Match Report


DSC Arminia BielefeldDSC Arminia Bielefeld     VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Lampros PapadopoulosL. Papadopoulos75
G
1
G
69Linus SchnellingerL. Schnellinger
Dale HurstD. Hurst74
D
2
D
71Edward WalkerE. Walker
Markus SammerM. Sammer62
D
3
D
70Florian PoschnerF. Poschner
Jean-Paul PasanenJ. Pasanen62
D
4captain
D
67Del SherwoodD. Sherwood
Simon MorlockS. Morlock60
D
5
D
66David BierhoffD. Bierhoff
Linus MaierL. Maier82
M
6
M
70Oliver SparwasserO. Sparwasser
Christian NyarkoC. Nyarko79
M
captain7
M
66Reginald JaurèsR. Jaurès
Steffen DittmannS. Dittmann75
M
8
A
74Torsten KaiserT. Kaiser
Garry MatteoG. Matteo72
A
9
A
66Benedetto IannuzziB. Iannuzzi
Scott LawS. Law64
A
10
A
60Julian WillJ. Will
Steve PolakS. Polak63
A
11
A
60Hugo MarinH. Marin
 
Samir LinkeS. Linke68
G
12
G
64Florian ArnoldF. Arnold
Linus HelmerL. Helmer66
M
13
D
64Florian SchönenbornF. Schönenborn
Sven StiepermannS. Stiepermann59
A
14
M
63Philipp MeyerP. Meyer

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Schuco-Arena where DSC Arminia Bielefeld play host to VfB Stuttgart. A crowd of 20,871 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
DSC Arminia Bielefeld are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while VfB Stuttgart appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Ouindi.


0.00
The first half starts with DSC Arminia Bielefeld kicking off!
2.43
Reginald Jaurès makes a probing pass to Torsten Kaiser. Torsten Kaiser sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Lampros Papadopoulos!
3.56
Reginald Jaurès deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Marin. Hugo Marin lofts in a cross ball towards Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
8.01
Oliver Sparwasser makes a simple pass to Torsten Kaiser. Torsten Kaiser lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Will. Julian Will makes a deft header but it flies wide!
15.53
Dale Hurst threads a neat ball through to Linus Maier. Linus Maier flicks a high pass forward to Steve Polak who brings the ball under control. Steve Polak knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Law. Scott Law powers a header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
18.30
Jean-Paul Pasanen flicks a high pass forward. Steffen Dittmann collects the pass. Steffen Dittmann flicks a high ball forward to Scott Law who takes it down. Scott Law shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.32
Jean-Paul Pasanen comes in with a late challenge on Torsten Kaiser. The referee calls over Jean-Paul Pasanen and warns him to calm down! Torsten Kaiser stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.01
Linus Maier kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Polak. Steve Polak shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
24.24
With great vision, David Bierhoff plays the ball forward to Reginald Jaurès. Reginald Jaurès takes it forward alone. Reginald Jaurès plays a scrappy one-two with Julian Will and advances towards the goal... Reginald Jaurès tries a spectacular strike but is denied by Lampros Papadopoulos. Excellent save.
26.40
Del Sherwood knocks the ball to his team mate, Reginald Jaurès. Reginald Jaurès flicks the ball to his team mate, Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
27.38
Dale Hurst flicks a high pass forward. Linus Maier collects the pass. Linus Maier flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Law. Scott Law shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
30.19
Christian Nyarko knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Law. Scott Law shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
32.39
Reginald Jaurès threads a neat ball through to Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi edges inside the box! Benedetto Iannuzzi takes a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
33.23
Markus Sammer comes in with a late challenge on Julian Will. The referee calls over Markus Sammer and warns him to calm down! Julian Will stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.02
Dale Hurst flicks a high pass forward. Christian Nyarko holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Christian Nyarko makes a probing pass to Scott Law. Scott Law knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.41
Christian Nyarko flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Polak. Steve Polak sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
39.48
Steffen Dittmann flicks a high pass forward. Scott Law collects the pass. Scott Law whips in a cross ball towards Steve Polak. Steve Polak heads the ball goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
45.00
Christian Nyarko makes a simple pass to Steve Polak. Steve Polak runs straight at the defence! Steve Polak side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
VfB Stuttgart kick off and get the second half underway!
48.36
Markus Sammer knocks the ball to his team mate, Linus Maier. Linus Maier makes a simple pass to Steve Polak. Steve Polak finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
53.49
Del Sherwood controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Reginald Jaurès. Reginald Jaurès knocks the ball forward to Julian Will. Julian Will knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lampros Papadopoulos who gathers it comfortably.
55.25
Reginald Jaurès passes the ball forward to Torsten Kaiser. Torsten Kaiser whips in a cross ball towards Benedetto Iannuzzi. Benedetto Iannuzzi knocks the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
57.32
Christian Nyarko flicks a high pass forward. Scott Law holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Law knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Del Sherwood.
60.07
Steffen Dittmann flicks a high pass forward to Steve Polak who brings the ball under control. Steve Polak knocks in a cross ball towards Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
63.12
Reginald Jaurès flicks a high pass forward. Julian Will holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Will lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Marin. Hugo Marin gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
67.32
Christian Nyarko runs straight at the opposition's defence. Christian Nyarko whips in a cross ball towards Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo beats his man to it with a header. Linus Schnellinger is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
79.18
Edward Walker brings the ball forward. Edward Walker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Torsten Kaiser. Torsten Kaiser tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
81.47
Reginald Jaurès advances with the ball. Reginald Jaurès shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.28
Steffen Dittmann sees Steve Polak in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steve Polak knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.43
Dale Hurst passes the ball forward to Christian Nyarko. Christian Nyarko sees Steve Polak in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steve Polak plays a one-two with Garry Matteo and advances towards the goal... Steve Polak shoots from just inside the box but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
85.40
With great vision, Oliver Sparwasser plays the ball forward to Julian Will. Julian Will knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jean-Paul Pasanen.
89.23
Markus Sammer threads a neat ball through to Christian Nyarko. Christian Nyarko makes an attacking run forward. Christian Nyarko makes a simple pass, allowing Steve Polak to run into the box. Some good footwork from Steve Polak provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

DSC Arminia Bielefeld

VfB Stuttgart
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
10
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
27.7%
43.4%
28.9%

Scorers
Steve Polak 39
Garry Matteo 67
Benedetto Iannuzzi 4
Hugo Marin 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Steve Polak of DSC Arminia Bielefeld

Match Ratings
1.Lampros Papadopoulos (GK)
7
2.Dale Hurst (DEF)
6
3.Markus Sammer (DEF)
6
4.Jean-Paul Pasanen (DEF)
6
5.Simon Morlock (DEF)
6
6.Linus Maier (MID)
6
7.Christian Nyarko (MID)
8
8.Steffen Dittmann (MID)
6
9.Garry Matteo (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Scott Law (ATT)
6
11.Steve Polak (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Samir Linke (GK)
0
13.Linus Helmer (MID)
0
14.Sven Stiepermann (ATT)
0

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.Reginald Jaurès (MID)
8
8.Torsten Kaiser (ATT)
6
9.Benedetto Iannuzzi (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Julian Will (ATT)
6
11.Hugo Marin (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Florian Arnold (GK)
0
13.Florian Schönenborn (DEF)
0
14.Philipp Meyer (MID)
0