Match Report
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Ruhrstadion where VfL Bochum play host to SV Werder Bremen. A crowd of 19,210 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
VfL Bochum are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while SV Werder Bremen appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
VfL Bochum are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while SV Werder Bremen appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0VfL Bochum kick off and get the match underway!
4.34
1-0Gerhard Scheffler makes a probing pass to Alistair Cooke. Alistair Cooke knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Jardim. Francisco Jardim directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
9.10
1-0Kevin Dehm hacks Stephen Ferguson from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stephen Ferguson gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
12.11
1-0Stefan Schönenborn knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Müller. Julian Müller knocks the ball to his team mate, Alistair Cooke. Alistair Cooke knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Dehm. Kevin Dehm directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Evangelos Taoulas!
15.35
Mehdi Zaidi catches Marcel Palumbo on the ankles. The referee calls over Mehdi Zaidi and shows him a yellow card! Marcel Palumbo grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
18.13
1-0Linus Kaiser flicks the ball to his team mate, Dumitru Belodedici. Dumitru Belodedici kicks a strong pass forward to Moritz Witte. Moritz Witte knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.34
Dumitru Belodedici knocks the ball forward to Mile Kewell. Mile Kewell shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Matt Mcallister!
24.33
1-0Danny Schwarzer knocks the ball forward to Moritz Witte. Moritz Witte sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
26.58
Linus Kaiser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dumitru Belodedici. Dumitru Belodedici chips the ball to his team mate, Marcel Palumbo. Marcel Palumbo whips in a cross ball towards Mile Kewell. Mile Kewell powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.27
Lennart Seeler makes a simple pass to Kevin Dehm. Kevin Dehm lofts in a cross ball towards Alistair Cooke. Alistair Cooke powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.04
1-0Lennart Overath clumsily knocks into Jorge Campos. Lennart Overath is shown the yellow card! Jorge Campos stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.43
Samuel Mboma makes a probing pass to Jorge Campos. Jorge Campos makes a beautiful solo run. Jorge Campos shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and SV Werder Bremen get the second half underway!
51.33
Linus Kaiser flicks the ball to his team mate, Danny Schwarzer. Danny Schwarzer threads the ball through to Moritz Witte. Moritz Witte lofts in a cross ball towards Marcel Palumbo. Marcel Palumbo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Marcel Palumbo scores for SV Werder Bremen!!
54.27
Gerhard Scheffler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alistair Cooke. Alistair Cooke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Samuel Mboma.
55.58
1-1Julian Müller clumsily knocks into Lars Wendel. Julian Müller is warned by the referee! Lars Wendel runs off the knock.
57.32
Lars Wendel makes a simple pass to Mile Kewell. Mile Kewell shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
59.24
Julian Müller kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Jardim. Francisco Jardim shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
61.53
Dumitru Belodedici knocks the ball forward to Marcel Palumbo. Marcel Palumbo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
72.01
Gerhard Scheffler chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Dehm. Kevin Dehm shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.54
Dumitru Belodedici makes a probing pass to Mile Kewell. Mile Kewell lofts in a cross ball towards Marcel Palumbo. Marcel Palumbo powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.48
Lars Wendel knocks the ball to his team mate, Mile Kewell. Mile Kewell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.06
Danny Schwarzer makes a probing pass to Mile Kewell. Mile Kewell shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
78.35
Danny Schwarzer makes a probing pass to Marcel Palumbo. Marcel Palumbo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.44
Dumitru Belodedici chips the ball to his team mate, Marcel Palumbo. Marcel Palumbo shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Marcel Palumbo!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
3
8
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
38.8%
61.2%
Play Area
37.3%
43.3%
19.4%
Scorers
| Francisco Jardim 4 | Marcel Palumbo 51, 89 |