Match Report
| VfL Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg |  |  | Hamburger SV | Hamburger SV | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nico Berg | N. Berg |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 |  | Danny Ball | D. Ball | |||||||||
| Kelvin Christie | K. Christie | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | John Young | J. Young | |||||||||
| Kewullay Chiesa | K. Chiesa |  | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Stefan Wendel | S. Wendel | |||||||||
| Malte Streich | M. Streich | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Jan Müller | J. Müller | |||||||||
| Edmundo Montero | E. Montero |  | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Uwe Prantl | U. Prantl | |||||||||
| Ledley Oakley | L. Oakley | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Noah Ouindi | N. Ouindi | |||||||||
| Paolo Atzeni | P. Atzeni | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 | | Thomas Palumbo | T. Palumbo | |||||||||
| Thomas Schönenborn | T. Schönenborn | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 |  | Jean-Sebastien Casagrande | J. Casagrande | |||||||||
| Sieme Broerse | S. Broerse |  | 57 | M | | 9 | | M | 64 | | Tobias Kurth | T. Kurth | |||||||||
| Kevin Besselink | K. Besselink | | 75 | A | | 10 | | A | 82 | | Sylvain Joachim | S. Joachim | |||||||||
| Stephen Bould | S. Bould | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Philipp Wilke | P. Wilke | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to Hamburger SV. A crowd of 16,817 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both VfL Wolfsburg and Hamburger SV are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both VfL Wolfsburg and Hamburger SV are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and VfL Wolfsburg kick off!
3.46
0-0Paolo Atzeni chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Besselink. Kevin Besselink whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Bould. Stephen Bould directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
8.09
0-0Paolo Atzeni chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Bould. Stephen Bould knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Danny Ball who gathers it comfortably.
10.10
0-0Thomas Palumbo kicks a strong pass forward to Philipp Wilke. Philipp Wilke shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Nico Berg manages to gather it comfortably.
12.29
Kewullay Chiesa kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Schönenborn. Thomas Schönenborn passes the ball forward to Kevin Besselink. Kevin Besselink shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
32.43
Kewullay Chiesa passes the ball forward to Thomas Schönenborn. Thomas Schönenborn knocks the ball forward to Kevin Besselink. Kevin Besselink makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Bould. Stephen Bould rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
38.01
0-0Thomas Palumbo clumsily knocks into Thomas Schönenborn. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Thomas Schönenborn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.12
1-0Sieme Broerse sees a break and surges forward. Sieme Broerse whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Bould. Stephen Bould connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Danny Ball has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Hamburger SV kicking off!
47.14
Sieme Broerse deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Bould. Stephen Bould shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
48.18
1-0Stephen Bould catches John Young on the ankles. Stephen Bould is given a warning by the referee! John Young runs off the knock.
49.16
1-0Stephen Bould comes in with a late challenge on John Young. Stephen Bould is warned by the referee again! John Young carries on, but is struggling a bit.
51.44
Thomas Schönenborn makes a beautiful solo run. Thomas Schönenborn plays a perfect one-two with Stephen Bould and rushes in on goal... Thomas Schönenborn tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
54.06
John Young decides to run forward with the ball. John Young kicks a strong pass forward to Philipp Wilke. Philipp Wilke goes all the way! Philipp Wilke shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
55.36
Edmundo Montero chips the ball to his team mate, Paolo Atzeni. Paolo Atzeni passes the ball forward to Kevin Besselink. Kevin Besselink knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Uwe Prantl.
60.58
2-0Tobias Kurth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Philipp Wilke. Philipp Wilke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sylvain Joachim but he's offside!
67.03
Thomas Palumbo threads the ball through to Sylvain Joachim. Sylvain Joachim knocks in a cross ball towards Philipp Wilke. Philipp Wilke is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.04
Kelvin Christie knocks the ball forward to Thomas Schönenborn. Thomas Schönenborn makes a probing pass to Kevin Besselink. Kevin Besselink finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
77.52
Jean-Sebastien Casagrande knocks the ball forward to Philipp Wilke. Philipp Wilke knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nico Berg who gathers it comfortably.
83.48
Uwe Prantl catches Paolo Atzeni on the ankles. The referee calls over Uwe Prantl and warns him to calm down! Paolo Atzeni grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
87.29
Paolo Atzeni controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Bould. Stephen Bould knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Danny Ball who gathers it comfortably.
89.38
Thomas Schönenborn barges into Thomas Palumbo. Thomas Schönenborn is shown the yellow card! Thomas Palumbo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Ledley Oakley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Bould. Stephen Bould plays a perfect one-two with Kevin Besselink and rushes in on goal... Stephen Bould shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64.7%
35.3%
Play Area
22.1%
47.1%
30.9%
Scorers