Match Report


VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart     Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Markus SchnoorM. Schnoor78
G
1
G
62Marc DöringM. Döring
Lennart GeisL. Geis70
D
2
D
76Tobias KuzorraT. Kuzorra
Steffen RiemannS. Riemann68
D
captain3
D
69Leon SpenglerL. Spengler
Pascal NetzerP. Netzer57
D
4
D
67Torsten BehrensT. Behrens
Eric KurthE. Kurth62
M
5
M
70Sergio LopesS. Lopes
Matthias BaslerM. Basler61
M
6captain
M
63Kai KoschmiederK. Koschmieder
David SeelerD. Seeler61
M
7
M
59Pascal RummeniggeP. Rummenigge
Alejandro Del PreteA. Del Prete61
M
8
M
56Gerhard BergG. Berg
Oliver SchönenbornO. Schönenborn64
A
9
A
62Oliver DiakiteO. Diakite
Graham KoncheskyG. Konchesky61
A
10
A
57Armin KrügerA. Krüger
Samir AugsteinS. Augstein59
A
11
A
47Torsten BöhmT. Böhm
 
Florian NahrstedtF. Nahrstedt60
G
12
D
63Bakary WesselmannB. Wesselmann
Franco FiciniF. Ficini58
A
13
G
61Philipp HerzogP. Herzog
Nils MüllerN. Müller58
M
14
D
57Kevin KistnerK. Kistner

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to Eintracht Frankfurt. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both VfB Stuttgart and Eintracht Frankfurt are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Thomas Schnoor.


0.00
Eintracht Frankfurt kick off the first half!
4.26
Kai Koschmieder catches David Seeler on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! David Seeler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.35
Gerhard Berg flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Böhm controls it well on his chest. Torsten Böhm shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
9.01
Torsten Behrens clumsily knocks into Matthias Basler. Torsten Behrens is shown the yellow card! Matthias Basler runs off the knock.
10.49
Seeing a gap ahead, Matthias Basler plays the ball forward to Samir Augstein. Samir Augstein edges inside the box! Torsten Behrens hacks Samir Augstein from behind! Samir Augstein appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
15.46
Pascal Netzer flicks a high pass forward to David Seeler who brings the ball under control. David Seeler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oliver Schönenborn. Oliver Schönenborn plays a scrappy one-two with David Seeler and advances towards the goal... Oliver Schönenborn tries a spectacular strike but it misses the target by a large margin!
16.58
Tobias Kuzorra comes in with a late challenge on Alejandro Del Prete. Tobias Kuzorra is warned by the referee! Alejandro Del Prete hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.23
Steffen Riemann flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Schönenborn collects the pass. Oliver Schönenborn flicks a high pass forward to Graham Konchesky who brings the ball under control. Graham Konchesky knocks in a cross ball towards Matthias Basler. With a superhuman jump, Matthias Basler connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
26.01
David Seeler flicks a high pass forward to Samir Augstein who brings the ball under control. Samir Augstein plays a scrappy one-two with Oliver Schönenborn and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Samir Augstein provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Marc Döring!
27.28
Torsten Behrens kicks a strong pass forward to Gerhard Berg. Gerhard Berg knocks the ball to his team mate, Armin Krüger. Armin Krüger sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Markus Schnoor is on top of it.
30.19
Leon Spengler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tobias Kuzorra. Tobias Kuzorra runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Tobias Kuzorra makes a great pass forward. Kai Koschmieder runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
32.41
Torsten Behrens makes a probing pass to Gerhard Berg. Gerhard Berg threads a neat ball through to Kai Koschmieder. Kai Koschmieder shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
34.35
Alejandro Del Prete deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Seeler. David Seeler kicks a strong pass forward to Graham Konchesky. Graham Konchesky shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Marc Döring.
39.58
Matthias Basler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pascal Netzer. Pascal Netzer makes a probing pass to Oliver Schönenborn. Oliver Schönenborn shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
40.55
Tobias Kuzorra chips the ball to his team mate, Pascal Rummenigge. Seeing a gap ahead, Pascal Rummenigge plays the ball forward to Sergio Lopes who has made a great run into the box. Some silky footwork from Sergio Lopes provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
42.07
With great vision, Steffen Riemann plays the ball forward to Graham Konchesky. Graham Konchesky flicks a high pass forward. Samir Augstein controls it well on his chest. Samir Augstein skips past Torsten Behrens! Samir Augstein strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it flies just wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
VfB Stuttgart start the second half!
47.22
Leon Spengler threads the ball through to Sergio Lopes. Sergio Lopes darts forward. Sergio Lopes whips in a cross ball towards Oliver Diakite. Oliver Diakite whips the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
48.18
Leon Spengler hits it upfield. Torsten Böhm plays a one-two with Oliver Diakite and rushes in on goal... Torsten Böhm takes a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
51.23
Steffen Riemann catches Oliver Diakite on the ankles. The referee calls over Steffen Riemann and shows him a yellow card! Oliver Diakite hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.43
Lennart Geis barges into Oliver Diakite. Lennart Geis is warned by the referee! Oliver Diakite stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.40
Torsten Böhm kicks a strong pass forward to Oliver Diakite. Oliver Diakite knocks in a cross ball towards Kai Koschmieder. Kai Koschmieder finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Markus Schnoor!
63.58
Lennart Geis flicks a high ball forward to Samir Augstein who takes it down. Samir Augstein sees David Seeler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Seeler plays a one-two with Graham Konchesky and advances towards the goal... David Seeler shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Marc Döring had no chance!! Goal for VfB Stuttgart!
67.04
Samir Augstein flicks a high ball forward to Graham Konchesky who takes it down. Graham Konchesky edges inside the box! Graham Konchesky takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.46
Kai Koschmieder decides to run forward with the ball. Kai Koschmieder tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Markus Schnoor!
78.22
Tobias Kuzorra comes in with a late challenge on Graham Konchesky. Tobias Kuzorra is warned by the referee again! Graham Konchesky hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
With some swift thinking, Matthias Basler plays the ball forward to Alejandro Del Prete. Alejandro Del Prete lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Schönenborn. Oliver Schönenborn is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VfB Stuttgart

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

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
29.9%
41.6%
28.6%

Scorers
David Seeler 64

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Seeler of VfB Stuttgart

Match Ratings