Match Report


VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg     Hamburger SVHamburger SV
Computer Player Computer Player James Pengelly James Pengelly
Jacob DuberryJ. Duberry68
G
1
G
74Rosario FlorijancicR. Florijancic
Adolfo IglesiasA. Iglesias71
D
2
D
72Steffen BehrensS. Behrens
Nils HeiserN. Heiser68
D
3
D
76Jose SantosJ. Santos
Peter CampbellP. Campbell67
D
4
D
71André FelicianoA. Feliciano
Paul RaffP. Raff66
D
5
D
73Colin DalglishC. Dalglish
Richard MccallR. Mccall70
M
6captain
M
82Carlton HuntC. Hunt
Hugo RamosH. Ramos66
M
7
M
80Juan-Carlos SanzJ. Sanz
Danny DefoeD. Defoe60
M
captain8
M
74Garry ElliottG. Elliott
Federico CassettiF. Cassetti70
A
9
A
73Marcos NunezM. Nunez
Nicolas WinklerN. Winkler69
A
10
A
81David PalmerD. Palmer
Lars GerlachL. Gerlach68
A
11
A
74Matt MeiklejohnM. Meiklejohn
 
Vasco RibeiroV. Ribeiro67
A
12
D
69Dietmar TurekD. Turek
Marvin InceM. Ince67
A
13
M
69Albrecht RitzingerA. Ritzinger
Markus SchrammM. Schramm63
A
14
A
68Vincenzo KühnV. Kühn

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to Hamburger SV. A crowd of 20,579 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both VfL Wolfsburg and Hamburger SV are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Oliver Schramm.


0.00
The first half starts with Hamburger SV kicking off!
3.16
André Feliciano flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Sanz easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan-Carlos Sanz threads a neat ball through to Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott finds some space and shoots from distance but Jacob Duberry is on top of it.
6.32
Danny Defoe makes a simple pass to Federico Cassetti. Federico Cassetti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.09
Juan-Carlos Sanz catches Hugo Ramos on the ankles. Juan-Carlos Sanz is shown the yellow card! Hugo Ramos runs off the knock.
12.12
Peter Campbell pushes mid-way up the pitch. Peter Campbell passes the ball forward to Danny Defoe. Danny Defoe finds some space and shoots from distance. Wonderful reactions from Rosario Florijancic keeps it out!
14.58
Peter Campbell clumsily knocks into Marcos Nunez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Marcos Nunez stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.54
With vision, Garry Elliott laces a through ball forward to Matt Meiklejohn. Matt Meiklejohn kicks a strong pass forward to David Palmer but the referee indicates it's offside!
18.33
Garry Elliott flicks a high pass forward. David Palmer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Palmer shoots from distance but it flies wide!
20.03
Juan-Carlos Sanz threads a neat ball through to Matt Meiklejohn. Matt Meiklejohn shoots from 20 yards but Jacob Duberry reads it well. Nice save!
21.54
Garry Elliott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlton Hunt. Carlton Hunt shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
22.22
Hugo Ramos makes a simple pass to Richard Mccall. Richard Mccall chips the ball to his team mate, Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
26.44
Carlton Hunt passes the ball forward to Marcos Nunez. Marcos Nunez skips past Adolfo Iglesias! Marcos Nunez takes a shot at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Danny Defoe's outstretched leg.
27.29
Adolfo Iglesias kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Winkler. Nicolas Winkler lofts in a cross ball towards Federico Cassetti. With a superhuman jump, Federico Cassetti connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
28.23
Colin Dalglish makes a probing pass to Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott flicks the ball to his team mate, David Palmer. David Palmer lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Meiklejohn. Matt Meiklejohn flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
32.12
Jose Santos hits a low pass to David Palmer. David Palmer tries a spectacular long range effort. Jacob Duberry gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
33.04
Marcos Nunez flicks a high pass forward. Matt Meiklejohn collects the pass. Matt Meiklejohn shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.13
Jose Santos flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Hunt. Carlton Hunt flicks a high ball forward to David Palmer who takes it down. David Palmer advances inside the box! David Palmer muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Jacob Duberry smothers it!
36.02
Carlton Hunt threads a neat ball through to David Palmer. David Palmer shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
40.27
Carlton Hunt decides to run forward with the ball. Carlton Hunt skips past Paul Raff! Carlton Hunt shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
44.08
Juan-Carlos Sanz flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Nunez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcos Nunez knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Jacob Duberry.
45.00
It's a corner kick. Garry Elliott kicks a low ball out wide. Matt Meiklejohn makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
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. Hamburger SV have changed their lineup with Vincenzo Kühn replacing Marcos Nunez.

45.00
VfL Wolfsburg start the second half!
47.12
Carlton Hunt flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Sanz controls it well on his chest. Juan-Carlos Sanz knocks in a cross ball towards David Palmer. David Palmer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Solid save from Jacob Duberry. What a great pair of hands!
51.03
Steffen Behrens deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Sanz. Juan-Carlos Sanz flicks a high pass forward to Carlton Hunt who brings the ball under control. Carlton Hunt puts a great ball through. Vincenzo Kühn runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
53.18
André Feliciano knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Hunt. Carlton Hunt plays a scrappy one-two with David Palmer and advances towards the goal... Carlton Hunt makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
60.05
Hamburger SV have made a substitution with Albrecht Ritzinger replacing Garry Elliott .
61.14
Jose Santos advances with the ball. Jose Santos flicks a high ball forward to David Palmer who takes it down. David Palmer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.17
Danny Defoe hits a low pass to Federico Cassetti. Federico Cassetti shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
66.15
Carlton Hunt flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Sanz collects the pass. Juan-Carlos Sanz finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
69.28
Albrecht Ritzinger plays the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Sanz. Juan-Carlos Sanz puts a great ball through. Vincenzo Kühn runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
72.43
Danny Defoe threads the ball through to Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
73.12
André Feliciano flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Sanz. Juan-Carlos Sanz makes a probing pass to Vincenzo Kühn. Vincenzo Kühn makes a pass forward but David Palmer is yards offside!
77.06
Hamburger SV have made a substitution with Dietmar Turek replacing Colin Dalglish .
79.01
Jose Santos flicks a high pass forward to Albrecht Ritzinger who brings the ball under control. Albrecht Ritzinger flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Sanz controls it well on his chest. Juan-Carlos Sanz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.46
Albrecht Ritzinger makes a probing pass to David Palmer. David Palmer shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
87.57
Seeing a gap ahead, Hugo Ramos plays the ball forward to Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach makes a defence splitting pass to Federico Cassetti. Federico Cassetti muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
Albrecht Ritzinger chips the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Sanz. Juan-Carlos Sanz runs straight at the defence! Juan-Carlos Sanz side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Jacob Duberry smothers it!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

VfL Wolfsburg

Hamburger SV
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
12
Shots off Target
4
7
Offsides
0
4
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
22.6%
77.4%
Play Area
34.4%
45.2%
20.4%

Scorers
Matt Meiklejohn 28
Carlton Hunt 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carlton Hunt of Hamburger SV

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

1.Rosario Florijancic (GK)
6
2.Steffen Behrens (DEF)
6
3.Jose Santos (DEF)
7
4.André Feliciano (DEF)
6
5.Colin Dalglish (DEF)
6
6.Carlton Hunt (MID)goal scored
9
7.Juan-Carlos Sanz (MID)yellow card
7
8.Garry Elliott (MID)
7
9.Marcos Nunez (ATT)
6
10.David Palmer (ATT)
8
11.Matt Meiklejohn (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Dietmar Turek (DEF)
6
13.Albrecht Ritzinger (MID)
7
14.Vincenzo Kühn (ATT)
6