Match Report


VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart     SC FreiburgSC Freiburg
Jamie ComeryJamie Comery Nick Day Nick Day
Arjen Van VossenA. Van Vossen68
G
1
G
71Mauricio DominguezM. Dominguez
Oliver RöhligO. Röhlig62
D
2
D
68Gavin ElliottG. Elliott
Anton HermannA. Hermann79
D
captain3captain
D
74Oliver SpenglerO. Spengler
Albrecht BackesA. Backes67
D
4
D
68Umberto ScarponiU. Scarponi
Copain DibiC. Dibi73
M
5
M
62Paul ReimersP. Reimers
Albrecht KuzorraA. Kuzorra79
M
6
M
68Lars LangeL. Lange
Jan FrieserJ. Frieser54
M
7
M
66Jonathan HallJ. Hall
Arturo GuidoniA. Guidoni63
M
8
M
66Pedro CruzP. Cruz
Demetrio BinottoD. Binotto67
A
9
A
63Alexander FrieserA. Frieser
Carl TerryC. Terry65
A
10
A
71Marinus DudilicaM. Dudilica
Tobias JanesT. Janes71
A
11
A
65Gerhard GeisG. Geis
 
Ricardo PardoR. Pardo42
M
12
D
60Oliver ZieglerO. Ziegler
Tobias WeigelT. Weigel53
A
13
M
60Marc SchnoorM. Schnoor
Daniel PiketD. Piket48
D
14
A
55Hannes PolheimH. Polheim

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Match Report
It's a sunny day 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 great condition.
Both VfB Stuttgart and SC Freiburg are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Moritz Friedmann.


0.00
SC Freiburg kick off and get the first half underway!
2.58
Albrecht Kuzorra deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tobias Janes. Tobias Janes knocks the ball forward, putting Copain Dibi through on goal. Copain Dibi strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
8.30
Jan Frieser makes a simple pass to Carl Terry. Carl Terry knocks in a cross ball towards Demetrio Binotto. Demetrio Binotto knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
9.17
Gerhard Geis makes a simple pass to Lars Lange. Lars Lange sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
10.20
Lars Lange deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Frieser. Alexander Frieser lofts in a cross ball towards Marinus Dudilica. Marinus Dudilica rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
12.43
Jonathan Hall flicks a high pass forward. Marinus Dudilica collects the pass. Marinus Dudilica shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
14.45
Anton Hermann threads the ball through to Albrecht Kuzorra. Albrecht Kuzorra advances with the ball. Albrecht Kuzorra whips in a cross ball towards Jan Frieser. Jan Frieser rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
15.29
Oliver Röhlig flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Janes collects the pass. Tobias Janes kicks a strong pass forward to Arturo Guidoni but the referee indicates it's offside!
16.18
Umberto Scarponi flicks the ball to his team mate, Lars Lange. Lars Lange deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Geis. Gerhard Geis shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
18.58
Gavin Elliott threads the ball through to Oliver Spengler. Oliver Spengler chips the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Geis. Gerhard Geis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
20.40
Gerhard Geis knocks the ball to his team mate, Marinus Dudilica. Marinus Dudilica shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.29
Anton Hermann kicks a strong pass forward to Oliver Röhlig. Oliver Röhlig runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Oliver Röhlig knocks in a cross ball towards Demetrio Binotto. Demetrio Binotto makes a looping header on goal but it is miles over!
28.30
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
30.48
Pedro Cruz makes a probing pass to Marinus Dudilica. Marinus Dudilica finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Arjen Van Vossen. Excellent save.
38.39
With great vision, Oliver Spengler plays the ball forward to Pedro Cruz. Pedro Cruz flicks a high pass forward. Marinus Dudilica holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marinus Dudilica knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Albrecht Backes.
39.06
With some swift thinking, Anton Hermann plays the ball forward to Albrecht Kuzorra. Albrecht Kuzorra makes a beautiful solo run. Albrecht Kuzorra whips in a cross ball towards Tobias Janes. Tobias Janes makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
40.16
Pedro Cruz hacks Copain Dibi from behind! The referee calls over Pedro Cruz and shows him a yellow card! Copain Dibi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.52
Oliver Röhlig flicks the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Kuzorra. With imagination, Albrecht Kuzorra plays the ball forward to Carl Terry. Carl Terry shoots from 20 yards but Mauricio Dominguez is on top of it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfB Stuttgart appear unchanged since the first half. SC Freiburg also appear unchanged since the first half. The SC Freiburg players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
VfB Stuttgart kick off the second half!
48.32
Jan Frieser threads a neat ball through to Carl Terry. Carl Terry plays a quick one-two with Demetrio Binotto and rushes in on goal... Carl Terry cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Mauricio Dominguez has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
51.42
Umberto Scarponi makes a probing pass to Lars Lange. Lars Lange kicks a strong pass forward to Alexander Frieser. Alexander Frieser shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Arjen Van Vossen manages to gather it comfortably.
53.34
Pedro Cruz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Geis. Gerhard Geis shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
55.19
Paul Reimers flicks a high pass forward. Gerhard Geis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gerhard Geis shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
60.48
Albrecht Kuzorra sees a break and surges forward. Albrecht Kuzorra lofts in a cross ball towards Demetrio Binotto. Umberto Scarponi comes in with a late challenge on Demetrio Binotto. Penalty for VfB Stuttgart!!
60.48
The referee points to the spot..
61.00
Tobias Janes takes a cautious run up. The ball slams so fast into the top right corner that the keeper is left standing helpless. Goal!
66.45
Anton Hermann flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Janes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tobias Janes knocks in a cross ball towards Carl Terry. Carl Terry makes a convincing header. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
67.14
Lars Lange decides to run forward with the ball. Lars Lange whips in a cross ball towards Marinus Dudilica. Marinus Dudilica is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.43
Jonathan Hall flicks a high pass forward. Alexander Frieser holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alexander Frieser finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Arjen Van Vossen. Excellent save.
77.58
SC Freiburg have made a substitution with Oliver Ziegler replacing Umberto Scarponi and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
78.66
Arturo Guidoni plays the ball forward to Carl Terry. Carl Terry knocks in a cross ball towards Tobias Janes. Tobias Janes makes a convincing header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Tobias Janes!
83.22
With wonderful imagination, Jonathan Hall plays the ball forward to Lars Lange. Lars Lange whips in a cross ball towards Jonathan Hall. Jonathan Hall gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jonathan Hall!
87.36
VfB Stuttgart are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
90.00
Copain Dibi flicks a high ball forward to Albrecht Kuzorra who takes it down. Albrecht Kuzorra flicks the ball to his team mate, Carl Terry. Carl Terry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VfB Stuttgart

SC Freiburg
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
7
8
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
30.4%
44.3%
25.3%

Scorers
Copain Dibi 3
Carl Terry 48
Tobias Janes 61 (p), 79
Marinus Dudilica 67
Jonathan Hall 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carl Terry of VfB Stuttgart

Match Ratings
1.Arjen Van Vossen (GK)
8
2.Oliver Röhlig (DEF)
6
3.Anton Hermann (DEF)
7
4.Albrecht Backes (DEF)
6
5.Copain Dibi (MID)goal scored
8
6.Albrecht Kuzorra (MID)
8
7.Jan Frieser (MID)
6
8.Arturo Guidoni (MID)
6
9.Demetrio Binotto (ATT)
6
10.Carl Terry (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Tobias Janes (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
 
12.Ricardo Pardo (MID)
0
13.Tobias Weigel (ATT)
0
14.Daniel Piket (DEF)
0

1.Mauricio Dominguez (GK)
7
2.Gavin Elliott (DEF)
6
3.Oliver Spengler (DEF)
6
4.Umberto Scarponi (DEF)
6
5.Paul Reimers (MID)
6
6.Lars Lange (MID)
8
7.Jonathan Hall (MID)goal scored
8
8.Pedro Cruz (MID)yellow card
6
9.Alexander Frieser (ATT)
6
10.Marinus Dudilica (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Gerhard Geis (ATT)
6
 
12.Oliver Ziegler (DEF)
6
13.Marc Schnoor (MID)
0
14.Hannes Polheim (ATT)
0