Match Report
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to VfB Stuttgart. A crowd of 20,046 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both VfL Wolfsburg and VfB Stuttgart are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both VfL Wolfsburg and VfB Stuttgart are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0VfB Stuttgart kick off and get the first half underway!
4.42
0-0Thomas Roth catches Hannes Rummenigge on the ankles. Thomas Roth is warned by the referee! Hannes Rummenigge grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
9.24
0-0Benjamin Pelé chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Roth. Thomas Roth plays a perfect one-two with Simon Higginbotham and rushes in on goal... Thomas Roth shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
16.05
0-0Anton Engels threads the ball through to Oliver Heiser. Oliver Heiser makes a simple pass to Simon Higginbotham. Simon Higginbotham goes all the way! Simon Higginbotham rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Billy McCoist!
21.01
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
26.39
Oliver Heiser kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Higginbotham. Simon Higginbotham goes all the way! Simon Higginbotham makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Billy McCoist!
28.01
Kewullay Conti kicks a strong pass forward to Tobias Lindemann. Tobias Lindemann shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.36
Albrecht Schnellinger knocks the ball forward to Tobias Lindemann. Tobias Lindemann shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
38.55
Lennart Eilts brings the ball forward. Lennart Eilts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Higginbotham. Simon Higginbotham shoots from 20 yards. Billy McCoist easily smothers it.
39.52
Anton Engels makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oliver Heiser. Oliver Heiser knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Higginbotham. Simon Higginbotham passes the ball forward to Nils Sachs. Nils Sachs shoots from just inside the box. Billy McCoist easily smothers it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and VfL Wolfsburg kick off!
49.03
0-1Daniel Dodd knocks the ball to his team mate, Tobias Lindemann. Tobias Lindemann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gerhard Dörner. Gerhard Dörner shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Gerhard Dörner scores for VfB Stuttgart!!
57.55
Lennart Eilts threads the ball through to John Morrison. John Morrison brings the ball forward. John Morrison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
61.57
Benjamin Pelé makes a probing pass to Thomas Roth. Thomas Roth goes all the way! Thomas Roth takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
65.56
0-1Albrecht Schnellinger clumsily knocks into Benjamin Pelé. Albrecht Schnellinger is warned by the referee! Benjamin Pelé runs off the knock.
67.32
Benjamin Pelé makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Higginbotham. Simon Higginbotham controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.10
0-1Hannes Rummenigge kicks a strong pass forward to Albrecht Schnellinger. Albrecht Schnellinger makes a probing pass to Mario Domoraud. Mario Domoraud knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Anton Engels.
73.23
Jorge Vieira knocks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Heiser. Oliver Heiser knocks the ball to his team mate, Nils Sachs. Nils Sachs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Higginbotham. Simon Higginbotham takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.38
John Morrison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Higginbotham. Simon Higginbotham plays a perfect one-two with Nils Sachs and rushes in on goal... Simon Higginbotham shoots from just inside the box. Billy McCoist easily smothers it.
78.20
Jonas Beckenbauer chips the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Schnellinger. Albrecht Schnellinger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tobias Lindemann. Tobias Lindemann plays a perfect one-two with Mario Domoraud and rushes in on goal... Tobias Lindemann tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Hauke Schönenborn.
79.18
Benjamin Pelé flicks the ball to his team mate, Nils Sachs. Nils Sachs knocks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Roth. Thomas Roth shoots from just inside the box. Billy McCoist is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
85.47
Anton Engels makes a simple pass to Benjamin Pelé. Benjamin Pelé flicks the ball to his team mate, Nils Sachs. Nils Sachs goes all the way! Nils Sachs makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
2-1Daniel Dodd comes in with a late challenge on Oliver Heiser. The referee calls over Daniel Dodd and shows him a yellow card! Oliver Heiser runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
68.4%
31.6%
Play Area
23.7%
46.1%
30.3%
Scorers