Match Report


F.C. Hansa RostockF.C. Hansa Rostock     VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Rainer OswaldR. Oswald67
G
1
G
69Linus SchnellingerL. Schnellinger
Thomas BirnbaumT. Birnbaum71
D
2
D
68Armin HoenessA. Hoeness
Stephen McNeillS. McNeill66
D
3
D
67Del SherwoodD. Sherwood
Daniel MoelikerD. Moeliker64
D
captain4captain
D
66David BierhoffD. Bierhoff
Mamar CharpennetM. Charpennet68
M
5
D
60Jean-Marie WatierJ. Watier
Christian BeckmannC. Beckmann66
M
6
M
70Oliver SparwasserO. Sparwasser
Mathieur SilvaM. Silva64
M
7
M
66Lars EberleL. Eberle
Jose IglesiasJ. Iglesias64
M
8
A
74Torsten KaiserT. Kaiser
Kamal RabesandratanaK. Rabesandratana70
A
9
A
71Linus BartschL. Bartsch
Jonas WendelJ. Wendel70
A
10
A
66Benedetto IannuzziB. Iannuzzi
Philipp BehrensP. Behrens66
A
11
A
60Julian WillJ. Will
 
Hauke KauderH. Kauder62
A
12
M
66Reginald JaurèsR. Jaurès
Eduardo MerinoE. Merino61
D
13
G
64Florian ArnoldF. Arnold
Peter MidgleyP. Midgley61
M
14
M
62Philipp MeyerP. Meyer

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at DKB-Arena where F.C. Hansa Rostock play host to VfB Stuttgart. A crowd of 19,628 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
F.C. Hansa Rostock are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while VfB Stuttgart appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Schnoor.


0.00
F.C. Hansa Rostock get the match underway!
3.34
Thomas Birnbaum sees Christian Beckmann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Christian Beckmann flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Wendel controls it well on his chest. Jonas Wendel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Del Sherwood.
4.15
Oliver Sparwasser flicks a high pass forward. Benedetto Iannuzzi controls it well on his chest. Benedetto Iannuzzi shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
6.29
Oliver Sparwasser sees Julian Will in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Julian Will whips in a cross ball towards Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
14.41
Lars Eberle hits a low pass to Torsten Kaiser. Torsten Kaiser lofts in a cross ball towards Linus Bartsch. Linus Bartsch is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
20.28
Mamar Charpennet kicks a strong pass forward to Jonas Wendel. Jonas Wendel finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
38.27
Lars Eberle hacks Mathieur Silva from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mathieur Silva runs off the knock.
42.30
Seeing a gap ahead, Daniel Moeliker plays the ball forward to Mathieur Silva. Mathieur Silva makes a simple pass to Philipp Behrens. Philipp Behrens rushes past David Bierhoff! Philipp Behrens shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. F.C. Hansa Rostock appear unchanged since the first half. VfB Stuttgart also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
VfB Stuttgart kick off and get the second half underway!
49.25
Thomas Birnbaum hits a low pass to Mathieur Silva. Mathieur Silva controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kamal Rabesandratana. Kamal Rabesandratana whips in a cross ball towards Philipp Behrens. David Bierhoff comes in with a late challenge on Philipp Behrens. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
51.14
Lars Eberle makes a probing pass to Julian Will. Julian Will lofts in a cross ball towards Torsten Kaiser. Torsten Kaiser makes a convincing header but Rainer Oswald is on top of it.
55.22
Christian Beckmann flicks the ball to his team mate, Philipp Behrens. Philipp Behrens plays a one-two with Jonas Wendel and rushes in on goal... Del Sherwood comes in with a late challenge on Philipp Behrens. Philipp Behrens appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
57.08
Jose Iglesias laces a weighted ball forward to Jonas Wendel. Jonas Wendel advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Jonas Wendel provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's there!! Linus Schnellinger has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.22
Jean-Marie Watier sweeps the ball long. Torsten Kaiser lofts in a cross ball towards Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Benedetto Iannuzzi scores for VfB Stuttgart!!
63.48
Stephen McNeill sees Mathieur Silva in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mathieur Silva passes the ball forward to Kamal Rabesandratana. Kamal Rabesandratana plays a quick one-two with Philipp Behrens and rushes in on goal... Kamal Rabesandratana shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.17
Mamar Charpennet darts forward. Mamar Charpennet skips past Del Sherwood! Mamar Charpennet takes a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
66.48
Christian Beckmann threads a neat ball through to Jonas Wendel. Jonas Wendel lofts in a cross ball towards Kamal Rabesandratana. Kamal Rabesandratana connects with a diving header. It's miles wide!
69.28
Christian Beckmann hacks Lars Eberle from behind! Christian Beckmann is shown the yellow card! Lars Eberle runs off the knock.
71.53
Lars Eberle flicks a high pass forward. Benedetto Iannuzzi collects the pass. Benedetto Iannuzzi knocks in a cross ball towards Torsten Kaiser. Torsten Kaiser is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
87.22
Lars Eberle clumsily knocks into Christian Beckmann. The referee brings Lars Eberle to one side and gives him a warning! Christian Beckmann stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

F.C. Hansa Rostock

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

Possession
69.4%
30.6%
Play Area
25.8%
43.5%
30.6%

Scorers
Philipp Behrens 42
Jonas Wendel 57
Benedetto Iannuzzi 6, 60
Linus Bartsch 14
Torsten Kaiser 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Benedetto Iannuzzi of VfB Stuttgart

Match Ratings