Match Report


VfL BochumVfL Bochum     FC Bayern MunichFC Bayern Munich
Computer Player Computer Player Edgar Formosa Edgar Formosa
Oliver DittrichO. Dittrich74
G
captain1
G
77Bjorn Otto HeggemB. Heggem
Martin LensingM. Lensing72
D
2
D
74Billy McStayB. McStay
Gian Paolo Di NapoliG. Di Napoli69
D
3
D
70Ricardo DiezR. Diez
Leon MaierL. Maier69
D
4
D
79Roberto MartinsR. Martins
Kevin MorlockK. Morlock67
M
5
D
78Quim VelosoQ. Veloso
Garry BoothG. Booth65
M
6
M
72Torsten GleisensteinT. Gleisenstein
Ousmane PenneteauO. Penneteau65
M
7
M
69Nicolas NeudeckerN. Neudecker
Nikolas BöhmN. Böhm63
M
8
M
69Steffen KlimekS. Klimek
Hauke HamannH. Hamann77
A
9
A
74Paolo RipleyP. Ripley
Marc SammerM. Sammer70
A
10
A
79Christian KöllerC. Köller
Nico JungN. Jung64
A
11captain
A
85Gerhard BeckG. Beck
 
Samir RohrschneiderS. Rohrschneider71
G
12
G
67Ian KostwinderI. Kostwinder
Sebastian BackesS. Backes70
G
13
D
69Dumitru CodreaD. Codrea
Nikolas KnappN. Knapp62
D
14
A
72Adrian CollymoreA. Collymore

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Ruhrstadion where VfL Bochum play host to FC Bayern Munich. A crowd of 19,661 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
VfL Bochum are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Bayern Munich appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Oliver Seeler.


0.00
VfL Bochum kick off!
3.59
Ousmane Penneteau chips the ball to his team mate, Marc Sammer. Marc Sammer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.28
Ricardo Diez catches Ousmane Penneteau in the face with his elbow. The referee motions to Ricardo Diez to come over. It's a red card!! Ousmane Penneteau carries on, but is struggling a bit.
21.57
Billy McStay takes it forward alone. Billy McStay knocks in a cross ball towards Paolo Ripley. Paolo Ripley knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
27.34
Nico Jung hits a low pass to Hauke Hamann. Hauke Hamann plays a scrappy one-two with Garry Booth and advances towards the goal... Hauke Hamann makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Solid save from Bjorn Otto Heggem.
28.53
Torsten Gleisenstein makes a probing pass to Christian Köller. Christian Köller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.20
Garry Booth flicks a high ball forward to Nikolas Böhm who takes it down. Nikolas Böhm passes the ball forward but Kevin Morlock is offside!
32.46
Kevin Morlock knocks the ball forward to Marc Sammer. Marc Sammer lofts in a cross ball towards Nico Jung. With a superhuman jump, Nico Jung connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but is denied by Bjorn Otto Heggem. Excellent save.
38.28
Nikolas Böhm hits a low pass to Hauke Hamann. Hauke Hamann lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Booth. Garry Booth makes a convincing header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
40.47
Roberto Martins decides to run forward with the ball. Roberto Martins shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
44.43
Roberto Martins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Neudecker. Nicolas Neudecker threads a neat ball through to Paolo Ripley. Paolo Ripley lofts in a cross ball towards Christian Köller. Christian Köller beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC Bayern Munich!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfL Bochum appear unchanged since the first half. FC Bayern Munich also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Bayern Munich start the second half!
48.57
Ousmane Penneteau hits a low pass to Garry Booth. Garry Booth controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Bjorn Otto Heggem.
50.33
Ousmane Penneteau takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Bjorn Otto Heggem drops low and scoops up the ball.
51.43
Martin Lensing runs straight at the opposition's defence. Martin Lensing makes a defence splitting pass to Nico Jung. Nico Jung shoots from just inside the box but it whistles just wide of the post!
53.57
Hauke Hamann barges into Nicolas Neudecker. Hauke Hamann is given a warning by the referee! Nicolas Neudecker stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.34
Gian Paolo Di Napoli chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Booth. Garry Booth shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.14
FC Bayern Munich have made a substitution with Adrian Collymore replacing Paolo Ripley .
63.54
Roberto Martins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steffen Klimek. Steffen Klimek runs straight at the opposition's defence. Steffen Klimek knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martin Lensing.
65.34
Roberto Martins catches Nico Jung on the ankles. The referee brings Roberto Martins to one side and gives him a warning! Nico Jung hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.33
Nicolas Neudecker flicks a high ball forward to Adrian Collymore who takes it down. Adrian Collymore knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leon Maier.
69.55
Leon Maier flicks a high ball forward to Ousmane Penneteau who takes it down. Ousmane Penneteau flicks a high pass forward. Garry Booth collects the pass. Garry Booth tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. VfL Bochum are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
78.45
Quim Veloso brings the ball forward. With imagination, Quim Veloso plays the ball forward to Nicolas Neudecker. Nicolas Neudecker shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
79.42
Martin Lensing deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Morlock. Kevin Morlock picks a pass forward to Hauke Hamann. Hauke Hamann lofts in a cross ball towards Nikolas Böhm. Nikolas Böhm knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Bjorn Otto Heggem picks it out of the air!
87.46
Garry Booth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ousmane Penneteau. Ousmane Penneteau knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gerhard Beck.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

VfL Bochum

FC Bayern Munich
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
56.2%
43.8%
Play Area
21.9%
47.9%
30.1%

Scorers
Christian Köller 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Christian Köller of FC Bayern Munich

Match Ratings