Match Report


VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg     Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen
Tri DinhTri Dinh Hexi Lee Hexi Lee
Ivan SanchezI. Sanchez61
G
1
G
60Jonas HeiserJ. Heiser
Felipe DiazF. Diaz61
D
2
D
55Alexander SchneiderA. Schneider
Renato PanarelliR. Panarelli53
D
3
D
59Duncan LiddellD. Liddell
Miguel JardimM. Jardim66
D
4
D
58Matthias BergM. Berg
Seyni MermetS. Mermet61
D
5
D
61Augusto DaboA. Dabo
Cristiano ProiettiC. Proietti60
M
6
M
58Albrecht DöringA. Döring
Daniel NavarroD. Navarro54
M
captain7captain
M
62Martin MüllerM. Müller
Oliver KühnO. Kühn56
M
8
M
57Martin RascleM. Rascle
Oleg DeanO. Dean54
A
9
A
58Marcel SzepanM. Szepan
Linus RahnL. Rahn54
A
10
A
51David LinkeD. Linke
Ross WatsonR. Watson64
A
11
A
53Kevin OverathK. Overath
 
Pierre G. TaibiP. Taibi56
D
12
G
53Christian TöpferC. Töpfer
Teddy MikeT. Mike50
M
13
M
52Uwe MeidtU. Meidt
Frank JessF. Jess46
A
14
A
46Noah SchefflerN. Scheffler

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to Bayer Leverkusen. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both VfL Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Markus Thiele.


0.00
The whistle blows and Bayer Leverkusen get the match underway!
15.54
Oliver Kühn makes a simple pass to Ross Watson. Ross Watson knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Linus Rahn is offside!
16.35
Seyni Mermet hits a low pass to Miguel Jardim. Miguel Jardim kicks a strong pass forward to Ross Watson. Ross Watson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
18.30
Martin Müller receives the ball from a throw-in from Duncan Liddell. Martin Müller runs forward with the ball. Martin Müller darts forward. Martin Müller lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Overath. Kevin Overath whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
21.51
Renato Panarelli flicks a high pass forward to Oleg Dean who brings the ball neatly under control. Oleg Dean controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.48
Seyni Mermet barges into Marcel Szepan. The referee calls over Seyni Mermet and shows him a yellow card! Marcel Szepan runs off the knock.
27.48
Oliver Kühn barges into Albrecht Döring. Oliver Kühn is warned by the referee! Albrecht Döring hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.50
Felipe Diaz flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Navarro controls it well on his chest. Daniel Navarro sees Ross Watson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ross Watson shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
39.05
Cristiano Proietti hits a low pass to Ross Watson. Ross Watson kicks a strong pass forward to Oleg Dean but the referee indicates it's offside!
40.44
Matthias Berg sees Kevin Overath in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kevin Overath threads the ball through to Martin Müller. Martin Müller plays a scrappy one-two with Kevin Overath and stumbles forward towards the goal... Martin Müller side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Ivan Sanchez!
44.36
Cristiano Proietti chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Navarro. Daniel Navarro makes a simple pass to Ross Watson. Ross Watson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexander Schneider.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfL Wolfsburg appear unchanged since the first half. Bayer Leverkusen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
VfL Wolfsburg kick off and get the second half underway!
48.19
Martin Müller flicks a high pass forward. David Linke collects the pass. David Linke tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Ivan Sanchez manages to gather it.
51.17
Miguel Jardim makes a probing pass to Oliver Kühn. Oliver Kühn threads a neat ball through to Ross Watson. Ross Watson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alexander Schneider.
53.45
Cristiano Proietti flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Jardim collects the pass. Miguel Jardim makes a probing pass to Cristiano Proietti. Cristiano Proietti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Martin Rascle.
54.37
Marcel Szepan clumsily knocks into Seyni Mermet. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Seyni Mermet stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.21
With imagination, Cristiano Proietti picks a pass forward to Oliver Kühn. With vision, Oliver Kühn plays the ball forward to Linus Rahn. Linus Rahn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jonas Heiser who gathers it comfortably.
60.04
VfL Wolfsburg have made 2 substitutions with Pierre G. Taibi replacing Renato Panarelli and Teddy Mike replacing Daniel Navarro .
63.38
Cristiano Proietti flicks a high pass forward. Ross Watson collects the pass. Ross Watson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duncan Liddell.
66.55
Cristiano Proietti hits a low pass to Oliver Kühn. Oliver Kühn shoots from outside the area. Jonas Heiser comfortably gets down and covers it.
67.03
Martin Müller catches Teddy Mike on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Teddy Mike grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
72.27
Kevin Overath clumsily knocks into Pierre G. Taibi. The referee warns Kevin Overath to calm down! Pierre G. Taibi carries on, but is struggling a bit.
77.04
VfL Wolfsburg have made a substitution with Frank Jess replacing Linus Rahn .
81.53
Alexander Schneider controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Rascle. Martin Rascle threads the ball through to David Linke. David Linke shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
84.09
Teddy Mike plays the ball forward to Frank Jess. Frank Jess knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matthias Berg.
87.29
Teddy Mike threads a neat ball through to Frank Jess. Frank Jess knocks in a cross ball towards Ross Watson. Ross Watson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

VfL Wolfsburg

Bayer Leverkusen
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.2%
36.8%
Play Area
25%
45.6%
29.4%

Scorers
Ross Watson 87
Kevin Overath 18

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ross Watson of VfL Wolfsburg

Match Ratings
1.Ivan Sanchez (GK)
7
2.Felipe Diaz (DEF)
6
3.Renato Panarelli (DEF)
6
4.Miguel Jardim (DEF)
6
5.Seyni Mermet (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Cristiano Proietti (MID)
7
7.Daniel Navarro (MID)
6
8.Oliver Kühn (MID)
7
9.Oleg Dean (ATT)
6
10.Linus Rahn (ATT)
6
11.Ross Watson (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Pierre G. Taibi (DEF)
6
13.Teddy Mike (MID)
6
14.Frank Jess (ATT)
7

1.Jonas Heiser (GK)
7
2.Alexander Schneider (DEF)
6
3.Duncan Liddell (DEF)
6
4.Matthias Berg (DEF)
6
5.Augusto Dabo (DEF)
6
6.Albrecht Döring (MID)
7
7.Martin Müller (MID)yellow card
8
8.Martin Rascle (MID)
6
9.Marcel Szepan (ATT)yellow card
5
10.David Linke (ATT)
6
11.Kevin Overath (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Christian Töpfer (GK)
0
13.Uwe Meidt (MID)
0
14.Noah Scheffler (ATT)
0