Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Schuco-Arena where DSC Arminia Bielefeld play host to VfL Wolfsburg. A crowd of 17,416 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
DSC Arminia Bielefeld are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while VfL Wolfsburg appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
The first half starts with DSC Arminia Bielefeld kicking off!
3.23
Marc Höfer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oliver Thiele. Oliver Thiele knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Teixeira. Pedro Teixeira powers a header at goal but somehow Kevin Matthäus manages to keep it out.
9.27
Pedro Teixeira clumsily knocks into Stefan Kirschner. The referee calls over Pedro Teixeira and warns him to calm down! Stefan Kirschner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.27
VfL Wolfsburg are easily keeping DSC Arminia Bielefeld at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
21.29
Malte Schneider makes a probing pass to Pedro Teixeira. Pedro Teixeira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stefan Kirschner.
24.23
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
26.22
Simon Turek chips the ball to his team mate, Salvatore Bega. Salvatore Bega makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Helder Nascimento. Helder Nascimento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.49
Gerhard Rösler passes the ball forward to Salvatore Bega. Salvatore Bega passes the ball forward to Anton Thiele. Anton Thiele deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Helder Nascimento but the linesman indicates offside!
28.53
Stefan Kirschner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Salvatore Bega. Salvatore Bega kicks a strong pass forward to Anton Thiele. Anton Thiele knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc Overath who gathers it comfortably.
34.15
Kai Böhm kicks a strong pass forward to Oliver Thiele. Oliver Thiele knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gerhard Rösler.
36.40
Salvatore Bega hacks Malte Schneider from behind! Salvatore Bega is shown the yellow card! Malte Schneider hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.44
Samir Bierhoff makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marc Höfer. Marc Höfer knocks the ball to his team mate, Kai Buchwald. Kai Buchwald finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Kevin Matthäus.
44.52
Simon Turek makes a simple pass to Kai Arnold. Kai Arnold knocks the ball forward to Anton Thiele. Anton Thiele goes all the way! Anton Thiele rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
45.00
Kai Böhm knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Teixeira. Pedro Teixeira shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The whistle blows and VfL Wolfsburg kick off!
48.21
Kai Böhm makes a simple pass to Kai Buchwald. Kai Buchwald knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Matthäus who gathers it comfortably.
49.02
Kai Arnold chips the ball to his team mate, Helder Nascimento. Helder Nascimento plays a perfect one-two with Anton Thiele and rushes in on goal... Helder Nascimento cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
54.49
Julian Reimers advances with the ball. Julian Reimers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.10
Salvatore Bega flicks the ball to his team mate, Anton Thiele. Anton Thiele knocks the ball forward to Helder Nascimento but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
63.30
Marc Höfer makes a simple pass to Oliver Thiele. Oliver Thiele plays a perfect one-two with Pedro Teixeira and rushes in on goal... Oliver Thiele takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Oliver Thiele!
71.25
Kai Arnold brings the ball forward. Kai Arnold tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Marc Overath manages to gather it comfortably.
72.38
Marc Höfer hacks Salvatore Bega from behind! Marc Höfer is shown the yellow card! Salvatore Bega hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.32
Artur Barbosa passes the ball forward to Malte Schneider. Malte Schneider makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kai Buchwald. Kai Buchwald knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.32
Julian Reimers flicks the ball to his team mate, Anton Thiele. Anton Thiele goes all the way! Anton Thiele shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Marc Overath manages to gather it comfortably.
77.23
Jonas Riemann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anton Thiele. Anton Thiele knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc Overath who gathers it comfortably.
87.07
Kai Böhm knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Teixeira. Pedro Teixeira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stefan Kirschner.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Oliver Thiele of VfL Wolfsburg
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
28.2%
49.3%
22.5%