Match Report


VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart     SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth
Jeremy PicklesJeremy Pickles Christopher George Christopher George
Pedro PichichiP. Pichichi85
G
1
G
68Hauke SchönenbornH. Schönenborn
Laurent SibierskiL. Sibierski74
D
2
D
63Jonas AugsteinJ. Augstein
Sho IshigawaS. Ishigawa81
D
3
D
73Stephen HutchisonS. Hutchison
Kevin SchröderK. Schröder73
D
4
D
66Jose Javier GilJ. Gil
Alec FergusonA. Ferguson76
D
5
D
69Torsten GelbT. Gelb
Leon HelmerL. Helmer84
M
6
M
71Garry McNeillG. McNeill
Bakary KlimekB. Klimek83
M
captain7
M
70Arno RummeniggeA. Rummenigge
Johan BenonJ. Benon82
M
8
M
71Ferdinando FilippiF. Filippi
Eugenio AndresE. Andres75
A
9
M
66Gerhard ZiegeG. Ziege
Vincent GohouriV. Gohouri81
A
10captain
A
75Stefan YrjonpoikaS. Yrjonpoika
Jakob GravesenJ. Gravesen83
A
11
A
68Kodjo GiulyK. Giuly
 
Dominic GlassD. Glass84
A
12
D
70Lars BeckenbauerL. Beckenbauer
Dean WoodcockD. Woodcock82
M
13
M
75Jose PardoJ. Pardo
Albrecht WeigelA. Weigel71
D
14
A
33Graeme BloomerG. Bloomer

Team Photoshop
today's match is sponsored by Team Photoshop
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
VfB Stuttgart are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Rodolfo Gomez.


0.00
VfB Stuttgart start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.57
Leon Helmer flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Gravesen controls it well on his chest. Jakob Gravesen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Torsten Gelb.
6.34
Bakary Klimek threads a neat ball through to Johan Benon. Johan Benon passes the ball forward to Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen lofts in a cross ball towards Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri whips the ball goalwards with his head. Hauke Schönenborn manages to gather it.
10.13
Johan Benon hits a low pass to Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen lofts in a cross ball towards Johan Benon. Johan Benon rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is tipped over by Hauke Schönenborn.
11.06
It's a corner kick. Bakary Klimek kicks a low ball out wide. Gerhard Ziege gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
12.28
Johan Benon threads the ball through to Leon Helmer. Leon Helmer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hauke Schönenborn who gathers it comfortably.
21.17
Jose Javier Gil breaks forward. Jose Javier Gil runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jose Javier Gil makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gerhard Ziege but he's offside!
26.50
Johan Benon flicks a high pass forward. Vincent Gohouri holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vincent Gohouri shoots from 25 yards but Hauke Schönenborn reads it well. Great save!
30.16
Eugenio Andres passes the ball forward to Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
38.31
Leon Helmer kicks a strong pass forward to Johan Benon. Johan Benon shoots from long range. Solid save from Hauke Schönenborn. What a great pair of hands!
42.56
Ferdinando Filippi changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ferdinando Filippi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sho Ishigawa.
44.23
Sho Ishigawa decides to run forward with the ball. Sho Ishigawa sees Eugenio Andres in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eugenio Andres whips in a cross ball towards Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Hauke Schönenborn reads it well. He makes it look easy!
45.00
Leon Helmer advances with the ball. Leon Helmer shoots from 25 yards. Hauke Schönenborn gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and SpVgg Greuther Fürth get the second half underway!
49.51
With a delightful solo run, Arno Rummenigge stretches the opposition's defence. Arno Rummenigge shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
51.32
Kevin Schröder receives the ball from a throw-in from Johan Benon. Kevin Schröder pushes mid-way up the pitch. Kevin Schröder threads a neat ball through to Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen whips in a cross ball towards Eugenio Andres. Eugenio Andres makes a looping header on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
54.27
Jonas Augstein flicks a high pass forward. Garry McNeill controls it well on his chest. Garry McNeill makes a simple pass to Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly deftly passes the ball to Stefan Yrjonpoika, releasing him through on goal. Stefan Yrjonpoika muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball strikes Bakary Klimek's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
55.39
It's a corner kick. Garry McNeill loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Torsten Gelb shoots from just inside the box but it flies just wide!
60.24
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made a substitution with Lars Beckenbauer replacing Stephen Hutchison .
65.21
Kodjo Giuly plays the ball forward to Stefan Yrjonpoika. Stefan Yrjonpoika knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.19
Garry McNeill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefan Yrjonpoika. Stefan Yrjonpoika whips in a cross ball towards Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Pedro Pichichi comfortably punches it away to safety.
73.24
Leon Helmer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Johan Benon. Johan Benon whips in a cross ball towards Eugenio Andres. With a superhuman jump, Eugenio Andres connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Hauke Schönenborn comfortably punches it away to safety.
77.16
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made a substitution with Graeme Bloomer replacing Kodjo Giuly .
79.08
Sho Ishigawa flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon Helmer. Leon Helmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eugenio Andres. Eugenio Andres tries a spectacular long range effort but Hauke Schönenborn is on top of it.
81.48
Bakary Klimek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Javier Gil.
83.42
Bakary Klimek threads a neat ball through to Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen skips past Jose Javier Gil! Jakob Gravesen muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Superb reactions from Hauke Schönenborn. What a save!
84.37
Bakary Klimek runs forward with the ball. Bakary Klimek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eugenio Andres. Eugenio Andres shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
85.21
Leon Helmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Andres. Eugenio Andres knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hauke Schönenborn who gathers it comfortably.
87.36
Kevin Schröder hits a low pass to Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri sees a break and surges forward. Vincent Gohouri tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Bakary Klimek hits a low pass to Johan Benon. Johan Benon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bakary Klimek but he's offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VfB Stuttgart

SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
10
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
20.7%
50%
29.3%

Scorers
Jakob Gravesen 30

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hauke Schönenborn of SpVgg Greuther Fürth

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

1.Hauke Schönenborn (GK)
9
2.Jonas Augstein (DEF)
6
3.Stephen Hutchison (DEF)
6
4.Jose Javier Gil (DEF)
7
5.Torsten Gelb (DEF)
6
6.Garry McNeill (MID)
6
7.Arno Rummenigge (MID)
6
8.Ferdinando Filippi (MID)
6
9.Gerhard Ziege (MID)
6
10.Stefan Yrjonpoika (ATT)
6
11.Kodjo Giuly (ATT)
7
 
12.Lars Beckenbauer (DEF)
6
13.Jose Pardo (MID)
0
14.Graeme Bloomer (ATT)
6