Match Report


Hannover 96Hannover 96     VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg
Tj PhilsTj Phils Computer Player Computer Player
Martin OswaldM. Oswald63
G
1
G
68Jacob DuberryJ. Duberry
Ruel RodgersR. Rodgers76
D
2
D
71Adolfo IglesiasA. Iglesias
Kelvin BeckhamK. Beckham71
D
captain3
D
68Nils HeiserN. Heiser
Anthony KanuA. Kanu69
D
4
D
67Peter CampbellP. Campbell
Sven EngelsS. Engels76
M
5
D
66Paul RaffP. Raff
Alexandre RamosA. Ramos70
M
6
M
70Richard MccallR. Mccall
Stefan GötzS. Götz68
M
7
M
66Hugo RamosH. Ramos
Alexander StiepermannA. Stiepermann64
M
8captain
M
59Danny DefoeD. Defoe
Sven BreitnerS. Breitner69
A
9
A
70Federico CassettiF. Cassetti
Jimmy ArveladzeJ. Arveladze66
A
10
A
69Nicolas WinklerN. Winkler
Juan-Carlos MonteroJ. Montero66
A
11
A
68Lars GerlachL. Gerlach
 
Gaspar NascimentoG. Nascimento68
D
12
A
67Vasco RibeiroV. Ribeiro
Florian MöllerF. Möller62
A
13
A
67Marvin InceM. Ince
Markus FriedmannM. Friedmann61
D
14
A
63Markus SchrammM. Schramm

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at AWD-Arena where Hannover 96 play host to VfL Wolfsburg. A crowd of 17,630 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hannover 96 are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while VfL Wolfsburg appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Torsten Eilts.


0.00
VfL Wolfsburg start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.54
Kelvin Beckham laces a through ball forward to Alexandre Ramos. Alexandre Ramos chips the ball to his team mate, Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze shoots from distance. Jacob Duberry gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
6.38
Nils Heiser flicks a high pass forward to Danny Defoe who brings the ball under control. Danny Defoe threads the ball through to Hugo Ramos. Hugo Ramos shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
8.33
Richard Mccall makes a probing pass to Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach whips in a cross ball towards Richard Mccall. Richard Mccall whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
9.19
Peter Campbell threads a neat ball through to Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach shoots from 25 yards but Martin Oswald is on top of it.
10.06
Peter Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Ramos collects the pass. Hugo Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Federico Cassetti collects the pass. Federico Cassetti shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
15.56
With imagination, Peter Campbell laces a weighted ball forward to Nicolas Winkler. Nicolas Winkler shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
16.53
Peter Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach plays the ball forward to Nicolas Winkler. Nicolas Winkler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
21.25
Kelvin Beckham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stefan Götz. Stefan Götz threads a neat ball through to Juan-Carlos Montero. Juan-Carlos Montero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.09
Sven Engels passes the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Montero. Juan-Carlos Montero knocks in a cross ball towards Alexandre Ramos. Alexandre Ramos makes a convincing header but it flies just off target!
40.37
Hugo Ramos passes the ball forward to Nicolas Winkler. Nicolas Winkler shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.42
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hannover 96 appear unchanged since the first half. VfL Wolfsburg also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Hannover 96 kicking off!
47.23
Nicolas Winkler barges into Sven Engels. Nicolas Winkler is warned by the referee! Sven Engels stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.14
Stefan Götz kicks a strong pass forward to Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze knocks in a cross ball towards Alexander Stiepermann. Alexander Stiepermann knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
57.43
Danny Defoe sees Hugo Ramos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hugo Ramos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ruel Rodgers.
59.47
Nils Heiser flicks a high pass forward to Federico Cassetti who brings the ball under control. Federico Cassetti threads a neat ball through to Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Martin Oswald.
60.26
It's a corner kick. Hugo Ramos kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Jimmy Arveladze gets to the ball and clears it up field.
60.26
Hannover 96 have made 3 substitutions with Gaspar Nascimento replacing Alexandre Ramos, Markus Friedmann replacing Juan-Carlos Montero and Florian Möller replacing Jimmy Arveladze .
66.21
Richard Mccall hacks Alexander Stiepermann from behind! The referee calls over Richard Mccall and shows him a yellow card! Alexander Stiepermann gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
67.07
Danny Defoe chips the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Winkler. Nicolas Winkler passes the ball forward to Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Martin Oswald has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.20
Stefan Götz clumsily knocks into Richard Mccall. The referee brings Stefan Götz to one side and gives him a warning! Richard Mccall hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.42
Nils Heiser hits a low pass to Richard Mccall. Richard Mccall sees space and advances. Richard Mccall sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
75.03
Gaspar Nascimento passes the ball forward to Florian Möller. Florian Möller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.08
Anthony Kanu knocks the ball to his team mate, Markus Friedmann. Markus Friedmann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jacob Duberry who gathers it comfortably.
81.31
Ruel Rodgers flicks a high ball forward to Gaspar Nascimento who takes it down. Gaspar Nascimento controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Florian Möller. Florian Möller knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jacob Duberry who gathers it comfortably.
85.50
Anthony Kanu advances with the ball. Anthony Kanu kicks a strong pass forward to Florian Möller. Florian Möller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.30
Peter Campbell knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Winkler. Nicolas Winkler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Hannover 96

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

Possession
43%
57%
Play Area
30.4%
44.3%
25.3%

Scorers
Nicolas Winkler 17
Lars Gerlach 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lars Gerlach of VfL Wolfsburg

Match Ratings
1.Martin Oswald (GK)
6
2.Ruel Rodgers (DEF)
6
3.Kelvin Beckham (DEF)
6
4.Anthony Kanu (DEF)
6
5.Sven Engels (MID)
6
6.Alexandre Ramos (MID)
6
7.Stefan Götz (MID)
6
8.Alexander Stiepermann (MID)
6
9.Sven Breitner (ATT)
6
10.Jimmy Arveladze (ATT)
7
11.Juan-Carlos Montero (ATT)
6
 
12.Gaspar Nascimento (DEF)
6
13.Florian Möller (ATT)
6
14.Markus Friedmann (DEF)
6

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