Match Report


VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart     Hannover 96Hannover 96
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Linus SchnellingerL. Schnellinger69
G
1
G
69Samir FrommS. Fromm
Armin HoenessA. Hoeness68
D
2captain
D
68Lars LensingL. Lensing
Del SherwoodD. Sherwood67
D
3
D
67Matt GlassM. Glass
David BierhoffD. Bierhoff66
D
captain4
D
63Matthias FrieserM. Frieser
Jean-Marie WatierJ. Watier60
D
5
M
69Marc KohlerM. Kohler
Oliver SparwasserO. Sparwasser70
M
6
M
67Richard GoughR. Gough
Lars EberleL. Eberle66
M
7
M
61Hans Van Der PennenH. Van Der Pennen
Torsten KaiserT. Kaiser74
A
8
M
58Marc LindemannM. Lindemann
Linus BartschL. Bartsch71
A
9
A
63Simon KneisslS. Kneissl
Benedetto IannuzziB. Iannuzzi66
A
10
A
63Lars KnappL. Knapp
Julian WillJ. Will60
A
11
A
62Gary MortonG. Morton
 
Reginald JaurèsR. Jaurès66
M
12
G
64Pascal KuzorraP. Kuzorra
Florian ArnoldF. Arnold64
G
13
G
60Aniello MazzoliA. Mazzoli
Philipp MeyerP. Meyer62
M
14
D
60Sebastian BeckenbauerS. Beckenbauer

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to Hannover 96. A crowd of 17,847 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
VfB Stuttgart are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Hannover 96 appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Simon Hitzlsperger.


0.00
The whistle blows and VfB Stuttgart kick off!
2.14
Matt Glass hits a low pass to Hans Van Der Pennen. Hans Van Der Pennen flicks a high pass forward. Lars Knapp holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lars Knapp plays a scrappy one-two with Gary Morton and stumbles forward towards the goal... Lars Knapp shows great control and tries a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
9.48
Del Sherwood chips the ball to his team mate, Oliver Sparwasser. Oliver Sparwasser threads a neat ball through to Julian Will. Julian Will shoots from long range but Samir Fromm is on top of his game. Fabulous stop!
10.12
Matt Glass clumsily knocks into Linus Bartsch. The referee brings Matt Glass to one side and gives him a warning! Linus Bartsch stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.50
Richard Gough knocks the ball forward to Lars Knapp. Lars Knapp shoots from distance. Good keeping from Linus Schnellinger as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
18.24
David Bierhoff makes a probing pass to Lars Eberle. Lars Eberle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Torsten Kaiser. Torsten Kaiser whips in a cross ball towards Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi makes a looping header on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
21.14
Lars Eberle comes in with a late challenge on Hans Van Der Pennen. The referee calls over Lars Eberle and shows him a yellow card! Hans Van Der Pennen runs off the knock.
26.45
Marc Kohler plays the ball forward to Simon Kneissl. Simon Kneissl knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Linus Schnellinger who gathers it comfortably.
27.51
Lars Eberle laces a through ball forward to Julian Will. Julian Will lofts in a cross ball towards Torsten Kaiser. Torsten Kaiser outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies just wide!
28.46
Lars Eberle flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Will. Julian Will deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Benedetto Iannuzzi but the linesman indicates offside!
33.53
Armin Hoeness flicks a high pass forward. Lars Eberle holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lars Eberle flicks a high pass forward to Linus Bartsch who brings the ball under control. Linus Bartsch knocks in a cross ball towards Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
38.43
Richard Gough flicks a high pass forward. Lars Knapp collects the pass. Lars Knapp shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
44.10
Del Sherwood threads a neat ball through to Lars Eberle. Lars Eberle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Will. Julian Will knocks in a cross ball towards Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfB Stuttgart appear unchanged since the first half. Hannover 96 also appear unchanged since the first half. The VfB Stuttgart players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Hannover 96 get the second half underway!
47.52
Lars Eberle threads the ball through to Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Samir Fromm who gathers it comfortably.
48.11
Lars Eberle makes a simple pass to Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi knocks in a cross ball towards Linus Bartsch. Linus Bartsch beats his man to it with a header but it flies just wide!
49.50
Oliver Sparwasser flicks a high pass forward. Linus Bartsch controls it well on his chest. Linus Bartsch lofts in a cross ball towards Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies just wide!
61.33
Lars Eberle flicks a high pass forward. Benedetto Iannuzzi controls it well on his chest. Benedetto Iannuzzi knocks in a cross ball towards Torsten Kaiser. Torsten Kaiser flicks the ball with his head but somehow Samir Fromm manages to keep it out.
63.20
Armin Hoeness makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lars Eberle. Lars Eberle makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Torsten Kaiser. Torsten Kaiser lofts in a cross ball towards Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
65.19
Matthias Frieser plays the ball forward to Richard Gough. Richard Gough flicks a high pass forward to Simon Kneissl who brings the ball under control. Simon Kneissl knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Linus Schnellinger who gathers it comfortably.
66.23
Oliver Sparwasser flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Kaiser controls it well on his chest. Torsten Kaiser knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.01
Del Sherwood flicks a high pass forward to Oliver Sparwasser who brings the ball under control. Oliver Sparwasser flicks a high pass forward. Julian Will controls it well on his chest. Julian Will makes a defence splitting pass to Torsten Kaiser. Lars Lensing hacks Torsten Kaiser from behind! Penalty not given!!
69.22
With some swift thinking, Lars Eberle plays the ball forward to Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi whips in a cross ball towards Linus Bartsch. Linus Bartsch fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
71.35
Del Sherwood makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oliver Sparwasser. Oliver Sparwasser sees Benedetto Iannuzzi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Benedetto Iannuzzi shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
73.08
Lars Lensing knocks the ball to his team mate, Marc Lindemann. Marc Lindemann knocks the ball forward to Lars Knapp. Lars Knapp plays a quick one-two with Simon Kneissl and rushes in on goal... Lars Knapp makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
77.49
Matt Glass chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Gough. Richard Gough knocks the ball forward to Gary Morton. Gary Morton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.51
Richard Gough runs straight at the opposition's defence. Richard Gough kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Morton but the referee indicates it's offside!
79.43
Oliver Sparwasser comes in with a late challenge on Hans Van Der Pennen. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Hans Van Der Pennen runs off the knock.
79.43
VfB Stuttgart are in full control of this game.
89.24
David Bierhoff comes in with a late challenge on Lars Knapp. The referee brings David Bierhoff to one side and gives him a warning! Lars Knapp stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VfB Stuttgart

Hannover 96
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.2%
43.8%
Play Area
28.7%
43.8%
27.5%

Scorers
Benedetto Iannuzzi 34
Lars Knapp 2

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

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

1.Samir Fromm (GK)
8
2.Lars Lensing (DEF)
6
3.Matt Glass (DEF)
6
4.Matthias Frieser (DEF)
6
5.Marc Kohler (MID)
6
6.Richard Gough (MID)
7
7.Hans Van Der Pennen (MID)
6
8.Marc Lindemann (MID)
6
9.Simon Kneissl (ATT)
6
10.Lars Knapp (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Gary Morton (ATT)
6
 
12.Pascal Kuzorra (GK)
0
13.Aniello Mazzoli (GK)
0
14.Sebastian Beckenbauer (DEF)
0