Match Report


VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart     FC St. PauliFC St. Pauli
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Linus SchnellingerL. Schnellinger69
G
1
G
65Markus PolheimM. Polheim
Edward WalkerE. Walker71
D
2
D
76Simon DiakiteS. Diakite
Florian PoschnerF. Poschner70
D
3
D
71Paul BowyerP. Bowyer
Del SherwoodD. Sherwood67
D
captain4captain
D
69Ugo HollowayU. Holloway
David BierhoffD. Bierhoff66
D
5
D
61Edmundo BravoE. Bravo
Oliver SparwasserO. Sparwasser70
M
6
M
74Craig KasperC. Kasper
Lars EberleL. Eberle66
M
7
M
71Craig MaddisonC. Maddison
Torsten KaiserT. Kaiser74
A
8
M
70Lars RöhnerL. Röhner
Benedetto IannuzziB. Iannuzzi66
A
9
A
64Winston SmitW. Smit
Julian WillJ. Will60
A
10
A
59Valeriy VyshnevskyV. Vyshnevsky
Hugo MarinH. Marin60
A
11
A
57Nico FranckeN. Francke
 
Reginald JaurèsR. Jaurès66
M
12
M
67Trevor DixonT. Dixon
Florian ArnoldF. Arnold64
G
13
M
64Ronnie LisbieR. Lisbie
Florian SchönenbornF. Schönenborn64
D
14
A
57Matthias MaierM. Maier

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to FC St. Pauli. A crowd of 19,786 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
VfB Stuttgart are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while FC St. Pauli appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Philippe Armand.


0.00
The first half starts with VfB Stuttgart kicking off!
4.51
Lars Eberle comes in with a high challenge, catching Craig Maddison with his studs. The referee motions to Lars Eberle to come over. It's a red card!! Craig Maddison hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.28
Craig Kasper flicks the ball to his team mate, Valeriy Vyshnevsky. Valeriy Vyshnevsky advances inside the box! Valeriy Vyshnevsky takes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
12.45
Hugo Marin chips the ball to his team mate, Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Simon Diakite.
16.16
David Bierhoff passes the ball forward to Oliver Sparwasser. Oliver Sparwasser sees space and advances. Oliver Sparwasser knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.05
Benedetto Iannuzzi barges into Paul Bowyer. Benedetto Iannuzzi is given a warning by the referee! Paul Bowyer runs off the knock.
32.46
Florian Poschner catches Nico Francke on the ankles. Florian Poschner is given a warning by the referee! Nico Francke hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.38
Lars Röhner threads the ball through to Nico Francke. Nico Francke shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.36
Ugo Holloway controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Kasper. Craig Kasper controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Valeriy Vyshnevsky. Valeriy Vyshnevsky plays a one-two with Winston Smit and advances towards the goal... Some awkward footwork from Valeriy Vyshnevsky provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Linus Schnellinger comfortably gets down and covers it.
44.39
Craig Kasper threads a neat ball through to Winston Smit. Winston Smit knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Linus Schnellinger who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfB Stuttgart appear unchanged since the first half. FC St. Pauli have changed their lineup with Matthias Maier replacing Nico Francke. The VfB Stuttgart players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
FC St. Pauli kick off and get the second half underway!
48.22
Simon Diakite knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Kasper. Craig Kasper flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthias Maier. Matthias Maier edges inside the box! Matthias Maier makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Linus Schnellinger is on top of it.
49.53
Hugo Marin hacks Craig Maddison from behind! The referee warns Hugo Marin to calm down! Craig Maddison runs off the knock.
53.56
Ugo Holloway flicks a high pass forward. Lars Röhner controls it well on his chest. Lars Röhner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matthias Maier. Matthias Maier chips the ball to his team mate, Valeriy Vyshnevsky. Valeriy Vyshnevsky looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
59.45
Hugo Marin barges into Craig Maddison. The referee warns Hugo Marin again to calm down! Craig Maddison stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.26
Hugo Marin barges into Lars Röhner. The referee warns Hugo Marin yet again to calm down! Lars Röhner stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.57
Hugo Marin passes the ball forward to Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi edges inside the box! Benedetto Iannuzzi side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
73.46
Edmundo Bravo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Kasper. Craig Kasper flicks a high pass forward. Matthias Maier controls it well on his chest. Matthias Maier controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's there!! Linus Schnellinger has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
84.09
Hugo Marin flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Kaiser controls it well on his chest. Torsten Kaiser shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
85.47
Craig Maddison passes the ball forward to Matthias Maier. Matthias Maier shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
89.31
Hugo Marin makes a simple pass to Torsten Kaiser. Torsten Kaiser shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

VfB Stuttgart

FC St. Pauli
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
38.6%
61.4%
Play Area
25.7%
51.4%
22.9%

Scorers
Valeriy Vyshnevsky 8
Matthias Maier 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Valeriy Vyshnevsky of FC St. Pauli

Match Ratings
1.Linus Schnellinger (GK)
6
2.Edward Walker (DEF)
6
3.Florian Poschner (DEF)
6
4.Del Sherwood (DEF)
6
5.David Bierhoff (DEF)
6
6.Oliver Sparwasser (MID)
6
7.Lars Eberle (MID)red card
3
8.Torsten Kaiser (ATT)
6
9.Benedetto Iannuzzi (ATT)
6
10.Julian Will (ATT)
6
11.Hugo Marin (ATT)
6
 
12.Reginald Jaurès (MID)
0
13.Florian Arnold (GK)
0
14.Florian Schönenborn (DEF)
0

1.Markus Polheim (GK)
6
2.Simon Diakite (DEF)
6
3.Paul Bowyer (DEF)
6
4.Ugo Holloway (DEF)
6
5.Edmundo Bravo (DEF)
6
6.Craig Kasper (MID)
7
7.Craig Maddison (MID)
6
8.Lars Röhner (MID)
6
9.Winston Smit (ATT)
6
10.Valeriy Vyshnevsky (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Nico Francke (ATT)
6
 
12.Trevor Dixon (MID)
0
13.Ronnie Lisbie (MID)
0
14.Matthias Maier (ATT)goal scored
8