Match Report


VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart     BV Borussia DortmundBV Borussia Dortmund
Jeremy PicklesJeremy Pickles Richard Ketland Richard Ketland
Pedro PichichiP. Pichichi85
G
1
G
70Chris BurgessC. Burgess
Albrecht WeigelA. Weigel71
D
2
D
70Lorenzo SalaL. Sala
Sho IshigawaS. Ishigawa81
D
3captain
D
74Ga‘l BossisG. Bossis
Alec FergusonA. Ferguson76
D
4
D
70Youssouf RouvièreY. Rouvière
Armin HamannA. Hamann70
D
5
D
74Julian GaladamesJ. Galadames
Dean WoodcockD. Woodcock82
M
6
M
75Malte KirschnerM. Kirschner
Leon HelmerL. Helmer83
M
captain7
M
75Ralph WilcoxR. Wilcox
Johan BenonJ. Benon82
M
8
A
68Frederico HerreroF. Herrero
Vincent GohouriV. Gohouri81
A
9
M
77Don BoothD. Booth
Dominic GlassD. Glass84
A
10
A
71Ivan HernandezI. Hernandez
Jakob GravesenJ. Gravesen83
A
11
A
74Luis CarcedoL. Carcedo
 
Eugenio AndresE. Andres75
A
12
A
67Dominic CampbellD. Campbell
Moritz SammerM. Sammer78
M
13
M
67Victor BravoV. Bravo
Kevin SchröderK. Schröder73
D
14
A
68Claudio MarinC. Marin

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to BV Borussia Dortmund. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
VfB Stuttgart are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while BV Borussia Dortmund appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Nikolas Schulze.


0.00
BV Borussia Dortmund kick off and get the match underway!
2.52
Johan Benon makes a simple pass to Dean Woodcock. Dean Woodcock lofts in a cross ball towards Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri beats his man to it with a header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
4.09
Youssouf Rouvière threads the ball through to Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo knocks in a cross ball towards Don Booth. Don Booth flicks the ball with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
12.52
Dean Woodcock comes in with a late challenge on Ralph Wilcox. The referee calls over Dean Woodcock and shows him a yellow card! Ralph Wilcox runs off the knock.
14.57
Johan Benon passes the ball forward to Dean Woodcock. Dean Woodcock makes a probing pass to Leon Helmer. Leon Helmer shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
21.36
Sho Ishigawa sees space and advances. Sho Ishigawa brings the ball forward. Sho Ishigawa runs straight at the defence! Sho Ishigawa shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
24.38
Sho Ishigawa flicks a high ball forward to Johan Benon who takes it down. Johan Benon knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ga‘l Bossis.
26.31
Johan Benon decides to run forward with the ball. Johan Benon threads the ball through to Dominic Glass. Dominic Glass whips in a cross ball towards Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
33.44
Ralph Wilcox knocks the ball forward to Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Pedro Pichichi manages to gather it effortlessly.
44.04
Ralph Wilcox flicks a high ball forward to Don Booth who takes it down. Don Booth whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Herrero. Frederico Herrero connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
Ralph Wilcox plays the ball forward to Malte Kirschner. Malte Kirschner plays a scrappy one-two with Ivan Hernandez and advances towards the goal... Malte Kirschner cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfB Stuttgart appear unchanged since the first half. BV Borussia Dortmund also appear unchanged since the first half. The BV Borussia Dortmund players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
VfB Stuttgart kick off and get the second half underway!
49.19
Sho Ishigawa kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Helmer. Leon Helmer chips the ball to his team mate, Johan Benon. Johan Benon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.54
Dean Woodcock flicks a high pass forward to Vincent Gohouri who brings the ball under control. Vincent Gohouri knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Youssouf Rouvière.
61.21
Johan Benon makes a probing pass to Dominic Glass. Dominic Glass knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Galadames.
66.55
Ralph Wilcox makes a simple pass to Don Booth. Don Booth finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
72.17
Sho Ishigawa threads a neat ball through to Dean Woodcock. Dean Woodcock darts forward. Dean Woodcock sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
73.13
Youssouf Rouvière controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Wilcox. Ralph Wilcox flicks a high pass forward. Don Booth comfortably collects the pass. Don Booth sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.44
Malte Kirschner hits a low pass to Frederico Herrero. Frederico Herrero shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
77.03
BV Borussia Dortmund have made 2 substitutions with Dominic Campbell replacing Ralph Wilcox and Victor Bravo replacing Ivan Hernandez .
79.54
Alec Ferguson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leon Helmer. Leon Helmer flicks a high ball forward to Vincent Gohouri who takes it down. Vincent Gohouri cuts inside the box! Vincent Gohouri makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but Youssouf Rouvière is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
83.16
Leon Helmer surges forward with the ball. Leon Helmer sees space and advances. Leon Helmer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ga‘l Bossis.
85.09
Dean Woodcock threads the ball through to Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Glass. Dominic Glass is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Julian Galadames is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
87.18
Dominic Campbell barges into Sho Ishigawa. Dominic Campbell is shown the yellow card! Sho Ishigawa stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.50
Albrecht Weigel knocks the ball to his team mate, Dean Woodcock. Dean Woodcock knocks the ball forward to Leon Helmer. Leon Helmer shoots from 25 yards. Chris Burgess gets down and covers it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

VfB Stuttgart

BV Borussia Dortmund
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.6%
31.4%
Play Area
27.1%
47.1%
25.7%

Scorers
Sho Ishigawa 21
Jakob Gravesen 26
Malte Kirschner 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sho Ishigawa of VfB Stuttgart

Match Ratings
1.Pedro Pichichi (GK)
6
2.Albrecht Weigel (DEF)
6
3.Sho Ishigawa (DEF)goal scored
9
4.Alec Ferguson (DEF)
6
5.Armin Hamann (DEF)
6
6.Dean Woodcock (MID)yellow card
6
7.Leon Helmer (MID)
8
8.Johan Benon (MID)
7
9.Vincent Gohouri (ATT)
6
10.Dominic Glass (ATT)
6
11.Jakob Gravesen (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Eugenio Andres (ATT)
0
13.Moritz Sammer (MID)
0
14.Kevin Schröder (DEF)
0

1.Chris Burgess (GK)
6
2.Lorenzo Sala (DEF)
6
3.Ga‘l Bossis (DEF)
6
4.Youssouf Rouvière (DEF)
6
5.Julian Galadames (DEF)
6
6.Malte Kirschner (MID)goal scored
8
7.Ralph Wilcox (MID)
7
8.Frederico Herrero (ATT)
6
9.Don Booth (MID)
6
10.Ivan Hernandez (ATT)
6
11.Luis Carcedo (ATT)
6
 
12.Dominic Campbell (ATT)yellow card
5
13.Victor Bravo (MID)
6
14.Claudio Marin (ATT)
0