Match Report
| VfL Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg |  |  | FSV Mainz 05 | FSV Mainz 05 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Arno Thielemann | A. Thielemann |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Tomas Veloso | T. Veloso | |||||||||
| Marcel Schulze | M. Schulze | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 78 | | Torsten Köller | T. Köller | |||||||||
| Eric Freund | E. Freund | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Florian Behrens | F. Behrens | |||||||||
| Joao Ribeiro | J. Ribeiro | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 |  | Lee Myers | L. Myers | |||||||||
| Oliver Dörner | O. Dörner | | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 65 |  | Scott Thomson | S. Thomson | |||||||||
| Marc Backes | M. Backes | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Malte Babbel | M. Babbel | |||||||||
| Thierry Patterson | T. Patterson | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 |  | Dave Lodewijks | D. Lodewijks | |||||||||
| Jason Bertin | J. Bertin |  | 65 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Harvey Boertien | H. Boertien | |||||||||
| Abel Postiga | A. Postiga | | 63 | M | | 9 | | M | 56 | | Thomas Fromm | T. Fromm | |||||||||
| Jan Vennegoor Vonk | J. Vonk | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 | | Niccolo Thirlwell | N. Thirlwell | |||||||||
| Martin Röhlig | M. Röhlig | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Martin Döring | M. Döring | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to FSV Mainz 05. A crowd of 20,537 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both VfL Wolfsburg and FSV Mainz 05 are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both VfL Wolfsburg and FSV Mainz 05 are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0VfL Wolfsburg get the match underway!
3.36
0-0Lee Myers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harvey Boertien. Harvey Boertien makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Döring. Martin Döring finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
4.59
1-0Jason Bertin chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Röhlig. Martin Röhlig plays a perfect one-two with Jan Vennegoor Vonk and rushes in on goal... Martin Röhlig shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
10.17
1-0Marc Backes passes the ball forward to Jan Vennegoor Vonk. Jan Vennegoor Vonk knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Torsten Köller.
12.37
1-0Niccolo Thirlwell barges into Eric Freund. Niccolo Thirlwell is shown the yellow card! Eric Freund runs off the knock.
14.59
Abel Postiga passes the ball forward to Jan Vennegoor Vonk. Jan Vennegoor Vonk knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lee Myers.
15.55
Dave Lodewijks passes the ball forward to Niccolo Thirlwell. Niccolo Thirlwell shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.54
Eric Freund deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jason Bertin. Jason Bertin sees space and advances. Jason Bertin lofts in a cross ball towards Jan Vennegoor Vonk. Jan Vennegoor Vonk heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.07
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
26.47
1-0Thierry Patterson advances with the ball. Thierry Patterson threads the ball through to Martin Röhlig but he's offside!
27.09
Jason Bertin sees a break and surges forward. Jason Bertin plays a perfect one-two with Martin Röhlig and rushes in on goal... Jason Bertin cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
32.10
Harvey Boertien deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Thirlwell. Niccolo Thirlwell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Joao Ribeiro.
33.53
1-0Harvey Boertien knocks the ball forward to Martin Döring. Martin Döring lofts in a cross ball towards Niccolo Thirlwell. Niccolo Thirlwell directs the ball goalwards with his head. Arno Thielemann manages to gather it comfortably.
34.12
Thierry Patterson surges forward with the ball. Thierry Patterson whips in a cross ball towards Jan Vennegoor Vonk. Jan Vennegoor Vonk connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
38.32
2-0Dave Lodewijks barges into Jason Bertin. Dave Lodewijks is warned by the referee! Jason Bertin grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
42.28
2-0Harvey Boertien catches Thierry Patterson on the ankles. The referee calls over Harvey Boertien and warns him to calm down! Thierry Patterson stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Jason Bertin makes a simple pass to Jan Vennegoor Vonk. Jan Vennegoor Vonk makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Röhlig. Martin Röhlig shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
FSV Mainz 05 kick off and get the second half underway!
47.20
Harvey Boertien threads the ball through to Niccolo Thirlwell. Niccolo Thirlwell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.15
Florian Behrens sees space and advances. Florian Behrens controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Döring. Martin Döring knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oliver Dörner.
60.26
Jason Bertin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Röhlig. Martin Röhlig controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Tomas Veloso manages to keep it out.
61.09
Lee Myers barges into Marc Backes. Lee Myers is warned by the referee! Marc Backes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.44
Jason Bertin makes a probing pass to Jan Vennegoor Vonk. Jan Vennegoor Vonk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.14
Harvey Boertien passes the ball forward to Martin Döring. Martin Döring goes all the way! Martin Döring shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
73.07
Torsten Köller chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Fromm. Thomas Fromm knocks the ball forward to Martin Döring. Martin Döring shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
85.43
Scott Thomson flicks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Boertien. Harvey Boertien deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Döring. Martin Döring shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.37
Harvey Boertien barges into Eric Freund. Harvey Boertien is warned by the referee again! Eric Freund carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
5
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
22.4%
46.1%
31.6%
Scorers