Match Report


FC St. PauliFC St. Pauli     VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Demlaba DebecD. Debec70
G
1
G
69Linus SchnellingerL. Schnellinger
Leonardo AriasL. Arias72
D
2
D
68Armin HoenessA. Hoeness
Paul BowyerP. Bowyer71
D
3
D
67Del SherwoodD. Sherwood
Ugo HollowayU. Holloway69
D
captain4captain
D
66David BierhoffD. Bierhoff
Des CoppingerD. Coppinger68
D
5
D
60Jean-Marie WatierJ. Watier
Craig KasperC. Kasper74
M
6
M
66Lars EberleL. Eberle
Craig MaddisonC. Maddison71
M
7
M
66Reginald JaurèsR. Jaurès
Trevor DixonT. Dixon67
M
8
A
74Torsten KaiserT. Kaiser
Matthew EdwardsM. Edwards71
A
9
A
71Linus BartschL. Bartsch
Winston SmitW. Smit63
A
10
A
66Benedetto IannuzziB. Iannuzzi
Valeriy VyshnevskyV. Vyshnevsky58
A
11
A
60Julian WillJ. Will
 
Ronnie LisbieR. Lisbie64
M
12
G
64Florian ArnoldF. Arnold
Edmundo BravoE. Bravo61
D
13
M
62Philipp MeyerP. Meyer
Hannes BräutigamH. Bräutigam59
D
14
A
60Hugo MarinH. Marin

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Millerntor-Stadion where FC St. Pauli play host to VfB Stuttgart. A crowd of 17,290 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC St. Pauli 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 Sebastian Diakite.


0.00
The first half starts with VfB Stuttgart kicking off!
2.18
Des Coppinger comes in with a late challenge on Reginald Jaurès. The referee calls over Des Coppinger and warns him to calm down! Reginald Jaurès runs off the knock.
4.47
Craig Kasper knocks the ball forward to Matthew Edwards. Matthew Edwards threads a neat, attacking ball through to Valeriy Vyshnevsky. Valeriy Vyshnevsky comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Linus Schnellinger. Excellent save.
6.24
Craig Kasper surges forward with the ball. Craig Kasper deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Valeriy Vyshnevsky but the linesman indicates offside!
9.03
Reginald Jaurès knocks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Kaiser. Torsten Kaiser advances inside the box! Torsten Kaiser strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Demlaba Debec is on top of it.
14.51
Craig Maddison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthew Edwards. Matthew Edwards knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.58
Paul Bowyer passes the ball forward to Trevor Dixon. Trevor Dixon makes an attacking run forward. Trevor Dixon knocks in a cross ball towards Winston Smit. Winston Smit connects with a diving header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
30.41
Reginald Jaurès comes in with a late challenge on Craig Maddison. Reginald Jaurès is shown the yellow card! Craig Maddison stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.19
Torsten Kaiser comes in with a late challenge on Des Coppinger. Torsten Kaiser is warned by the referee! Des Coppinger stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.52
Lars Eberle flicks a high pass forward to Julian Will who brings the ball neatly under control. Julian Will whips in a cross ball towards Torsten Kaiser. Torsten Kaiser gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Demlaba Debec is on top of his game. Well saved!
44.45
Paul Bowyer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Maddison. Craig Maddison threads the ball through to Valeriy Vyshnevsky. Valeriy Vyshnevsky knocks in a cross ball towards Matthew Edwards. Matthew Edwards connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Linus Schnellinger reads it well. Good save!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC St. Pauli have changed their lineup with Hannes Bräutigam replacing Valeriy Vyshnevsky. VfB Stuttgart appear unchanged since the first half. The VfB Stuttgart players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
FC St. Pauli kick off and get the second half underway!
47.04
Trevor Dixon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matthew Edwards. Matthew Edwards plays a quick one-two with Winston Smit and rushes in on goal... Matthew Edwards cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Linus Schnellinger. Excellent save.
48.18
Craig Maddison darts forward. Craig Maddison advances inside the box! Craig Maddison cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
53.37
Reginald Jaurès makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
55.39
Seeing a gap ahead, Craig Kasper plays the ball forward to Winston Smit. Winston Smit chips the ball to his team mate, Matthew Edwards. Del Sherwood comes in with a late challenge on Matthew Edwards. Matthew Edwards appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
57.23
Reginald Jaurès hacks Trevor Dixon from behind! Reginald Jaurès is given a warning by the referee! Trevor Dixon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.48
Reginald Jaurès makes a probing pass to Torsten Kaiser. Torsten Kaiser knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.54
Trevor Dixon flicks the ball to his team mate, Winston Smit. Winston Smit sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
63.05
Paul Bowyer breaks forward. Paul Bowyer decides to run forward with the ball. Paul Bowyer shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC St. Pauli!
72.03
David Bierhoff knocks the ball forward to Reginald Jaurès. Reginald Jaurès sees Linus Bartsch in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Linus Bartsch knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Demlaba Debec who gathers it comfortably.
75.58
Torsten Kaiser clumsily knocks into Leonardo Arias. The referee warns Torsten Kaiser again to calm down! Leonardo Arias stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.50
Craig Kasper comes in with a late challenge on Lars Eberle. Craig Kasper is warned by the referee! Lars Eberle runs off the knock.
79.46
Reginald Jaurès flicks a high pass forward to Julian Will who brings the ball under control. Julian Will plays a scrappy one-two with Linus Bartsch and advances towards the goal... Julian Will strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
84.21
David Bierhoff flicks the ball to his team mate, Lars Eberle. Lars Eberle sees Benedetto Iannuzzi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Benedetto Iannuzzi whips in a cross ball towards Julian Will. Julian Will is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.23
Lars Eberle slides along the wet ground into Craig Kasper, catching him with his studs. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Craig Kasper hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.31
Trevor Dixon plays the ball forward to Matthew Edwards. Matthew Edwards sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Paul Bowyer chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Maddison. Craig Maddison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hannes Bräutigam. Hannes Bräutigam plays a one-two with Winston Smit and advances towards the goal... Hannes Bräutigam comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC St. Pauli

VfB Stuttgart
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
5
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
67.1%
32.9%
Play Area
30.3%
47.4%
22.4%

Scorers
Craig Maddison 48
Paul Bowyer 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Bowyer of FC St. Pauli

Match Ratings
1.Demlaba Debec (GK)
6
2.Leonardo Arias (DEF)
6
3.Paul Bowyer (DEF)goal scored
8
4.Ugo Holloway (DEF)
6
5.Des Coppinger (DEF)
5
6.Craig Kasper (MID)
6
7.Craig Maddison (MID)goal scored
8
8.Trevor Dixon (MID)
7
9.Matthew Edwards (ATT)
6
10.Winston Smit (ATT)
6
11.Valeriy Vyshnevsky (ATT)
6
 
12.Ronnie Lisbie (MID)
0
13.Edmundo Bravo (DEF)
0
14.Hannes Bräutigam (DEF)
6

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)red card
3
7.Reginald Jaurès (MID)yellow card
6
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