Match Report


VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart     VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg
Robert McfadyenRobert Mcfadyen Computer Player Computer Player
Massimo CardosoM. Cardoso83
G
captain1
G
79Roberto ChiesaR. Chiesa
Steffen SchefflerS. Scheffler72
D
2
D
70Matt MortonM. Morton
Moritz KoschmiederM. Koschmieder75
D
3
D
68Eric NijkampE. Nijkamp
Christian HollmerC. Hollmer72
D
4
D
66Paul CondéP. Condé
Arno ThielemannA. Thielemann83
M
5
M
69Nico HollmerN. Hollmer
Sebastian OverathS. Overath77
M
6
M
67Oliver SeibertO. Seibert
Eric FriedmannE. Friedmann72
M
7captain
M
66Paul MccallP. Mccall
Simon AhrensS. Ahrens83
M
8
M
61Alec GreigA. Greig
Torsten LindnerT. Lindner79
A
9
A
63Lars ThielemannL. Thielemann
Vadim ShvidenkoV. Shvidenko82
A
10
A
59Jakob WitteJ. Witte
Santiago VegaS. Vega77
A
11
A
58Kai KlimekK. Klimek
 
Michael KalacM. Kalac81
A
12
G
77Ivan LopezI. Lopez
Lennart SchnellingerL. Schnellinger82
A
13
D
66Jonas HelmerJ. Helmer
Marc BeckenbauerM. Beckenbauer69
D
14
D
64Zerbini ParlourZ. Parlour

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to VfL Wolfsburg. A crowd of 19,069 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both VfB Stuttgart and VfL Wolfsburg are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Bakary Babbel.


0.00
The first half starts with VfB Stuttgart kicking off!
2.53
Matt Morton makes a beautiful solo run. Matt Morton sees Lars Thielemann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lars Thielemann rushes past Christian Hollmer! Some good footwork from Lars Thielemann provides some space. He shoots at goal but is denied by Steffen Scheffler. Excellent block.
3.03
Alec Greig sees Jakob Witte in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jakob Witte shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
4.27
Vadim Shvidenko hacks Paul Condé from behind! The referee brings Vadim Shvidenko to one side and gives him a warning! Paul Condé hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.11
Steffen Scheffler pushes up the pitch. Steffen Scheffler makes a probing pass to Santiago Vega. Santiago Vega knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Roberto Chiesa who gathers it comfortably.
15.06
Matt Morton breaks forward. Matt Morton sees space and advances. Matt Morton shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
16.54
Jakob Witte hacks Steffen Scheffler from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Steffen Scheffler stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.15
Christian Hollmer chips the ball to his team mate, Eric Friedmann. Eric Friedmann plays the ball forward to Santiago Vega. Santiago Vega whips in a cross ball towards Vadim Shvidenko. Vadim Shvidenko is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Roberto Chiesa punches it away to safety.
21.20
Oliver Seibert advances with the ball. Oliver Seibert shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.33
Simon Ahrens kicks a strong pass forward to Santiago Vega. Santiago Vega lofts in a cross ball towards Vadim Shvidenko. Vadim Shvidenko heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
27.58
Paul Mccall runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Paul Mccall lofts in a cross ball towards Lars Thielemann. Lars Thielemann whips the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.57
Simon Ahrens catches Nico Hollmer on the ankles. The referee calls over Simon Ahrens and shows him a yellow card! Nico Hollmer stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.48
With imagination, Christian Hollmer laces a weighted ball forward to Eric Friedmann. Eric Friedmann flicks a high pass forward. Santiago Vega holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Santiago Vega plays a scrappy one-two with Torsten Lindner and stumbles forward towards the goal... Santiago Vega muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
34.52
Steffen Scheffler knocks the ball forward to Eric Friedmann. With imagination, Eric Friedmann laces a through ball forward to Vadim Shvidenko. Vadim Shvidenko lofts in a cross ball towards Torsten Lindner. Torsten Lindner connects with a diving header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
36.27
Steffen Scheffler threads a neat ball through to Eric Friedmann. Eric Friedmann flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Lindner controls it well on his chest. Torsten Lindner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Santiago Vega but he's offside!
44.31
Eric Nijkamp comes in with a late challenge on Santiago Vega. Eric Nijkamp is shown the yellow card! Santiago Vega gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
Eric Nijkamp catches Vadim Shvidenko on the ankles. Eric Nijkamp is warned by the referee! Vadim Shvidenko stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfB Stuttgart appear unchanged since the first half. VfL Wolfsburg also appear unchanged since the first half. The VfB Stuttgart players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
VfL Wolfsburg kick off!
47.25
Kai Klimek catches Moritz Koschmieder on the ankles. The referee calls over Kai Klimek and shows him a yellow card! Moritz Koschmieder runs off the knock.
48.06
Christian Hollmer makes a probing pass to Eric Friedmann. Eric Friedmann threads the ball through to Santiago Vega. Santiago Vega knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Condé.
51.22
Arno Thielemann sees Torsten Lindner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Torsten Lindner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.14
Moritz Koschmieder passes the ball forward to Eric Friedmann. Eric Friedmann knocks the ball forward to Torsten Lindner. Torsten Lindner lofts in a cross ball towards Santiago Vega. Santiago Vega powers a header at goal. Roberto Chiesa picks it out of the air!
55.32
Christian Hollmer flicks a high pass forward. Eric Friedmann collects the pass. Eric Friedmann threads the ball through to Santiago Vega. Santiago Vega lofts in a cross ball towards Vadim Shvidenko. Vadim Shvidenko outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but somehow Matt Morton happens to be in the right place to block it.
57.54
Eric Friedmann threads the ball through to Vadim Shvidenko. Vadim Shvidenko knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Condé.
59.50
Oliver Seibert changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Oliver Seibert lofts in a cross ball towards Kai Klimek. Kai Klimek beats his man to it with a header but somehow Moritz Koschmieder happens to be in the right place to block it.
63.57
Sebastian Overath plays the ball forward to Torsten Lindner. Torsten Lindner knocks in a cross ball towards Vadim Shvidenko. Vadim Shvidenko whips the ball goalwards with his head. Roberto Chiesa effortlessly punches it away to safety.
67.07
Simon Ahrens flicks a high pass forward. Vadim Shvidenko controls it well on his chest. Vadim Shvidenko lofts in a cross ball towards Torsten Lindner. Torsten Lindner flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Roberto Chiesa has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.21
Oliver Seibert hits a low pass to Lars Thielemann. Lars Thielemann makes a probing pass to Jakob Witte but he's offside!
78.54
Steffen Scheffler flicks a high pass forward. Eric Friedmann collects the pass. Eric Friedmann flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Lindner controls it well on his chest. Torsten Lindner knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Roberto Chiesa who gathers it comfortably.
81.09
Sebastian Overath hits a low pass to Torsten Lindner. Torsten Lindner lofts in a cross ball towards Vadim Shvidenko. Vadim Shvidenko knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent block by Matt Morton!
87.29
Matt Morton breaks forward. Matt Morton plays the ball forward to Kai Klimek. Kai Klimek tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Massimo Cardoso manages to gather it.
89.46
Eric Friedmann threads a neat ball through to Torsten Lindner. Torsten Lindner whips in a cross ball towards Santiago Vega. Santiago Vega jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Roberto Chiesa with no chance!! Goal for VfB Stuttgart!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VfB Stuttgart

VfL Wolfsburg
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.2%
35.8%
Play Area
27.4%
42.1%
30.5%

Scorers
Torsten Lindner 67
Santiago Vega 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Torsten Lindner of VfB Stuttgart

Match Ratings
1.Massimo Cardoso (GK)
6
2.Steffen Scheffler (DEF)
8
3.Moritz Koschmieder (DEF)
6
4.Christian Hollmer (DEF)
7
5.Arno Thielemann (MID)
6
6.Sebastian Overath (MID)
6
7.Eric Friedmann (MID)
7
8.Simon Ahrens (MID)yellow card
5
9.Torsten Lindner (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Vadim Shvidenko (ATT)
7
11.Santiago Vega (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Michael Kalac (ATT)
0
13.Lennart Schnellinger (ATT)
0
14.Marc Beckenbauer (DEF)
0

1.Roberto Chiesa (GK)
7
2.Matt Morton (DEF)
8
3.Eric Nijkamp (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Paul Condé (DEF)
6
5.Nico Hollmer (MID)
6
6.Oliver Seibert (MID)
6
7.Paul Mccall (MID)
6
8.Alec Greig (MID)
6
9.Lars Thielemann (ATT)
6
10.Jakob Witte (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Kai Klimek (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Ivan Lopez (GK)
0
13.Jonas Helmer (DEF)
0
14.Zerbini Parlour (DEF)
0