ball towards Jan Overath. Jan Overath beats his man to it with a header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
6.12
Francisco Gimenez knocks the ball forward to Filipe Barros. Filipe Barros makes a probing pass to Luis Nieto. Luis Nieto shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.18
David Dittmann threads the ball through to Julian Eustace. Julian Eustace knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.29
Filipe Barros threads the ball through to Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Nieto but the referee indicates it's offside!
10.28
Filipe Barros sees Arturo Ruiz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arturo Ruiz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Eder.
14.30
Ed Dreef hits a low pass to Don Ferguson. Don Ferguson passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Matthias Fromm. Matthias Fromm whips in a cross ball towards Jan Overath. Jan Overath is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
15.07
Arno Thiele makes a beautiful solo run. Arno Thiele flicks a high pass forward. Jan Overath controls it well on his chest. Jan Overath knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.57
David Dittmann comes in with a late challenge on Vasco Moutinho. David Dittmann is warned by the referee! Vasco Moutinho hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.48
Filipe Barros flicks a high ball forward to Arturo Ruiz who takes it down. Arturo Ruiz runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Arturo Ruiz provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Arturo Ruiz scores for VfB Stuttgart!!
26.12
Antonino Monaco threads the ball through to Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz shoots from distance. Good keeping from Isaiah Chadwick as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
27.12
Antonino Monaco takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Vasco Moutinho reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
28.12
With vision, Arno Thiele plays the ball forward to Vasco Moutinho. Vasco Moutinho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Overath. Jan Overath knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Schäfer.
32.33
Markus Francke passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jan Overath. Jan Overath controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.28
Antonino Monaco flicks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Isaiah Chadwick manages to gather it.
34.30
David Schäfer threads a neat ball through to Filipe Barros. Filipe Barros flicks a high pass forward. Luis Nieto controls it well on his chest. Luis Nieto cuts inside the box! Luis Nieto rockets a shot on goal but it flies well off target!
36.18
David Schäfer makes a simple pass to Lennart Busse. Lennart Busse hits a low pass to Luis Nieto. Luis Nieto shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
38.32
Nikos Zegers clumsily knocks into David Schäfer. Nikos Zegers is given a warning by the referee! David Schäfer runs off the knock.
42.01
Antonino Monaco threads the ball through to Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Eustace. Julian Eustace connects with a diving header. Isaiah Chadwick manages to gather it.
45.00
Lennart Busse threads a neat ball through to Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
VfB Stuttgart kick off!
47.43
Rodolphe Tomczyk passes the ball forward to Lennart Busse. Lennart Busse controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
49.10
David Dittmann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Eustace. Julian Eustace rockets a shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
53.33
David Eder makes a probing pass to Markus Francke. Markus Francke sees a break and surges forward. Markus Francke cuts inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Markus Francke provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It curls slightly but Linus Sammer manages to gather it.
55.04
Linus Freund threads a neat ball through to Jan Overath. Jan Overath lofts in a cross ball towards Nikos Zegers. Nikos Zegers beats his man to it with a header. Fantastic reaction save from Linus Sammer!
57.46
Arno Thiele catches Julian Eustace on the ankles. The referee calls over Arno Thiele and warns him to calm down! Julian Eustace hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.45
David Dittmann catches Linus Freund on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Linus Freund gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.38
Matthias Fromm catches Francisco Gimenez on the ankles. The referee brings Matthias Fromm to one side and gives him a warning! Francisco Gimenez stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.43
Don Ferguson threads a neat ball through to Nikos Zegers. Nikos Zegers shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
69.07
Filipe Barros flicks a high pass forward to Julian Eustace who brings the ball under control. Julian Eustace shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Isaiah Chadwick manages to gather it easily.
73.39
Ed Dreef clumsily knocks into Luis Nieto. The referee warns Ed Dreef to calm down! Luis Nieto hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.10
Francisco Gimenez makes a probing pass to David Dittmann. David Dittmann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Nieto. Luis Nieto shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Isaiah Chadwick!
81.31
Vasco Moutinho passes the ball forward to Jan Overath. Jan Overath sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Linus Sammer gets down and covers it.
84.45
Filipe Barros flicks a high pass forward. Julian Eustace holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Eustace tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
Ed Dreef threads a neat ball through to Linus Freund. With great vision, Linus Freund plays the ball forward to Nikos Zegers. Nikos Zegers finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

VfB Stuttgart

Bayer Leverkusen
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.1%
38.9%
Play Area
26.3%
41.1%
32.6%

Scorers
Arturo Ruiz 22

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

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

1.Isaiah Chadwick (GK)
8
2.Arno Thiele (DEF)
7
3.Ed Dreef (DEF)
6
4.David Eder (DEF)
6
5.Don Ferguson (MID)
6
6.Markus Francke (MID)
7
7.Linus Freund (MID)
6
8.Vasco Moutinho (MID)
6
9.Matthias Fromm (ATT)
6
10.Nikos Zegers (ATT)
6
11.Jan Overath (ATT)
6
 
12.Alexander Roth (DEF)
0
13.Bakary Zimmermann (MID)
0
14.Thomas Köller (GK)
0