Match Report


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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Ruhrstadion where VfL Bochum play host to Rot-Weiss Ahlen. A crowd of 12,618 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both VfL Bochum and Rot-Weiss Ahlen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alexander Ziegler.


0.00
The whistle blows and VfL Bochum get the match underway!
3.45
Kevin Sammer flicks the ball to his team mate, Hauke Breitner. Hauke Breitner tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Hauke Röhlig comfortably smothers it!
8.22
Hauke Breitner threads a neat ball through to Simon Kirschner. Simon Kirschner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
9.24
Anton Welke makes a probing pass to Kevin Sammer. Kevin Sammer picks a pass forward to Simon Kirschner. Simon Kirschner edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Simon Kirschner provides some space. He shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
15.19
Maurits Dibi flicks the ball to his team mate, Tobias Brückner. Tobias Brückner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Stefan Birkwald manages to gather it effortlessly.
20.52
Mario Cudini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Kirschner. Simon Kirschner shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
21.33
Bakary Breyer makes a probing pass to Gerhard Metzger. Gerhard Metzger advances with the ball. Gerhard Metzger cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Gerhard Metzger provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Stefan Birkwald reads it well. Excellent save!
28.44
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
30.29
Anton Welke makes a simple pass to Hauke Breitner. Hauke Breitner makes an attacking run forward. Hauke Breitner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.43
Maurits Dibi clumsily knocks into Thomas Prantl. Maurits Dibi is warned by the referee! Thomas Prantl hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.36
Mario Cudini decides to run forward with the ball. Mario Cudini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.35
Julian Bräutigam barges into Anton Welke. The referee calls over Julian Bräutigam and shows him a yellow card! Anton Welke hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfL Bochum appear unchanged since the first half. Rot-Weiss Ahlen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Rot-Weiss Ahlen kicking off!
47.12
Tobias Brückner passes the ball forward to Tiago Lopes. Tiago Lopes rushes past Giulliano Koning! Tiago Lopes comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
71.56
Gerhard Metzger passes the ball forward to Maurits Dibi. Maurits Dibi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stefan Birkwald who gathers it comfortably.
77.01
Kevin Sammer knocks the ball forward to Simon Kirschner. Simon Kirschner whips in a cross ball towards Nico Arndt. Nico Arndt makes a looping header on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
78.16
Gerhard Metzger threads the ball through to Steffen Sammer. Steffen Sammer advances inside the box! Steffen Sammer takes a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
89.32
Mario Cudini makes a strong solo run forward. Mario Cudini passes the ball forward to Simon Kirschner. Simon Kirschner whips in a cross ball towards Hauke Breitner. Hauke Breitner flicks the ball with his head but Hauke Röhlig is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.4%
31.6%
Play Area
25%
52.6%
22.4%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tiago Lopes of Rot-Weiss Ahlen

Match Ratings
1.Stefan Birkwald (GK)
7
2.Jakob Augstein (DEF)
6
3.Anton Welke (DEF)
8
4.Pedro Alves (DEF)
6
5.Giulliano Koning (DEF)
6
6.Mario Cudini (MID)
7
7.Hauke Breitner (MID)
8
8.Kevin Sammer (MID)
7
9.Thomas Prantl (MID)
6
10.Nico Arndt (ATT)
6
11.Simon Kirschner (ATT)
7
 
12.Bakary Schramm (GK)
0
13.Gerhard Ziegenhagen (DEF)
0
14.Julian Böhm (GK)
0

1.Hauke Röhlig (GK)
7
2.Olaf Bosschaart (DEF)
6
3.Tobias Matthäus (DEF)
6
4.Dianboto Boisfer (DEF)
6
5.Bakary Breyer (DEF)
6
6.Steffen Sammer (MID)
6
7.Maurits Dibi (MID)
6
8.Gerhard Metzger (MID)
8
9.Julian Bräutigam (MID)yellow card
5
10.Tobias Brückner (ATT)
7
11.Tiago Lopes (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Richard Evers (DEF)
0
13.Eric Buchwald (DEF)
0
14.Moritz Hanke (ATT)
0