Match Report


VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart     SC FreiburgSC Freiburg
Jeremy PicklesJeremy Pickles Simonpu Simon Simonpu Simon
Pedro PichichiP. Pichichi85
G
1
G
74Alexander BusseA. Busse
Sho IshigawaS. Ishigawa81
D
2
D
66Nico WitteN. Witte
Simon NeuhausS. Neuhaus78
D
3
D
65Martin BehrensM. Behrens
Alec FergusonA. Ferguson76
D
4
D
64Oliver BirnbaumO. Birnbaum
Laurent SibierskiL. Sibierski74
D
5
D
62Nikolas ThielemannN. Thielemann
Leon HelmerL. Helmer85
M
6captain
M
70Ivan MolinaI. Molina
Bakary KlimekB. Klimek84
M
captain7
M
67John BrescianoJ. Bresciano
Johan BenonJ. Benon82
M
8
M
65Leon SchröderL. Schröder
Dominic GlassD. Glass84
A
9
M
63Jonas JaschkeJ. Jaschke
Jakob GravesenJ. Gravesen83
A
10
A
71Paul WilcoxP. Wilcox
Vincent GohouriV. Gohouri81
A
11
A
67Bakary BrücknerB. Brückner
 
Moritz SammerM. Sammer78
M
12
G
65Frederic BaghdadF. Baghdad
Lars El-FakiriL. El-Fakiri78
A
13
M
54Roberto VidalR. Vidal
Rafael AriasR. Arias78
M
14
A
51Oliver HitzlspergerO. Hitzlsperger

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to SC Freiburg. 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 SC Freiburg appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Lars Beckenbauer.


0.00
VfB Stuttgart start the match!
3.47
Bakary Klimek kicks a strong pass forward to Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri lofts in a cross ball towards Leon Helmer. Leon Helmer knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
12.45
Simon Neuhaus sees space and advances. Simon Neuhaus hits a low pass to Dominic Glass. Dominic Glass rushes past Nico Witte! Some silky footwork from Dominic Glass provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
14.48
John Bresciano surges forward with the ball. John Bresciano controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
16.20
Simon Neuhaus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon Helmer. Leon Helmer whips in a cross ball towards Jakob Gravesen. With a superhuman jump, Jakob Gravesen connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Oliver Birnbaum clears it off the line with his head!
21.06
Leon Helmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Johan Benon. Johan Benon lofts in a cross ball towards Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Alexander Busse picks it out of the air!
26.31
Simon Neuhaus threads the ball through to Sho Ishigawa. Sho Ishigawa flicks a high ball forward to Jakob Gravesen who takes it down. Jakob Gravesen advances inside the box! Jakob Gravesen looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
30.28
Martin Behrens knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Wilcox. Paul Wilcox chips the ball to his team mate, Bakary Brückner. Bakary Brückner shoots from outside the area but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
32.05
Alec Ferguson threads the ball through to Leon Helmer. Leon Helmer flicks a high pass forward to Johan Benon who brings the ball under control. Johan Benon shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Alexander Busse. What a great pair of hands!
44.18
Vincent Gohouri flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Gravesen controls it well on his chest. Jakob Gravesen finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Alexander Busse smothers it!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfB Stuttgart appear unchanged since the first half. SC Freiburg also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with SC Freiburg kicking off!
47.20
Simon Neuhaus passes the ball forward to Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Glass. Dominic Glass whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
54.48
Leon Helmer picks a pass forward to Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Glass. Dominic Glass makes a convincing header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
59.19
John Bresciano decides to run forward with the ball. John Bresciano skips past Bakary Klimek! Some good footwork from John Bresciano provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
63.27
Johan Benon sees Dominic Glass in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dominic Glass threads a neat ball through to Vincent Gohouri. Some silky footwork from Vincent Gohouri provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. Vincent Gohouri scores for VfB Stuttgart!!
71.56
VfB Stuttgart are in full control of this game.
72.56
Johan Benon threads a neat ball through to Dominic Glass. Dominic Glass plays a one-two with Vincent Gohouri and rushes in on goal... Dominic Glass makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Oliver Birnbaum happens to be in the right place to block it.
75.24
Simon Neuhaus darts forward. Simon Neuhaus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
78.30
Nikolas Thielemann breaks forward. Nikolas Thielemann knocks the ball forward to Paul Wilcox. Paul Wilcox finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.22
Laurent Sibierski threads a neat ball through to Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen makes a probing pass to Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.04
Johan Benon threads the ball through to Dominic Glass. Dominic Glass finds some space and shoots from distance. Alexander Busse gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
90.00
Ivan Molina clumsily knocks into Johan Benon. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Johan Benon runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

VfB Stuttgart

SC Freiburg
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
11
0
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.6%
35.4%
Play Area
24.6%
44.6%
30.8%

Scorers
Jakob Gravesen 26
Dominic Glass 47
Vincent Gohouri 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dominic Glass of VfB Stuttgart

Match Ratings
1.Pedro Pichichi (GK)
6
2.Sho Ishigawa (DEF)
6
3.Simon Neuhaus (DEF)
7
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)goal scored
9
10.Jakob Gravesen (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Vincent Gohouri (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Moritz Sammer (MID)
0
13.Lars El-Fakiri (ATT)
0
14.Rafael Arias (MID)
0

1.Alexander Busse (GK)
7
2.Nico Witte (DEF)
6
3.Martin Behrens (DEF)
6
4.Oliver Birnbaum (DEF)
6
5.Nikolas Thielemann (DEF)
6
6.Ivan Molina (MID)yellow card
5
7.John Bresciano (MID)
6
8.Leon Schröder (MID)
6
9.Jonas Jaschke (MID)
6
10.Paul Wilcox (ATT)
6
11.Bakary Brückner (ATT)
6
 
12.Frederic Baghdad (GK)
0
13.Roberto Vidal (MID)
0
14.Oliver Hitzlsperger (ATT)
0