Match Report


VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart     Hertha BSCHertha BSC
Computer Player Computer Player James Dunlop James Dunlop
Linus SammerL. Sammer75
G
captain1
G
77Rolf LechnerR. Lechner
Christian WidmannC. Widmann75
D
2
D
78António HoyosA. Hoyos
Rainer DittrichR. Dittrich68
D
3
D
75Fabian Natale Del VecchioF. Del Vecchio
Rodolphe TomczykR. Tomczyk67
D
4
D
77Julio HarrisJ. Harris
Lennart BusseL. Busse74
M
5
D
73Julien MuhlsteinJ. Muhlstein
David DittmannD. Dittmann70
M
6
M
91Eben AppiahE. Appiah
Purrel GentenaarP. Gentenaar61
M
7
M
71Rainer VogelR. Vogel
Filipe BarrosF. Barros57
M
8
A
71Tomas FonsecaT. Fonseca
Arturo RuizA. Ruiz77
A
9captain
A
87Daniel PalmaD. Palma
Luis NietoL. Nieto70
A
10
A
74Uwe LindemannU. Lindemann
Julian LightfootJ. Lightfoot68
A
11
A
69Gerhard EberleG. Eberle
 
Piet BrunswijkP. Brunswijk71
G
12
D
79Filipe QuaresmaF. Quaresma
Eddie WatersE. Waters68
G
13
M
74Gunnar HalleG. Halle
Vincenzo HermannV. Hermann67
A
14
A
61Alexander WallnerA. Wallner

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to Hertha BSC. A crowd of 19,848 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
VfB Stuttgart are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hertha BSC appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Oliver Szepan.


0.00
The whistle blows and Hertha BSC get the match underway!
4.56
David Dittmann passes the ball forward to Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz skips past Fabian Natale Del Vecchio! Arturo Ruiz muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
6.17
Purrel Gentenaar runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Purrel Gentenaar lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Lightfoot. Julian Lightfoot is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
8.36
António Hoyos hits a low pass to Rainer Vogel. Rainer Vogel sees Daniel Palma in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Palma finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
9.45
Rodolphe Tomczyk knocks the ball to his team mate, Purrel Gentenaar. Purrel Gentenaar sees Julian Lightfoot in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Julian Lightfoot whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Rolf Lechner with no chance!! Goal for VfB Stuttgart!
15.52
With a delightful solo run, Purrel Gentenaar stretches the opposition's defence. Purrel Gentenaar tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
18.22
David Dittmann flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Lightfoot. Julian Lightfoot whips in a cross ball towards Luis Nieto. Luis Nieto outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies towards the top corner but Julien Muhlstein is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
19.36
Purrel Gentenaar takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Julio Harris reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
20.22
Eben Appiah flicks a high pass forward to Gerhard Eberle who brings the ball under control. Gerhard Eberle knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Linus Sammer who gathers it comfortably.
24.53
Purrel Gentenaar flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Ruiz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arturo Ruiz whips in a cross ball towards Luis Nieto. Luis Nieto directs the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Rolf Lechner. What a great pair of hands!
28.55
Rainer Vogel flicks a high pass forward. Uwe Lindemann collects the pass. Uwe Lindemann knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Palma. Daniel Palma whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
32.02
Eben Appiah passes the ball forward to Daniel Palma. Daniel Palma sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
34.31
Seeing a gap ahead, David Dittmann plays the ball forward to Luis Nieto. Luis Nieto knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julio Harris.
36.31
Filipe Barros hits a low pass to Luis Nieto. Luis Nieto shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
38.11
David Dittmann threads a neat ball through to Luis Nieto. Luis Nieto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.32
David Dittmann flicks a high pass forward. Luis Nieto holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luis Nieto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rolf Lechner who gathers it comfortably.
42.16
Purrel Gentenaar hits a low pass to Luis Nieto. Luis Nieto shoots from outside the area. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
45.00
Rainer Dittrich makes a probing pass to Filipe Barros. Filipe Barros threads the ball through to Luis Nieto. Luis Nieto shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfB Stuttgart appear unchanged since the first half. Hertha BSC also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
VfB Stuttgart kick off!
47.52
Purrel Gentenaar deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Nieto. Luis Nieto plays a one-two with Arturo Ruiz and rushes in on goal... Luis Nieto makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Rolf Lechner is on top of his game. Nice save!
48.01
Julio Harris hacks Julian Lightfoot from behind! Julio Harris is given a warning by the referee! Julian Lightfoot runs off the knock.
48.01
Free kick to VfB Stuttgart just outside the area...
49.55
Arturo Ruiz takes a short run up and lifts the ball high over the wall. Too high. What a wasted chance.
51.34
Julio Harris kicks a strong pass forward to Rainer Vogel. Rainer Vogel flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Fonseca. Tomas Fonseca knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Linus Sammer who gathers it comfortably.
53.48
Julien Muhlstein darts forward. Julien Muhlstein hits a low pass to Tomas Fonseca. Tomas Fonseca edges inside the box! Tomas Fonseca comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
57.30
Christian Widmann chips the ball to his team mate, Filipe Barros. Filipe Barros flicks a high pass forward. Luis Nieto holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luis Nieto finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
59.20
Christian Widmann flicks a high pass forward. David Dittmann collects the pass. David Dittmann chips the ball to his team mate, Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rolf Lechner who gathers it comfortably.
61.25
Fabian Natale Del Vecchio flicks a high pass forward. Eben Appiah collects the pass. Eben Appiah threads the ball through to Uwe Lindemann. Uwe Lindemann hits a low pass to Gerhard Eberle. Rodolphe Tomczyk hacks Gerhard Eberle from behind! Gerhard Eberle appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
63.48
Lennart Busse makes a simple pass to Luis Nieto. Luis Nieto shoots from distance but Rolf Lechner is on top of his game. Superb keeping!
66.29
Eben Appiah flicks a high ball forward to Tomas Fonseca who takes it down. Tomas Fonseca knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Gerhard Eberle is offside!
67.55
Rainer Dittrich makes a simple pass to David Dittmann. David Dittmann flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Ruiz controls it well on his chest. Arturo Ruiz shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
73.30
Rodolphe Tomczyk makes a simple pass to Filipe Barros. Filipe Barros runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Filipe Barros makes a pass forward but Julian Lightfoot makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
75.31
Rodolphe Tomczyk flicks a high pass forward. David Dittmann controls it well on his chest. David Dittmann threads the ball through to Julian Lightfoot. Julian Lightfoot finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.42
Hertha BSC have made a substitution with Alexander Wallner replacing Uwe Lindemann .
81.50
David Dittmann knocks the ball forward to Arturo Ruiz. Arturo Ruiz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
84.32
Rainer Vogel threads a neat ball through to Tomas Fonseca. Tomas Fonseca whips in a cross ball towards Alexander Wallner. Alexander Wallner rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alexander Wallner!
90.00
Purrel Gentenaar flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Ruiz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arturo Ruiz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Lightfoot but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VfB Stuttgart

Hertha BSC
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
9
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
70.3%
29.7%
Play Area
23.1%
47.3%
29.7%

Scorers
Arturo Ruiz 9
Luis Nieto 42
Daniel Palma 29
Tomas Fonseca 53
Alexander Wallner 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tomas Fonseca of Hertha BSC

Match Ratings
1.Linus Sammer (GK)
6
2.Christian Widmann (DEF)
6
3.Rainer Dittrich (DEF)
6
4.Rodolphe Tomczyk (DEF)
6
5.Lennart Busse (MID)
6
6.David Dittmann (MID)
8
7.Purrel Gentenaar (MID)
8
8.Filipe Barros (MID)
7
9.Arturo Ruiz (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Luis Nieto (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Julian Lightfoot (ATT)
7
 
12.Piet Brunswijk (GK)
0
13.Eddie Waters (GK)
0
14.Vincenzo Hermann (ATT)
0

1.Rolf Lechner (GK)
7
2.António Hoyos (DEF)
6
3.Fabian Natale Del Vecchio (DEF)
6
4.Julio Harris (DEF)
6
5.Julien Muhlstein (DEF)
7
6.Eben Appiah (MID)
6
7.Rainer Vogel (MID)
7
8.Tomas Fonseca (ATT)goal scored
9
9.Daniel Palma (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Uwe Lindemann (ATT)
7
11.Gerhard Eberle (ATT)
6
 
12.Filipe Quaresma (DEF)
0
13.Gunnar Halle (MID)
0
14.Alexander Wallner (ATT)goal scored
8