Match Report


SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth     VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg
Christopher GeorgeChristopher George Computer Player Computer Player
Hauke SchönenbornH. Schönenborn68
G
1
G
68Jacob DuberryJ. Duberry
Jonas AugsteinJ. Augstein63
D
2
D
71Adolfo IglesiasA. Iglesias
Stephen HutchisonS. Hutchison72
D
3
D
68Nils HeiserN. Heiser
Jose Javier GilJ. Gil66
D
4
D
67Peter CampbellP. Campbell
Lars BeckenbauerL. Beckenbauer70
D
5
D
66Paul RaffP. Raff
Jose PardoJ. Pardo75
M
6
M
70Richard MccallR. Mccall
Ferdinando FilippiF. Filippi71
M
7
M
66Hugo RamosH. Ramos
Gerhard ZiegeG. Ziege66
M
8captain
M
59Danny DefoeD. Defoe
Stefan YrjonpoikaS. Yrjonpoika75
A
captain9
A
70Federico CassettiF. Cassetti
Kodjo GiulyK. Giuly68
A
10
A
69Nicolas WinklerN. Winkler
Manuel AlmeidaM. Almeida69
A
11
A
68Lars GerlachL. Gerlach
 
Rainer CziommerR. Cziommer67
D
12
A
67Vasco RibeiroV. Ribeiro
Garry McNeillG. McNeill71
M
13
A
67Marvin InceM. Ince
Graeme BloomerG. Bloomer33
A
14
A
63Markus SchrammM. Schramm

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Playmobil-Stadion where SpVgg Greuther Fürth play host to VfL Wolfsburg. A crowd of 17,998 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both SpVgg Greuther Fürth and VfL Wolfsburg are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Florian Gerlach.


0.00
SpVgg Greuther Fürth start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.14
Ferdinando Filippi hits a low pass to Stefan Yrjonpoika. Stefan Yrjonpoika finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
4.13
Stephen Hutchison threads the ball through to Gerhard Ziege. With some swift thinking, Gerhard Ziege plays the ball forward to Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly plays a one-two with Manuel Almeida and rushes in on goal... Kodjo Giuly shoots from just inside the box but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
6.26
Danny Defoe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Federico Cassetti. Federico Cassetti shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
8.41
Hugo Ramos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Defoe. Danny Defoe flicks a high pass forward. Federico Cassetti collects the pass. Federico Cassetti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Hauke Schönenborn comfortably gets down and covers it.
10.39
Jonas Augstein makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Pardo. Jose Pardo knocks the ball forward to Ferdinando Filippi. Ferdinando Filippi skips past Paul Raff! Some superb footwork from Ferdinando Filippi provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.20
Jose Javier Gil flicks a high pass forward to Ferdinando Filippi who brings the ball under control. Ferdinando Filippi knocks the ball to his team mate, Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Peter Campbell.
14.49
Paul Raff hits a low pass to Richard Mccall. Richard Mccall controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
15.58
Ferdinando Filippi hacks Hugo Ramos from behind! Ferdinando Filippi is given a warning by the referee! Hugo Ramos stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.07
Nils Heiser knocks the ball forward to Hugo Ramos. Hugo Ramos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
20.39
Danny Defoe runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Danny Defoe tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Hauke Schönenborn. Excellent save.
21.53
Stephen Hutchison passes the ball forward to Jonas Augstein. Jonas Augstein knocks the ball forward to Ferdinando Filippi. Ferdinando Filippi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nils Heiser.
22.50
Ferdinando Filippi kicks a strong pass forward to Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida rushes past Adolfo Iglesias! Manuel Almeida strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball cannons off Nils Heiser, smacking the crossbar and looping into the crowd.
23.47
Corner kick to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. Ferdinando Filippi chips it out wide. Nils Heiser chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
24.18
Nicolas Winkler barges into Stephen Hutchison. Nicolas Winkler is warned by the referee! Stephen Hutchison hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.45
Jose Pardo comes in with a late challenge on Danny Defoe. The referee brings Jose Pardo to one side and gives him a warning! Danny Defoe hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.56
With a delightful solo run, Gerhard Ziege stretches the opposition's defence. Gerhard Ziege deftly passes the ball to Kodjo Giuly, releasing him through on goal. Some good footwork from Kodjo Giuly provides some space. He shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Jacob Duberry had no chance!! Goal for SpVgg Greuther Fürth!
44.53
Hugo Ramos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear unchanged since the first half. VfL Wolfsburg also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with VfL Wolfsburg kicking off!
49.12
Seeing a gap ahead, Hugo Ramos picks a pass forward to Nicolas Winkler. Nicolas Winkler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.53
Stephen Hutchison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gerhard Ziege. Gerhard Ziege threads the ball through to Stefan Yrjonpoika. Stefan Yrjonpoika threads the ball through to Jose Pardo but he's offside!
54.25
Seeing a gap ahead, Danny Defoe plays the ball forward to Nicolas Winkler. Nicolas Winkler shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
57.21
Danny Defoe flicks the ball to his team mate, Federico Cassetti. Federico Cassetti shoots from outside the area but somehow Hauke Schönenborn manages to keep it out.
59.32
Danny Defoe flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Mccall. Richard Mccall shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
60.19
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made 2 substitutions with Rainer Cziommer replacing Kodjo Giuly and Garry McNeill replacing Stefan Yrjonpoika and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
63.24
Jonas Augstein makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rainer Cziommer. Seeing a gap ahead, Rainer Cziommer plays the ball forward to Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Jacob Duberry had no chance!! Goal for SpVgg Greuther Fürth!
66.43
Hugo Ramos knocks the ball to his team mate, Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach flicks a high ball forward to Nicolas Winkler who takes it down. Nicolas Winkler finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.56
Manuel Almeida barges into Paul Raff. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paul Raff carries on, but is struggling a bit.
75.09
Jonas Augstein barges into Danny Defoe. The referee calls over Jonas Augstein and shows him a yellow card! Danny Defoe runs off the knock.
77.34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made a substitution with Graeme Bloomer replacing Manuel Almeida .
81.21
Danny Defoe flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Ramos collects the pass. Hugo Ramos lofts in a cross ball towards Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach connects with a diving header but Hauke Schönenborn is on top of it.
85.37
Lars Beckenbauer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Pardo. Jose Pardo sees Graeme Bloomer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Graeme Bloomer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jacob Duberry who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Gerhard Ziege passes the ball forward to Rainer Cziommer. Rainer Cziommer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adolfo Iglesias.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

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

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
31%
42.9%
26.2%

Scorers
Kodjo Giuly 35
Manuel Almeida 63
Nicolas Winkler 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gerhard Ziege of SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Match Ratings
1.Hauke Schönenborn (GK)
8
2.Jonas Augstein (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Stephen Hutchison (DEF)
6
4.Jose Javier Gil (DEF)
6
5.Lars Beckenbauer (DEF)
6
6.Jose Pardo (MID)
6
7.Ferdinando Filippi (MID)
7
8.Gerhard Ziege (MID)
9
9.Stefan Yrjonpoika (ATT)
6
10.Kodjo Giuly (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Manuel Almeida (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
 
12.Rainer Cziommer (DEF)
7
13.Garry McNeill (MID)
6
14.Graeme Bloomer (ATT)
6

1.Jacob Duberry (GK)
6
2.Adolfo Iglesias (DEF)
6
3.Nils Heiser (DEF)
6
4.Peter Campbell (DEF)
6
5.Paul Raff (DEF)
6
6.Richard Mccall (MID)
6
7.Hugo Ramos (MID)
7
8.Danny Defoe (MID)
8
9.Federico Cassetti (ATT)
6
10.Nicolas Winkler (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Lars Gerlach (ATT)
7
 
12.Vasco Ribeiro (ATT)
0
13.Marvin Ince (ATT)
0
14.Markus Schramm (ATT)
0