Match Report
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to Hamburger SV. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both VfB Stuttgart and Hamburger SV are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Uwe Helmer.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both VfB Stuttgart and Hamburger SV are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Uwe Helmer.
0.00
0-0Hamburger SV kick off!
3.11
0-0Sebastian Overath hits a low pass to Michael Kalac. Michael Kalac finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
4.59
1-0Christian Hollmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arno Thielemann. Arno Thielemann kicks a strong pass forward to Lennart Schnellinger. Lennart Schnellinger rushes past Matthias Gelb! Lennart Schnellinger shoots from just inside the box. Don Elliott is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
10.36
1-0Mitchell Van Vliet comes in with a late challenge on Simão Trejo. Mitchell Van Vliet is warned by the referee! Simão Trejo grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
14.24
1-0Donato Barban flicks a high pass forward. Albrecht Engels holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Albrecht Engels edges inside the box! Albrecht Engels comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. Superb reactions from Massimo Cardoso. What a save!
15.13
Pierre G. Galli passes the ball forward to Donato Barban. Donato Barban flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Lindner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oliver Lindner knocks the ball forward, putting Albrecht Engels through on goal. Albrecht Engels muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
16.09
Donato Barban flicks a high ball forward to Albrecht Engels who takes it down. Albrecht Engels sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
18.08
Arno Thielemann threads the ball through to Michael Kalac. Michael Kalac knocks in a cross ball towards Vadim Shvidenko. Vadim Shvidenko makes a convincing header. Don Elliott is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
22.07
Simão Trejo chips the ball to his team mate, Vadim Shvidenko. Vadim Shvidenko shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Don Elliott manages to gather it effortlessly.
27.20
Steffen Scheffler passes the ball forward to Moritz Schneider. Moritz Schneider flicks the ball to his team mate, Michael Kalac. Michael Kalac lofts in a cross ball towards Lennart Schnellinger. Lennart Schnellinger gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Don Elliott reads it well. Great keeping!
28.42
2-0Steffen Scheffler barges into Mitchell Van Vliet. Steffen Scheffler is given a warning by the referee! Mitchell Van Vliet runs off the knock.
32.43
Lennart Kuzorra makes a probing pass to Arno Thielemann. Arno Thielemann sees Lennart Schnellinger in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lennart Schnellinger lofts in a cross ball towards Vadim Shvidenko. Vadim Shvidenko knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Don Elliott with no chance!! Goal for VfB Stuttgart!
36.03
3-0Simão Trejo knocks the ball forward to Vadim Shvidenko. Vadim Shvidenko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.44
Arno Thielemann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vadim Shvidenko. Vadim Shvidenko finds some space and shoots from distance. Good keeping from Don Elliott as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
42.39
Marvin Wau flicks the ball to his team mate, Donato Barban. Donato Barban sees Elena Cabrera in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Elena Cabrera knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steffen Scheffler.
45.00
Pierre G. Galli kicks a strong pass forward to Mitchell Van Vliet. With some swift thinking, Mitchell Van Vliet plays the ball forward to Albrecht Engels. Albrecht Engels shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Massimo Cardoso comfortably smothers it!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. VfB Stuttgart appear unchanged since the first half. Hamburger SV also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
VfB Stuttgart kick off!
51.19
Christian Hollmer flicks a high pass forward. Simão Trejo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simão Trejo flicks the ball to his team mate, Michael Kalac. Michael Kalac cuts inside the box! Michael Kalac muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Don Elliott.
54.58
Lennart Kuzorra knocks the ball to his team mate, Moritz Schneider. Moritz Schneider threads the ball through to Vadim Shvidenko. Vadim Shvidenko shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Don Elliott.
56.18
3-0Corner kick to VfB Stuttgart. Sebastian Overath plays it short to Arno Thielemann. Arno Thielemann deftly flicks the ball on. Lennart Schnellinger makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies just off target!
63.34
3-0Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
66.30
Moritz Schneider flicks a high pass forward. Lennart Schnellinger controls it well on his chest. Lennart Schnellinger controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Don Elliott.
67.37
3-0Sebastian Overath takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Elena Cabrera reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
71.25
Steffen Scheffler flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Overath controls it well on his chest. Sebastian Overath passes the ball forward to Vadim Shvidenko. Vadim Shvidenko skips past Matthias Gelb! Vadim Shvidenko rockets a shot on goal. Don Elliott effortlessly gets down and covers it.
72.00
Sebastian Overath knocks the ball to his team mate, Lennart Schnellinger. Lennart Schnellinger shoots from 20 yards. Don Elliott effortlessly gets down and covers it.
73.28
Arno Thielemann threads the ball through to Michael Kalac. Michael Kalac plays a one-two with Lennart Schnellinger and rushes in on goal... Michael Kalac rockets a shot on goal. Don Elliott comfortably gets down and covers it.
75.15
3-0Sebastian Overath controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lennart Schnellinger. Lennart Schnellinger whips in a cross ball towards Vadim Shvidenko. Pierre G. Galli clumsily knocks into Vadim Shvidenko. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
75.15
3-0The referee points to the spot..
76.53
Michael Kalac takes a slow run up but connects badly skews it wide!
78.13
Moritz Schneider flicks the ball to his team mate, Vadim Shvidenko. Vadim Shvidenko knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pierre G. Galli.
79.27
Marvin Wau breaks forward. Marvin Wau deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oliver Lindner. Oliver Lindner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lennart Kuzorra.
83.22
Simão Trejo plays the ball forward to Vadim Shvidenko. Vadim Shvidenko whips in a cross ball towards Michael Kalac. Michael Kalac knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Michael Kalac scores for VfB Stuttgart!!
87.02
Simão Trejo flicks a high pass forward to Vadim Shvidenko who brings the ball under control. Vadim Shvidenko sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
90.00
Matthias Gelb kicks a strong pass forward to Rodolfo Gainza. Rodolfo Gainza makes a simple pass to Albrecht Engels. Albrecht Engels tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
14
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.3%
38.7%
Play Area
20%
42.7%
37.3%
Scorers
| Lennart Schnellinger 5 Vadim Shvidenko 18, 32 Michael Kalac 83 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Vadim Shvidenko of VfB Stuttgart |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Massimo Cardoso (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Steffen Scheffler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Christian Hollmer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Lennart Kuzorra (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Arno Thielemann (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Simão Trejo (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Sebastian Overath (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Moritz Schneider (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Michael Kalac (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Vadim Shvidenko (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Lennart Schnellinger (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Torsten Lindner (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Santiago Vega (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Marc Beckenbauer (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Don Elliott (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Pierre G. Galli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Matthias Gelb (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Marvin Wau (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Sebastian Winkler (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Rodolfo Gainza (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Donato Barban (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Mitchell Van Vliet (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Albrecht Engels (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Elena Cabrera (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Oliver Lindner (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Jakob Röhlig (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Marcel Lindemann (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Syd Henry (ATT) | 0 | |