Match Report


VfL BochumVfL Bochum     Waldhof MannheimWaldhof Mannheim
Computer Player Computer Player Tj Phils Tj Phils
Simon BartschS. Bartsch68
G
1
G
70Giancarlo MiglioriniG. Migliorini
Martin ZiegeM. Ziege74
D
2
D
73Torsten LorenzT. Lorenz
Noah SchneiderN. Schneider65
D
captain3
D
75Stefan LanderlS. Landerl
Iwan Van HalstI. Van Halst64
D
4
D
70Tony LanckohrT. Lanckohr
Linus HerzogL. Herzog73
M
5
M
70Komian GirardK. Girard
Alexander SchöllA. Schöll68
M
6
M
71Gerhard KöpkeG. Köpke
Craig GowerC. Gower68
M
7
M
68Markus KoschmiederM. Koschmieder
Oliver WelterO. Welter66
M
8
M
73Maurizio PonzoM. Ponzo
Hannes HitzlspergerH. Hitzlsperger72
A
9captain
A
81Stuart NivenS. Niven
Sergio MonteiroS. Monteiro64
A
10
A
68Ricardo NevesR. Neves
Oliver VöllerO. Völler62
A
11
A
72Steffen SzepanS. Szepan
 
Simon SchäferS. Schäfer66
M
12
D
37Marc KrügerM. Krüger
Markus NordwaldM. Nordwald63
M
13
M
56Florian BirkwaldF. Birkwald
Domenico BerniniD. Bernini62
M
14
A
31Samir SeifertS. Seifert

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ruhrstadion where VfL Bochum play host to Waldhof Mannheim. A crowd of 17,835 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both VfL Bochum and Waldhof Mannheim are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Uwe Netzer.


0.00
VfL Bochum start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.31
Stefan Landerl passes the ball forward to Markus Koschmieder. Markus Koschmieder flicks a high pass forward. Steffen Szepan collects the pass. Steffen Szepan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Simon Bartsch who gathers it comfortably.
6.43
Alexander Schöll picks a pass forward to Oliver Völler. Oliver Völler whips in a cross ball towards Sergio Monteiro. Sergio Monteiro knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
8.05
Stefan Landerl makes a simple pass to Markus Koschmieder. Markus Koschmieder knocks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Neves. Ricardo Neves knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Simon Bartsch who gathers it comfortably.
10.43
Martin Ziege passes the ball forward to Craig Gower. Craig Gower makes a simple pass to Hannes Hitzlsperger. Hannes Hitzlsperger lofts in a cross ball towards Sergio Monteiro. Sergio Monteiro gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.11
Alexander Schöll makes a beautiful solo run. Alexander Schöll shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
15.40
Markus Koschmieder chips the ball to his team mate, Steffen Szepan. Steffen Szepan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.32
Craig Gower runs straight at the opposition's defence. Craig Gower tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
24.07
Maurizio Ponzo flicks a high pass forward. Steffen Szepan collects the pass. Steffen Szepan shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Simon Bartsch effortlessly smothers it!
26.32
Craig Gower flicks a high pass forward. Hannes Hitzlsperger collects the pass. Hannes Hitzlsperger lofts in a cross ball towards Sergio Monteiro. Sergio Monteiro jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's drastically wayward!
32.49
Torsten Lorenz runs forward with the ball. Torsten Lorenz flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Niven collects the pass. Stuart Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.34
Markus Koschmieder knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Neves. Ricardo Neves knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Simon Bartsch who gathers it comfortably.
40.01
Tony Lanckohr hits a long diagonal ball forward. Stuart Niven shoots from long range. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Waldhof Mannheim!
44.03
Martin Ziege barges into Steffen Szepan. Martin Ziege is given a warning by the referee! Steffen Szepan 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 Bochum appear unchanged since the first half. Waldhof Mannheim also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Waldhof Mannheim start the second half!
47.00
Noah Schneider makes a beautiful solo run. Noah Schneider makes a probing pass to Hannes Hitzlsperger. Hannes Hitzlsperger knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Völler. Oliver Völler heads the ball goalwards but it flies just off target!
48.25
Markus Koschmieder darts forward. Markus Koschmieder whips in a cross ball towards Ricardo Neves. Ricardo Neves knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Simon Bartsch punches it away to safety.
49.39
Markus Koschmieder laces a through ball forward to Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Neves. Ricardo Neves whips the ball goalwards with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
51.43
Seeing a gap ahead, Craig Gower plays the ball forward to Hannes Hitzlsperger. Hannes Hitzlsperger lofts in a cross ball towards Sergio Monteiro. Sergio Monteiro whips the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
53.02
Tony Lanckohr hits a low pass to Gerhard Köpke. Gerhard Köpke flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Neves controls it well on his chest. Ricardo Neves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.10
Tony Lanckohr breaks forward. Tony Lanckohr flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Neves holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ricardo Neves whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Waldhof Mannheim!
60.52
Oliver Welter knocks the ball to his team mate, Hannes Hitzlsperger. Hannes Hitzlsperger lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Völler. Oliver Völler is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Giancarlo Migliorini had no chance!! Goal for VfL Bochum!
66.06
Komian Girard flicks a high pass forward. Steffen Szepan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Steffen Szepan passes the ball forward but Ricardo Neves is offside!
67.57
Markus Koschmieder brings the ball forward. Markus Koschmieder shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
71.41
Gerhard Köpke clumsily knocks into Alexander Schöll. The referee calls over Gerhard Köpke and warns him to calm down! Alexander Schöll hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.07
Maurizio Ponzo knocks the ball forward to Steffen Szepan. Steffen Szepan tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
77.47
Gerhard Köpke flicks a high ball forward to Ricardo Neves who takes it down. Ricardo Neves plays a quick one-two with Steffen Szepan and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Ricardo Neves provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
78.33
Gerhard Köpke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ricardo Neves. Ricardo Neves lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Niven. With a superhuman jump, Stuart Niven connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!! The crowd cheers as the Scotsman celebrates his hattrick!
81.15
Komian Girard comes in with a late challenge on Oliver Welter. Komian Girard is given a warning by the referee! Oliver Welter runs off the knock.
84.22
Gerhard Köpke flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Iwan Van Halst.
85.15
Linus Herzog flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Völler controls it well on his chest. Oliver Völler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Giancarlo Migliorini who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Martin Ziege catches Steffen Szepan on the ankles. Martin Ziege is given another warning by the referee! Steffen Szepan runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VfL Bochum

Waldhof Mannheim
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38%
62%
Play Area
32.9%
44.3%
22.8%

Scorers
Oliver Völler 61
Stuart Niven 40, 55, 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stuart Niven of Waldhof Mannheim

Match Ratings