Match Report


VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart     SC FreiburgSC Freiburg
Jamie parrJamie parr Nick Day Nick Day
Pedro LimaP. Lima79
G
1
G
77Eerik FaltE. Falt
Kubilay TürkyilmazK. Türkyilmaz79
D
2
D
68Stefán RíkhardssonS. Ríkhardsson
Muzzy SükürM. Sükür79
D
captain3
D
65Peter KluivertP. Kluivert
Paul BrownP. Brown79
D
4
D
72Francisco PinheiroF. Pinheiro
Pegguy LuccinP. Luccin80
D
5captain
M
67Sylvain StoneS. Stone
Oleg MurphyO. Murphy86
M
6
D
76Mario StanicM. Stanic
Helder AlmeidaH. Almeida81
M
7
M
68Gonçalo CervantesG. Cervantes
Guy CoppensG. Coppens83
M
8
M
72Titus BestT. Best
Steffen KirschnerS. Kirschner79
A
9
A
77Rafael FernandesR. Fernandes
Henry MartinsH. Martins88
A
10
A
74Gregoor ZuidersmaG. Zuidersma
Daniel PetrescuD. Petrescu79
A
11
A
75Paul BoothP. Booth
 
George EadieG. Eadie84
A
12
M
73Uwe RummeniggeU. Rummenigge
Peter KeeganP. Keegan80
D
13
M
73Samuele FavalliS. Favalli
Olaf JansenO. Jansen40
M
14
A
71Guilherme AlvesG. Alves

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to SC Freiburg. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
VfB Stuttgart are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while SC Freiburg appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Harry Hitchcock.


0.00
SC Freiburg kick off and get the first half underway!
2.50
Guy Coppens threads the ball through to Steffen Kirschner. Steffen Kirschner shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Eerik Falt smothers it!
6.57
Peter Kluivert sees a break and surges forward. Peter Kluivert passes the ball forward to Gregoor Zuidersma. Gregoor Zuidersma edges inside the box! Gregoor Zuidersma cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.09
Muzzy Sükür flicks a high ball forward to Guy Coppens who takes it down. Guy Coppens flicks a high pass forward. Henry Martins collects the pass. Henry Martins knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stefán Ríkhardsson.
9.18
Titus Best makes a probing pass to Sylvain Stone. Sylvain Stone deftly passes the ball to Gonçalo Cervantes, releasing him through on goal. Some good footwork from Gonçalo Cervantes provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is deflected wide by Pegguy Luccin.
10.05
It's a corner kick. Mario Stanic kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Muzzy Sükür gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
14.28
Peter Kluivert clumsily knocks into Steffen Kirschner. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Steffen Kirschner runs off the knock.
15.12
Guy Coppens controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steffen Kirschner. Steffen Kirschner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Peter Kluivert.
16.53
Mario Stanic flicks a high pass forward. Sylvain Stone holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sylvain Stone shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
24.04
Paul Brown clumsily knocks into Mario Stanic. Paul Brown is warned by the referee! Mario Stanic stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.15
Mario Stanic makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Booth. Paul Booth knocks the ball forward, putting Gregoor Zuidersma through on goal. Paul Brown clumsily knocks into Gregoor Zuidersma. Gregoor Zuidersma appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
27.59
Helder Almeida deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oleg Murphy. Oleg Murphy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.59
Stefán Ríkhardsson hits a low pass to Francisco Pinheiro. Without breaking stride, Francisco Pinheiro plays the ball forward to Rafael Fernandes. Rafael Fernandes tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Pedro Lima manages to keep it out.
30.52
Paul Brown flicks a high pass forward. Steffen Kirschner collects the pass. Steffen Kirschner whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Petrescu. Daniel Petrescu knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Daniel Petrescu scores for VfB Stuttgart!!
33.33
Kubilay Türkyilmaz flicks a high pass forward. Oleg Murphy collects the pass. Oleg Murphy whips in a cross ball towards Steffen Kirschner. Steffen Kirschner rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
34.20
Stefán Ríkhardsson hacks Guy Coppens from behind! The referee calls over Stefán Ríkhardsson and shows him a yellow card! Guy Coppens stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.14
Guy Coppens chips the ball to his team mate, Steffen Kirschner. Steffen Kirschner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.34
Paul Brown hacks Paul Booth from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paul Booth grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
Guy Coppens makes a simple pass to Helder Almeida. Helder Almeida shoots from long range but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfB Stuttgart appear unchanged since the first half. SC Freiburg also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
VfB Stuttgart start the second half!
54.05
Paul Brown takes it forward alone. Paul Brown finds some space and shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Paul Brown!
57.27
Stefán Ríkhardsson hacks Guy Coppens from behind! Stefán Ríkhardsson is warned by the referee! Guy Coppens grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.53
SC Freiburg have made a substitution with Guilherme Alves replacing Gregoor Zuidersma .
61.61
Helder Almeida flicks the ball to his team mate, Steffen Kirschner. Steffen Kirschner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.50
Stefán Ríkhardsson comes in with a late challenge on Guy Coppens. Stefán Ríkhardsson is warned by the referee again! Guy Coppens stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.43
Paul Booth comes in with a late challenge on Oleg Murphy. The referee calls over Paul Booth and shows him a yellow card! Oleg Murphy carries on, but is struggling a bit.
71.57
Mario Stanic runs straight at the opposition's defence. Mario Stanic sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Pedro Lima smothers it!
72.11
Titus Best knocks the ball forward to Mario Stanic. Mario Stanic tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
75.55
Gonçalo Cervantes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Titus Best. Titus Best plays a scrappy one-two with Gonçalo Cervantes and advances towards the goal... Titus Best comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
77.54
VfB Stuttgart have made 2 substitutions with George Eadie replacing Daniel Petrescu and Peter Keegan replacing Pegguy Luccin .SC Freiburg have made 2 substitutions with Uwe Rummenigge replacing Mario Stanic and Samuele Favalli replacing Gonçalo Cervantes .
79.09
Oleg Murphy threads a neat ball through to Guy Coppens. Guy Coppens knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stefán Ríkhardsson.
83.06
Kubilay Türkyilmaz takes it forward alone. Kubilay Türkyilmaz knocks the ball forward to Steffen Kirschner. Steffen Kirschner finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
84.39
Francisco Pinheiro plays the ball forward to Peter Kluivert. Peter Kluivert chips the ball to his team mate, Samuele Favalli. Samuele Favalli plays a one-two with Uwe Rummenigge and rushes in on goal... Samuele Favalli tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
89.16
Helder Almeida sees Steffen Kirschner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steffen Kirschner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Peter Keegan darts forward. Peter Keegan hits a low pass to Steffen Kirschner. Steffen Kirschner finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

VfB Stuttgart

SC Freiburg
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
5
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
23.8%
44%
32.1%

Scorers
Daniel Petrescu 31
Paul Brown 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Daniel Petrescu of VfB Stuttgart

Match Ratings
1.Pedro Lima (GK)
7
2.Kubilay Türkyilmaz (DEF)
7
3.Muzzy Sükür (DEF)
7
4.Paul Brown (DEF)goal scoredyellow card
8
5.Pegguy Luccin (DEF)
6
6.Oleg Murphy (MID)
6
7.Helder Almeida (MID)
8
8.Guy Coppens (MID)
8
9.Steffen Kirschner (ATT)
7
10.Henry Martins (ATT)
6
11.Daniel Petrescu (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.George Eadie (ATT)
6
13.Peter Keegan (DEF)
6
14.Olaf Jansen (MID)
0

1.Eerik Falt (GK)
6
2.Stefán Ríkhardsson (DEF)yellow card
4
3.Peter Kluivert (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Francisco Pinheiro (DEF)
8
5.Sylvain Stone (MID)
6
6.Mario Stanic (DEF)
7
7.Gonçalo Cervantes (MID)
6
8.Titus Best (MID)
7
9.Rafael Fernandes (ATT)
6
10.Gregoor Zuidersma (ATT)
6
11.Paul Booth (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Uwe Rummenigge (MID)
6
13.Samuele Favalli (MID)
6
14.Guilherme Alves (ATT)
6