Match Report


VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart     SV Werder BremenSV Werder Bremen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Albrecht PolheimA. Polheim82
G
1
G
63Gaspar JesusG. Jesus
Jan KistnerJ. Kistner63
D
2
D
68Rainer KurthR. Kurth
Albrecht OswaldA. Oswald60
D
captain3
D
60Christian JungC. Jung
Nico SchefflerN. Scheffler56
D
4captain
D
59Morris RobertsM. Roberts
Gilles CarriéreG. Carriére68
M
5
D
58Pascal HässlerP. Hässler
Simon BrücknerS. Brückner64
M
6
M
68Sven WalterS. Walter
Vincenzo OuindiV. Ouindi64
M
7
M
67Jan MüllerJ. Müller
Florian SchöllF. Schöll56
M
8
M
53Thomas BräutigamT. Bräutigam
Stefan RothS. Roth68
A
9
M
49Eric BräutigamE. Bräutigam
Torsten JaschkeT. Jaschke57
A
10
A
83Gerhard SpenglerG. Spengler
Nikolas MorlockN. Morlock54
A
11
A
71Steffen LangeS. Lange
 
Leon ZimmermannL. Zimmermann60
G
12
A
60Fernando FerrerF. Ferrer
Albert GimenezA. Gimenez54
G
13
G
56Tobias KneisslT. Kneissl
Tony Van Den BergT. Van Den Berg53
D
14
D
54Steffen HermannS. Hermann

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to SV Werder Bremen. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
VfB Stuttgart are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SV Werder Bremen appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Markus Helmer.


0.00
VfB Stuttgart start the match!
3.43
Vincenzo Ouindi threads a neat ball through to Nikolas Morlock. Nikolas Morlock shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Gaspar Jesus effortlessly smothers it!
4.26
Vincenzo Ouindi runs straight at the opposition's defence. Vincenzo Ouindi shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.52
Nico Scheffler barges into Steffen Lange. The referee calls over Nico Scheffler and shows him a yellow card! Steffen Lange carries on, but is struggling a bit.
22.21
Morris Roberts kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Bräutigam. Thomas Bräutigam makes a beautiful solo run. Thomas Bräutigam knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jan Kistner.
24.14
Morris Roberts makes a simple pass to Thomas Bräutigam. Thomas Bräutigam flicks a high pass forward. Steffen Lange collects the pass. Steffen Lange whips in a cross ball towards Gerhard Spengler. Gerhard Spengler whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but Nico Scheffler is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
25.38
Jan Müller takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Morris Roberts. Morris Roberts heads the ball, flicking it across the into the box. Stefan Roth reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
26.48
Albrecht Oswald flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Ouindi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vincenzo Ouindi passes the ball forward to Torsten Jaschke. Torsten Jaschke shoots from long range. Gaspar Jesus effortlessly gets down and covers it.
28.40
Pascal Hässler passes the ball forward to Sven Walter. Sven Walter flicks a high pass forward. Steffen Lange controls it well on his chest. Steffen Lange lofts in a cross ball towards Gerhard Spengler. Gerhard Spengler is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.27
Eric Bräutigam flicks a high pass forward to Steffen Lange who brings the ball under control. Steffen Lange sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
32.54
Morris Roberts makes a strong solo run forward. Morris Roberts knocks the ball forward to Steffen Lange. Steffen Lange shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
36.51
Thomas Bräutigam passes the ball forward to Steffen Lange. Steffen Lange controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
38.25
Vincenzo Ouindi makes a probing pass to Torsten Jaschke. Torsten Jaschke shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
39.10
Eric Bräutigam knocks the ball forward to Gerhard Spengler. Gerhard Spengler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jan Kistner.
42.54
Vincenzo Ouindi runs straight at the opposition's defence. Vincenzo Ouindi kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Roth but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
Christian Jung pushes up the pitch. Christian Jung controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steffen Lange. Steffen Lange shoots from long range but it is miles over!
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. SV Werder Bremen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
SV Werder Bremen start the second half!
48.12
Morris Roberts threads the ball through to Eric Bräutigam. Eric Bräutigam knocks the ball to his team mate, Steffen Lange. Steffen Lange knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.08
Seeing Vincenzo Ouindi's attacking run, Simon Brückner quickly throws the ball into his path. Vincenzo Ouindi flicks a high ball forward to Stefan Roth who takes it down. Stefan Roth edges inside the box! Some awkward footwork from Stefan Roth provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it slams into the crowd!
55.40
Eric Bräutigam sees Steffen Lange in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steffen Lange finds some space and shoots from distance. Albrecht Polheim gets down and covers it.
60.29
VfB Stuttgart have made a substitution with Tony Van Den Berg replacing Nikolas Morlock .SV Werder Bremen have made a substitution with Tobias Kneissl replacing Steffen Lange .
61.34
Thomas Bräutigam flicks a high ball forward to Gerhard Spengler who takes it down. Gerhard Spengler shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
63.55
Simon Brückner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tony Van Den Berg. Tony Van Den Berg sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
67.52
Jan Kistner knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Brückner. Simon Brückner chips the ball to his team mate, Torsten Jaschke. Torsten Jaschke tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
69.26
Albrecht Oswald flicks a high pass forward. Simon Brückner collects the pass. Simon Brückner kicks a strong pass forward to Torsten Jaschke. Torsten Jaschke shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
72.57
Simon Brückner threads a neat ball through to Tony Van Den Berg. Tony Van Den Berg runs straight at the defence! Tony Van Den Berg cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.58
Jan Müller flicks a high pass forward to Tobias Kneissl who brings the ball under control. Tobias Kneissl knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.03
VfB Stuttgart have made a substitution with Albert Gimenez replacing Gilles Carriére .
78.09
Jan Müller flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Kneissl controls it well on his chest. Tobias Kneissl shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
79.29
Florian Schöll hacks Sven Walter from behind! The referee calls over Florian Schöll and shows him a yellow card! Sven Walter runs off the knock.
84.17
Jan Müller threads the ball through to Gerhard Spengler. Gerhard Spengler shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
89.32
Vincenzo Ouindi changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Vincenzo Ouindi shoots from 25 yards. Gaspar Jesus gets down and covers it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

VfB Stuttgart

SV Werder Bremen
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
6
7
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.3%
53.7%
Play Area
25.6%
43.9%
30.5%

Scorers
Gerhard Spengler 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vincenzo Ouindi of VfB Stuttgart

Match Ratings