Match Report
| VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart |  |  | FC Köln | FC Köln | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gerhard Oswald | G. Oswald |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | Martin Dittrich | M. Dittrich | |||||||||
| Thomas Heiser | T. Heiser | | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Armin Ziegler | A. Ziegler | |||||||||
| Julian Behrens | J. Behrens | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 |  | Jose Fortes Verges | J. Verges | |||||||||
| Vincenzo Kurth | V. Kurth | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 |  | Sylvain Zidane | S. Zidane | |||||||||
| Jakob Brehme | J. Brehme | | 61 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 |  | Artur Moreira | A. Moreira | |||||||||
| Armin Dittmann | A. Dittmann | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Markus Jung | M. Jung | |||||||||
| Martin Völler | M. Völler | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Juan-Carlos Bravo | J. Bravo | |||||||||
| Martin Jaschke | M. Jaschke | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Nicolas Völler | N. Völler | |||||||||
| Rainer Köpke | R. Köpke | | 51 | M | | 9 | | M | 64 | | Vincenzo Wieczorek | V. Wieczorek | |||||||||
| Felice Sommese | F. Sommese |  | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Marcel Herzog | M. Herzog | |||||||||
| David Klimek | D. Klimek | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Marcel Jaschke | M. Jaschke | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Trend |
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to FC Köln. A crowd of 8,359 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both VfB Stuttgart and FC Köln are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both VfB Stuttgart and FC Köln are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0FC Köln kick off the first half!
4.10
0-0Vincenzo Kurth surges forward with the ball. Vincenzo Kurth kicks a strong pass forward to Felice Sommese. Felice Sommese knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.01
0-0Martin Jaschke knocks the ball to his team mate, David Klimek. David Klimek flicks the ball to his team mate, Felice Sommese. Felice Sommese shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.28
0-0Marcel Herzog comes in with a late challenge on Julian Behrens. The referee calls over Marcel Herzog and warns him to calm down! Julian Behrens runs off the knock.
15.11
0-0VfB Stuttgart are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate FC Köln's defence.
20.45
0-0Armin Dittmann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Felice Sommese. Felice Sommese shoots from 25 yards but Martin Dittrich is on top of it.
21.06
0-0Marcel Herzog clumsily knocks into Vincenzo Kurth. Marcel Herzog is shown the yellow card! Vincenzo Kurth runs off the knock.
22.36
Vincenzo Kurth passes the ball forward to Rainer Köpke. Rainer Köpke makes a beautiful solo run. Rainer Köpke shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
38.10
Juan-Carlos Bravo chips the ball to his team mate, Marcel Jaschke. Marcel Jaschke controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Gerhard Oswald is on top of it.
44.06
Sylvain Zidane knocks the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Wieczorek. Vincenzo Wieczorek takes it forward alone. Vincenzo Wieczorek lofts in a cross ball towards Marcel Jaschke. Marcel Jaschke directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with VfB Stuttgart kicking off!
53.12
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
54.29
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
69.41
Jakob Brehme knocks the ball forward to Armin Dittmann. Armin Dittmann knocks the ball forward to David Klimek. David Klimek shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
72.55
Juan-Carlos Bravo chips the ball to his team mate, Marcel Jaschke. Marcel Jaschke shoots from distance but it flies wide!
75.57
Vincenzo Kurth knocks the ball forward to Armin Dittmann. Armin Dittmann chips the ball to his team mate, David Klimek. David Klimek knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.46
Julian Behrens passes the ball forward to Armin Dittmann. Armin Dittmann flicks the ball to his team mate, Felice Sommese. Felice Sommese lofts in a cross ball towards David Klimek. David Klimek flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.03
Jose Fortes Verges makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan-Carlos Bravo. Juan-Carlos Bravo chips the ball to his team mate, Marcel Herzog. Marcel Herzog shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.36
Marcel Herzog hacks Vincenzo Kurth from behind! The referee calls over Marcel Herzog again and warns him to calm down! Vincenzo Kurth hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Jakob Brehme knocks the ball forward to Martin Völler. Martin Völler makes a simple pass to David Klimek. David Klimek knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.7%
39.3%
Play Area
29.8%
46.4%
23.8%