Match Report


VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg     Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC
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Ivan SanchezI. Sanchez61
G
1
G
57Uwe ThieleU. Thiele
Kevin HeiserK. Heiser51
D
2
D
59Marcel EngelsM. Engels
Rainer HermannR. Hermann58
D
3
D
54Pietro Lo GattoP. Lo Gatto
Miguel JardimM. Jardim66
D
4
D
54Andres SegarraA. Segarra
Seyni MermetS. Mermet61
D
5
D
52Vincenzo JaschkeV. Jaschke
Oliver KühnO. Kühn56
M
6
M
61Christian LittbarskiC. Littbarski
Billy VickersB. Vickers59
M
captain7
M
59Jan DörnerJ. Dörner
Tijani Van VlietT. Van Vliet58
M
8captain
M
57Julian SchulzeJ. Schulze
Thomas DehmT. Dehm60
A
9
M
55Richard Van WesteropR. Van Westerop
Linus RahnL. Rahn54
A
10
A
59Nils SchöllN. Schöll
Ross WatsonR. Watson64
A
11
A
57Nils SparwasserN. Sparwasser
 
Felipe DiazF. Diaz61
D
12
G
56Micha‘l LangM. Lang
Daniel NavarroD. Navarro54
M
13
G
55Paul BreyerP. Breyer
Oleg DeanO. Dean54
A
14
M
54Matthias RummeniggeM. Rummenigge

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to Karlsruher SC . A crowd of 13,766 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
VfL Wolfsburg are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Karlsruher SC appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Bakary Linke.


0.00
Karlsruher SC kick off!
2.45
Nils Sparwasser hacks Rainer Hermann from behind! Nils Sparwasser is shown the yellow card! Rainer Hermann runs off the knock.
3.18
Pietro Lo Gatto barges into Thomas Dehm. The referee warns Pietro Lo Gatto to calm down! Thomas Dehm stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.25
Oliver Kühn flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Dehm holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Thomas Dehm shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
6.35
Tijani Van Vliet knocks the ball forward to Ross Watson. Ross Watson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Uwe Thiele easily gets down and covers it.
8.45
Marcel Engels flicks a high pass forward. Julian Schulze collects the pass. Julian Schulze chips the ball to his team mate, Nils Sparwasser. Nils Sparwasser knocks in a cross ball towards Christian Littbarski. Christian Littbarski is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is shockingly off target!
14.32
Kevin Heiser controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Vickers. Billy Vickers chips the ball to his team mate, Ross Watson. Ross Watson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andres Segarra.
15.25
Billy Vickers comes in with a late challenge on Jan Dörner. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jan Dörner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.42
Richard Van Westerop clumsily knocks into Oliver Kühn. The referee calls over Richard Van Westerop and warns him to calm down! Oliver Kühn runs off the knock.
21.26
Oliver Kühn hits a low pass to Billy Vickers. Billy Vickers controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
22.30
Rainer Hermann pushes mid-way up the pitch. Rainer Hermann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Linus Rahn. Linus Rahn tries a spectacular long range effort but Uwe Thiele is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
26.55
Billy Vickers makes a simple pass to Oliver Kühn. Oliver Kühn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
28.10
Rainer Hermann clumsily knocks into Nils Schöll. The referee brings Rainer Hermann to one side and gives him a warning! Nils Schöll runs off the knock.
34.03
Marcel Engels threads a neat ball through to Andres Segarra. Andres Segarra sees space and advances. Andres Segarra deftly passes the ball to Nils Sparwasser, releasing him through on goal. Nils Sparwasser cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
38.48
Ross Watson threads a neat ball through to Linus Rahn. Linus Rahn makes a defence splitting pass to Thomas Dehm. Thomas Dehm comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but it flies wide!
40.33
Oliver Kühn clumsily knocks into Nils Sparwasser. Oliver Kühn is given a warning by the referee! Nils Sparwasser hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.56
Nils Schöll catches Miguel Jardim on the ankles. Nils Schöll is warned by the referee! Miguel Jardim stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfL Wolfsburg appear unchanged since the first half. Karlsruher SC also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
VfL Wolfsburg kick off and get the second half underway!
48.48
Rainer Hermann knocks the ball forward to Oliver Kühn. Oliver Kühn hits a low pass to Linus Rahn. Linus Rahn rushes past Pietro Lo Gatto! Some good footwork from Linus Rahn provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Uwe Thiele easily smothers it!
55.08
Oliver Kühn catches Pietro Lo Gatto on the ankles. The referee calls over Oliver Kühn and shows him a yellow card! Pietro Lo Gatto hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.41
VfL Wolfsburg have made 3 substitutions with Felipe Diaz replacing Miguel Jardim, Daniel Navarro replacing Oliver Kühn and Oleg Dean replacing Thomas Dehm .
69.17
Nils Schöll catches Seyni Mermet on the ankles. The referee calls over Nils Schöll again and warns him to calm down! Seyni Mermet grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
72.36
Daniel Navarro threads a neat ball through to Ross Watson. Ross Watson shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
73.26
Daniel Navarro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Linus Rahn. Linus Rahn makes a probing pass to Ross Watson but he's offside!
75.04
Billy Vickers hits a low pass to Oleg Dean. Oleg Dean shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
79.14
Kevin Heiser flicks a high pass forward. Linus Rahn controls it well on his chest. Linus Rahn makes a great pass forward. Billy Vickers runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
89.15
Felipe Diaz flicks a high ball forward to Tijani Van Vliet who takes it down. Tijani Van Vliet laces a through ball forward to Billy Vickers. Billy Vickers sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

VfL Wolfsburg

Karlsruher SC
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
4
5
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.9%
41.1%
Play Area
24.7%
43.8%
31.5%

Scorers
Nils Sparwasser 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Andres Segarra of Karlsruher SC

Match Ratings
1.Ivan Sanchez (GK)
6
2.Kevin Heiser (DEF)
6
3.Rainer Hermann (DEF)
7
4.Miguel Jardim (DEF)
6
5.Seyni Mermet (DEF)
6
6.Oliver Kühn (MID)yellow card
6
7.Billy Vickers (MID)yellow card
6
8.Tijani Van Vliet (MID)
6
9.Thomas Dehm (ATT)
6
10.Linus Rahn (ATT)
7
11.Ross Watson (ATT)
6
 
12.Felipe Diaz (DEF)
6
13.Daniel Navarro (MID)
6
14.Oleg Dean (ATT)
6

1.Uwe Thiele (GK)
8
2.Marcel Engels (DEF)
7
3.Pietro Lo Gatto (DEF)
5
4.Andres Segarra (DEF)
9
5.Vincenzo Jaschke (DEF)
6
6.Christian Littbarski (MID)
6
7.Jan Dörner (MID)
7
8.Julian Schulze (MID)
6
9.Richard Van Westerop (MID)
6
10.Nils Schöll (ATT)
5
11.Nils Sparwasser (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
 
12.Micha‘l Lang (GK)
0
13.Paul Breyer (GK)
0
14.Matthias Rummenigge (MID)
0