Match Report


VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg     Hannover 96Hannover 96
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jacob DuberryJ. Duberry68
G
1
G
76Samba FacciuttoS. Facciutto
Adolfo IglesiasA. Iglesias71
D
2
D
76Ruel RodgersR. Rodgers
Nils HeiserN. Heiser68
D
3
D
71Kelvin BeckhamK. Beckham
Peter CampbellP. Campbell67
D
4captain
D
69Anthony KanuA. Kanu
Paul RaffP. Raff66
D
5
M
77Sven EngelsS. Engels
Richard MccallR. Mccall70
M
6
M
70Alexandre RamosA. Ramos
Hugo RamosH. Ramos66
M
7
M
68Stefan GötzS. Götz
Danny DefoeD. Defoe60
M
captain8
M
64Alexander StiepermannA. Stiepermann
Federico CassettiF. Cassetti70
A
9
A
70Sven BreitnerS. Breitner
Nicolas WinklerN. Winkler69
A
10
A
66Jimmy ArveladzeJ. Arveladze
Lars GerlachL. Gerlach68
A
11
A
66Juan-Carlos MonteroJ. Montero
 
Vasco RibeiroV. Ribeiro67
A
12
D
68Gaspar NascimentoG. Nascimento
Marvin InceM. Ince67
A
13
G
63Martin OswaldM. Oswald
Henry BenjaminH. Benjamin66
G
14
A
62Florian MöllerF. Möller

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to Hannover 96. A crowd of 18,557 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
VfL Wolfsburg are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hannover 96 appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Philipp Widmann.


0.00
VfL Wolfsburg start the match!
3.46
Stefan Götz runs straight at the opposition's defence. Stefan Götz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jacob Duberry who gathers it comfortably.
9.13
Adolfo Iglesias controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Ramos. Hugo Ramos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach makes a great pass forward. Hugo Ramos runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
15.08
Lars Gerlach hacks Alexandre Ramos from behind! Lars Gerlach is shown the yellow card! Alexandre Ramos carries on, but is struggling a bit.
18.47
Adolfo Iglesias kicks a strong pass forward to Federico Cassetti. Federico Cassetti shoots from distance but is denied by Samba Facciutto. Excellent save.
22.40
Alexandre Ramos makes a probing pass to Stefan Götz. Stefan Götz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.23
Stefan Götz knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Stiepermann. Alexander Stiepermann knocks in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Montero. Juan-Carlos Montero rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
32.08
Richard Mccall knocks the ball forward to Federico Cassetti. Federico Cassetti shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Samba Facciutto!
33.02
Anthony Kanu runs straight at the opposition's defence. Anthony Kanu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.13
Stefan Götz kicks a strong pass forward to Sven Breitner. Sven Breitner lofts in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Montero. Juan-Carlos Montero shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Jacob Duberry punches it away to safety.
40.48
Alexandre Ramos knocks the ball forward to Alexander Stiepermann. Alexander Stiepermann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Hannover 96 kick off and get the second half underway!
49.47
Sven Engels threads a neat ball through to Alexander Stiepermann. Alexander Stiepermann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
51.19
Stefan Götz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sven Breitner. Sven Breitner shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
54.39
Adolfo Iglesias makes a beautiful solo run. Adolfo Iglesias chips the ball to his team mate, Federico Cassetti. Federico Cassetti finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.43
Alexandre Ramos passes the ball forward to Sven Breitner. Sven Breitner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
66.46
Richard Mccall knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Winkler. Nicolas Winkler shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
67.31
Richard Mccall flicks a high ball forward to Nicolas Winkler who takes it down. Nicolas Winkler shoots from long range but Samba Facciutto is on top of his game. Great save!
72.48
Danny Defoe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Ramos. Hugo Ramos tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
77.07
Peter Campbell hacks Alexander Stiepermann from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alexander Stiepermann stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.07
Stefan Götz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sven Breitner. Sven Breitner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.16
Paul Raff runs forward with the ball. Paul Raff sees space and advances. Paul Raff sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
84.39
Alexandre Ramos clumsily knocks into Hugo Ramos. The referee calls over Alexandre Ramos and warns him to calm down! Hugo Ramos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.47
With imagination, Hugo Ramos picks a pass forward to Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
90.00
Ruel Rodgers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Stiepermann. Alexander Stiepermann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alexandre Ramos. Alexandre Ramos tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Jacob Duberry manages to gather it effortlessly.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VfL Wolfsburg

Hannover 96
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.7%
51.3%
Play Area
29.5%
50%
20.5%

Scorers
Juan-Carlos Montero 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Juan-Carlos Montero of Hannover 96

Match Ratings
1.Jacob Duberry (GK)
7
2.Adolfo Iglesias (DEF)
8
3.Nils Heiser (DEF)
6
4.Peter Campbell (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Paul Raff (DEF)
7
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)yellow card
5
 
12.Vasco Ribeiro (ATT)
0
13.Marvin Ince (ATT)
0
14.Henry Benjamin (GK)
0

1.Samba Facciutto (GK)
8
2.Ruel Rodgers (DEF)
6
3.Kelvin Beckham (DEF)
6
4.Anthony Kanu (DEF)
6
5.Sven Engels (MID)
6
6.Alexandre Ramos (MID)
7
7.Stefan Götz (MID)
7
8.Alexander Stiepermann (MID)
7
9.Sven Breitner (ATT)
6
10.Jimmy Arveladze (ATT)
6
11.Juan-Carlos Montero (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Gaspar Nascimento (DEF)
0
13.Martin Oswald (GK)
0
14.Florian Möller (ATT)
0