Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg
Jan Van TegelenJan Van Tegelen Computer Player Computer Player
Moritz StadlerM. Stadler77
G
1captain
G
65Samuel QuaresmaS. Quaresma
Eddie ThomsonE. Thomson81
D
captain2
D
70Said Ben HaddouS. Ben Haddou
Bogdan Van VossenB. Van Vossen75
D
3
D
65Armin HanssenA. Hanssen
Talal AbdellaouiT. Abdellaoui78
D
4
D
63Malcolm HeskeyM. Heskey
Peter LjungbergP. Ljungberg72
M
5
D
62Jonas NeudeckerJ. Neudecker
Salvatore CvitanovicS. Cvitanovic76
M
6
M
72Vincenzo FrieserV. Frieser
Christian AddoC. Addo75
M
7
M
67Marcel BergM. Berg
Alexandre MoutinhoA. Moutinho75
M
8
A
74Teddy HerveT. Herve
Jakob NielsenJ. Nielsen65
A
9
A
67Rainer ZiegeR. Ziege
Corey OrtizC. Ortiz83
A
10
A
65Harvey DeaneH. Deane
Jeffrey WilsonJ. Wilson81
A
11
A
55Martin OverathM. Overath
 
Marco ZimmermannM. Zimmermann68
D
12
M
65Kevin NordwaldK. Nordwald
Kai VöllerK. Völler70
M
13
M
65Nikolas FreundN. Freund
Marc HöferM. Höfer63
A
14
M
59Kevin HässlerK. Hässler

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to VfL Wolfsburg. A crowd of 19,977 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Eintracht Frankfurt are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while VfL Wolfsburg appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Vincenzo Overath.


0.00
The first half starts with Eintracht Frankfurt kicking off!
8.21
Vincenzo Frieser makes an attacking run forward. Vincenzo Frieser flicks a high pass forward. Rainer Ziege controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some silky footwork from Rainer Ziege provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.24
Peter Ljungberg advances with the ball. Peter Ljungberg whips in a cross ball towards Corey Ortiz. Corey Ortiz knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Corey Ortiz scores for Eintracht Frankfurt!!
22.24
Christian Addo barges into Vincenzo Frieser. Christian Addo is given a warning by the referee! Vincenzo Frieser runs off the knock.
30.25
Jakob Nielsen catches Jonas Neudecker on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jonas Neudecker hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.16
Marcel Berg flicks a high pass forward. Rainer Ziege holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rainer Ziege plays a one-two with Teddy Herve and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Rainer Ziege provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
Armin Hanssen makes a strong solo run forward. Armin Hanssen flicks a high pass forward. Martin Overath collects the pass. Martin Overath flicks a high pass forward. Teddy Herve controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Teddy Herve rockets a shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt appear unchanged since the first half. VfL Wolfsburg also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and VfL Wolfsburg get the second half underway!
47.33
Salvatore Cvitanovic knocks the ball forward to Jeffrey Wilson. Jeffrey Wilson knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Corey Ortiz is offside!
48.51
Without breaking stride, Marcel Berg plays the ball forward to Martin Overath. Martin Overath knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Harvey Deane is offside!
53.44
Bogdan Van Vossen comes in with a late challenge on Teddy Herve. The referee calls over Bogdan Van Vossen and shows him a yellow card! Teddy Herve gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
54.10
With great vision, Marcel Berg plays the ball forward to Teddy Herve. Teddy Herve knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.05
Malcolm Heskey sees space and advances. Malcolm Heskey kicks a strong pass forward to Teddy Herve. Teddy Herve controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
57.40
Talal Abdellaoui passes the ball forward to Peter Ljungberg. Peter Ljungberg threads a neat ball through to Jeffrey Wilson. Jeffrey Wilson shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
59.03
Marcel Berg makes a probing pass to Teddy Herve. Teddy Herve makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Overath but he's offside!
60.21
Eintracht Frankfurt have made 2 substitutions with Marco Zimmermann replacing Talal Abdellaoui and Marc Höfer replacing Jakob Nielsen .
61.29
Marcel Berg hacks Peter Ljungberg from behind! The referee calls over Marcel Berg and warns him to calm down! Peter Ljungberg runs off the knock.
65.15
Jonas Neudecker sees space and advances. Jonas Neudecker makes a beautiful solo run. Jonas Neudecker knocks in a cross ball towards Teddy Herve. Teddy Herve rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
67.44
Christian Addo threads the ball through to Jeffrey Wilson. Jeffrey Wilson knocks in a cross ball towards Corey Ortiz. Corey Ortiz heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
71.54
Eddie Thomson makes a probing pass to Christian Addo. Christian Addo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Corey Ortiz. Corey Ortiz lofts in a cross ball towards Jeffrey Wilson. Jeffrey Wilson makes a looping header on goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
77.38
Eintracht Frankfurt have made a substitution with Kai Völler replacing Peter Ljungberg .
79.15
Christian Addo threads a neat ball through to Corey Ortiz. Corey Ortiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.36
Showing composure, Marcel Berg picks a pass forward to Rainer Ziege. Rainer Ziege knocks the ball forward, putting Teddy Herve through on goal. Teddy Herve tries a spectacular strike but it misses the target by a large margin!
87.11
Vincenzo Frieser deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rainer Ziege. Rainer Ziege rushes past Marco Zimmermann! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Rainer Ziege provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving Moritz Stadler with no chance!! Goal for VfL Wolfsburg! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

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

Possession
43.9%
56.1%
Play Area
30.3%
45.5%
24.2%

Scorers
Corey Ortiz 18
Jeffrey Wilson 72
Rainer Ziege 8, 36, 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rainer Ziege of VfL Wolfsburg

Match Ratings
1.Moritz Stadler (GK)
6
2.Eddie Thomson (DEF)
6
3.Bogdan Van Vossen (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Talal Abdellaoui (DEF)
6
5.Peter Ljungberg (MID)
7
6.Salvatore Cvitanovic (MID)
6
7.Christian Addo (MID)
6
8.Alexandre Moutinho (MID)
6
9.Jakob Nielsen (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Corey Ortiz (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Jeffrey Wilson (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Marco Zimmermann (DEF)
6
13.Kai Völler (MID)
6
14.Marc Höfer (ATT)
6

1.Samuel Quaresma (GK)
6
2.Said Ben Haddou (DEF)
6
3.Armin Hanssen (DEF)
6
4.Malcolm Heskey (DEF)
6
5.Jonas Neudecker (DEF)
6
6.Vincenzo Frieser (MID)
7
7.Marcel Berg (MID)
6
8.Teddy Herve (ATT)
6
9.Rainer Ziege (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Harvey Deane (ATT)
6
11.Martin Overath (ATT)
6
 
12.Kevin Nordwald (MID)
0
13.Nikolas Freund (MID)
0
14.Kevin Hässler (MID)
0