Match Report


VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart     Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig
Jamie parrJamie parr Steven Brown Steven Brown
Pedro LimaP. Lima78
G
1
G
78Linus LorenzL. Lorenz
Peter KeeganP. Keegan80
D
2
D
64Steffen BeckS. Beck
Paul BrownP. Brown79
D
3
D
72Moritz GötzM. Götz
Pegguy LuccinP. Luccin78
D
4
D
68Gregorio CarmonaG. Carmona
Jonathan RufusJ. Rufus78
M
5captain
M
68Luis LopesL. Lopes
Celestine AliyuC. Aliyu75
M
captain6
M
67Malte FriedmannM. Friedmann
Helder AlmeidaH. Almeida75
M
7
M
69Sven BierhoffS. Bierhoff
Guy CoppensG. Coppens82
M
8
M
68Torsten BrehmeT. Brehme
Henry MartinsH. Martins84
A
9
A
73Nils KauderN. Kauder
Luigi LéonardL. Léonard80
A
10
A
69Oliver MeidtO. Meidt
George EadieG. Eadie83
A
11
A
67Allan DeschampsA. Deschamps
 
Olaf JansenO. Jansen39
M
12
G
57Gerhard BöhmG. Böhm
Steffen KirschnerS. Kirschner78
A
13
A
70Rainer HelmerR. Helmer
Antoine KanteA. Kante43
A
14
M
69Gianfranco AlbertiniG. Albertini

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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 Eintracht Braunschweig . Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both VfB Stuttgart and Eintracht Braunschweig are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Artur Tavares.


0.00
VfB Stuttgart start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.30
With a delightful solo run, Torsten Brehme stretches the opposition's defence. Torsten Brehme knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.19
Paul Brown chips the ball to his team mate, Guy Coppens. Guy Coppens makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonathan Rufus. Jonathan Rufus plays a scrappy one-two with Henry Martins and advances towards the goal... Jonathan Rufus takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
8.01
Gregorio Carmona passes the ball forward to Malte Friedmann. Malte Friedmann hits a low pass to Allan Deschamps. Allan Deschamps tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
9.52
Celestine Aliyu plays the ball forward to Luigi Léonard. Luigi Léonard shoots from 20 yards but somehow Linus Lorenz manages to keep it out.
12.39
Malte Friedmann knocks the ball forward to Oliver Meidt. Oliver Meidt runs straight at the defence! Pegguy Luccin comes in with a late challenge on Oliver Meidt. Oliver Meidt appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
15.40
Celestine Aliyu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of George Eadie. George Eadie lofts in a cross ball towards Luigi Léonard. Luigi Léonard is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Linus Lorenz reads it well. Great save!
16.41
Malte Friedmann knocks the ball forward to Sven Bierhoff. Sven Bierhoff rushes past Paul Brown! Sven Bierhoff cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Pedro Lima!
18.22
Jonathan Rufus flicks a high pass forward. George Eadie controls it well on his chest. George Eadie whips in a cross ball towards Luigi Léonard. With a superhuman jump, Luigi Léonard connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
21.40
Pegguy Luccin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonathan Rufus. Without breaking stride, Jonathan Rufus plays the ball forward to Henry Martins. Henry Martins lofts in a cross ball towards Luigi Léonard. Luigi Léonard makes a convincing header. Linus Lorenz didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
27.22
Torsten Brehme chips the ball to his team mate, Oliver Meidt. Oliver Meidt shoots from 20 yards. Pedro Lima effortlessly gets down and covers it.
30.22
Moritz Götz takes it forward alone. Moritz Götz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Malte Friedmann. Malte Friedmann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.16
Moritz Götz hacks Henry Martins from behind! The referee calls over Moritz Götz and shows him a yellow card! Henry Martins hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.19
Celestine Aliyu knocks the ball forward to Luigi Léonard. Luigi Léonard plays a scrappy one-two with George Eadie and stumbles forward towards the goal... Luigi Léonard comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. Superb reactions from Linus Lorenz. What a save!
39.42
Sven Bierhoff advances with the ball. Sven Bierhoff plays a quick one-two with Oliver Meidt and rushes in on goal... Sven Bierhoff side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.01
Helder Almeida advances with the ball. Helder Almeida sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfB Stuttgart appear unchanged since the first half. Eintracht Braunschweig also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Eintracht Braunschweig get the second half underway!
48.03
Sven Bierhoff threads a neat ball through to Malte Friedmann. Malte Friedmann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
53.59
Sven Bierhoff knocks the ball forward to Allan Deschamps. Allan Deschamps advances inside the box! Allan Deschamps shoots from just inside the box but somehow Pedro Lima manages to keep it out.
57.54
Gregorio Carmona makes a beautiful solo run. Gregorio Carmona flicks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Meidt. Oliver Meidt knocks in a cross ball towards Nils Kauder. Nils Kauder connects with a diving header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.20
VfB Stuttgart have made a substitution with Steffen Kirschner replacing Luigi Léonard .
61.29
Celestine Aliyu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonathan Rufus. Jonathan Rufus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Celestine Aliyu but he's offside!
63.45
Celestine Aliyu makes an attacking run forward. Celestine Aliyu whips in a cross ball towards George Eadie. George Eadie gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball takes a deflection leaving Linus Lorenz with no chance!! Goal for VfB Stuttgart!
66.43
Nils Kauder sees space and advances. Nils Kauder rushes past Paul Brown! Nils Kauder muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
67.41
Pegguy Luccin knocks the ball to his team mate, Celestine Aliyu. Celestine Aliyu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Helder Almeida. Helder Almeida tries a spectacular long range effort but Linus Lorenz is on top of it.
71.13
Pegguy Luccin changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Pegguy Luccin knocks in a cross ball towards Helder Almeida. Helder Almeida flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
72.45
Gregorio Carmona sees space and advances. Gregorio Carmona plays a scrappy one-two with Luis Lopes and stumbles forward towards the goal... Gregorio Carmona takes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
77.59
Helder Almeida threads a neat ball through to George Eadie. George Eadie knocks in a cross ball towards Helder Almeida. Helder Almeida connects with a diving header but it is miles over!
81.15
Malte Friedmann flicks a high pass forward. Allan Deschamps collects the pass. Allan Deschamps advances inside the box! Allan Deschamps shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Pedro Lima. Excellent save.
85.22
Celestine Aliyu knocks the ball to his team mate, Steffen Kirschner. Steffen Kirschner whips in a cross ball towards Jonathan Rufus. Jonathan Rufus outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Linus Lorenz easily punches it away to safety.
87.07
George Eadie clumsily knocks into Moritz Götz. The referee calls over George Eadie and shows him a yellow card! Moritz Götz gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
89.31
Celestine Aliyu flicks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Rufus. Jonathan Rufus knocks in a cross ball towards George Eadie. George Eadie directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Linus Lorenz manages to keep it out.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VfB Stuttgart

Eintracht Braunschweig
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
9
7
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44%
56%
Play Area
31%
44%
25%

Scorers
George Eadie 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Linus Lorenz of Eintracht Braunschweig

Match Ratings
1.Pedro Lima (GK)
9
2.Peter Keegan (DEF)
6
3.Paul Brown (DEF)
6
4.Pegguy Luccin (DEF)
7
5.Jonathan Rufus (MID)
7
6.Celestine Aliyu (MID)
9
7.Helder Almeida (MID)
6
8.Guy Coppens (MID)
6
9.Henry Martins (ATT)
6
10.Luigi Léonard (ATT)
7
11.George Eadie (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
 
12.Olaf Jansen (MID)
0
13.Steffen Kirschner (ATT)
6
14.Antoine Kante (ATT)
0

1.Linus Lorenz (GK)
9
2.Steffen Beck (DEF)
6
3.Moritz Götz (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Gregorio Carmona (DEF)
8
5.Luis Lopes (MID)
6
6.Malte Friedmann (MID)
7
7.Sven Bierhoff (MID)
7
8.Torsten Brehme (MID)
6
9.Nils Kauder (ATT)
6
10.Oliver Meidt (ATT)
7
11.Allan Deschamps (ATT)
7
 
12.Gerhard Böhm (GK)
0
13.Rainer Helmer (ATT)
0
14.Gianfranco Albertini (MID)
0