Match Report


VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg     FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg
Computer Player Computer Player Olly Martin Olly Martin
Jacob DuberryJ. Duberry68
G
1
G
80Vincenzo HallerV. Haller
Adolfo IglesiasA. Iglesias71
D
2
D
70Albrecht SchnoorA. Schnoor
Nils HeiserN. Heiser68
D
3
D
74Nicolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald
Peter CampbellP. Campbell67
D
4
D
79Hannes LindnerH. Lindner
Paul RaffP. Raff66
D
5
D
76Anton MüllerA. Müller
Richard MccallR. Mccall70
M
6captain
M
72Jakob KirschnerJ. Kirschner
Hugo RamosH. Ramos66
M
7
M
85Pascal BirkwaldP. Birkwald
Danny DefoeD. Defoe60
M
captain8
M
83Linus SchrammL. Schramm
Federico CassettiF. Cassetti70
A
9
A
72Kevin LindemannK. Lindemann
Nicolas WinklerN. Winkler69
A
10
A
73Sven BusseS. Busse
Lars GerlachL. Gerlach68
A
11
A
74Arno GelbA. Gelb
 
Vasco RibeiroV. Ribeiro67
A
12
D
71Hannes KohlerH. Kohler
Marvin InceM. Ince67
A
13
M
80Nils BartschN. Bartsch
Markus SchrammM. Schramm63
A
14
A
89Stefan BreitnerS. Breitner

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to FC Nürnberg. A crowd of 19,948 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both VfL Wolfsburg and FC Nürnberg are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Rahn.


0.00
FC Nürnberg start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.30
Danny Defoe flicks the ball to his team mate, Federico Cassetti. Federico Cassetti passes the ball forward but Richard Mccall is offside!
3.30
Linus Schramm flicks a high pass forward to Jakob Kirschner who brings the ball under control. Jakob Kirschner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adolfo Iglesias.
4.10
Richard Mccall controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Federico Cassetti. Federico Cassetti knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Mccall. Richard Mccall finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
6.13
Nils Heiser comes in with a late challenge on Linus Schramm. Nils Heiser is shown the yellow card! Linus Schramm hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.55
Peter Campbell makes a simple pass to Richard Mccall. Richard Mccall surges forward with the ball. Richard Mccall sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
10.07
Pascal Birkwald clumsily knocks into Hugo Ramos. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Hugo Ramos stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.26
Albrecht Schnoor sees a break and surges forward. Albrecht Schnoor lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Lindemann. Kevin Lindemann connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Jacob Duberry!
18.12
Nicolas Buchwald darts forward. Nicolas Buchwald knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.48
Nils Heiser flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Ramos who brings the ball neatly under control. Hugo Ramos chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Defoe. Danny Defoe whips in a cross ball towards Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach makes a deft header. Vincenzo Haller comfortably picks it out of the air!
21.17
Hugo Ramos threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Winkler. Nicolas Winkler shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.53
Peter Campbell barges into Sven Busse. Peter Campbell is warned by the referee! Sven Busse hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.26
Hannes Lindner sees Pascal Birkwald in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pascal Birkwald flicks a high ball forward to Sven Busse who takes it down. Sven Busse whips in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Jacob Duberry manages to gather it comfortably.
30.08
Hugo Ramos comes in with a late challenge on Pascal Birkwald. The referee calls over Hugo Ramos and warns him to calm down! Pascal Birkwald grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
34.30
With some swift thinking, Peter Campbell plays the ball forward to Nicolas Winkler. Nicolas Winkler tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
38.39
Hugo Ramos flicks a high pass forward to Danny Defoe who brings the ball under control. Danny Defoe shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
39.14
Linus Schramm flicks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Kirschner. Jakob Kirschner threads a neat ball through to Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adolfo Iglesias.
42.44
Kevin Lindemann hacks Richard Mccall from behind! Kevin Lindemann is shown the yellow card! Richard Mccall stretches but gets up unharmed.
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 Nürnberg also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Nürnberg players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with VfL Wolfsburg kicking off!
47.59
Albrecht Schnoor sees Jakob Kirschner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jakob Kirschner flicks a high pass forward to Linus Schramm who brings the ball under control. Linus Schramm lofts in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Arno Gelb!
53.22
Hannes Lindner makes a beautiful solo run. Hannes Lindner flicks a high pass forward. Sven Busse controls it well on his chest. Sven Busse makes a great pass forward. Kevin Lindemann runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
54.33
Hugo Ramos plays the ball forward to Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach shoots from 25 yards. It's there!! Vincenzo Haller has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
57.44
Nicolas Buchwald barges into Nicolas Winkler. The referee calls over Nicolas Buchwald and shows him a yellow card! Nicolas Winkler carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.43
FC Nürnberg have made a substitution with Nils Bartsch replacing Pascal Birkwald .
66.28
Jakob Kirschner kicks a strong pass forward to Nils Bartsch. Nils Bartsch knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.20
Hugo Ramos threads the ball through to Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
73.15
Linus Schramm kicks a strong pass forward to Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb advances inside the box! Peter Campbell barges into Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb appeals for a penalty! Given!!
73.15
The referee points to the spot..
74.12
Kevin Lindemann slowly runs up. What a cracker!! Jacob Duberry had no chance!!
78.32
Linus Schramm barges into Federico Cassetti. Linus Schramm is shown the yellow card! Federico Cassetti stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.05
Adolfo Iglesias knocks the ball forward to Hugo Ramos. Hugo Ramos knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Winkler. Nicolas Winkler advances inside the box! Nicolas Winkler strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
81.09
Albrecht Schnoor knocks the ball to his team mate, Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm threads the ball through to Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb cuts inside the box! Arno Gelb shoots from just inside the box but it's well over the bar!
85.19
Peter Campbell kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Defoe. Danny Defoe threads a neat ball through to Federico Cassetti. Federico Cassetti shoots from long range but is denied by Vincenzo Haller. Excellent save.
87.27
Linus Schramm makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nils Bartsch. Nils Bartsch shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

VfL Wolfsburg

FC Nürnberg
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
4
4
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.6%
52.4%
Play Area
29.8%
45.2%
25%

Scorers
Lars Gerlach 54
Arno Gelb 48
Kevin Lindemann 74 (p)

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arno Gelb of FC Nürnberg

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

1.Vincenzo Haller (GK)
7
2.Albrecht Schnoor (DEF)
7
3.Nicolas Buchwald (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Hannes Lindner (DEF)
7
5.Anton Müller (DEF)
6
6.Jakob Kirschner (MID)
6
7.Pascal Birkwald (MID)yellow card
5
8.Linus Schramm (MID)yellow card
7
9.Kevin Lindemann (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
5
10.Sven Busse (ATT)
6
11.Arno Gelb (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Hannes Kohler (DEF)
0
13.Nils Bartsch (MID)
6
14.Stefan Breitner (ATT)
0