Match Report


VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart     Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach
Computer Player Computer Player Steve Lowery Steve Lowery
Linus SammerL. Sammer75
G
captain1captain
G
85Leonardo VillegasL. Villegas
Rodolphe TomczykR. Tomczyk66
D
2
D
85Lennart SchumacherL. Schumacher
David SchäferD. Schäfer64
D
3
D
75Simon ArendtS. Arendt
Francisco GimenezF. Gimenez60
D
4
D
81Rafael VegaR. Vega
Lennart BusseL. Busse74
M
5
M
84Philippe CoqueletP. Coquelet
David DittmannD. Dittmann69
M
6
M
82Florian HelmerF. Helmer
Antonino MonacoA. Monaco66
M
7
M
83Taavi RothoviusT. Rothovius
Filipe BarrosF. Barros56
M
8
M
84Bakary HelmerB. Helmer
Arturo RuizA. Ruiz77
A
9
A
77Rodrigo Da SilvaR. Da Silva
Julian EustaceJ. Eustace75
A
10
A
78Marc OakesM. Oakes
Luis NietoL. Nieto70
A
11
A
85Vadim LogvinenkoV. Logvinenko
 
Piet BrunswijkP. Brunswijk71
G
12
D
73Mast H. WestM. West
Eddie WatersE. Waters68
G
13
M
80Abdelkrim AmzineA. Amzine
Julian LightfootJ. Lightfoot68
A
14
A
77Gerhard KaiserG. Kaiser

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to Borussia Mönchengladbach . A crowd of 18,912 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Mönchengladbach are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Richard McIlroy.


0.00
The whistle blows and VfB Stuttgart get the match underway!
2.54
Francisco Gimenez hacks Vadim Logvinenko from behind! The referee calls over Francisco Gimenez and shows him a yellow card! Vadim Logvinenko hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.47
David Dittmann flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Ruiz collects the pass. Arturo Ruiz knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Nieto. Luis Nieto makes a convincing header but somehow Leonardo Villegas manages to keep it out.
6.41
David Schäfer catches Vadim Logvinenko on the ankles. The referee calls over David Schäfer and shows him a yellow card! Vadim Logvinenko stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.04
Simon Arendt pushes mid-way up the pitch. Simon Arendt threads a neat ball through to Rodrigo Da Silva. Rodrigo Da Silva shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
15.38
Taavi Rothovius knocks the ball forward to Marc Oakes. Marc Oakes shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
18.23
Simon Arendt flicks a high pass forward to Florian Helmer who brings the ball under control. Florian Helmer flicks a high pass forward to Vadim Logvinenko who brings the ball under control. Vadim Logvinenko knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rodolphe Tomczyk.
21.38
Bakary Helmer flicks the ball to his team mate, Marc Oakes. Marc Oakes tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Linus Sammer manages to keep it out.
24.13
Filipe Barros makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luis Nieto. Luis Nieto edges inside the box! Luis Nieto strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Leonardo Villegas is on top of it.
27.17
Antonino Monaco 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 Leonardo Villegas who gathers it comfortably.
28.46
Bakary Helmer changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Bakary Helmer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rodolphe Tomczyk.
32.40
David Schäfer knocks the ball forward to David Dittmann. David Dittmann makes a simple pass to Julian Eustace. Julian Eustace sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
36.07
Florian Helmer kicks a strong pass forward to Rodrigo Da Silva. Rodrigo Da Silva knocks in a cross ball towards Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Linus Sammer has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
40.56
David Dittmann runs deep into the other half of the pitch. David Dittmann threads the ball through to Luis Nieto but he's offside!
42.24
Taavi Rothovius flicks a high ball forward to Marc Oakes who takes it down. Marc Oakes knocks in a cross ball towards Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Linus Sammer picks it out of the air!
45.00
Taavi Rothovius plays the ball forward to Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfB Stuttgart appear unchanged since the first half. Borussia Mönchengladbach also appear unchanged since the first half. The VfB Stuttgart players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Borussia Mönchengladbach kicking off!
48.50
Bakary Helmer hits a low pass to Rodrigo Da Silva. Rodrigo Da Silva shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
51.53
Lennart Busse chips the ball to his team mate, Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
53.52
Simon Arendt threads a neat ball through to Bakary Helmer. Bakary Helmer chips the ball to his team mate, Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
55.24
Showing wonderful composure, Bakary Helmer laces a through ball forward to Rodrigo Da Silva. Rodrigo Da Silva shoots from outside the area. It's there!! Linus Sammer has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.02
Simon Arendt flicks the ball to his team mate, Florian Helmer. Florian Helmer hits a low pass to Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
65.20
Filipe Barros comes in with a late challenge on Florian Helmer. The referee calls over Filipe Barros and warns him to calm down! Florian Helmer runs off the knock.
67.51
Bakary Helmer flicks a high pass forward. Vadim Logvinenko holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vadim Logvinenko passes the ball forward to Marc Oakes. Marc Oakes shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Linus Sammer!
69.18
Rafael Vega knocks the ball forward to Florian Helmer. Florian Helmer kicks a strong pass forward to Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rodolphe Tomczyk.
72.44
Antonino Monaco hits a low pass to Julian Eustace. Julian Eustace knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Arendt.
73.25
David Schäfer threads a neat ball through to Antonino Monaco. Antonino Monaco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Eustace. Julian Eustace beats his man to it with a header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.29
David Dittmann hits a low pass to Julian Eustace. Julian Eustace knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leonardo Villegas who gathers it comfortably.
77.33
Borussia Mönchengladbach have made 3 substitutions with Mast H. West replacing Simon Arendt, Abdelkrim Amzine replacing Bakary Helmer and Gerhard Kaiser replacing Marc Oakes .
78.42
Taavi Rothovius hits a low pass to Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko plays a scrappy one-two with Gerhard Kaiser and advances towards the goal... Vadim Logvinenko strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Vadim Logvinenko! That's his third!
83.28
Rafael Vega threads the ball through to Philippe Coquelet. Philippe Coquelet sees Vadim Logvinenko in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vadim Logvinenko shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
84.44
With great vision, Rodolphe Tomczyk plays the ball forward to David Dittmann. David Dittmann sees space and advances. David Dittmann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
90.00
Florian Helmer flicks the ball to his team mate, Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko shoots from 20 yards. Superb reactions from Linus Sammer. What a save!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VfB Stuttgart

Borussia Mönchengladbach
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
4
10
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.9%
65.1%
Play Area
31.3%
41%
27.7%

Scorers
Vadim Logvinenko 36, 60, 78
Rodrigo Da Silva 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vadim Logvinenko of Borussia Mönchengladbach

Match Ratings
1.Linus Sammer (GK)
7
2.Rodolphe Tomczyk (DEF)
6
3.David Schäfer (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Francisco Gimenez (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Lennart Busse (MID)
6
6.David Dittmann (MID)
7
7.Antonino Monaco (MID)
6
8.Filipe Barros (MID)
6
9.Arturo Ruiz (ATT)
6
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.Leonardo Villegas (GK)
7
2.Lennart Schumacher (DEF)
6
3.Simon Arendt (DEF)
6
4.Rafael Vega (DEF)
6
5.Philippe Coquelet (MID)
6
6.Florian Helmer (MID)
7
7.Taavi Rothovius (MID)
6
8.Bakary Helmer (MID)
7
9.Rodrigo Da Silva (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Marc Oakes (ATT)
6
11.Vadim Logvinenko (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Mast H. West (DEF)
6
13.Abdelkrim Amzine (MID)
6
14.Gerhard Kaiser (ATT)
6