Match Report
| VfL Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg |  |  | SV Werder Bremen | SV Werder Bremen | ||||||||||||||||
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| Matthias Röhlig | M. Röhlig |  | 65 | G |  |  | 1 | | | G | 71 | | Leon Oswald | L. Oswald | |||||||
| Matthias Behrens | M. Behrens | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Samir Hamann | S. Hamann | |||||||||
| Graeme Potts | G. Potts |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Nikolas Neudecker | N. Neudecker | |||||||||
| Elena Garrido | E. Garrido |  | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Eric Schramm | E. Schramm | |||||||||
| Torsten Turek | T. Turek | | 66 | M | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Gerhard Masur | G. Masur | |||||||||
| Jonas Röhlig | J. Röhlig | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Paul Ouindi | P. Ouindi | |||||||||
| David Meiklejohn | D. Meiklejohn |  | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Gerhard Neudecker | G. Neudecker | |||||||||
| Stefan Lensing | S. Lensing | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Ricardo Torres | R. Torres | |||||||||
| John George | J. George | | 69 | A | | 9 | | M | 43 | | Torsten Möller | T. Möller | |||||||||
| Jan Arndt | J. Arndt | | 68 | A | | 10 | | M | 42 | | Paul Heiser | P. Heiser | |||||||||
| Lennart Vogel | L. Vogel | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Leon Eilts | L. Eilts | |||||||||
| Kai Netzer | K. Netzer | | 66 | D | | 12 | | A | 59 | | Hauke Riemann | H. Riemann | |||||||||
| Sven Schramm | S. Schramm | | 63 | D | | 13 | | A | 57 | | Ivan Vila | I. Vila | |||||||||
| Nico Weigel | N. Weigel | | 63 | D | | 14 | | A | 56 |  | Duarte Viana | D. Viana | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to SV Werder Bremen. A crowd of 8,956 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
VfL Wolfsburg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SV Werder Bremen appear to be shaped for 4-5-1.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastian Eberle.
The pitch is in poor condition.
VfL Wolfsburg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SV Werder Bremen appear to be shaped for 4-5-1.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastian Eberle.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and SV Werder Bremen get the match underway!
2.48
0-0Stefan Lensing barges into Gerhard Neudecker. The referee warns Stefan Lensing to calm down! Gerhard Neudecker stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.12
1-0Stefan Lensing makes a probing pass to Lennart Vogel. Lennart Vogel whips in a cross ball towards John George. John George finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Leon Oswald is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
8.26
1-0Eric Schramm makes a probing pass to Paul Ouindi. Paul Ouindi takes it forward alone. Paul Ouindi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.36
1-0David Meiklejohn clumsily knocks into Ricardo Torres. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ricardo Torres hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.22
Jonas Röhlig comes in with a late challenge on Torsten Möller. The referee calls over Jonas Röhlig and shows him a yellow card! Torsten Möller hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.03
1-0Graeme Potts plays the ball forward to Jonas Röhlig. Jonas Röhlig makes a beautiful solo run. Jonas Röhlig knocks the ball forward to Lennart Vogel but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
18.44
Nikolas Neudecker flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Ouindi. Paul Ouindi flicks a high ball forward to Leon Eilts who takes it down. Leon Eilts knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matthias Röhlig who gathers it comfortably.
24.31
1-0Jonas Röhlig knocks the ball to his team mate, John George. John George whips in a cross ball towards Lennart Vogel. With a superhuman jump, Lennart Vogel connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Leon Oswald comfortably punches it away to safety.
26.28
Paul Ouindi passes the ball forward to Leon Eilts. Leon Eilts knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Graeme Potts.
33.41
With vision, David Meiklejohn plays the ball forward to Jan Arndt. Jan Arndt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nikolas Neudecker.
34.58
Graeme Potts makes a probing pass to David Meiklejohn. David Meiklejohn makes a beautiful solo run. David Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Lennart Vogel but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
42.26
Leon Eilts barges into Elena Garrido. Leon Eilts is shown the yellow card! Elena Garrido runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. VfL Wolfsburg appear unchanged since the first half. SV Werder Bremen have changed their lineup with Hauke Riemann replacing Paul Heiser. The SV Werder Bremen players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The whistle blows and VfL Wolfsburg kick off!
48.14
1-0Torsten Turek darts forward. Torsten Turek finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.51
Showing composure, Elena Garrido plays the ball forward to David Meiklejohn. David Meiklejohn flicks a high ball forward to John George who takes it down. John George lofts in a cross ball towards Jan Arndt. Jan Arndt rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Leon Oswald gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
54.17
Showing composure, Ricardo Torres plays the ball forward to Leon Eilts. Leon Eilts knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matthias Behrens.
55.07
Jonas Röhlig kicks a strong pass forward to John George. John George knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eric Schramm.
60.15
1-0SV Werder Bremen have made 2 substitutions with Ivan Vila replacing Paul Ouindi and Duarte Viana replacing Hauke Riemann .
65.58
Matthias Behrens drives a long ball upfield. Lennart Vogel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leon Oswald who gathers it comfortably.
69.49
Jonas Röhlig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John George. John George whips in a cross ball towards Jan Arndt. Jan Arndt directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
73.07
Graeme Potts clumsily knocks into Gerhard Neudecker. The referee calls over Graeme Potts and shows him a yellow card! Gerhard Neudecker hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.32
Graeme Potts threads a neat ball through to Stefan Lensing. Stefan Lensing kicks a strong pass forward to John George. John George tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
81.51
Stefan Lensing takes it forward alone. Stefan Lensing shoots from 20 yards but somehow Leon Oswald manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.4%
53.6%
Play Area
21.4%
44%
34.5%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to John George of VfL Wolfsburg |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Matthias Röhlig (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Matthias Behrens (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Graeme Potts (DEF) |  | 7 |
| 4. | Elena Garrido (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Torsten Turek (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jonas Röhlig (MID) | | 6 |
| 7. | David Meiklejohn (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Stefan Lensing (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | John George (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Jan Arndt (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Lennart Vogel (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Kai Netzer (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Sven Schramm (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nico Weigel (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Leon Oswald (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Samir Hamann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nikolas Neudecker (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Eric Schramm (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Gerhard Masur (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Paul Ouindi (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Gerhard Neudecker (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Ricardo Torres (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Torsten Möller (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Hauke Riemann (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Leon Eilts (ATT) | | 5 |
| 12. | Duarte Viana (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Ivan Vila (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Paul Heiser (MID) | 6 | |