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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to FC St. Pauli. A crowd of 9,809 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
VfB Stuttgart are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC St. Pauli appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.


0.00
VfB Stuttgart kick off the first half!
2.35
Vincenzo Kurth hacks Malte Welter from behind! The referee calls over Vincenzo Kurth and shows him a yellow card! Malte Welter runs off the knock.
6.25
Paul Völler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Malte Welter. Malte Welter deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tobias Scheffler but the linesman indicates offside!
12.00
Julian Morlock advances with the ball. Julian Morlock kicks a strong pass forward to Malte Welter. Malte Welter goes all the way! Malte Welter shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
15.06
Julian Behrens passes the ball forward to Martin Jaschke. Martin Jaschke threads the ball through to Felice Sommese. Felice Sommese tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.17
Linus Hollmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Malte Welter. Malte Welter tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.33
Paul Völler flicks the ball to his team mate, Malte Welter. Malte Welter knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gerhard Oswald who gathers it comfortably.
21.44
Rainer Köpke flicks the ball to his team mate, Felice Sommese. Felice Sommese controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.02
Paul Völler takes it forward alone. Paul Völler kicks a strong pass forward to Malte Welter but the referee indicates it's offside!
34.43
Rainer Köpke barges into Linus Hollmer. Rainer Köpke is warned by the referee! Linus Hollmer gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
36.56
Julian Behrens passes the ball forward to Rainer Köpke. Rainer Köpke knocks the ball to his team mate, David Klimek. David Klimek finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Julien Cheyrou manages to keep it out.
45.00
Leon Schneider catches Linus Hollmer on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Linus Hollmer stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
FC St. Pauli kick off and get the second half underway!
60.15
Linus Hollmer passes the ball forward to Tobias Scheffler. Tobias Scheffler makes a probing pass to Malte Welter but he's offside!
61.02
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
67.05
Oliver Götz makes a probing pass to Tobias Scheffler. Tobias Scheffler goes all the way! Tobias Scheffler rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.02
Felice Sommese catches Sebastian Emmerlich on the ankles. Felice Sommese is shown the yellow card! Sebastian Emmerlich runs off the knock.
85.25
Thomas Heiser barges into Tobias Scheffler. Thomas Heiser is given a warning by the referee! Tobias Scheffler runs off the knock.
87.04
Oliver Götz advances with the ball. Oliver Götz plays a perfect one-two with Malte Welter and rushes in on goal... Oliver Götz takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Gerhard Oswald manages to gather it comfortably.
89.43
Leon Schneider threads the ball through to Felice Sommese. Felice Sommese tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Julien Cheyrou.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Malte Welter of FC St. Pauli
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
4
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.4%
56.6%
Play Area
27.6%
51.3%
21.1%

Scorers