Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to SV Wacker Burghausen. A crowd of 8,927 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
VfL Wolfsburg are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while SV Wacker Burghausen appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Brehme.


0.00
The first half starts with SV Wacker Burghausen kicking off!
3.52
Tobias Buchwald passes the ball forward to Noah Jung. Noah Jung shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
4.11
Alexander Wesselmann decides to run forward with the ball. Alexander Wesselmann knocks in a cross ball towards Moritz Sparwasser. Moritz Sparwasser outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Kai Schnoor is on top of his game. Great save!
6.10
Markus Kuzorra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pascal Diakite. Showing composure, Pascal Diakite plays the ball forward to Malte Ziegler. Malte Ziegler knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Pfeiffer. Simon Pfeiffer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
8.24
Alexander Wesselmann comes in with a late challenge on Tobias Buchwald. The referee calls over Alexander Wesselmann and warns him to calm down! Tobias Buchwald hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.22
Armin Roth flicks a high ball forward to Darren Walker who takes it down. Darren Walker threads the ball through to Jan Helmer. Jan Helmer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
16.57
Armin Roth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Walker. Darren Walker threads a neat ball through to Jan Helmer. Jan Helmer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pascal Poschner.
20.11
Greg Wainwright knocks the ball forward to Alexander Wesselmann. Alexander Wesselmann decides to run forward with the ball. Alexander Wesselmann whips in a cross ball towards Moritz Sparwasser. Moritz Sparwasser powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
27.00
Pascal Poschner flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Diakite holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pascal Diakite makes a simple pass to Moritz Sparwasser. Moritz Sparwasser shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
32.02
Armin Roth makes a probing pass to Nicolas Lindemann. Nicolas Lindemann advances with the ball. Nicolas Lindemann shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
40.27
Philipp Röhner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Moritz Sparwasser. Moritz Sparwasser finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
44.32
Alexander Wesselmann clumsily knocks into Lennart Thielemann. The referee warns Alexander Wesselmann again to calm down! Lennart Thielemann gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
Arthur Hall clumsily knocks into Nicolas Lindemann. The referee calls over Arthur Hall and warns him to calm down! Nicolas Lindemann stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfL Wolfsburg appear unchanged since the first half. SV Wacker Burghausen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and VfL Wolfsburg get the second half underway!
48.12
Philipp Röhner threads a neat ball through to Malte Ziegler. Malte Ziegler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kai Schnoor who gathers it comfortably.
49.02
Pascal Diakite decides to run forward with the ball. Pascal Diakite whips in a cross ball towards Simon Pfeiffer. Simon Pfeiffer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
53.29
Noah Jung comes in with a late challenge on Markus Kuzorra. The referee calls over Noah Jung and shows him a yellow card! Markus Kuzorra grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
54.21
Greg Wainwright sees Pascal Diakite in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pascal Diakite makes a probing pass to Simon Pfeiffer. Simon Pfeiffer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.08
VfL Wolfsburg have made a substitution with Stefan Scheffler replacing Armin Roth .
66.02
Arthur Hall makes a simple pass to Malte Ziegler. Malte Ziegler knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Pfeiffer. Simon Pfeiffer knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball comes off Steffen Vogel and the loose ball is cleared up field.
71.44
Pascal Diakite makes an attacking run forward. Pascal Diakite plays a scrappy one-two with Simon Pfeiffer and advances towards the goal... Pascal Diakite muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Kai Schnoor is on top of it.
73.05
Pascal Diakite flicks the ball to his team mate, Malte Ziegler. Malte Ziegler plays a one-two with Moritz Sparwasser and rushes in on goal... Malte Ziegler shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.47
Philipp Röhner clumsily knocks into Darren Walker. The referee calls over Philipp Röhner and shows him a yellow card! Darren Walker hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.44
VfL Wolfsburg have made 2 substitutions with Matthias Masur replacing Noah Jung and Shabani Lacombe replacing Nicolas Lindemann .
83.28
Showing composure, Pascal Diakite plays the ball forward to Malte Ziegler. Malte Ziegler lofts in a cross ball towards Moritz Sparwasser. Moritz Sparwasser is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.03
Darren Walker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Helmer. Jan Helmer sees Matthias Masur just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Matthias Masur makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Moritz Szepan reads it well. Great keeping!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
6
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.2%
53.8%
Play Area
33.3%
44.9%
21.8%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pascal Diakite of SV Wacker Burghausen

Match Ratings
1.Kai Schnoor (GK)
8
2.Steffen Vogel (DEF)
7
3.Florian Schell (DEF)
6
4.Armin Roth (DEF)
7
5.Steffen Wilke (DEF)
6
6.Lennart Thielemann (MID)
6
7.Tobias Buchwald (MID)
6
8.Nicolas Lindemann (MID)
6
9.Darren Walker (MID)
6
10.Noah Jung (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Jan Helmer (ATT)
6
 
12.Matthias Masur (ATT)
6
13.Stefan Scheffler (MID)
6
14.Shabani Lacombe (MID)
6