Match Report


VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg     RB LeipzigRB Leipzig
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Linus MöllerL. Möller61
G
1
G
64Kevin FranckeK. Francke
Julian BöhmJ. Böhm68
D
2
D
66Pierre-Emmanuel DeroffP. Deroff
Petri van den HeuvelP. van den Heuvel63
D
captain3
D
57Bakary DiakiteB. Diakite
Philipp WielandP. Wieland59
D
4
D
52Mario NunesM. Nunes
Miguel MonteiroM. Monteiro56
M
5
D
50Hauke ZickH. Zick
Daniel VianaD. Viana54
M
6
M
58Gerhard KistnerG. Kistner
Martin SchrammM. Schramm54
M
7
M
58Noah ArnoldN. Arnold
Mervin ChadwickM. Chadwick54
M
8captain
M
55Julian BierhoffJ. Bierhoff
Bakary GötzB. Götz66
A
9
M
52Marcel LindnerM. Lindner
Marc KneisslM. Kneissl64
A
10
M
51Matthias BirnbaumM. Birnbaum
Renzo VicariR. Vicari63
A
11
A
70David CampbellD. Campbell
 
Ted AudardT. Audard62
A
12
A
63Nico NeuhausN. Neuhaus
Kevin GerlachK. Gerlach62
A
13
G
59Pascal SchefflerP. Scheffler
Gabriele MarinoG. Marino61
A
14
A
53Jan SchefflerJ. Scheffler

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to RB Leipzig. A crowd of 11,961 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
VfL Wolfsburg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while RB Leipzig appear to be shaped for 4-5-1.
Today's match is refereed by Jakob Jentsch.


0.00
RB Leipzig kick off the first half!
2.18
Marcel Lindner flicks a high pass forward. Matthias Birnbaum collects the pass. Matthias Birnbaum finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Linus Möller. Excellent save.
4.36
Gerhard Kistner clumsily knocks into Mervin Chadwick. Gerhard Kistner is given a warning by the referee! Mervin Chadwick runs off the knock.
6.53
Matthias Birnbaum sees a break and surges forward. Matthias Birnbaum knocks in a cross ball towards David Campbell. David Campbell whips the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Linus Möller had no chance!! Goal for RB Leipzig!
9.29
Marcel Lindner flicks a high pass forward. David Campbell collects the pass. David Campbell whips in a cross ball towards Gerhard Kistner. Gerhard Kistner directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.44
Noah Arnold threads a neat ball through to David Campbell. David Campbell shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Linus Möller.
15.15
Matthias Birnbaum takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Gerhard Kistner shoots from just inside the box but it whistles just wide of the post!
16.27
Bakary Diakite threads the ball through to Marcel Lindner. Marcel Lindner flicks the ball to his team mate, David Campbell. David Campbell shoots from long range which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
28.56
Philipp Wieland controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Schramm. Martin Schramm makes a simple pass to Daniel Viana. Daniel Viana whips in a cross ball towards Marc Kneissl. Marc Kneissl makes a deft header but it is miles over!
30.46
Martin Schramm plays the ball forward to Marc Kneissl. Marc Kneissl controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.37
Hauke Zick flicks a high pass forward. Marcel Lindner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcel Lindner kicks a strong pass forward to David Campbell. David Campbell shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
42.16
Marcel Lindner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Campbell. David Campbell shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
44.37
Without breaking stride, Noah Arnold plays the ball forward to Matthias Birnbaum. Matthias Birnbaum flicks the ball to his team mate, Noah Arnold. Noah Arnold finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfL Wolfsburg appear unchanged since the first half. RB Leipzig also appear unchanged since the first half. The VfL Wolfsburg players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and VfL Wolfsburg get the second half underway!
48.17
Miguel Monteiro passes the ball forward to Renzo Vicari. Renzo Vicari knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Kneissl. Marc Kneissl is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but slams it into the crowd!
49.46
Mervin Chadwick comes in with a late challenge on David Campbell. The referee warns Mervin Chadwick to calm down! David Campbell runs off the knock.
54.55
Renzo Vicari hacks Matthias Birnbaum from behind! Renzo Vicari is shown the yellow card! Matthias Birnbaum stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.49
Daniel Viana darts forward. Daniel Viana knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Kneissl. Marc Kneissl beats his man to it with a header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
65.35
Renzo Vicari makes a probing pass to Bakary Götz. Bakary Götz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
69.00
Marcel Lindner makes a simple pass to David Campbell. David Campbell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Böhm.
71.57
Martin Schramm decides to run forward with the ball. Martin Schramm knocks in a cross ball towards Bakary Götz. Bakary Götz gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it whistles just wide of the post!
79.31
Daniel Viana makes a simple pass to Renzo Vicari. Renzo Vicari knocks in a cross ball towards Bakary Götz. Bakary Götz finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
84.47
Martin Schramm plays the ball forward to Mervin Chadwick. Mervin Chadwick controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Schramm. Martin Schramm knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Kneissl. Marc Kneissl heads the ball goalwards but slams it into the crowd!
87.14
Matthias Birnbaum surges forward with the ball. Matthias Birnbaum passes the ball forward to David Campbell. David Campbell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!! The crowd cheers as the Scotsman celebrates his hattrick!
90.00
Philipp Wieland flicks a high pass forward. Martin Schramm controls it well on his chest. Martin Schramm chips the ball to his team mate, Bakary Götz. Bakary Götz finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

VfL Wolfsburg

RB Leipzig
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
8
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.9%
57.1%
Play Area
32.9%
42.9%
24.3%

Scorers
Marc Kneissl 59
David Campbell 7, 16, 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Campbell of RB Leipzig

Match Ratings
1.Linus Möller (GK)
6
2.Julian Böhm (DEF)
6
3.Petri van den Heuvel (DEF)
6
4.Philipp Wieland (DEF)
6
5.Miguel Monteiro (MID)
6
6.Daniel Viana (MID)
7
7.Martin Schramm (MID)
7
8.Mervin Chadwick (MID)
6
9.Bakary Götz (ATT)
6
10.Marc Kneissl (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Renzo Vicari (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Ted Audard (ATT)
0
13.Kevin Gerlach (ATT)
0
14.Gabriele Marino (ATT)
0

1.Kevin Francke (GK)
6
2.Pierre-Emmanuel Deroff (DEF)
6
3.Bakary Diakite (DEF)
6
4.Mario Nunes (DEF)
6
5.Hauke Zick (DEF)
6
6.Gerhard Kistner (MID)
5
7.Noah Arnold (MID)
6
8.Julian Bierhoff (MID)
6
9.Marcel Lindner (MID)
7
10.Matthias Birnbaum (MID)
8
11.David Campbell (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Nico Neuhaus (ATT)
0
13.Pascal Scheffler (GK)
0
14.Jan Scheffler (ATT)
0