Match Report


VfL BochumVfL Bochum     Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Stefan BirkwaldS. Birkwald60
G
1
G
57Uwe ThieleU. Thiele
Jakob AugsteinJ. Augstein57
D
2
D
59Marcel EngelsM. Engels
Anton WelkeA. Welke56
D
captain3
D
54Pietro Lo GattoP. Lo Gatto
Pedro AlvesP. Alves55
D
4
D
54Andres SegarraA. Segarra
Giulliano KoningG. Koning55
D
5
D
52Vincenzo JaschkeV. Jaschke
Mario CudiniM. Cudini59
M
6
M
61Christian LittbarskiC. Littbarski
Hauke BreitnerH. Breitner58
M
7
M
59Jan DörnerJ. Dörner
Kevin SammerK. Sammer56
M
8captain
M
57Julian SchulzeJ. Schulze
Thomas PrantlT. Prantl56
M
9
M
55Richard Van WesteropR. Van Westerop
Nico ArndtN. Arndt54
A
10
A
59Nils SchöllN. Schöll
Simon KirschnerS. Kirschner52
A
11
A
57Nils SparwasserN. Sparwasser
 
Bakary SchrammB. Schramm51
G
12
G
56Micha‘l LangM. Lang
Gerhard ZiegenhagenG. Ziegenhagen50
D
13
G
55Paul BreyerP. Breyer
Julian BöhmJ. Böhm50
G
14
M
54Matthias RummeniggeM. Rummenigge

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Ruhrstadion where VfL Bochum play host to Karlsruher SC . A crowd of 11,727 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both VfL Bochum and Karlsruher SC are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alexander Ziegler.


0.00
VfL Bochum kick off and get the first half underway!
8.35
Pedro Alves makes a simple pass to Simon Kirschner. Simon Kirschner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Vincenzo Jaschke.
36.24
Jan Dörner sees a break and surges forward. Jan Dörner knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stefan Birkwald who gathers it comfortably.
39.19
Richard Van Westerop flicks a high pass forward to Julian Schulze who brings the ball under control. Julian Schulze brings the ball forward. Julian Schulze knocks in a cross ball towards Nils Schöll. Nils Schöll gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is deflected wide by Giulliano Koning.
42.30
Julian Schulze hits a low pass to Nils Sparwasser. Nils Sparwasser lofts in a cross ball towards Nils Schöll. Nils Schöll is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Jakob Augstein clears it off the line with his head!
44.18
Vincenzo Jaschke hacks Simon Kirschner from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Simon Kirschner stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Hauke Breitner flicks a high pass forward. Nico Arndt controls it well on his chest. Nico Arndt knocks in a cross ball towards Hauke Breitner. Hauke Breitner powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Uwe Thiele!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Karlsruher SC kicking off!
47.40
Kevin Sammer pushes up the pitch. Kevin Sammer flicks a high pass forward. Simon Kirschner controls it well on his chest. Simon Kirschner plays a scrappy one-two with Nico Arndt and stumbles forward towards the goal... Simon Kirschner side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
63.33
Anton Welke flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Breitner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With a delightful solo run, Hauke Breitner stretches the opposition's defence. Hauke Breitner knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Uwe Thiele who gathers it comfortably.
69.41
Anton Welke runs forward with the ball. With some swift thinking, Anton Welke plays the ball forward to Simon Kirschner. Simon Kirschner plays a one-two with Mario Cudini and rushes in on goal... Simon Kirschner looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
73.53
Richard Van Westerop passes the ball forward to Nils Sparwasser. Nils Sparwasser plays a scrappy one-two with Nils Schöll and stumbles forward towards the goal... Nils Sparwasser shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Stefan Birkwald. Excellent save.
77.56
Marcel Engels pushes mid-way up the pitch. Marcel Engels makes a beautiful solo run. Marcel Engels shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
84.45
Anton Welke passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Mario Cudini. Mario Cudini puts a great ball through but Nico Arndt is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
87.47
Hauke Breitner flicks a high ball forward to Simon Kirschner who takes it down. Simon Kirschner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Vincenzo Jaschke hacks Nico Arndt from behind! The referee calls over Vincenzo Jaschke and warns him to calm down! Nico Arndt gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

VfL Bochum

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

Possession
59.5%
40.5%
Play Area
27.8%
45.6%
26.6%

Scorers
Simon Kirschner 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simon Kirschner of VfL Bochum

Match Ratings