Match Report
| VfL Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg |  |  | FC Köln | FC Köln | ||||||||||||||||
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| Marc Birkwald | M. Birkwald |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 | | Armin Gerlach | A. Gerlach | |||||||||
| Eric Freund | E. Freund | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 |  | Gary Gemmill | G. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Teddy Lumsdon | T. Lumsdon |  | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Hauke Röhner | H. Röhner | |||||||||
| Matthias Bartsch | M. Bartsch | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 |  | Andre Martins | A. Martins | |||||||||
| Jonas Buchwald | J. Buchwald | | 68 | M | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Gerhard Klimek | G. Klimek | |||||||||
| Abel Postiga | A. Postiga | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Oliver Lindemann | O. Lindemann | |||||||||
| Armin Schacht | A. Schacht | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 |  | Daniel Lozano | D. Lozano | |||||||||
| Christian Kirschner | C. Kirschner | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Noah Lindemann | N. Lindemann | |||||||||
| Enrique Rodriquez | E. Rodriquez |  | 70 | A | | 9 | | M | 49 | | Lars Gerlach | L. Gerlach | |||||||||
| Alexander Friedmann | A. Friedmann | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Nikolas Szepan | N. Szepan | |||||||||
| Moritz Sachs | M. Sachs | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 |  | Daan Melchiot | D. Melchiot | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to FC Köln. A crowd of 9,146 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
VfL Wolfsburg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Köln appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
VfL Wolfsburg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Köln appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0VfL Wolfsburg get the match underway!
4.11
0-0Noah Lindemann passes the ball forward to Nikolas Szepan. Nikolas Szepan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.16
0-0Matthias Bartsch threads the ball through to Abel Postiga. Abel Postiga threads the ball through to Moritz Sachs. Moritz Sachs lofts in a cross ball towards Alexander Friedmann. Alexander Friedmann heads the ball goalwards. Armin Gerlach manages to gather it comfortably.
12.55
Noah Lindemann makes a simple pass to Daan Melchiot. Daan Melchiot controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Marc Birkwald!
14.51
0-0VfL Wolfsburg are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate FC Köln's defence.
15.36
0-0Christian Kirschner knocks the ball forward to Enrique Rodriquez. Enrique Rodriquez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.05
Hauke Röhner advances with the ball. Hauke Röhner makes a probing pass to Daan Melchiot. Daan Melchiot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nikolas Szepan. Nikolas Szepan tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
21.38
Gerhard Klimek makes a probing pass to Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach knocks the ball to his team mate, Daan Melchiot. Daan Melchiot knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.06
Eric Freund makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonas Buchwald. Jonas Buchwald makes a probing pass to Moritz Sachs. Moritz Sachs knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Armin Gerlach who gathers it comfortably.
34.21
Matthias Bartsch powers a long ball forward. Alexander Friedmann lofts in a cross ball towards Moritz Sachs. Moritz Sachs heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
40.39
0-0Matthias Bartsch catches Daan Melchiot on the ankles. Matthias Bartsch is given a warning by the referee! Daan Melchiot carries on, but is struggling a bit.
42.50
Jonas Buchwald controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Moritz Sachs. Moritz Sachs knocks in a cross ball towards Alexander Friedmann. Alexander Friedmann heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
FC Köln start the second half!
47.57
1-0Christian Kirschner passes the ball forward to Alexander Friedmann. Alexander Friedmann knocks in a cross ball towards Moritz Sachs. Moritz Sachs heads the ball goalwards. Armin Gerlach is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
54.51
Noah Lindemann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daan Melchiot. Daan Melchiot lofts in a cross ball towards Nikolas Szepan. Nikolas Szepan heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Marc Birkwald.
61.56
Armin Schacht knocks the ball forward to Moritz Sachs. Moritz Sachs lofts in a cross ball towards Enrique Rodriquez. Enrique Rodriquez directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.10
VfL Wolfsburg are easily keeping FC Köln at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
66.12
Daniel Lozano makes a simple pass to Daan Melchiot. Daan Melchiot knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.22
1-0Noah Lindemann catches Abel Postiga on the ankles. Noah Lindemann is given a warning by the referee! Abel Postiga stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.22
FC Köln are easily keeping VfL Wolfsburg at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
71.49
Jonas Buchwald kicks a strong pass forward to Moritz Sachs. Moritz Sachs shoots from 25 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Moritz Sachs!
78.25
Teddy Lumsdon makes a beautiful solo run. Teddy Lumsdon passes the ball forward to Enrique Rodriquez. Enrique Rodriquez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
85.05
Christian Kirschner flicks the ball to his team mate, Enrique Rodriquez. Enrique Rodriquez lofts in a cross ball towards Moritz Sachs. Moritz Sachs powers a header at goal. It's there!! Armin Gerlach has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.4%
38.6%
Play Area
25.7%
44.3%
30%
Scorers
| Moritz Sachs 48, 71, 85 |