Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Ruhrstadion where VfL Bochum play host to FC Augsburg. A crowd of 19,010 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
VfL Bochum are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Augsburg appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
FC Augsburg kick off and get the first half underway!
3.21
Jordan Richardson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rocha A. Aloisio. Rocha A. Aloisio knocks in a cross ball towards Leon Vella. Leon Vella heads the ball goalwards. Matt Mcallister is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
6.45
Lennart Seeler barges into Garry Van Der Woerdt. Lennart Seeler is given a warning by the referee! Garry Van Der Woerdt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.30
Pascal Stassin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Van Der Woerdt. Garry Van Der Woerdt knocks the ball to his team mate, Pétur Borgthórsson. Pétur Borgthórsson knocks the ball forward to Leon Vella. Leon Vella takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Matt Mcallister!
9.37
Mehdi Zaidi knocks the ball forward to Julian Müller. Julian Müller knocks the ball forward to Alistair Cooke. Alistair Cooke lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Jardim. Francisco Jardim is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Sebastian Beckenbauer manages to gather it comfortably.
10.04
Claudiu Raducioiu makes a simple pass to Leon Vella. Leon Vella knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Mcallister who gathers it comfortably.
14.47
Garry Van Der Woerdt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leon Vella. Leon Vella sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
16.45
Jordan Richardson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rocha A. Aloisio. Rocha A. Aloisio whips in a cross ball towards Leon Vella. Leon Vella is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.37
Rokuro Kimura brings the ball forward. Rokuro Kimura lofts in a cross ball towards Rocha A. Aloisio. Rocha A. Aloisio is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.44
Garry Van Der Woerdt comes in with a late challenge on Mehdi Zaidi. Garry Van Der Woerdt is warned by the referee! Mehdi Zaidi runs off the knock.
30.48
Dinu Yonescu flicks the ball to his team mate, Claudiu Raducioiu. Claudiu Raducioiu threads the ball through to Pétur Borgthórsson. Pétur Borgthórsson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.37
Dinu Yonescu barges into Francisco Jardim. Dinu Yonescu is given a warning by the referee! Francisco Jardim hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.36
Lennart Overath makes a simple pass to Julian Müller. Julian Müller makes a simple pass to Alistair Cooke. Alistair Cooke sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
40.25
Mehdi Zaidi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Müller. Julian Müller makes a probing pass to Francisco Jardim. Francisco Jardim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Dehm but he's offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and VfL Bochum get the second half underway!
48.46
Lennart Seeler knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Jardim. Francisco Jardim shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
49.20
Florian Seibert barges into Alistair Cooke. The referee calls over Florian Seibert and warns him to calm down! Alistair Cooke carries on, but is struggling a bit.
51.44
Lennart Overath deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Müller. Julian Müller advances with the ball. Julian Müller chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Dehm. Kevin Dehm cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Sebastian Beckenbauer.
53.50
Garry Van Der Woerdt chips the ball to his team mate, Leon Vella. Leon Vella makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pétur Borgthórsson. Pétur Borgthórsson takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.16
Kevin Dehm catches Pascal Stassin on the ankles. Kevin Dehm is shown the yellow card! Pascal Stassin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.26
Jordan Richardson flicks the ball to his team mate, Rocha A. Aloisio. Rocha A. Aloisio kicks a strong pass forward to Pétur Borgthórsson but the referee indicates it's offside!
63.29
Francisco Jardim hacks Dinu Yonescu from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dinu Yonescu stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.09
Pascal Stassin makes a simple pass to Garry Van Der Woerdt. Garry Van Der Woerdt kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Vella. Leon Vella knocks in a cross ball towards Rocha A. Aloisio. Rocha A. Aloisio is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Matt Mcallister easily smothers it.
67.01
Mehdi Zaidi brings the ball forward. Mehdi Zaidi takes it forward alone. Mehdi Zaidi knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Dehm. Kevin Dehm powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.52
Lennart Overath flicks the ball to his team mate, Max Burgess. Max Burgess controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alistair Cooke. Alistair Cooke tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
78.37
Garry Van Der Woerdt decides to run forward with the ball. Garry Van Der Woerdt shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
81.13
Rokuro Kimura knocks the ball to his team mate, Rocha A. Aloisio. Rocha A. Aloisio finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Matt Mcallister manages to keep it out.
85.03
Jordan Richardson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leon Vella. Leon Vella knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Lennart Seeler knocks the ball forward to Kevin Dehm. Kevin Dehm knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dinu Yonescu.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Leon Vella of FC Augsburg
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.4%
55.6%
Play Area
34.6%
40.7%
24.7%

Scorers