Match Report
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to VfB Stuttgart. A crowd of 20,461 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while VfB Stuttgart appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Schnoor.
The pitch is in great condition.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while VfB Stuttgart appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Schnoor.
0.00
0-0FC Schalke 04 start the match!
2.33
0-0Reginald Jaurès sees Linus Bartsch in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Linus Bartsch whips in a cross ball towards Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi makes a convincing header but is denied by Florian Littbarski. Excellent block.
4.25
0-0David Bierhoff kicks a strong pass forward to Reginald Jaurès. Reginald Jaurès threads a neat ball through to Torsten Kaiser. Torsten Kaiser lofts in a cross ball towards Linus Bartsch. Linus Bartsch outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Wonderful reactions from Matthias Birnbaum keeps it out!
8.21
0-0Miguel Campos clumsily knocks into Lars Eberle. Miguel Campos is shown the yellow card! Lars Eberle runs off the knock.
10.44
0-0Loic Zouaoui receives the ball from a throw-in from Peter Mendes. Loic Zouaoui threads a neat ball through to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider knocks in a cross ball towards Bogdan Rudge. Bogdan Rudge connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
14.21
0-1Lars Eberle decides to run forward with the ball. Lars Eberle advances inside the box! Lars Eberle looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
20.14
Miguel Campos flicks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC Schalke 04!
24.12
David Bierhoff makes a simple pass to Lars Eberle. Lars Eberle makes an attacking run forward. Lars Eberle knocks in a cross ball towards Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
26.16
Peter Mendes clumsily knocks into Reginald Jaurès. Peter Mendes is shown the yellow card! Reginald Jaurès runs off the knock.
27.37
Paul Bischoff clumsily knocks into Jean-Marie Watier. Paul Bischoff is shown the yellow card! Jean-Marie Watier hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.21
Reginald Jaurès threads a neat ball through to Julian Will. Julian Will tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
34.05
Lars Eberle knocks the ball forward to Julian Will. Julian Will knocks in a cross ball towards Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi flicks the ball with his head but slams it into the crowd!
39.12
1-1Lars Eberle clumsily knocks into Peter Mendes. The referee warns Lars Eberle to calm down! Peter Mendes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
40.26
Anton Bierhoff deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Campos. Miguel Campos makes a beautiful solo run. Miguel Campos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
42.50
Lars Eberle advances with the ball. Lars Eberle finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.58
Lars Eberle flicks a high pass forward. Julian Will holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Seeing a gap ahead, Julian Will plays the ball forward to Linus Bartsch who has made a great run into the box. Linus Bartsch tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Schalke 04 appear unchanged since the first half. VfB Stuttgart also appear unchanged since the first half. The VfB Stuttgart players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
VfB Stuttgart kick off the second half!
47.37
Miguel Campos makes a probing pass to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider deftly passes the ball to Bogdan Rudge, releasing him through on goal. Bogdan Rudge cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Linus Schnellinger gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
51.20
1-1Reginald Jaurès passes the ball forward to Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi makes a probing pass to Julian Will but he's offside!
53.57
1-1Anton Bierhoff plays the ball forward to Loic Zouaoui. Loic Zouaoui threads a neat ball through to Bogdan Rudge. Bogdan Rudge knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.30
Lars Eberle flicks a high ball forward to Linus Bartsch who takes it down. Linus Bartsch whips in a cross ball towards Torsten Kaiser. With a superhuman jump, Torsten Kaiser connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it whistles just wide of the post!
55.54
Reginald Jaurès passes the ball forward to Julian Will. Julian Will controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
57.15
Reginald Jaurès flicks a high ball forward to Linus Bartsch who takes it down. Linus Bartsch shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Matthias Birnbaum. Excellent save.
59.46
With great vision, Reginald Jaurès plays the ball forward to Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Anton Bierhoff.
65.37
Loic Zouaoui knocks the ball forward to Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff knocks the ball forward to Torsten Rohrschneider but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
71.56
Lars Eberle flicks a high ball forward to Benedetto Iannuzzi who takes it down. Benedetto Iannuzzi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.37
Fabrice Gillet threads a neat ball through to Peter Mendes. Peter Mendes decides to run forward with the ball. Peter Mendes threads the ball through to Paul Bischoff but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
40.5%
59.5%
Play Area
25%
48.8%
26.2%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Lars Eberle of VfB Stuttgart |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Matthias Birnbaum (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Florian Littbarski (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Anton Bierhoff (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Fabrice Gillet (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Christian Poschner (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Peter Mendes (MID) |  | 5 |
| 7. | Loic Zouaoui (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Miguel Campos (MID) | | 7 |
| 9. | Torsten Rohrschneider (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Bogdan Rudge (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Paul Bischoff (ATT) | | 5 |
| 12. | Vincenzo Vogel (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Louis Korsten (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Msaddeck Dordevic (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Linus Schnellinger (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Armin Hoeness (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Del Sherwood (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | David Bierhoff (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jean-Marie Watier (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Lars Eberle (MID) | | 9 |
| 7. | Reginald Jaurès (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Torsten Kaiser (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Linus Bartsch (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Benedetto Iannuzzi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Julian Will (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Florian Arnold (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Philipp Meyer (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Hugo Marin (ATT) | 0 | |