Match Report


FC Bayern MunichFC Bayern Munich     VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart
Steve DunnSteve Dunn Jeremy Pickles Jeremy Pickles
Antonio GarridoA. Garrido75
G
1
G
86Pedro PichichiP. Pichichi
Paul WhiteP. White75
D
2
D
74Albrecht WeigelA. Weigel
Matt NaysmithM. Naysmith71
D
3
D
81Sho IshigawaS. Ishigawa
Stefan VogelS. Vogel70
D
4
D
74Kevin SchröderK. Schröder
Ásmundur ThórhallssonÁ. Thórhallsson84
M
5
D
80Simon NeuhausS. Neuhaus
Nicholas RichardsN. Richards75
M
6
M
86Leon HelmerL. Helmer
Martin FloresM. Flores74
M
captain7captain
M
86Bakary KlimekB. Klimek
Marc SchönenbornM. Schönenborn70
M
8
M
83Johan BenonJ. Benon
Florin StingaF. Stinga73
A
9
A
72Ignacio BravoI. Bravo
Rainer MasurR. Masur72
A
10
A
82Vincent GohouriV. Gohouri
Oliver WinklerO. Winkler72
A
11
A
83Jakob GravesenJ. Gravesen
 
Nikolas KauderN. Kauder71
A
12
A
75Eugenio AndresE. Andres
Julian NahrstedtJ. Nahrstedt70
D
13
M
82Rafael AriasR. Arias
Bakary MüllerB. Müller70
A
14
D
76Alec FergusonA. Ferguson

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Allianz Arena where FC Bayern Munich play host to VfB Stuttgart. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Bayern Munich 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 Lars Beckenbauer.


0.00
VfB Stuttgart kick off the first half!
9.42
Leon Helmer flicks a high pass forward to Johan Benon who brings the ball under control. Johan Benon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.56
Bakary Klimek comes in with a late challenge on Matt Naysmith. Bakary Klimek is shown the yellow card! Matt Naysmith runs off the knock.
12.18
Jakob Gravesen surges forward with the ball. Jakob Gravesen whips in a cross ball towards Bakary Klimek. Bakary Klimek connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
16.46
Nicholas Richards flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Winkler controls it well on his chest. Oliver Winkler whips in a cross ball towards Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Pedro Pichichi!
21.50
Nicholas Richards launches a long ball forward into the other half. Oliver Winkler knocks in a cross ball towards Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga powers a header at goal. Florin Stinga scores for FC Bayern Munich!!
24.47
Seeing Leon Helmer's run, Johan Benon quickly throws the ball into his path. With a delightful solo run, Leon Helmer stretches the opposition's defence. Leon Helmer shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.53
Simon Neuhaus chips the ball to his team mate, Bakary Klimek. Bakary Klimek flicks a high ball forward to Jakob Gravesen who takes it down. Jakob Gravesen whips in a cross ball towards Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri whips the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.47
Johan Benon hits a low pass to Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen lofts in a cross ball towards Ignacio Bravo. Ignacio Bravo outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Antonio Garrido comfortably punches it away to safety.
34.16
Marc Schönenborn kicks a strong pass forward to Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga shoots from outside the area but Pedro Pichichi is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
38.54
Leon Helmer passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen lofts in a cross ball towards Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri makes a convincing header. Superb reactions from Antonio Garrido. What a save!
40.01
Jakob Gravesen knocks the ball to his team mate, Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri whips in a cross ball towards Ignacio Bravo. Ignacio Bravo directs the ball goalwards with his head but Antonio Garrido is on top of it.
42.12
With great vision, Matt Naysmith plays the ball forward to Nicholas Richards. Nicholas Richards tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
45.00
Matt Naysmith passes the ball forward to Ásmundur Thórhallsson. Ásmundur Thórhallsson flicks a high pass forward. Florin Stinga collects the pass. Florin Stinga shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Bayern Munich appear unchanged since the first half. VfB Stuttgart also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Bayern Munich players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Bayern Munich kick off!
49.05
Nicholas Richards passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Ásmundur Thórhallsson. Ásmundur Thórhallsson lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Winkler. Oliver Winkler outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
51.46
Ásmundur Thórhallsson flicks a high ball forward to Stefan Vogel who takes it down. Stefan Vogel runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Stefan Vogel lofts in a cross ball towards Rainer Masur. Rainer Masur knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Rainer Masur!
55.44
Martin Flores decides to run forward with the ball. Martin Flores controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Pedro Pichichi manages to keep it out.
57.46
Stefan Vogel hacks Ignacio Bravo from behind! Stefan Vogel is shown the yellow card! Ignacio Bravo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.36
Johan Benon makes a simple pass to Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.27
FC Bayern Munich have made 3 substitutions with Nikolas Kauder replacing Matt Naysmith, Julian Nahrstedt replacing Nicholas Richards and Bakary Müller replacing Florin Stinga .VfB Stuttgart have made a substitution with Eugenio Andres replacing Johan Benon and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
61.29
Julian Nahrstedt sees space and advances. Julian Nahrstedt shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.05
Kevin Schröder passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Sho Ishigawa. Sho Ishigawa threads the ball through to Ignacio Bravo. Ignacio Bravo shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Antonio Garrido.
65.47
With a delightful solo run, Julian Nahrstedt stretches the opposition's defence. Julian Nahrstedt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Neuhaus.
66.30
Stefan Vogel knocks the ball forward to Ásmundur Thórhallsson. Ásmundur Thórhallsson passes the ball forward to Martin Flores. Martin Flores whips in a cross ball towards Rainer Masur. Rainer Masur gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
73.10
Martin Flores changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Martin Flores knocks in a cross ball towards Bakary Müller. Bakary Müller makes a convincing header but somehow Simon Neuhaus happens to be in the right place to block it.
78.03
Stefan Vogel flicks a high ball forward to Martin Flores who takes it down. Martin Flores makes a probing pass to Bakary Müller. Bakary Müller lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Schönenborn. Marc Schönenborn whips the ball goalwards with his head. Pedro Pichichi effortlessly punches it away to safety.
81.19
Leon Helmer comes in with a late challenge on Julian Nahrstedt. The referee calls over Leon Helmer and warns him to calm down! Julian Nahrstedt grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
83.40
Julian Nahrstedt flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Winkler controls it well on his chest. Oliver Winkler cuts inside the box! Oliver Winkler takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.22
Sho Ishigawa threads the ball through to Bakary Klimek. Bakary Klimek knocks the ball to his team mate, Leon Helmer. Leon Helmer whips in a cross ball towards Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri makes a looping header on goal. Antonio Garrido punches it away to safety.
89.08
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Bayern Munich

VfB Stuttgart
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
9
6
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.1%
40.9%
Play Area
26.1%
45.5%
28.4%

Scorers
Florin Stinga 22
Rainer Masur 51
Bakary Klimek 12

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Florin Stinga of FC Bayern Munich

Match Ratings
1.Antonio Garrido (GK)
8
2.Paul White (DEF)
6
3.Matt Naysmith (DEF)
8
4.Stefan Vogel (DEF)yellow card
7
5.Ásmundur Thórhallsson (MID)
7
6.Nicholas Richards (MID)
7
7.Martin Flores (MID)
8
8.Marc Schönenborn (MID)
6
9.Florin Stinga (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Rainer Masur (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Oliver Winkler (ATT)
7
 
12.Nikolas Kauder (ATT)
6
13.Julian Nahrstedt (DEF)
7
14.Bakary Müller (ATT)
6

1.Pedro Pichichi (GK)
9
2.Albrecht Weigel (DEF)
6
3.Sho Ishigawa (DEF)
7
4.Kevin Schröder (DEF)
6
5.Simon Neuhaus (DEF)
6
6.Leon Helmer (MID)
7
7.Bakary Klimek (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
8.Johan Benon (MID)
6
9.Ignacio Bravo (ATT)
6
10.Vincent Gohouri (ATT)
6
11.Jakob Gravesen (ATT)
8
 
12.Eugenio Andres (ATT)
6
13.Rafael Arias (MID)
0
14.Alec Ferguson (DEF)
0