Match Report


Hertha BSCHertha BSC     VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Pascal BackesP. Backes71
G
1captain
G
65Matthias RöhligM. Röhlig
Kai ArnoldK. Arnold83
D
2
D
71Matthias BehrensM. Behrens
Albrecht KohlerA. Kohler65
D
3
D
69Elena GarridoE. Garrido
Julian LorenzJ. Lorenz53
D
4
D
66Kai NetzerK. Netzer
Jean-Michel MargueriteJ. Marguerite54
M
5
M
66Torsten TurekT. Turek
Florian SammerF. Sammer51
M
6
M
59Jonas RöhligJ. Röhlig
Malte KistnerM. Kistner47
M
captain7
M
58David MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn
Arno BöhmA. Böhm50
M
8
M
54Stefan LensingS. Lensing
Robert MccannR. Mccann68
G
9
A
69John GeorgeJ. George
Sebastian LittbarskiS. Littbarski57
A
10
A
68Jan ArndtJ. Arndt
Matthias FrommM. Fromm56
A
11
A
66Kevin LorenzK. Lorenz
 
Hauke SchäferH. Schäfer63
A
12
A
64Lennart VogelL. Vogel
Neil MeiklejohnN. Meiklejohn62
A
13
D
63Sven SchrammS. Schramm
Lars RöhligL. Röhlig57
D
14
D
63Nico WeigelN. Weigel

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Olympiastadion where Hertha BSC play host to VfL Wolfsburg. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hertha BSC are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while VfL Wolfsburg appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastian Poschner.


0.00
The whistle blows and VfL Wolfsburg get the match underway!
3.02
David Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, Jan Arndt. Jan Arndt shoots from distance. Pascal Backes gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
4.53
David Meiklejohn flicks a high ball forward to Jan Arndt who takes it down. Jan Arndt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.29
Torsten Turek flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Lorenz. Kevin Lorenz lofts in a cross ball towards John George. John George shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
8.06
Torsten Turek hacks Robert Mccann from behind! Torsten Turek is given a warning by the referee! Robert Mccann runs off the knock.
9.07
Julian Lorenz threads the ball through to Arno Böhm. Arno Böhm runs straight at the opposition's defence. Arno Böhm sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
15.29
Albrecht Kohler flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Michel Marguerite collects the pass. Jean-Michel Marguerite changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jean-Michel Marguerite flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Littbarski controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Sebastian Littbarski takes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Matthias Röhlig with no chance!! Goal for Hertha BSC!
18.55
Kai Arnold knocks the ball forward to Arno Böhm. Arno Böhm changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Arno Böhm knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Littbarski. Sebastian Littbarski makes a looping header on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Matthias Röhlig with no chance!! Goal for Hertha BSC!
21.39
Elena Garrido chips the ball to his team mate, Torsten Turek. Torsten Turek chips the ball to his team mate, Jan Arndt. Jan Arndt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kai Arnold.
22.52
Julian Lorenz picks a pass forward to Arno Böhm. Arno Böhm kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastian Littbarski. Sebastian Littbarski shoots from 20 yards but Matthias Röhlig is on top of it.
27.10
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
30.06
Kai Netzer makes a probing pass to David Meiklejohn. David Meiklejohn kicks a strong pass forward to John George. John George lofts in a cross ball towards Jan Arndt. Jan Arndt heads the ball goalwards but is denied by Pascal Backes. Excellent save.
33.18
Julian Lorenz threads a neat ball through to Jean-Michel Marguerite. Jean-Michel Marguerite makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastian Littbarski. Sebastian Littbarski knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matthias Behrens.
36.20
Elena Garrido flicks a high ball forward to Jonas Röhlig who takes it down. Jonas Röhlig passes the ball forward to Jan Arndt. Jan Arndt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Albrecht Kohler.
45.00
Florian Sammer laces a through ball forward to Sebastian Littbarski. Sebastian Littbarski shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hertha BSC appear unchanged since the first half. VfL Wolfsburg have changed their lineup with Lennart Vogel replacing Kai Netzer, Sven Schramm replacing Torsten Turek and Nico Weigel replacing Kevin Lorenz. The VfL Wolfsburg players seem much more motivated whilst the Hertha BSC players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Hertha BSC kick off and get the second half underway!
47.32
Arno Böhm knocks the ball forward to Sebastian Littbarski. Sebastian Littbarski deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthias Fromm but the linesman indicates offside!
48.47
Elena Garrido chips the ball to his team mate, David Meiklejohn. David Meiklejohn hits a low pass to Nico Weigel. Nico Weigel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kai Arnold.
51.14
Elena Garrido knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonas Röhlig. Jonas Röhlig kicks a strong pass forward to John George. John George tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
55.41
Arno Böhm takes it forward alone. Arno Böhm controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
57.29
Albrecht Kohler flicks a high ball forward to Robert Mccann who takes it down. With a delightful solo run, Robert Mccann stretches the opposition's defence. Robert Mccann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.23
Lennart Vogel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Meiklejohn. David Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to John George. John George knocks in a cross ball towards Nico Weigel. Nico Weigel rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies just off target!
65.16
Lennart Vogel hacks Sebastian Littbarski from behind! Lennart Vogel is shown the yellow card! Sebastian Littbarski stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.22
Lennart Vogel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Meiklejohn. David Meiklejohn kicks a strong pass forward to Jan Arndt. Jan Arndt whips in a cross ball towards John George. John George makes a deft header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.12
Arno Böhm flicks a high pass forward to Sebastian Littbarski who brings the ball under control. Sebastian Littbarski sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
71.01
Elena Garrido makes a probing pass to Stefan Lensing. Stefan Lensing knocks the ball forward to Jan Arndt. Jan Arndt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pascal Backes who gathers it comfortably.
73.35
Arno Böhm threads a neat ball through to Matthias Fromm. Matthias Fromm knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.09
With imagination, Matthias Behrens plays the ball forward to Jonas Röhlig. Jonas Röhlig sees John George in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John George sees Nico Weigel just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some silky footwork from Nico Weigel provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Pascal Backes effortlessly smothers it!
87.17
Arno Böhm sees a break and surges forward. Arno Böhm lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastian Littbarski. Sebastian Littbarski gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!! That's his third!
90.00
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Hertha BSC

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

Possession
44.3%
55.7%
Play Area
26.1%
40.9%
33%

Scorers
Sebastian Littbarski 15, 19, 87
John George 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sebastian Littbarski of Hertha BSC

Match Ratings
1.Pascal Backes (GK)
6
2.Kai Arnold (DEF)
6
3.Albrecht Kohler (DEF)
6
4.Julian Lorenz (DEF)
6
5.Jean-Michel Marguerite (MID)
7
6.Florian Sammer (MID)
6
7.Malte Kistner (MID)
6
8.Arno Böhm (MID)
9
9.Robert Mccann (GK)
6
10.Sebastian Littbarski (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Matthias Fromm (ATT)
6
 
12.Hauke Schäfer (ATT)
0
13.Neil Meiklejohn (ATT)
0
14.Lars Röhlig (DEF)
0

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