Match Report
| FC Energie Cottbus | FC Energie Cottbus |  |  | VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nico Engels | N. Engels |  | 51 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Martin Witte | M. Witte | |||||||||
| Nico Gelb | N. Gelb | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Rainer Freund | R. Freund | |||||||||
| Jakob Dehm | J. Dehm | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Uwe Birkwald | U. Birkwald | |||||||||
| Stefan Thiele | S. Thiele | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 |  | Tony Keane | T. Keane | |||||||||
| Jan Breitner | J. Breitner | | 49 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 | | Nicolas Nordwald | N. Nordwald | |||||||||
| Sebastian Jaschke | S. Jaschke | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 |  | Aron Brunswijk | A. Brunswijk | |||||||||
| Bakary Beck | B. Beck | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 50 | | Dietmar Dörner | D. Dörner | |||||||||
| Arno Kohler | A. Kohler | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Paul Schönenborn | P. Schönenborn | |||||||||
| Alberto Brand | A. Brand | | 47 | M | | 9 | | M | 48 | | Oliver Palumbo | O. Palumbo | |||||||||
| Ian Midgley | I. Midgley | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Matthias Höfer | M. Höfer | |||||||||
| Arno Haller | A. Haller | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Paul Schäfer | P. Schäfer | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Ski France |
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stadion der Freundschaft where FC Energie Cottbus play host to VfB Stuttgart. A crowd of 9,121 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Energie Cottbus and VfB Stuttgart are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both FC Energie Cottbus and VfB Stuttgart are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0VfB Stuttgart get the match underway!
3.52
0-0Uwe Birkwald makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Schönenborn. Paul Schönenborn flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Schäfer. Paul Schäfer goes all the way! Paul Schäfer shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
4.05
0-0Arno Kohler sees a break and surges forward. Arno Kohler shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Martin Witte!
9.49
Nicolas Nordwald chips the ball to his team mate, Dietmar Dörner. Dietmar Dörner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Schäfer. Paul Schäfer shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
10.05
0-0Stefan Thiele passes the ball forward to Arno Kohler. Arno Kohler decides to run forward with the ball. Arno Kohler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Uwe Birkwald.
16.03
0-0Jakob Dehm deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arno Kohler. Arno Kohler knocks the ball forward to Ian Midgley. Ian Midgley passes the ball forward but Arno Haller is offside!
22.22
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
28.37
Nico Gelb flicks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Beck. Bakary Beck makes a simple pass to Ian Midgley. Ian Midgley kicks a strong pass forward to Arno Haller but the referee indicates it's offside!
32.20
0-0Dietmar Dörner catches Arno Kohler on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Arno Kohler grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
34.47
Dietmar Dörner chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Schäfer. Paul Schäfer goes all the way! Paul Schäfer shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.55
Arno Kohler makes a simple pass to Arno Haller. Arno Haller lofts in a cross ball towards Ian Midgley. Ian Midgley powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.18
Arno Kohler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ian Midgley. Ian Midgley finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
FC Energie Cottbus start the second half!
47.37
0-1Oliver Palumbo makes a probing pass to Matthias Höfer. Matthias Höfer tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
51.19
Bakary Beck threads the ball through to Arno Haller. Arno Haller lofts in a cross ball towards Ian Midgley. Ian Midgley directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
55.29
Arno Kohler passes the ball forward to Arno Haller. Arno Haller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.21
Dietmar Dörner passes the ball forward to Matthias Höfer. Matthias Höfer knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Schäfer. Paul Schäfer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.52
Nico Gelb knocks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Beck. Bakary Beck sees a break and surges forward. Bakary Beck whips in a cross ball towards Ian Midgley. Ian Midgley directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
67.54
Uwe Birkwald sees space and advances. Uwe Birkwald decides to run forward with the ball. Uwe Birkwald shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
69.11
Arno Kohler kicks a strong pass forward to Ian Midgley. Ian Midgley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Uwe Birkwald.
79.03
Jan Breitner flicks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Beck. Bakary Beck sees space and advances. Bakary Beck sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Martin Witte manages to keep it out.
84.54
Alberto Brand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arno Haller. Arno Haller shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
85.49
Jakob Dehm makes a simple pass to Alberto Brand. Alberto Brand makes a simple pass to Arno Haller. Arno Haller finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.59
1-1Nicolas Nordwald hacks Arno Haller from behind! The referee calls over Nicolas Nordwald and warns him to calm down! Arno Haller stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.5%
39.5%
Play Area
22.1%
48.8%
29.1%
Scorers