Match Report


SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth     VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Linus KlimekL. Klimek61
G
1captain
G
75Linus SammerL. Sammer
Jakob PalumboJ. Palumbo75
D
2
D
66Rodolphe TomczykR. Tomczyk
Jakob NordwaldJ. Nordwald72
D
3
D
64David SchäferD. Schäfer
Vincenzo TurekV. Turek66
D
4
D
60Francisco GimenezF. Gimenez
Francis ColeF. Cole64
D
5
M
74Lennart BusseL. Busse
Lamberto RadiceL. Radice74
M
captain6
M
69David DittmannD. Dittmann
Pascal KohlerP. Kohler73
M
7
M
66Antonino MonacoA. Monaco
Simon HässlerS. Hässler71
M
8
M
56Filipe BarrosF. Barros
Moritz BackesM. Backes63
M
9
A
77Arturo RuizA. Ruiz
Martin KühnM. Kühn77
A
10
A
75Julian EustaceJ. Eustace
Marcel StiepermannM. Stiepermann71
A
11
A
70Luis NietoL. Nieto
 
Markus BartschM. Bartsch68
A
12
G
71Piet BrunswijkP. Brunswijk
Markus NeudeckerM. Neudecker67
A
13
G
68Eddie WatersE. Waters
Colin HopkinC. Hopkin62
M
14
A
68Julian LightfootJ. Lightfoot

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Playmobil-Stadion where SpVgg Greuther Fürth play host to VfB Stuttgart. A crowd of 17,557 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while VfB Stuttgart appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Oliver Szepan.


0.00
The whistle blows and VfB Stuttgart get the match underway!
2.18
Pascal Kohler advances with the ball. Pascal Kohler lofts in a cross ball towards Marcel Stiepermann. Marcel Stiepermann is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Linus Sammer comfortably punches it away to safety.
4.41
Lamberto Radice flicks a high pass forward. Martin Kühn collects the pass. Martin Kühn finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
8.30
Antonino Monaco knocks the ball forward to Luis Nieto. Luis Nieto shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.00
Pascal Kohler passes the ball forward to Martin Kühn. Martin Kühn shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.56
Francisco Gimenez sees a break and surges forward. Francisco Gimenez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luis Nieto. Luis Nieto shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
15.31
Antonino Monaco flicks a high ball forward to Luis Nieto who takes it down. Luis Nieto finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
16.40
Moritz Backes comes in with a high challenge, catching Rodolphe Tomczyk with his studs. The referee motions to Moritz Backes to come over. It's a red card!! Rodolphe Tomczyk gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
18.18
Pascal Kohler knocks the ball forward to Martin Kühn. Martin Kühn shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
22.07
David Dittmann kicks a strong pass forward to Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz shoots from 20 yards but Linus Klimek reads it well. Great save!
27.18
Antonino Monaco knocks the ball forward to Julian Eustace. Julian Eustace knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Linus Klimek who gathers it comfortably.
34.41
With some swift thinking, Jakob Palumbo plays the ball forward to Marcel Stiepermann. Marcel Stiepermann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Kühn. Martin Kühn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
38.43
Francisco Gimenez flicks the ball to his team mate, Lennart Busse. With a delightful solo run, Lennart Busse stretches the opposition's defence. Lennart Busse knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Eustace. Julian Eustace gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball takes a deflection leaving Linus Klimek with no chance!! Goal for VfB Stuttgart!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
SpVgg Greuther Fürth kick off the second half!
47.04
David Schäfer hits a low pass to Antonino Monaco. Antonino Monaco knocks the ball forward to Julian Eustace. Julian Eustace shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
49.26
Martin Kühn comes in with a late challenge on Francisco Gimenez. The referee calls over Martin Kühn and warns him to calm down! Francisco Gimenez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.29
Pascal Kohler hits a low pass to Martin Kühn. Martin Kühn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Linus Sammer who gathers it comfortably.
54.23
Simon Hässler catches David Dittmann on the ankles. The referee calls over Simon Hässler and warns him to calm down! David Dittmann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.42
Antonino Monaco flicks a high pass forward. Luis Nieto controls it well on his chest. Luis Nieto shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
57.05
Antonino Monaco kicks a strong pass forward to Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.12
David Schäfer threads a neat ball through to David Dittmann. David Dittmann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Eustace. Julian Eustace powers a header at goal but it flies well off target!
73.05
Antonino Monaco runs straight at the opposition's defence. Antonino Monaco controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Luis Nieto through on goal. Luis Nieto cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
77.14
Pascal Kohler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Kühn. Martin Kühn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
78.14
Jakob Nordwald deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Hässler. With vision, Simon Hässler laces a weighted ball forward to Martin Kühn. Martin Kühn shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
84.24
Simon Hässler makes a probing pass to Martin Kühn. Martin Kühn tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
85.12
Arturo Ruiz hacks Jakob Nordwald from behind! Arturo Ruiz is shown the yellow card! Jakob Nordwald stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Lamberto Radice chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Kühn. Martin Kühn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

VfB Stuttgart
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
7
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
53.3%
46.7%
Play Area
28.9%
47.8%
23.3%

Scorers
Julian Eustace 38

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Antonino Monaco of VfB Stuttgart

Match Ratings
1.Linus Klimek (GK)
6
2.Jakob Palumbo (DEF)
6
3.Jakob Nordwald (DEF)
6
4.Vincenzo Turek (DEF)
6
5.Francis Cole (DEF)
6
6.Lamberto Radice (MID)
6
7.Pascal Kohler (MID)
7
8.Simon Hässler (MID)
6
9.Moritz Backes (MID)red card
3
10.Martin Kühn (ATT)
6
11.Marcel Stiepermann (ATT)
6
 
12.Markus Bartsch (ATT)
0
13.Markus Neudecker (ATT)
0
14.Colin Hopkin (MID)
0

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