Match Report


Hamburger SVHamburger SV     VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart
James PengellyJames Pengelly Jeremy Pickles Jeremy Pickles
Jesús TrejoJ. Trejo79
G
1
G
85Pedro PichichiP. Pichichi
Steffen BehrensS. Behrens72
D
2
D
81Sho IshigawaS. Ishigawa
Jose SantosJ. Santos76
D
3
D
78Simon NeuhausS. Neuhaus
André FelicianoA. Feliciano71
D
4
D
76Alec FergusonA. Ferguson
Dietmar TurekD. Turek69
D
5
D
74Laurent SibierskiL. Sibierski
Carlton HuntC. Hunt82
M
captain6
M
85Leon HelmerL. Helmer
Alejandro LozanoA. Lozano80
M
7captain
M
84Bakary KlimekB. Klimek
Garry ElliottG. Elliott74
M
8
M
82Johan BenonJ. Benon
Marcos NunezM. Nunez73
A
9
A
84Dominic GlassD. Glass
David PalmerD. Palmer81
A
10
A
83Jakob GravesenJ. Gravesen
Giordano MazziG. Mazzi70
A
11
A
81Vincent GohouriV. Gohouri
 
Mark KingM. King68
D
12
M
78Moritz SammerM. Sammer
Juan-Carlos SanzJ. Sanz80
M
13
A
78Lars El-FakiriL. El-Fakiri
Vincenzo KühnV. Kühn68
A
14
M
77Rafael AriasR. Arias

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at AOL Arena where Hamburger SV play host to VfB Stuttgart. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Hamburger SV and VfB Stuttgart are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Lars Beckenbauer.


0.00
VfB Stuttgart kick off the first half!
3.24
Alejandro Lozano threads a neat ball through to Carlton Hunt. Carlton Hunt flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Nunez. Marcos Nunez tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
6.37
Marcos Nunez takes the throw-in. André Feliciano threads a neat ball through to Carlton Hunt. Carlton Hunt chips the ball to his team mate, David Palmer. David Palmer muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but somehow Pedro Pichichi manages to keep it out.
8.46
Giordano Mazzi flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Nunez controls it well on his chest. Marcos Nunez tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
10.48
André Feliciano takes the throw-in. Dietmar Turek threads the ball through to Carlton Hunt. Carlton Hunt threads a neat ball through to David Palmer. David Palmer controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Alejandro Lozano through on goal. Alejandro Lozano cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
14.27
Simon Neuhaus passes the ball forward to Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri threads the ball through to Leon Helmer. Leon Helmer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jesús Trejo who gathers it comfortably.
15.15
Leon Helmer flicks a high ball forward to Vincent Gohouri who gracefully takes it down. Vincent Gohouri knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jesús Trejo who gathers it comfortably.
21.19
Bakary Klimek catches Alejandro Lozano on the ankles. The referee brings Bakary Klimek to one side and gives him a warning! Alejandro Lozano stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.10
Jose Santos makes a beautiful solo run. Jose Santos makes a probing pass to David Palmer. David Palmer controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Giordano Mazzi through on goal. Giordano Mazzi rockets a shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
24.18
Garry Elliott sees Alejandro Lozano in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alejandro Lozano makes a probing pass to Marcos Nunez but he's offside!
33.41
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
36.18
Leon Helmer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri shoots from long range but it is miles over!
42.11
Alejandro Lozano flicks the ball to his team mate, Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards David Palmer. David Palmer knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hamburger SV appear unchanged since the first half. VfB Stuttgart also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Hamburger SV start the second half!
47.11
Sho Ishigawa passes the ball forward to Leon Helmer. Leon Helmer passes the ball forward to Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
48.22
Leon Helmer threads the ball through to Dominic Glass. Dominic Glass knocks in a cross ball towards Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri makes a deft header but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.22
Hamburger SV have made a substitution with Vincenzo Kühn replacing Marcos Nunez .
61.23
Garry Elliott flicks a high ball forward to Alejandro Lozano who takes it down. Alejandro Lozano shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
67.35
Johan Benon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bakary Klimek. Bakary Klimek threads the ball through to Jakob Gravesen but he's offside!
73.22
Simon Neuhaus brings the ball forward. Simon Neuhaus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen whips in a cross ball towards Johan Benon. Johan Benon finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
75.32
André Feliciano sees Alejandro Lozano in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Seeing a gap ahead, Alejandro Lozano laces a through ball forward to Vincenzo Kühn. Vincenzo Kühn passes the ball forward but Carlton Hunt is offside!
77.40
Hamburger SV have made 2 substitutions with Mark King replacing Jose Santos and Juan-Carlos Sanz replacing Garry Elliott .VfB Stuttgart have made a substitution with Moritz Sammer replacing Johan Benon and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
78.40
Leon Helmer sees Bakary Klimek in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bakary Klimek whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Glass. Dominic Glass is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Jesús Trejo.
83.32
Bakary Klimek brings the ball forward. Bakary Klimek knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Hamburger SV

VfB Stuttgart
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.3%
47.7%
Play Area
26.2%
47.7%
26.2%

Scorers
Marcos Nunez 3
Alejandro Lozano 10
David Palmer 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Palmer of Hamburger SV

Match Ratings
1.Jesús Trejo (GK)
7
2.Steffen Behrens (DEF)
6
3.Jose Santos (DEF)
6
4.André Feliciano (DEF)
6
5.Dietmar Turek (DEF)
6
6.Carlton Hunt (MID)
7
7.Alejandro Lozano (MID)goal scored
9
8.Garry Elliott (MID)
7
9.Marcos Nunez (ATT)goal scored
8
10.David Palmer (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Giordano Mazzi (ATT)
6
 
12.Mark King (DEF)
6
13.Juan-Carlos Sanz (MID)
6
14.Vincenzo Kühn (ATT)
6

1.Pedro Pichichi (GK)
6
2.Sho Ishigawa (DEF)
6
3.Simon Neuhaus (DEF)
6
4.Alec Ferguson (DEF)
6
5.Laurent Sibierski (DEF)
6
6.Leon Helmer (MID)
7
7.Bakary Klimek (MID)
6
8.Johan Benon (MID)
6
9.Dominic Glass (ATT)
6
10.Jakob Gravesen (ATT)
6
11.Vincent Gohouri (ATT)
6
 
12.Moritz Sammer (MID)
6
13.Lars El-Fakiri (ATT)
0
14.Rafael Arias (MID)
0