Match Report


VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg     FC Bayern MunichFC Bayern Munich
Computer Player Computer Player Steve Dunn Steve Dunn
Paul LangeP. Lange69
G
1
G
75Antonio GarridoA. Garrido
Billy HopkinB. Hopkin71
D
2
D
69Stefan BaresiS. Baresi
Adolfo IglesiasA. Iglesias71
D
3
D
71Matt NaysmithM. Naysmith
Jo SluiterJ. Sluiter69
D
4
D
70Oliver SachsO. Sachs
Guillermo CastilloG. Castillo69
D
5
M
75Nicholas RichardsN. Richards
Anton NetzerA. Netzer75
M
6
M
67Leon LinkeL. Linke
Lars SchefflerL. Scheffler73
M
7captain
M
69Marc SchönenbornM. Schönenborn
Ivan MarinI. Marin71
M
captain8
M
81Ásmundur ThórhallssonÁ. Thórhallsson
John GoughJ. Gough72
A
9
A
70Rainer MasurR. Masur
Federico CassettiF. Cassetti69
A
10
A
73Florin StingaF. Stinga
Vasco RibeiroV. Ribeiro67
A
11
A
69Bakary MüllerB. Müller
 
Nikolas BrücknerN. Brückner69
M
12
D
68Stefan MöllerS. Möller
Richard MccallR. Mccall69
M
13
M
74Martin FloresM. Flores
Kevin SpenglerK. Spengler67
D
14
A
70Nikolas KauderN. Kauder

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to FC Bayern Munich. A crowd of 18,311 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
VfL Wolfsburg are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Bayern Munich appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sven Emmerlich.


0.00
VfL Wolfsburg kick off and get the match underway!
2.20
Stefan Baresi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Naysmith. Matt Naysmith plays the ball forward to Leon Linke. Leon Linke sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
6.06
Marc Schönenborn threads a neat ball through to Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Schönenborn. Marc Schönenborn powers a header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
9.43
Ivan Marin flicks a high pass forward. Lars Scheffler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lars Scheffler shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
16.44
Matt Naysmith threads the ball through to Marc Schönenborn. Marc Schönenborn flicks a high ball forward to Florin Stinga who takes it down. Florin Stinga shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.55
John Gough flicks a high pass forward. Vasco Ribeiro easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vasco Ribeiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
22.29
Florin Stinga threads a neat ball through to Bakary Müller. Bakary Müller hits a low pass to Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
24.13
Oliver Sachs knocks the ball forward to Matt Naysmith. Matt Naysmith flicks a high ball forward to Florin Stinga who takes it down. Florin Stinga whips in a cross ball towards Leon Linke. Leon Linke flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
28.56
Ásmundur Thórhallsson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Hopkin.
32.32
Ásmundur Thórhallsson comes in with a late challenge on Anton Netzer. The referee calls over Ásmundur Thórhallsson and shows him a yellow card! Anton Netzer stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.58
Guillermo Castillo flicks a high pass forward. Anton Netzer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Anton Netzer threads the ball through to Vasco Ribeiro. Vasco Ribeiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
38.19
Ivan Marin threads a neat ball through to John Gough. John Gough sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
39.15
Matt Naysmith sees space and advances. Matt Naysmith flicks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Müller. Bakary Müller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.13
Lars Scheffler flicks a high pass forward. John Gough controls it well on his chest. John Gough lofts in a cross ball towards Anton Netzer. Anton Netzer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Antonio Garrido had no chance!! Goal for VfL Wolfsburg!
44.10
John Gough sees Federico Cassetti in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Federico Cassetti tries a spectacular long range effort. Superb reactions from Antonio Garrido. What a save!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfL Wolfsburg appear unchanged since the first half. FC Bayern Munich also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Bayern Munich players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
FC Bayern Munich kick off!
53.16
Matt Naysmith hits a low pass to Leon Linke. Leon Linke makes a beautiful solo run. Leon Linke lofts in a cross ball towards Nicholas Richards. Nicholas Richards powers a header at goal. The shot is on target but blocked by Guillermo Castillo. That should have been a goal!
55.38
Ivan Marin hits a low pass to Lars Scheffler. Lars Scheffler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Antonio Garrido who gathers it comfortably.
60.11
FC Bayern Munich have made 3 substitutions with Stefan Möller replacing Matt Naysmith, Martin Flores replacing Leon Linke and Nikolas Kauder replacing Rainer Masur .
71.39
Jo Sluiter flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Castillo. With some swift thinking, Guillermo Castillo plays the ball forward to Lars Scheffler. Lars Scheffler tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
73.01
Lars Scheffler threads a neat ball through to Federico Cassetti. Federico Cassetti lofts in a cross ball towards Anton Netzer. Anton Netzer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
78.06
Marc Schönenborn kicks a strong pass forward to Nicholas Richards. Nicholas Richards flicks a high ball forward to Florin Stinga who gracefully takes it down. Florin Stinga knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Schönenborn. Marc Schönenborn jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Marc Schönenborn!
81.20
Stefan Baresi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Flores. Martin Flores runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Martin Flores threads a neat, attacking ball through to Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC Bayern Munich!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VfL Wolfsburg

FC Bayern Munich
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.7%
57.3%
Play Area
22.7%
44%
33.3%

Scorers
Anton Netzer 40
Leon Linke 24
Marc Schönenborn 78
Florin Stinga 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Florin Stinga of FC Bayern Munich

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

1.Antonio Garrido (GK)
7
2.Stefan Baresi (DEF)
6
3.Matt Naysmith (DEF)
7
4.Oliver Sachs (DEF)
6
5.Nicholas Richards (MID)
6
6.Leon Linke (MID)goal scored
8
7.Marc Schönenborn (MID)goal scored
8
8.Ásmundur Thórhallsson (MID)yellow card
5
9.Rainer Masur (ATT)
6
10.Florin Stinga (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Bakary Müller (ATT)
6
 
12.Stefan Möller (DEF)
6
13.Martin Flores (MID)
7
14.Nikolas Kauder (ATT)
6