Match Report
| VfL Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg |  |  | FC Nürnberg | FC Nürnberg | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marc Birkwald | M. Birkwald |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 | | Nicolas Seifert | N. Seifert | |||||||||
| Eric Freund | E. Freund | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Martin Geis | M. Geis | |||||||||
| Joao Ribeiro | J. Ribeiro |  | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Simon Töpfer | S. Töpfer | |||||||||
| Teddy Lumsdon | T. Lumsdon |  | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 |  | Spiros Moissidis | S. Moissidis | |||||||||
| Abel Postiga | A. Postiga | | 65 | M | | 5 | | D | 58 | | David Klimek | D. Klimek | |||||||||
| Armin Schacht | A. Schacht | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 |  | Ernesto Herrera | E. Herrera | |||||||||
| Hugo Enyinnaya | H. Enyinnaya |  | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Thomas Ziegenhagen | T. Ziegenhagen | |||||||||
| Marc Ritzinger | M. Ritzinger | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 |  | Joe Vierklau | J. Vierklau | |||||||||
| Enrique Rodriquez | E. Rodriquez | | 69 | A | | 9 | | M | 49 | | James Eustace | J. Eustace | |||||||||
| Élie Cissé | É. Cissé |  | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Alexander Köller | A. Köller | |||||||||
| Leonardo Baronio | L. Baronio |  | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Samir Heiser | S. Heiser | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Armellini |
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to FC Nürnberg. A crowd of 18,428 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
VfL Wolfsburg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Nürnberg appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
VfL Wolfsburg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Nürnberg appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0FC Nürnberg kick off and get the first half underway!
2.53
0-0Eric Freund flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Enyinnaya. Hugo Enyinnaya makes a simple pass to Enrique Rodriquez. Enrique Rodriquez goes all the way! Enrique Rodriquez shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
3.30
0-0Spiros Moissidis threads the ball through to Thomas Ziegenhagen. Thomas Ziegenhagen knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Köller. Alexander Köller knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc Birkwald who gathers it comfortably.
6.53
Joao Ribeiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Enyinnaya. Hugo Enyinnaya kicks a strong pass forward to Élie Cissé. Élie Cissé shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.38
Teddy Lumsdon knocks the ball forward to Hugo Enyinnaya. Hugo Enyinnaya chips the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Baronio. Leonardo Baronio shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
15.55
0-0Simon Töpfer makes a probing pass to Joe Vierklau. Joe Vierklau chips the ball to his team mate, Samir Heiser. Samir Heiser shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
18.56
0-0FC Nürnberg are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate VfL Wolfsburg's defence.
21.11
1-0Joao Ribeiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Armin Schacht. Armin Schacht sees a break and surges forward. Armin Schacht goes all the way! Armin Schacht makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Armin Schacht!
26.19
Ernesto Herrera knocks the ball to his team mate, Samir Heiser. Samir Heiser knocks in a cross ball towards Alexander Köller. Alexander Köller flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
30.39
Armin Schacht passes the ball forward to Leonardo Baronio. Leonardo Baronio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.03
Thomas Ziegenhagen knocks the ball to his team mate, Samir Heiser. Samir Heiser shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.35
Joao Ribeiro makes a probing pass to Hugo Enyinnaya. Hugo Enyinnaya advances with the ball. Hugo Enyinnaya threads the ball through to Leonardo Baronio. Leonardo Baronio takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with VfL Wolfsburg kicking off!
47.12
Marc Ritzinger threads the ball through to Élie Cissé. Élie Cissé knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolas Seifert who gathers it comfortably.
48.47
Marc Ritzinger knocks the ball forward to Leonardo Baronio. Leonardo Baronio plays a perfect one-two with Enrique Rodriquez and rushes in on goal... Leonardo Baronio shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
49.36
Spiros Moissidis makes a beautiful solo run. Spiros Moissidis advances with the ball. Spiros Moissidis goes all the way! Spiros Moissidis takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Marc Birkwald manages to gather it comfortably.
53.46
1-1Alexander Köller hacks Teddy Lumsdon from behind! Alexander Köller is given a warning by the referee! Teddy Lumsdon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.12
Armin Schacht advances with the ball. Armin Schacht shoots from outside the area. Nicolas Seifert easily smothers it.
55.32
Hugo Enyinnaya catches Thomas Ziegenhagen on the ankles. Hugo Enyinnaya is given a warning by the referee! Thomas Ziegenhagen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.15
Spiros Moissidis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, James Eustace. James Eustace makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexander Köller. Alexander Köller whips in a cross ball towards Samir Heiser. Samir Heiser flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.31
James Eustace sees a break and surges forward. James Eustace knocks in a cross ball towards Samir Heiser. Samir Heiser is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.33
Teddy Lumsdon makes a probing pass to Abel Postiga. Abel Postiga passes the ball forward to Leonardo Baronio. Leonardo Baronio shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
79.46
1-1Leonardo Baronio clumsily knocks into Spiros Moissidis. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Spiros Moissidis stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.40
Hugo Enyinnaya chips the ball to his team mate, Enrique Rodriquez. Enrique Rodriquez tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.47
Hugo Enyinnaya chips the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Baronio. Leonardo Baronio knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolas Seifert who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.4%
48.6%
Play Area
23.6%
48.6%
27.8%
Scorers