Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ruhrstadion where VfL Bochum play host to FC Augsburg. A crowd of 18,461 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both VfL Bochum and FC Augsburg are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
VfL Bochum kick off!
6.21
Stephen Gemmill makes a beautiful solo run. Stephen Gemmill flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Dehm. Kevin Dehm finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Sebastian Beckenbauer manages to gather it comfortably.
9.47
Marcel Reimers makes a probing pass to Alexander Schröder. Alexander Schröder shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
15.19
Lars Seibert passes the ball forward to Francisco Jardim. Francisco Jardim lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Dehm. Kevin Dehm heads the ball goalwards. Sebastian Beckenbauer manages to gather it comfortably.
22.56
Anthony Pearce passes the ball forward to Francisco Jardim. Francisco Jardim knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Vincenzo Behrens.
24.16
David Dittrich threads the ball through to Kevin Dehm. Kevin Dehm knocks the ball forward to Francisco Jardim but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
27.26
Marcel Reimers kicks a strong pass forward to Alexander Schröder. Alexander Schröder knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.08
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
40.26
Vincenzo Behrens threads the ball through to Brenny Caluwé. Brenny Caluwé knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Geis. Julian Geis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nico Overath.
45.00
David Dittrich advances with the ball. David Dittrich kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Dehm but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
FC Augsburg start the second half!
48.38
FC Augsburg are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
49.09
Jan Brückner flicks the ball to his team mate, David Dittrich. David Dittrich makes a simple pass to Kevin Dehm. Kevin Dehm knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Vincenzo Behrens.
55.43
Marcel Reimers chips the ball to his team mate, Alexander Schröder. Alexander Schröder knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jan Brückner.
57.52
Anthony Pearce makes a probing pass to Francisco Jardim. Francisco Jardim tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
59.58
Steffen Brehme barges into Brenny Caluwé. Steffen Brehme is warned by the referee! Brenny Caluwé stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.28
Vincenzo Köller flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Geis. Julian Geis lofts in a cross ball towards Alexander Schröder. Alexander Schröder is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
71.49
Vincenzo Behrens barges into Kevin Dehm. The referee calls over Vincenzo Behrens and warns him to calm down! Kevin Dehm runs off the knock.
77.35
VfL Bochum are easily keeping FC Augsburg at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
78.47
Steffen Brehme flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Jardim. Francisco Jardim plays a perfect one-two with Kevin Dehm and rushes in on goal... Francisco Jardim shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Sebastian Beckenbauer.
81.57
David Dittrich threads the ball through to Kevin Dehm. Kevin Dehm tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.52
Marcel Reimers kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Geis. Julian Geis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Jan Brückner of VfL Bochum
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.4%
41.6%
Play Area
26%
46.8%
27.3%