Match Report
| VfL Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg |  |  | FC Schalke 04 | FC Schalke 04 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Marc Overath | M. Overath |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | Artur Campos | A. Campos | |||||||||
| Arno Lindemann | A. Lindemann | | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 | | Arno Lindemann | A. Lindemann | |||||||||
| Samir Bierhoff | S. Bierhoff | | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 | | Noah Fromm | N. Fromm | |||||||||
| Artur Barbosa | A. Barbosa | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 |  | Craig Neville | C. Neville | |||||||||
| David Wilke | D. Wilke | | 62 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 |  | Rafael Suarez | R. Suarez | |||||||||
| Kai Böhm | K. Böhm | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Torsten Nahrstedt | T. Nahrstedt | |||||||||
| Malte Schneider | M. Schneider | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Lennart Knapp | L. Knapp | |||||||||
| Marc Höfer | M. Höfer | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Stefan Augstein | S. Augstein | |||||||||
| Pedro Teixeira | P. Teixeira | | 67 | A | | 9 | | M | 60 | | Michael Prior | M. Prior | |||||||||
| Oliver Thiele | O. Thiele | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 |  | Andy Mason | A. Mason | |||||||||
| Kai Buchwald | K. Buchwald | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 |  | Pierre-Alain Essola | P. Essola | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to FC Schalke 04. A crowd of 17,830 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
VfL Wolfsburg are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
VfL Wolfsburg are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with FC Schalke 04 kicking off!
14.52
0-0Torsten Nahrstedt hacks Marc Höfer from behind! The referee calls over Torsten Nahrstedt and warns him to calm down! Marc Höfer grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
16.22
Artur Barbosa clumsily knocks into Andy Mason. Artur Barbosa is given a warning by the referee! Andy Mason gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
28.49
0-0Noah Fromm chips the ball to his team mate, Michael Prior. Michael Prior flicks the ball to his team mate, Pierre-Alain Essola. Pierre-Alain Essola shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
30.45
0-0FC Schalke 04 are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate VfL Wolfsburg's defence.
32.43
0-0Craig Neville catches Kai Buchwald on the ankles. The referee calls over Craig Neville and warns him to calm down! Kai Buchwald hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.55
FC Schalke 04 are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate VfL Wolfsburg's defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
VfL Wolfsburg kick off the second half!
47.51
0-0Arno Lindemann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stefan Augstein. Stefan Augstein chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Mason. Andy Mason sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Marc Overath is on top of it.
48.42
VfL Wolfsburg are easily keeping FC Schalke 04 at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
51.01
0-0Stefan Augstein knocks the ball forward to Andy Mason. Andy Mason knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.07
Artur Barbosa makes a simple pass to Malte Schneider. Malte Schneider makes a simple pass to Oliver Thiele. Oliver Thiele knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Teixeira. Pedro Teixeira is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Artur Campos is on top of it.
66.35
0-0Rafael Suarez brings the ball forward. Rafael Suarez sees a break and surges forward. Rafael Suarez passes the ball forward but Andy Mason is offside!
67.25
Noah Fromm controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lennart Knapp. Lennart Knapp chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Mason. Andy Mason sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Marc Overath easily smothers it!
69.17
VfL Wolfsburg are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate FC Schalke 04's defence.
71.57
Rafael Suarez knocks the ball forward to Stefan Augstein. Stefan Augstein knocks the ball forward to Andy Mason. Andy Mason makes a probing pass to Pierre-Alain Essola but he's offside!
79.21
Kai Böhm kicks a strong pass forward to Oliver Thiele. Oliver Thiele sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Artur Campos easily smothers it!
83.21
Kai Böhm passes the ball forward to Oliver Thiele. Oliver Thiele knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rafael Suarez.
90.00
Kai Böhm knocks the ball forward to Pedro Teixeira. Pedro Teixeira knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Thiele. Oliver Thiele connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Artur Campos manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
33.8%
66.2%
Play Area
26%
50.6%
23.4%