Match Report


DSC Arminia BielefeldDSC Arminia Bielefeld     VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Isaiah WainwrightI. Wainwright67
G
captain1
G
82Albrecht PolheimA. Polheim
Enrique AlonsoE. Alonso70
D
2
D
65Martin ThieleM. Thiele
Craig MasonC. Mason70
D
3captain
D
63Jan KistnerJ. Kistner
Sven MetzlerS. Metzler63
D
4
D
60Albrecht OswaldA. Oswald
Christian MatthäusC. Matthäus53
D
5
M
68Gilles CarriéreG. Carriére
Julian WitteJ. Witte70
M
6
M
64Simon BrücknerS. Brückner
Jan Van NistelrooyJ. Van Nistelrooy69
M
7
M
56Florian SchöllF. Schöll
Florian HankeF. Hanke72
A
8
M
49Matthias BrehmeM. Brehme
David DoumencD. Doumenc61
A
9
A
68Stefan RothS. Roth
Nigel GranvilleN. Granville61
A
10
A
57Torsten JaschkeT. Jaschke
Jonas SchäferJ. Schäfer58
A
11
A
54Nikolas MorlockN. Morlock
 
Dietmar BergD. Berg67
G
12
G
60Leon ZimmermannL. Zimmermann
Bakary BreitnerB. Breitner66
M
13
D
56Nico SchefflerN. Scheffler
Julian WilkeJ. Wilke65
M
14
G
54Albert GimenezA. Gimenez

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Schuco-Arena where DSC Arminia Bielefeld play host to VfB Stuttgart. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
DSC Arminia Bielefeld are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while VfB Stuttgart appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Bierhoff.


0.00
VfB Stuttgart kick off and get the match underway!
3.14
Albrecht Oswald flicks a high pass forward to Simon Brückner who brings the ball under control. Simon Brückner sees space and advances. Simon Brückner whips in a cross ball towards Stefan Roth. Stefan Roth beats his man to it with a header but it's a lousy effort!
9.23
Simon Brückner kicks a strong pass forward to Torsten Jaschke. Torsten Jaschke plays a quick one-two with Stefan Roth and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Torsten Jaschke provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
16.40
Enrique Alonso threads a neat ball through to Jan Van Nistelrooy. Jan Van Nistelrooy flicks a high pass forward. David Doumenc controls it well on his chest. David Doumenc knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.06
Albrecht Oswald makes a simple pass to Gilles Carriére. Gilles Carriére controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nikolas Morlock. Nikolas Morlock passes the ball forward but Torsten Jaschke is offside!
22.10
Jan Van Nistelrooy makes an attacking run forward. Jan Van Nistelrooy chips the ball to his team mate, Florian Hanke. Some good footwork from Florian Hanke provides some space. He shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
28.10
Sven Metzler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan Van Nistelrooy. Jan Van Nistelrooy threads a neat ball through to Jonas Schäfer. Jonas Schäfer shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
30.51
Torsten Jaschke catches Enrique Alonso on the ankles. Torsten Jaschke is shown the yellow card! Enrique Alonso runs off the knock.
36.51
Florian Schöll threads a neat ball through to Stefan Roth. Stefan Roth shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
38.20
Craig Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Jan Van Nistelrooy. Jan Van Nistelrooy knocks the ball to his team mate, Florian Hanke. Florian Hanke shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Albrecht Polheim.
42.37
Christian Matthäus catches Nikolas Morlock on the ankles. Christian Matthäus is given a warning by the referee! Nikolas Morlock hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.27
Gilles Carriére comes in with a late challenge on Christian Matthäus. The referee calls over Gilles Carriére and shows him a yellow card! Christian Matthäus stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. DSC Arminia Bielefeld appear unchanged since the first half. VfB Stuttgart also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with DSC Arminia Bielefeld kicking off!
47.56
Matthias Brehme flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Roth. Stefan Roth makes a simple pass, allowing Torsten Jaschke to run into the box. Torsten Jaschke muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Sven Metzler. Excellent block.
48.33
Simon Brückner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefan Roth. Stefan Roth flicks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Jaschke. Torsten Jaschke muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
57.55
Albrecht Oswald flicks a high pass forward. Florian Schöll holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Florian Schöll deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nikolas Morlock. Nikolas Morlock edges inside the box! Nikolas Morlock cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
59.53
Florian Schöll passes the ball forward to Stefan Roth. Stefan Roth shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
60.25
VfB Stuttgart have made a substitution with Albert Gimenez replacing Nikolas Morlock .
66.09
Florian Schöll threads a neat ball through to Stefan Roth. Stefan Roth knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Enrique Alonso.
72.51
Martin Thiele catches Nigel Granville in the face with his elbow. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Nigel Granville rubs his head but gets up unharmed.
75.50
Enrique Alonso threads the ball through to Jan Van Nistelrooy. Jan Van Nistelrooy makes a probing pass to David Doumenc. David Doumenc lofts in a cross ball towards Florian Hanke. Florian Hanke connects with a diving header but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.18
VfB Stuttgart have made a substitution with Nico Scheffler replacing Gilles Carriére .
78.24
Matthias Brehme hacks Jan Van Nistelrooy from behind! The referee calls over Matthias Brehme and shows him a yellow card! Jan Van Nistelrooy stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.53
Simon Brückner knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Roth. Stefan Roth shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
89.50
Nico Scheffler clumsily knocks into Jan Van Nistelrooy. The referee brings Nico Scheffler to one side and gives him a warning! Jan Van Nistelrooy runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

DSC Arminia Bielefeld

VfB Stuttgart
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
44%
56%
Play Area
38.7%
42.7%
18.7%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jan Van Nistelrooy of DSC Arminia Bielefeld

Match Ratings