Match Report


VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg     SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth
Computer Player Computer Player Christopher George Christopher George
Paul LangeP. Lange69
G
1
G
67Albrecht WidmannA. Widmann
Billy HopkinB. Hopkin71
D
2
D
68Albrecht OuindiA. Ouindi
Adolfo IglesiasA. Iglesias71
D
3
D
40Malte HermannM. Hermann
Jo SluiterJ. Sluiter69
D
4
D
71Stephen HutchisonS. Hutchison
Guillermo CastilloG. Castillo69
D
5
D
68Thomas WallnerT. Wallner
Anton NetzerA. Netzer75
M
6
M
70Garry McNeillG. McNeill
Lars SchefflerL. Scheffler73
M
7
M
70Ferdinando FilippiF. Filippi
Ivan MarinI. Marin71
M
captain8captain
M
71Alun BastinA. Bastin
John GoughJ. Gough72
A
9
A
74Stefan YrjonpoikaS. Yrjonpoika
Federico CassettiF. Cassetti69
A
10
A
67Manuel AlmeidaM. Almeida
Youssouf FournierY. Fournier68
A
11
A
67Kodjo GiulyK. Giuly
 
Nikolas BrücknerN. Brückner69
M
12
D
70Mirko BedinM. Bedin
Richard MccallR. Mccall69
M
13
M
73Jose PardoJ. Pardo
Vasco RibeiroV. Ribeiro67
A
14
A
44Nikolas HankeN. Hanke

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. A crowd of 19,547 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both VfL Wolfsburg and SpVgg Greuther Fürth are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Steffen Busse.


0.00
The first half starts with SpVgg Greuther Fürth kicking off!
6.01
Stephen Hutchison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alun Bastin. Alun Bastin flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Almeida controls it well on his chest. Manuel Almeida threads a neat ball through to Stefan Yrjonpoika. Stefan Yrjonpoika tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Paul Lange.
7.32
Garry McNeill takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Adolfo Iglesias jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
15.29
Anton Netzer kicks a strong pass forward to Ivan Marin. Ivan Marin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Federico Cassetti. Federico Cassetti finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
21.31
Alun Bastin chips the ball to his team mate, Garry McNeill. Garry McNeill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.50
Malte Hermann catches Ivan Marin on the ankles. Malte Hermann is shown the yellow card! Ivan Marin stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.48
John Gough chips the ball to his team mate, Youssouf Fournier. Youssouf Fournier sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
30.55
Anton Netzer flicks a high pass forward to Youssouf Fournier who brings the ball under control. Youssouf Fournier advances inside the box! Youssouf Fournier side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Albrecht Widmann!
34.51
Ivan Marin chips the ball to his team mate, John Gough. John Gough shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
39.34
Anton Netzer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lars Scheffler. Lars Scheffler makes a probing pass to Youssouf Fournier but he's offside!
45.00
Lars Scheffler threads a neat ball through to Youssouf Fournier. Youssouf Fournier knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
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. SpVgg Greuther Fürth also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
VfL Wolfsburg kick off and get the second half underway!
47.53
Garry McNeill flicks a high pass forward. Alun Bastin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alun Bastin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.14
Jo Sluiter controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Youssouf Fournier. Youssouf Fournier passes the ball forward to Lars Scheffler. Lars Scheffler tries a spectacular strike but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
49.17
Ferdinando Filippi catches Lars Scheffler on the ankles. Ferdinando Filippi is given a warning by the referee! Lars Scheffler runs off the knock.
55.35
Anton Netzer advances with the ball. Anton Netzer edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Anton Netzer provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving Albrecht Widmann with no chance!! Goal for VfL Wolfsburg!
59.08
Without breaking stride, Guillermo Castillo plays the ball forward to Youssouf Fournier. Youssouf Fournier threads a neat ball through to John Gough. John Gough finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.10
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made 3 substitutions with Mirko Bedin replacing Thomas Wallner, Jose Pardo replacing Garry McNeill and Nikolas Hanke replacing Stefan Yrjonpoika .
61.15
Jo Sluiter knocks the ball forward to Youssouf Fournier. Youssouf Fournier surges forward with the ball. Youssouf Fournier sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Albrecht Widmann is on top of it.
65.23
Jo Sluiter flicks a high pass forward to Lars Scheffler who brings the ball under control. Lars Scheffler threads a neat ball through to Youssouf Fournier. Youssouf Fournier shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
69.43
Alun Bastin chips the ball to his team mate, Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy Hopkin.
78.58
Jose Pardo flicks a high pass forward to Nikolas Hanke who brings the ball under control. Nikolas Hanke lofts in a cross ball towards Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly connects with a diving header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
85.17
Lars Scheffler flicks a high pass forward. Anton Netzer collects the pass. Anton Netzer shoots from 25 yards but somehow Albrecht Widmann manages to keep it out.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VfL Wolfsburg

SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
5
0
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
70.3%
29.7%
Play Area
25.7%
43.2%
31.1%

Scorers
Anton Netzer 55
Kodjo Giuly 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Anton Netzer of VfL Wolfsburg

Match Ratings
1.Paul Lange (GK)
6
2.Billy Hopkin (DEF)
6
3.Adolfo Iglesias (DEF)
6
4.Jo Sluiter (DEF)
7
5.Guillermo Castillo (DEF)
6
6.Anton Netzer (MID)goal scored
10
7.Lars Scheffler (MID)
6
8.Ivan Marin (MID)
6
9.John Gough (ATT)
6
10.Federico Cassetti (ATT)
6
11.Youssouf Fournier (ATT)
8
 
12.Nikolas Brückner (MID)
0
13.Richard Mccall (MID)
0
14.Vasco Ribeiro (ATT)
0

1.Albrecht Widmann (GK)
7
2.Albrecht Ouindi (DEF)
6
3.Malte Hermann (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Stephen Hutchison (DEF)
6
5.Thomas Wallner (DEF)
6
6.Garry McNeill (MID)
6
7.Ferdinando Filippi (MID)
6
8.Alun Bastin (MID)
6
9.Stefan Yrjonpoika (ATT)
6
10.Manuel Almeida (ATT)
7
11.Kodjo Giuly (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Mirko Bedin (DEF)
6
13.Jose Pardo (MID)
6
14.Nikolas Hanke (ATT)
6