Match Report
| Hannover 96 | Hannover 96 |  |  | VfL Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gerard De Windt | G. De Windt |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 79 |  | Roberto Chiesa | R. Chiesa | |||||||||
| Mitchell Opschoor | M. Opschoor | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Matt Morton | M. Morton | |||||||||
| Anton Basler | A. Basler |  | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Eric Nijkamp | E. Nijkamp | |||||||||
| Bakary Eder | B. Eder | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Jonas Helmer | J. Helmer | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Vieira | R. Vieira |  | 62 | D | | 5 | | M | 69 | | Nico Hollmer | N. Hollmer | |||||||||
| Kewullay Ruscitti | K. Ruscitti | | 63 | M |  | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Paul Mccall | P. Mccall | ||||||||
| Enrique Garrido | E. Garrido |  | 61 | M | | 7 | | | M | 58 | | Billy Mccall | B. Mccall | ||||||||
| Carmelo Pellizzaro | C. Pellizzaro | | 68 | A | | 8 | | M | 55 |  | Fritz Bérenguer | F. Bérenguer | |||||||||
| Lars Turek | L. Turek | | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Lars Thielemann | L. Thielemann | |||||||||
| Mario Neves | M. Neves | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Kai Klimek | K. Klimek | |||||||||
| Kevin Töpfer | K. Töpfer | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Jose Fortes Pena | J. Pena | |||||||||
| Nico Hermann | N. Hermann | | 62 | D | | 12 | | G | 78 | | Ivan Lopez | I. Lopez | |||||||||
| Dietmar Dittrich | D. Dittrich | | 58 | M | | 13 | | D | 66 | | Paul Condé | P. Condé | |||||||||
| Enrique Diaz | E. Diaz | | 54 | M | | 14 | | G | 65 | | Pascal Turek | P. Turek | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at AWD-Arena where Hannover 96 play host to VfL Wolfsburg. A crowd of 9,774 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hannover 96 are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while VfL Wolfsburg appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Uwe Palumbo.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hannover 96 are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while VfL Wolfsburg appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Uwe Palumbo.
0.00
0-0VfL Wolfsburg kick off the first half!
3.54
0-0Enrique Garrido flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Töpfer collects the pass. Kevin Töpfer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Roberto Chiesa who gathers it comfortably.
6.51
0-0With great vision, Paul Mccall plays the ball forward to Lars Thielemann. Lars Thielemann shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
8.33
0-0Jonas Helmer clumsily knocks into Lars Turek. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Lars Turek stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.08
Paul Mccall surges forward with the ball. Paul Mccall lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Pena. Jose Fortes Pena outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies just off target!
12.33
Enrique Garrido flicks a high pass forward. Lars Turek collects the pass. Lars Turek shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.30
Kewullay Ruscitti chips the ball to his team mate, Carmelo Pellizzaro. Carmelo Pellizzaro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jonas Helmer.
15.45
Enrique Garrido hits a low pass to Carmelo Pellizzaro. Carmelo Pellizzaro lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Töpfer. Kevin Töpfer flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
16.36
Eric Nijkamp makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nico Hollmer. Nico Hollmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kai Klimek. Kai Klimek shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
24.10
Jonas Helmer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fritz Bérenguer. Fritz Bérenguer threads a neat ball through to Kai Klimek. Kai Klimek whips in a cross ball towards Lars Thielemann. Lars Thielemann directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.44
0-1Billy Mccall flicks a high pass forward. Kai Klimek controls it well on his chest. Kai Klimek knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Pena. Jose Fortes Pena directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
32.22
Enrique Garrido makes a probing pass to Kevin Töpfer. Kevin Töpfer lofts in a cross ball towards Mario Neves. Mario Neves is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it slams into the crowd!
34.05
Jonas Helmer punts the ball hopefully upfield. Kai Klimek whips in a cross ball towards Lars Thielemann. Lars Thielemann makes a convincing header. Gerard De Windt is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
38.50
Enrique Garrido hits a low pass to Carmelo Pellizzaro. Carmelo Pellizzaro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.32
0-2Kewullay Ruscitti flicks a high pass forward. Carmelo Pellizzaro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carmelo Pellizzaro shoots from 20 yards. Roberto Chiesa comfortably gets down and covers it.
44.32
Billy Mccall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Fortes Pena. Jose Fortes Pena knocks in a cross ball towards Lars Thielemann. Lars Thielemann connects with a diving header. Gerard De Windt gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
45.00
0-2Mario Neves barges into Eric Nijkamp. The referee brings Mario Neves to one side and gives him a warning! Eric Nijkamp stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Hannover 96 appear unchanged since the first half. VfL Wolfsburg also appear unchanged since the first half. The Hannover 96 players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Hannover 96 kicking off!
47.33
Seeing a gap ahead, Kewullay Ruscitti laces a weighted ball forward to Lars Turek. Lars Turek whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Töpfer. Kevin Töpfer flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
49.41
Nico Hollmer sees space and advances. Nico Hollmer knocks in a cross ball towards Kai Klimek. Kai Klimek outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Gerard De Windt manages to gather it easily.
55.13
Without breaking stride, Billy Mccall plays the ball forward to Lars Thielemann. Lars Thielemann shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
59.09
0-2Eric Nijkamp threads a neat ball through to Billy Mccall. With a delightful solo run, Billy Mccall stretches the opposition's defence. Billy Mccall kicks a strong pass forward to Kai Klimek but the referee indicates it's offside!
61.12
With great vision, Enrique Garrido plays the ball forward to Carmelo Pellizzaro. Carmelo Pellizzaro lofts in a cross ball towards Mario Neves. Mario Neves gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.55
Kewullay Ruscitti flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Töpfer who takes it down. Kevin Töpfer kicks a strong pass forward to Mario Neves but the referee indicates it's offside!
71.20
Kewullay Ruscitti threads a neat ball through to Carmelo Pellizzaro. Carmelo Pellizzaro knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Töpfer. Kevin Töpfer makes a deft header but Roberto Chiesa reads it well. Fabulous stop!
75.08
0-2There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
78.32
Paul Mccall plays the ball forward to Jose Fortes Pena. Jose Fortes Pena shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
83.40
Enrique Garrido comes in with a late challenge on Billy Mccall. The referee warns Enrique Garrido to calm down! Billy Mccall runs off the knock.
84.56
Kewullay Ruscitti sees Lars Turek in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lars Turek lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Töpfer. Kevin Töpfer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Kevin Töpfer scores for Hannover 96!!
87.10
Enrique Garrido sees Carmelo Pellizzaro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carmelo Pellizzaro finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Roberto Chiesa manages to keep it out.
89.39
Kewullay Ruscitti flicks a high pass forward. Carmelo Pellizzaro controls it well on his chest. Carmelo Pellizzaro lofts in a cross ball towards Lars Turek. Lars Turek makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.6%
51.4%
Play Area
24.3%
45.9%
29.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Lars Turek of Hannover 96 |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Gerard De Windt (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Mitchell Opschoor (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Anton Basler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Bakary Eder (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Rodrigo Vieira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Kewullay Ruscitti (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Enrique Garrido (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Carmelo Pellizzaro (ATT) | 7 | |
| 9. | Lars Turek (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Mario Neves (ATT) | 5 | |
| 11. | Kevin Töpfer (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Nico Hermann (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Dietmar Dittrich (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Enrique Diaz (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Roberto Chiesa (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Matt Morton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Eric Nijkamp (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jonas Helmer (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Nico Hollmer (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Paul Mccall (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Billy Mccall (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Fritz Bérenguer (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Lars Thielemann (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Kai Klimek (ATT) | 8 | |
| 11. | Jose Fortes Pena (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Ivan Lopez (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paul Condé (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Pascal Turek (GK) | 0 | |