Match Report
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to FC Ingolstadt 04. A crowd of 8,725 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both VfB Stuttgart and FC Ingolstadt 04 are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both VfB Stuttgart and FC Ingolstadt 04 are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0VfB Stuttgart kick off and get the match underway!
4.04
0-0Paul Schönenborn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthias Höfer. Matthias Höfer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Arendt who gathers it comfortably.
18.41
0-0Steffen Hollmer makes a probing pass to Bakary Gleisenstein. Bakary Gleisenstein sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.10
Dietmar Dörner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthias Höfer. Matthias Höfer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Arendt who gathers it comfortably.
32.38
0-0Paul Schönenborn surges forward with the ball. Paul Schönenborn knocks the ball to his team mate, Markus Wilke. Markus Wilke rockets a shot on goal. Alexander Arendt easily smothers it.
34.02
0-0VfB Stuttgart are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate FC Ingolstadt 04's defence.
38.22
Tobias Jaschke brings the ball forward. Tobias Jaschke threads the ball through to Goran Sankharé. Goran Sankharé plays a perfect one-two with Bakary Gleisenstein and rushes in on goal... Goran Sankharé tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
39.01
Francisco Veloso knocks the ball forward to Goran Sankharé. Goran Sankharé knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.49
Tobias Jaschke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hannes Kaiser. Hannes Kaiser kicks a strong pass forward to Goran Sankharé. Goran Sankharé shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.25
1-0Malte Friedmann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthias Höfer. Matthias Höfer lofts in a cross ball towards Markus Wilke. Markus Wilke heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Markus Wilke!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and FC Ingolstadt 04 kick off!
51.26
Malte Friedmann knocks the ball to his team mate, Matthias Höfer. Matthias Höfer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Armin Oswald.
54.33
Nicolas Nordwald threads the ball through to Paul Schönenborn. Paul Schönenborn passes the ball forward to Matthias Höfer. Matthias Höfer goes all the way! Matthias Höfer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Alexander Arendt has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
61.14
Paul Schönenborn threads the ball through to Markus Wilke. Markus Wilke knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tobias Jaschke.
67.00
Tobias Jaschke makes a probing pass to Hannes Kaiser. Hannes Kaiser brings the ball forward. Hannes Kaiser shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.52
Hannes Kaiser flicks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Gleisenstein. Bakary Gleisenstein knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Torsten Babbel who gathers it comfortably.
71.35
Matthias Breitner knocks the ball forward to Bakary Gleisenstein. Bakary Gleisenstein plays a perfect one-two with Goran Sankharé and rushes in on goal... Bakary Gleisenstein makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.54
Malte Friedmann threads the ball through to Markus Wilke. Markus Wilke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.50
Dietmar Dörner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Markus Wilke. Markus Wilke knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Arendt who gathers it comfortably.
89.10
VfB Stuttgart are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate FC Ingolstadt 04's defence.
90.00
Malte Friedmann brings the ball forward. Malte Friedmann plays a perfect one-two with Markus Wilke and rushes in on goal... Malte Friedmann shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.9%
41.1%
Play Area
23.3%
47.9%
28.8%
Scorers