Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadion am Bruchweg where FSV Mainz 05 play host to VfB Stuttgart. A crowd of 8,842 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both FSV Mainz 05 and VfB Stuttgart are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both FSV Mainz 05 and VfB Stuttgart are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0FSV Mainz 05 start the match!
2.02
0-0Moritz Meidt chips the ball to his team mate, Leon Klimek. Leon Klimek makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Massimo Tricarico. Massimo Tricarico lofts in a cross ball towards Linus Kurth. Linus Kurth heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
6.52
Leon Klimek deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Linus Kurth. Linus Kurth controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
8.50
0-0Massimo Tricarico hacks Oliver Eberle from behind! The referee calls over Massimo Tricarico and warns him to calm down! Oliver Eberle hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.48
Stephen Gemmill chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Szepan. Stefan Szepan shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
18.32
Moritz Meidt sees a break and surges forward. Moritz Meidt flicks the ball to his team mate, Massimo Tricarico. Massimo Tricarico whips in a cross ball towards Linus Kurth. Linus Kurth directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.01
Markus Völler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Töpfer. Sven Töpfer shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
22.09
0-0FSV Mainz 05 are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
24.30
David Scheffler sees space and advances. David Scheffler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.15
0-0Massimo Tricarico hacks Stefan Hamann from behind! Massimo Tricarico is warned by the referee again! Stefan Hamann gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
33.00
0-0Stephen Gemmill flicks the ball to his team mate, Sven Töpfer. Sven Töpfer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.11
Martin Kneissl kicks a strong pass forward to Linus Kurth. Linus Kurth whips in a cross ball towards Massimo Tricarico. Massimo Tricarico connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.52
1-0Markus Völler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Töpfer. Sven Töpfer finds some space and shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Sven Töpfer!
42.05
Oliver Eberle flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Gemmill. Stephen Gemmill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Töpfer. Sven Töpfer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Albrecht Dittmann who gathers it comfortably.
44.23
Martin Kneissl threads the ball through to Linus Kurth. Linus Kurth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
1-0Linus Kurth catches Oliver Eberle on the ankles. The referee calls over Linus Kurth and shows him a yellow card! Oliver Eberle stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
VfB Stuttgart start the second half!
47.08
James Morris makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Gemmill. Stephen Gemmill kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Szepan. Stefan Szepan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.16
Martin Kneissl makes a simple pass to Linus Kurth. Linus Kurth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.57
Linus Eilts makes a probing pass to Linus Kurth. Linus Kurth shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
53.39
Stephen Gemmill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sven Töpfer. Sven Töpfer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.28
Linus Eilts makes a probing pass to Massimo Tricarico. Massimo Tricarico knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.13
Philipp Schnellinger makes a probing pass to Sven Töpfer. Sven Töpfer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
63.57
Martin Kneissl knocks the ball to his team mate, Massimo Tricarico. Massimo Tricarico tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
67.18
Markus Völler knocks the ball forward to Sven Töpfer. Sven Töpfer shoots from 25 yards. Sven Töpfer scores for FSV Mainz 05!!
72.30
Leon Klimek chips the ball to his team mate, Linus Kurth. Linus Kurth knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Elliott who gathers it comfortably.
73.40
Martin Kneissl sees a break and surges forward. Martin Kneissl knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.38
Stefan Hamann sees a break and surges forward. Stefan Hamann knocks the ball forward to Stefan Szepan. Stefan Szepan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.11
Philipp Schnellinger knocks the ball forward to Stefan Szepan. Stefan Szepan goes all the way! Stefan Szepan makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
81.43
Stefan Hamann catches David Scheffler on the ankles. Stefan Hamann is warned by the referee! David Scheffler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.3%
46.7%
Play Area
33.3%
44%
22.7%
Scorers
| Sven Töpfer 37, 67 Stefan Szepan 78 |