Match Report


SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth     VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Tobias BackesT. Backes74
G
1captain
G
65Matthias RöhligM. Röhlig
Andrez ZambrottaA. Zambrotta65
D
2
D
70Matthias BehrensM. Behrens
Eusebio De PoliE. De Poli61
D
captain3
D
68Graeme PottsG. Potts
Moritz SchraderM. Schrader57
D
4
D
68Elena GarridoE. Garrido
Noah WitteN. Witte71
M
5
M
66Torsten TurekT. Turek
Colin NaysmithC. Naysmith67
M
6
M
59Jonas RöhligJ. Röhlig
Linus ScholzL. Scholz67
M
7
M
58David MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn
Patrick LloydP. Lloyd63
M
8
M
54Stefan LensingS. Lensing
Hannes WelkeH. Welke68
A
9
A
69John GeorgeJ. George
Ulrich BuffelU. Buffel66
A
10
A
68Jan ArndtJ. Arndt
Victor BoschV. Bosch55
A
11
A
66Kevin LorenzK. Lorenz
 
David PrantlD. Prantl58
M
12
D
66Kai NetzerK. Netzer
Nico ReimersN. Reimers57
M
13
D
63Sven SchrammS. Schramm
Thomas AugsteinT. Augstein54
D
14
D
63Nico WeigelN. Weigel

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Playmobil-Stadion where SpVgg Greuther Fürth play host to VfL Wolfsburg. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both SpVgg Greuther Fürth and VfL Wolfsburg are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Thomas Poschner.


0.00
VfL Wolfsburg start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.15
Colin Naysmith flicks a high ball forward to Ulrich Buffel who gracefully takes it down. Ulrich Buffel lofts in a cross ball towards Hannes Welke. Hannes Welke powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.31
Graeme Potts knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Lensing. Stefan Lensing knocks the ball forward to Jan Arndt. Jan Arndt shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
8.45
David Meiklejohn sees a break and surges forward. David Meiklejohn lofts in a cross ball towards John George. John George directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
10.11
Matthias Behrens hits a low pass to Stefan Lensing. Stefan Lensing flicks a high pass forward. John George collects the pass. John George whips in a cross ball towards Jan Arndt. Jan Arndt beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
12.08
David Meiklejohn sees a break and surges forward. David Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball towards Jan Arndt. Jan Arndt jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is deflected wide by Andrez Zambrotta.
13.41
Matthias Behrens takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to John George. John George rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for John George!
15.01
Elena Garrido knocks the ball forward to David Meiklejohn. David Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, John George. John George tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
22.47
Stefan Lensing sees a break and surges forward. Stefan Lensing knocks in a cross ball towards John George. John George makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!! The crowd cheers as the Englishman celebrates his hattrick!
30.27
Graeme Potts knocks the ball forward to Jonas Röhlig. Jonas Röhlig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John George. John George whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Lorenz. Kevin Lorenz connects with a diving header. Tobias Backes punches it away to safety.
32.09
David Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Jan Arndt. Jan Arndt controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.33
Linus Scholz knocks the ball forward to Ulrich Buffel. Ulrich Buffel lofts in a cross ball towards Victor Bosch. Victor Bosch makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but Graeme Potts is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
36.25
Linus Scholz chips the ball to his team mate, Victor Bosch. Victor Bosch knocks the ball forward to Hannes Welke but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
40.41
David Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John George. John George whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Lorenz. Kevin Lorenz whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for VfL Wolfsburg!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth have changed their lineup with David Prantl replacing Tobias Backes and Nico Reimers replacing Colin Naysmith. VfL Wolfsburg appear unchanged since the first half. The SpVgg Greuther Fürth players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
SpVgg Greuther Fürth kick off and get the second half underway!
48.26
Nico Reimers knocks the ball forward to Ulrich Buffel. Ulrich Buffel whips in a cross ball towards Victor Bosch. Victor Bosch is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
49.08
Stefan Lensing runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Stefan Lensing lofts in a cross ball towards John George. John George connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. David Prantl gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
51.39
Linus Scholz sees Ulrich Buffel in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ulrich Buffel cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Ulrich Buffel provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball strikes Graeme Potts's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
52.12
Linus Scholz takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Andrez Zambrotta shoots from just inside the box but it's well over the bar!
53.28
Elena Garrido makes a probing pass to Torsten Turek. Torsten Turek threads the ball through to Kevin Lorenz. Kevin Lorenz lofts in a cross ball towards John George. John George makes a deft header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
59.44
Eusebio De Poli comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Lorenz. Eusebio De Poli is shown the yellow card! Kevin Lorenz grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.20
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made a substitution with Thomas Augstein replacing Victor Bosch .
65.40
Jonas Röhlig threads a neat ball through to Kevin Lorenz. Kevin Lorenz lofts in a cross ball towards John George. John George is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
69.07
Graeme Potts receives the ball from a throw-in from Elena Garrido. Graeme Potts knocks the ball forward to David Meiklejohn. David Meiklejohn makes a simple pass to Kevin Lorenz. Kevin Lorenz lofts in a cross ball towards John George. John George beats his man to it with a header. The ball takes a deflection leaving David Prantl with no chance!! Goal for VfL Wolfsburg!
75.30
Andrez Zambrotta flicks a high pass forward. Linus Scholz collects the pass. Linus Scholz makes a probing pass to Ulrich Buffel. Ulrich Buffel controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Matthias Röhlig comfortably smothers it!
83.34
Patrick Lloyd threads a neat ball through to Hannes Welke. Hannes Welke lofts in a cross ball towards Ulrich Buffel. Ulrich Buffel outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
85.22
Elena Garrido knocks the ball to his team mate, David Meiklejohn. David Meiklejohn makes a simple pass to Kevin Lorenz. Kevin Lorenz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. David Prantl easily gets down and covers it.
87.46
Patrick Lloyd clumsily knocks into Jonas Röhlig. Patrick Lloyd is given a warning by the referee! Jonas Röhlig runs off the knock.
87.46
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

VfL Wolfsburg
Goals
0
7
Shots on Target
4
12
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
27.8%
72.2%
Play Area
26.4%
45.8%
27.8%

Scorers
John George 13, 15, 22, 53, 65, 69
Kevin Lorenz 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John George of VfL Wolfsburg

Match Ratings
1.Tobias Backes (GK)
6
2.Andrez Zambrotta (DEF)
6
3.Eusebio De Poli (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Moritz Schrader (DEF)
6
5.Noah Witte (MID)
6
6.Colin Naysmith (MID)
6
7.Linus Scholz (MID)
6
8.Patrick Lloyd (MID)
6
9.Hannes Welke (ATT)
6
10.Ulrich Buffel (ATT)
6
11.Victor Bosch (ATT)
6
 
12.David Prantl (MID)
6
13.Nico Reimers (MID)
6
14.Thomas Augstein (DEF)
6

1.Matthias Röhlig (GK)
6
2.Matthias Behrens (DEF)
6
3.Graeme Potts (DEF)
6
4.Elena Garrido (DEF)
6
5.Torsten Turek (MID)
6
6.Jonas Röhlig (MID)
6
7.David Meiklejohn (MID)
7
8.Stefan Lensing (MID)
6
9.John George (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scoredgoal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Jan Arndt (ATT)
6
11.Kevin Lorenz (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Kai Netzer (DEF)
0
13.Sven Schramm (DEF)
0
14.Nico Weigel (DEF)
0