Match Report


FC AugsburgFC Augsburg     VfL BochumVfL Bochum
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Nicolas SchrammN. Schramm51
G
1
G
58Anton LorenzA. Lorenz
Paul OverathP. Overath73
D
2
D
58Matthias TurekM. Turek
Lars SchnoorL. Schnoor73
D
3captain
D
55Walter TacchinardiW. Tacchinardi
Sebastiao RamosS. Ramos60
D
4
D
54Danny WainwrightD. Wainwright
Jan AhrensJ. Ahrens50
D
5
D
52Eduardo PintoE. Pinto
Paul WeigelP. Weigel67
M
6
M
62Leon StreichL. Streich
Armin JentschA. Jentsch63
M
7
M
57Nicolas ZieglerN. Ziegler
Rainer HitzlspergerR. Hitzlsperger59
M
8
M
51Aladino NappiA. Nappi
Gerhard DiakiteG. Diakite59
M
9
M
47Bakary WinklerB. Winkler
Anthony ThirlwellA. Thirlwell62
A
captain10
A
61Oliver WendelO. Wendel
Pier Giovanni GiacchettaP. Giacchetta58
A
11
A
60Marc UeltschiM. Ueltschi
 
Sven GerlachS. Gerlach57
M
12
G
52Oliver BischoffO. Bischoff
Malte ArnoldM. Arnold56
M
13
A
52Bakary KirschnerB. Kirschner
Tony NijkampT. Nijkamp55
A
14
D
51Simon HankeS. Hanke

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at WWK Arena where FC Augsburg play host to VfL Bochum. A crowd of 10,316 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Augsburg and VfL Bochum are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nico Fromm.


0.00
VfL Bochum kick off and get the first half underway!
2.26
Rainer Hitzlsperger plays the ball forward to Anthony Thirlwell. Anthony Thirlwell whips in a cross ball towards Pier Giovanni Giacchetta. Pier Giovanni Giacchetta whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Anton Lorenz.
3.38
Corner kick to FC Augsburg. Armin Jentsch plays it to the far post. Bakary Winkler reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
10.25
Jan Ahrens controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rainer Hitzlsperger. Rainer Hitzlsperger flicks a high pass forward to Anthony Thirlwell who brings the ball under control. Anthony Thirlwell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.10
Paul Weigel kicks a strong pass forward to Armin Jentsch. Armin Jentsch shoots from outside the area but Anton Lorenz is on top of it.
15.48
Leon Streich flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Wendel collects the pass. Oliver Wendel edges inside the box! Lars Schnoor barges into Oliver Wendel. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
18.41
Nicolas Ziegler chips the ball to his team mate, Aladino Nappi. Aladino Nappi whips in a cross ball towards Oliver Wendel. Oliver Wendel outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but slams it into the crowd!
21.30
Matthias Turek decides to run forward with the ball. Matthias Turek sees Marc Ueltschi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marc Ueltschi controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Oliver Wendel through on goal. Oliver Wendel muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
27.50
Leon Streich threads a neat ball through to Oliver Wendel. Oliver Wendel plays a scrappy one-two with Marc Ueltschi and stumbles forward towards the goal... Oliver Wendel looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.35
Rainer Hitzlsperger flicks a high pass forward to Pier Giovanni Giacchetta who brings the ball under control. Pier Giovanni Giacchetta lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Thirlwell. Anthony Thirlwell is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Anthony Thirlwell scores for FC Augsburg!!
40.55
Rainer Hitzlsperger threads a neat ball through to Pier Giovanni Giacchetta. Pier Giovanni Giacchetta knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Thirlwell. Anthony Thirlwell gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
Armin Jentsch clumsily knocks into Marc Ueltschi. Armin Jentsch is warned by the referee! Marc Ueltschi stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Augsburg appear unchanged since the first half. VfL Bochum also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Augsburg start the second half!
47.18
Nicolas Ziegler threads a neat ball through to Leon Streich. Leon Streich flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Ziegler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicolas Ziegler shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
48.41
Aladino Nappi surges forward with the ball. Aladino Nappi advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Aladino Nappi provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
51.31
Danny Wainwright surges forward with the ball. Danny Wainwright hits a low pass to Marc Ueltschi. Marc Ueltschi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.23
Sebastiao Ramos kicks a strong pass forward to Armin Jentsch. With great vision, Armin Jentsch plays the ball forward to Anthony Thirlwell. Anthony Thirlwell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.18
Aladino Nappi threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Ziegler. Nicolas Ziegler shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
60.34
Seeing a gap ahead, Lars Schnoor laces a through ball forward to Gerhard Diakite. Gerhard Diakite plays the ball forward to Anthony Thirlwell. Anthony Thirlwell rushes past Eduardo Pinto! Anthony Thirlwell tries a spectacular strike but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
61.57
Walter Tacchinardi hacks Pier Giovanni Giacchetta from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Pier Giovanni Giacchetta stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.32
VfL Bochum are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
69.10
Rainer Hitzlsperger surges forward with the ball. Rainer Hitzlsperger skips past Walter Tacchinardi! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Rainer Hitzlsperger provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
87.50
Anthony Thirlwell hacks Danny Wainwright from behind! The referee calls over Anthony Thirlwell and shows him a yellow card! Danny Wainwright hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.48
Sebastiao Ramos gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Rainer Hitzlsperger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

FC Augsburg

VfL Bochum
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
26.2%
45%
28.7%

Scorers
Anthony Thirlwell 34, 41
Rainer Hitzlsperger 69
Aladino Nappi 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rainer Hitzlsperger of FC Augsburg

Match Ratings
1.Nicolas Schramm (GK)
6
2.Paul Overath (DEF)
6
3.Lars Schnoor (DEF)
6
4.Sebastiao Ramos (DEF)
7
5.Jan Ahrens (DEF)
6
6.Paul Weigel (MID)
6
7.Armin Jentsch (MID)
6
8.Rainer Hitzlsperger (MID)goal scored
9
9.Gerhard Diakite (MID)
6
10.Anthony Thirlwell (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
11.Pier Giovanni Giacchetta (ATT)
7
 
12.Sven Gerlach (MID)
0
13.Malte Arnold (MID)
0
14.Tony Nijkamp (ATT)
0

1.Anton Lorenz (GK)
6
2.Matthias Turek (DEF)
6
3.Walter Tacchinardi (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Danny Wainwright (DEF)
6
5.Eduardo Pinto (DEF)
6
6.Leon Streich (MID)
6
7.Nicolas Ziegler (MID)
6
8.Aladino Nappi (MID)goal scored
8
9.Bakary Winkler (MID)
6
10.Oliver Wendel (ATT)
6
11.Marc Ueltschi (ATT)
6
 
12.Oliver Bischoff (GK)
0
13.Bakary Kirschner (ATT)
0
14.Simon Hanke (DEF)
0