Match Report


Hannover 96Hannover 96     VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart
Computer Player Computer Player Jeremy Pickles Jeremy Pickles
Torsten BorchardT. Borchard63
G
1
G
85Pedro PichichiP. Pichichi
Darl LambersD. Lambers78
D
2
D
70Nicola TeodoraniN. Teodorani
Ruel RodgersR. Rodgers76
D
3
D
74Laurent SibierskiL. Sibierski
Gaspar NascimentoG. Nascimento69
D
captain4
D
74Albrecht WeigelA. Weigel
Alexandre RamosA. Ramos70
M
5
D
72Vinicio E. LopezV. Lopez
Denny Van Der SarD. Van Der Sar70
M
6
M
73Alberto MarquitosA. Marquitos
Linus FrieserL. Frieser70
M
7captain
M
82Rafael AriasR. Arias
Alexander StiepermannA. Stiepermann64
M
8
M
75Robert GreavesR. Greaves
Juan-Carlos MonteroJ. Montero67
A
9
A
72Ignacio BravoI. Bravo
Jimmy ArveladzeJ. Arveladze66
A
10
A
84Dominic GlassD. Glass
Evans CarnascialiE. Carnasciali62
A
11
A
75Eugenio AndresE. Andres
 
Anthony KanuA. Kanu69
D
12
A
82Vincent GohouriV. Gohouri
Jorge FariaJ. Faria61
G
13
M
86Bakary KlimekB. Klimek
Markus FriedmannM. Friedmann61
D
14
D
74Kevin SchröderK. Schröder

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at AWD-Arena where Hannover 96 play host to VfB Stuttgart. A crowd of 20,419 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hannover 96 are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while VfB Stuttgart appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Steffen Busse.


0.00
Hannover 96 start the match!
2.06
Linus Frieser catches Alberto Marquitos on the ankles. The referee calls over Linus Frieser and shows him a yellow card! Alberto Marquitos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.32
Darl Lambers knocks the ball to his team mate, Linus Frieser. Linus Frieser flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Montero holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan-Carlos Montero lofts in a cross ball towards Evans Carnasciali. Evans Carnasciali rises majestically and gets a header on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.35
Nicola Teodorani sees Rafael Arias in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rafael Arias flicks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Andres. Eugenio Andres shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
9.26
Darl Lambers knocks the ball to his team mate, Linus Frieser. Linus Frieser flicks a high pass forward. Jimmy Arveladze holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jimmy Arveladze knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Albrecht Weigel.
10.18
Evans Carnasciali makes a simple pass to Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
12.25
Laurent Sibierski makes a simple pass to Alberto Marquitos. Seeing a gap ahead, Alberto Marquitos plays the ball forward to Robert Greaves. Robert Greaves shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Torsten Borchard smothers it!
15.05
Juan-Carlos Montero flicks a high ball forward to Evans Carnasciali who takes it down. Evans Carnasciali finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
22.37
Rafael Arias kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Greaves. Robert Greaves skips past Ruel Rodgers! Robert Greaves makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Robert Greaves scores for VfB Stuttgart!!
27.15
Ruel Rodgers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Linus Frieser. Linus Frieser flicks a high ball forward to Evans Carnasciali who takes it down. Evans Carnasciali passes the ball forward but Juan-Carlos Montero is offside!
32.36
Ignacio Bravo barges into Gaspar Nascimento. The referee warns Ignacio Bravo to calm down! Gaspar Nascimento stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.46
Jimmy Arveladze comes in with a late challenge on Albrecht Weigel. Jimmy Arveladze is shown the yellow card! Albrecht Weigel runs off the knock.
38.01
Robert Greaves darts forward. Robert Greaves whips in a cross ball towards Ignacio Bravo. Ignacio Bravo powers a header at goal but Torsten Borchard is on top of it.
39.14
Robert Greaves threads the ball through to Alberto Marquitos. Alberto Marquitos tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Torsten Borchard manages to gather it easily.
44.44
Alberto Marquitos passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Dominic Glass. Dominic Glass lofts in a cross ball towards Ignacio Bravo. Ignacio Bravo heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for VfB Stuttgart!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hannover 96 appear unchanged since the first half. VfB Stuttgart also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
VfB Stuttgart start the second half!
47.28
Albrecht Weigel runs forward with the ball. Albrecht Weigel knocks the ball to his team mate, Ignacio Bravo. Ignacio Bravo shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Torsten Borchard manages to gather it.
48.16
Robert Greaves makes a beautiful solo run. Robert Greaves cuts inside the box! Robert Greaves side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Torsten Borchard gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
55.15
Ignacio Bravo catches Darl Lambers on the ankles. Ignacio Bravo is given another warning by the referee! Darl Lambers runs off the knock.
57.34
Robert Greaves threads a neat ball through to Ignacio Bravo. Ignacio Bravo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Torsten Borchard manages to keep it out.
60.46
Robert Greaves knocks the ball forward to Ignacio Bravo. Ignacio Bravo shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Torsten Borchard.
61.17
Albrecht Weigel threads a neat ball through to Robert Greaves. Robert Greaves knocks the ball forward to Rafael Arias. Rafael Arias plays a scrappy one-two with Eugenio Andres and advances towards the goal... Rafael Arias comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball takes a deflection leaving Torsten Borchard with no chance!! Goal for VfB Stuttgart!
65.42
Jimmy Arveladze catches Vinicio E. Lopez on the ankles. The referee warns Jimmy Arveladze to calm down! Vinicio E. Lopez stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.51
Laurent Sibierski darts forward. Laurent Sibierski plays the ball forward to Dominic Glass. Dominic Glass shoots from 25 yards. Torsten Borchard easily gets down and covers it.
69.09
Alberto Marquitos hacks Linus Frieser from behind! The referee brings Alberto Marquitos to one side and gives him a warning! Linus Frieser carries on, but is struggling a bit.
71.36
Laurent Sibierski flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Arias holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rafael Arias flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Glass controls it well on his chest. Dominic Glass shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
73.03
Darl Lambers decides to run forward with the ball. Darl Lambers passes the ball forward to Evans Carnasciali. Evans Carnasciali shoots from 20 yards. Pedro Pichichi gets down and covers it.
75.03
Darl Lambers passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Alexandre Ramos. Alexandre Ramos passes the ball forward to Denny Van Der Sar. Denny Van Der Sar tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
77.54
Albrecht Weigel decides to run forward with the ball. Albrecht Weigel flicks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Andres. Eugenio Andres puts a great ball through. Ignacio Bravo runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
79.45
Ignacio Bravo threads a neat ball through to Eugenio Andres. Eugenio Andres knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Torsten Borchard who gathers it comfortably.
84.06
Robert Greaves flicks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Andres. Eugenio Andres finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
87.39
Denny Van Der Sar catches Rafael Arias on the ankles. Denny Van Der Sar is given a warning by the referee! Rafael Arias hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Denny Van Der Sar sees a break and surges forward. Denny Van Der Sar makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Evans Carnasciali but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Hannover 96

VfB Stuttgart
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
12
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
4
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.5%
58.5%
Play Area
35.4%
42.7%
22%

Scorers
Robert Greaves 22
Ignacio Bravo 44
Rafael Arias 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Robert Greaves of VfB Stuttgart

Match Ratings