Match Report


VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart     SC FreiburgSC Freiburg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Linus SchnellingerL. Schnellinger69
G
1
G
67Sven SchellS. Schell
Armin HoenessA. Hoeness68
D
2
D
75Artur LimaA. Lima
Del SherwoodD. Sherwood67
D
3
D
74Manuel AllibertM. Allibert
David BierhoffD. Bierhoff66
D
captain4
D
67Michelangelo MazzolaM. Mazzola
Jean-Marie WatierJ. Watier60
D
5
D
51Paul KoschmiederP. Koschmieder
Oliver SparwasserO. Sparwasser70
M
6
M
65Moritz HanssenM. Hanssen
Lars EberleL. Eberle66
M
7captain
M
62Diogo MonteiroD. Monteiro
Torsten KaiserT. Kaiser74
A
8
A
79Jan ErlerJ. Erler
Linus BartschL. Bartsch71
A
9
A
77Simon ScholzS. Scholz
Benedetto IannuzziB. Iannuzzi66
A
10
A
74Miguel BarbosaM. Barbosa
Julian WillJ. Will60
A
11
A
61Oliver LindnerO. Lindner
 
Reginald JaurèsR. Jaurès66
M
12
M
60Rui VelosoR. Veloso
Florian ArnoldF. Arnold64
G
13
M
60Alec DickovA. Dickov
Philipp MeyerP. Meyer62
M
14
A
59Linus HermannL. Hermann

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to SC Freiburg. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both VfB Stuttgart and SC Freiburg are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Schnoor.


0.00
VfB Stuttgart kick off and get the match underway!
3.44
Diogo Monteiro threads a neat ball through to Simon Scholz. Simon Scholz rushes past Del Sherwood! Simon Scholz rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Linus Schnellinger effortlessly smothers it!
4.58
Lars Eberle advances with the ball. Lars Eberle knocks in a cross ball towards Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
6.10
Del Sherwood threads the ball through to Lars Eberle. Lars Eberle threads the ball through to Torsten Kaiser. Torsten Kaiser shoots from 25 yards but somehow Sven Schell manages to keep it out.
8.28
Diogo Monteiro catches Oliver Sparwasser on the ankles. The referee calls over Diogo Monteiro and shows him a yellow card! Oliver Sparwasser gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
9.43
Diogo Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Lindner controls it well on his chest. Oliver Lindner shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
10.24
David Bierhoff threads a neat ball through to Lars Eberle. Lars Eberle sees Torsten Kaiser in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Torsten Kaiser knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Koschmieder.
12.38
Moritz Hanssen knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Barbosa. Miguel Barbosa finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
14.49
Moritz Hanssen changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Moritz Hanssen threads a neat ball through to Jan Erler. Jan Erler muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
20.05
Diogo Monteiro kicks a strong pass forward to Oliver Lindner. Oliver Lindner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jean-Marie Watier.
22.55
David Bierhoff kicks a strong pass forward to Lars Eberle. Lars Eberle threads a neat ball through to Linus Bartsch. Linus Bartsch knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.54
Lars Eberle advances with the ball. Lars Eberle knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Will. Julian Will connects with a diving header but Sven Schell is on top of it.
27.06
Moritz Hanssen passes the ball forward to Oliver Lindner. Oliver Lindner tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
30.54
David Bierhoff brings the ball forward. David Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward. Julian Will holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Will shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
32.55
Paul Koschmieder deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diogo Monteiro. Diogo Monteiro sees Oliver Lindner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oliver Lindner knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Barbosa. Miguel Barbosa jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
33.29
Diogo Monteiro threads a neat ball through to Simon Scholz. Simon Scholz lofts in a cross ball towards Jan Erler. Jan Erler whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Linus Schnellinger.
34.38
Corner kick to SC Freiburg. Moritz Hanssen plays it out to the edge of the box. Manuel Allibert strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Magnificent block by Armin Hoeness!
40.25
Diogo Monteiro decides to run forward with the ball. Diogo Monteiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Del Sherwood.
42.10
Lars Eberle threads the ball through to Julian Will. Julian Will knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.56
Del Sherwood knocks the ball forward to Lars Eberle. Lars Eberle threads a neat ball through to Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi knocks in a cross ball towards Torsten Kaiser. Torsten Kaiser jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Sven Schell is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
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. SC Freiburg also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
SC Freiburg start the second half!
47.24
Lars Eberle flicks a high pass forward. Benedetto Iannuzzi controls it well on his chest. Benedetto Iannuzzi whips in a cross ball towards Linus Bartsch. Linus Bartsch is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
48.05
David Bierhoff lofts the ball long. Julian Will lofts in a cross ball towards Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's miles wide!
53.25
Moritz Hanssen threads the ball through to Simon Scholz. Simon Scholz shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
54.36
Lars Eberle threads the ball through to Julian Will. Julian Will rushes past Manuel Allibert! Julian Will makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
59.07
Manuel Allibert catches Del Sherwood on the ankles. The referee calls over Manuel Allibert and warns him to calm down! Del Sherwood carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.21
Lars Eberle flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Will. Julian Will finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
63.37
Paul Koschmieder passes the ball forward to Diogo Monteiro. Diogo Monteiro threads the ball through to Jan Erler. Jan Erler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
67.08
Manuel Allibert makes a beautiful solo run. Manuel Allibert sees Miguel Barbosa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Barbosa kicks a strong pass forward to Jan Erler but the referee indicates it's offside!
69.26
Oliver Sparwasser threads the ball through to Torsten Kaiser. Torsten Kaiser whips in a cross ball towards Julian Will. Julian Will powers a header at goal. Sven Schell punches it away to safety.
71.01
Michelangelo Mazzola surges forward with the ball. Michelangelo Mazzola controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Barbosa. Miguel Barbosa rushes past Armin Hoeness! Miguel Barbosa comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
72.22
Manuel Allibert sees space and advances. Manuel Allibert threads a neat ball through to Oliver Lindner. Oliver Lindner sees Miguel Barbosa just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Barbosa side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Linus Schnellinger is on top of it.
77.40
Manuel Allibert deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diogo Monteiro. Diogo Monteiro sees Oliver Lindner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oliver Lindner whips in a cross ball towards Jan Erler. Jan Erler shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
78.47
Diogo Monteiro hacks Lars Eberle from behind! Diogo Monteiro is given a warning by the referee! Lars Eberle runs off the knock.
79.22
Diogo Monteiro passes the ball forward to Simon Scholz. Simon Scholz lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Lindner. Oliver Lindner gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for SC Freiburg!
85.30
Manuel Allibert makes a probing pass to Moritz Hanssen. Moritz Hanssen makes a probing pass to Miguel Barbosa. Miguel Barbosa plays a one-two with Oliver Lindner and rushes in on goal... Miguel Barbosa shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Linus Schnellinger.
86.46
Corner kick to SC Freiburg. Moritz Hanssen plays it short to Simon Scholz. Del Sherwood steps in with a tackle, taking the ball and clearing it up the pitch.
87.32
With vision, Oliver Sparwasser laces a through ball forward to Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
90.00
Diogo Monteiro threads a neat ball through to Miguel Barbosa. Miguel Barbosa finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VfB Stuttgart

SC Freiburg
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
8
Shots off Target
5
8
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.2%
53.8%
Play Area
31.2%
40.9%
28%

Scorers
Torsten Kaiser 45
Julian Will 60
Jan Erler 14
Oliver Lindner 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lars Eberle of VfB Stuttgart

Match Ratings
1.Linus Schnellinger (GK)
8
2.Armin Hoeness (DEF)
6
3.Del Sherwood (DEF)
7
4.David Bierhoff (DEF)
7
5.Jean-Marie Watier (DEF)
6
6.Oliver Sparwasser (MID)
6
7.Lars Eberle (MID)
9
8.Torsten Kaiser (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Linus Bartsch (ATT)
6
10.Benedetto Iannuzzi (ATT)
7
11.Julian Will (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Reginald Jaurès (MID)
0
13.Florian Arnold (GK)
0
14.Philipp Meyer (MID)
0

1.Sven Schell (GK)
7
2.Artur Lima (DEF)
6
3.Manuel Allibert (DEF)
7
4.Michelangelo Mazzola (DEF)
6
5.Paul Koschmieder (DEF)
6
6.Moritz Hanssen (MID)
8
7.Diogo Monteiro (MID)yellow card
7
8.Jan Erler (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Simon Scholz (ATT)
7
10.Miguel Barbosa (ATT)
7
11.Oliver Lindner (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Rui Veloso (MID)
0
13.Alec Dickov (MID)
0
14.Linus Hermann (ATT)
0