Match Report
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to Borussia Mönchengladbach . A crowd of 19,818 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Mönchengladbach are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Mönchengladbach are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off and get the first half underway!
2.56
0-0Diogo Valente kicks a strong pass forward to JŸrgen Kuiper. JŸrgen Kuiper makes a simple pass to Walid Hamadou. Walid Hamadou knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gonzalo Escobar who gathers it comfortably.
3.37
0-0JŸrgen Kuiper hacks Linus Stiepermann from behind! JŸrgen Kuiper is warned by the referee! Linus Stiepermann grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
4.23
0-0Bradley Garcia makes a probing pass to Fouzi Bouchiba. Fouzi Bouchiba makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Walid Hamadou. Walid Hamadou shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.57
0-0Florin Ripnu knocks the ball to his team mate, Terry Noonan. Terry Noonan lofts in a cross ball towards Walid Hamadou. Walid Hamadou is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Gonzalo Escobar manages to gather it comfortably.
20.04
Rigobert Ipoua makes a simple pass to Alain Kouassi. Alain Kouassi makes a simple pass to Tobias Eder. Tobias Eder finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Leonid Kryvych easily smothers it!
21.32
Fouzi Bouchiba sees space and advances. Fouzi Bouchiba knocks in a cross ball towards Terry Noonan. Terry Noonan powers a header at goal. Gonzalo Escobar manages to gather it comfortably.
22.28
0-0VfB Stuttgart are easily keeping Borussia Mönchengladbach at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
28.22
0-0Haruki Yamaguchi clumsily knocks into Fouzi Bouchiba. The referee calls over Haruki Yamaguchi and shows him a yellow card! Fouzi Bouchiba runs off the knock.
38.42
David Klinsmann clumsily knocks into Bradley Garcia. David Klinsmann is warned by the referee! Bradley Garcia carries on, but is struggling a bit.
40.10
Pascal Hoeness makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Haruki Yamaguchi. Haruki Yamaguchi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tobias Eder. Tobias Eder shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.40
Florin Ripnu hacks Paul Dehm from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paul Dehm hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
1-0Everett Duka knocks the ball forward to Terry Noonan. Terry Noonan plays a perfect one-two with Stefan Welter and rushes in on goal... Terry Noonan rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
VfB Stuttgart kick off!
51.36
Alain Kouassi chips the ball to his team mate, David Klinsmann. David Klinsmann shoots from distance but it is miles over!
54.34
Linus Stiepermann comes in with a late challenge on Walid Hamadou. The referee calls over Linus Stiepermann and warns him to calm down! Walid Hamadou grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
55.42
Fouzi Bouchiba chips the ball to his team mate, Walid Hamadou. Walid Hamadou whips in a cross ball towards Stefan Welter. Stefan Welter powers a header at goal. Gonzalo Escobar manages to gather it comfortably.
57.45
Everett Duka knocks the ball to his team mate, Walid Hamadou. Walid Hamadou deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefan Welter. Stefan Welter makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Gonzalo Escobar had no chance!! Goal for VfB Stuttgart!
65.30
Linus Knapp knocks the ball to his team mate, Tobias Eder. Tobias Eder shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.15
Everett Duka knocks the ball to his team mate, Walid Hamadou. Walid Hamadou finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.00
Everett Duka flicks the ball to his team mate, Terry Noonan. Terry Noonan knocks in a cross ball towards Walid Hamadou. Walid Hamadou directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.12
Everett Duka chips the ball to his team mate, Terry Noonan. Terry Noonan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gonzalo Escobar who gathers it comfortably.
79.10
Everett Duka chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Welter. Stefan Welter controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
83.51
VfB Stuttgart are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Borussia Mönchengladbach 's defence.
85.36
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
89.14
Florin Ripnu passes the ball forward to Stefan Welter. Stefan Welter knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gonzalo Escobar who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Alain Kouassi comes in with a late challenge on Everett Duka. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Everett Duka hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
65.7%
34.3%
Play Area
21.4%
48.6%
30%
Scorers