Match Report
| VfL Bochum | VfL Bochum |  |  | FC Bayern Munich | FC Bayern Munich | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | James Peart | James Peart | |||||||||||||||||
| Tobias Winkler | T. Winkler |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 78 |  | Dmitri Kiriakov | D. Kiriakov | |||||||||
| Kai Sachs | K. Sachs | | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Hannes Bierhoff | H. Bierhoff | |||||||||
| Francisco Blanco | F. Blanco |  | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 | | Oliver Francke | O. Francke | |||||||||
| Paul Nahrstedt | P. Nahrstedt | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 74 |  | Vegard Leonhardsen | V. Leonhardsen | |||||||||
| Jan Babbel | J. Babbel | | 63 | D | | 5 | | M | 71 |  | Alan Leon | A. Leon | |||||||||
| Nico Gleisenstein | N. Gleisenstein | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 |  | Brahim Saïfi | B. Saïfi | |||||||||
| Lennart Herzog | L. Herzog | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 75 |  | Nuno Sepulveda | N. Sepulveda | |||||||||
| Torsten Eilts | T. Eilts | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 79 |  | Thomas Gallardo | T. Gallardo | |||||||||
| Simon Röhner | S. Röhner | | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 |  | Louis Poyet | L. Poyet | |||||||||
| Steffen Witte | S. Witte | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 88 |  | Kubilay Özalan | K. Özalan | |||||||||
| Matthias Francke | M. Francke | | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 81 |  | Ian Beckerman | I. Beckerman | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Ruhrstadion where VfL Bochum play host to FC Bayern Munich. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
VfL Bochum are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Bayern Munich appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
VfL Bochum are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Bayern Munich appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0FC Bayern Munich kick off!
3.17
0-0Francisco Blanco knocks the ball to his team mate, Lennart Herzog. Lennart Herzog knocks the ball forward to Simon Röhner. Simon Röhner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steffen Witte but the linesman indicates offside!
4.29
0-0Brahim Saïfi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Louis Poyet. Louis Poyet shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
6.41
0-0Paul Nahrstedt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nico Gleisenstein. Nico Gleisenstein knocks the ball forward to Steffen Witte. Steffen Witte knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Röhner. Simon Röhner directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.54
Thomas Gallardo chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Beckerman. Ian Beckerman shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
14.39
1-0Torsten Eilts knocks the ball forward to Simon Röhner. Simon Röhner lofts in a cross ball towards Matthias Francke. Matthias Francke heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
20.41
Brahim Saïfi threads the ball through to Ian Beckerman. Ian Beckerman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Louis Poyet but he's offside!
24.00
Kai Sachs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nico Gleisenstein. Nico Gleisenstein knocks the ball forward to Steffen Witte. Steffen Witte knocks in a cross ball towards Matthias Francke. Matthias Francke powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.05
Nuno Sepulveda makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Louis Poyet. Louis Poyet finds some space and shoots from distance but Tobias Winkler is on top of it.
28.11
Oliver Francke chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Gallardo. Thomas Gallardo passes the ball forward to Louis Poyet. Louis Poyet whips in a cross ball towards Ian Beckerman. Ian Beckerman heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.22
1-1Lennart Herzog barges into Brahim Saïfi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Brahim Saïfi stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.56
Thomas Gallardo chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Beckerman. Ian Beckerman shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.42
1-1Hannes Bierhoff barges into Steffen Witte. Hannes Bierhoff is warned by the referee! Steffen Witte runs off the knock.
38.26
Brahim Saïfi makes a probing pass to Kubilay Özalan. Kubilay Özalan knocks in a cross ball towards Ian Beckerman. Ian Beckerman heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Tobias Winkler.
39.40
Vegard Leonhardsen knocks the ball forward to Brahim Saïfi. Brahim Saïfi knocks the ball to his team mate, Ian Beckerman. Ian Beckerman shoots from outside the area. Tobias Winkler is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and VfL Bochum get the second half underway!
49.39
Louis Poyet hacks Paul Nahrstedt from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paul Nahrstedt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.31
Nico Gleisenstein comes in with a late challenge on Thomas Gallardo. The referee calls over Nico Gleisenstein and warns him to calm down! Thomas Gallardo runs off the knock.
54.36
Paul Nahrstedt passes the ball forward to Lennart Herzog. Lennart Herzog threads the ball through to Steffen Witte. Steffen Witte goes all the way! Steffen Witte takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Dmitri Kiriakov!
55.38
Nico Gleisenstein makes a simple pass to Simon Röhner. Simon Röhner goes all the way! Simon Röhner shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.21
Nuno Sepulveda makes a probing pass to Ian Beckerman. Ian Beckerman shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
61.27
Kai Sachs chips the ball to his team mate, Lennart Herzog. Lennart Herzog knocks the ball to his team mate, Matthias Francke. Matthias Francke lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Röhner. Simon Röhner flicks the ball with his head. Simon Röhner scores for VfL Bochum!!
75.20
Thomas Gallardo threads the ball through to Kubilay Özalan. Kubilay Özalan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ian Beckerman. Ian Beckerman tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
83.18
Nuno Sepulveda makes a simple pass to Kubilay Özalan. Kubilay Özalan shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.28
2-3Nico Gleisenstein makes a probing pass to Matthias Francke. Matthias Francke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hannes Bierhoff.
87.26
Jan Babbel catches Kubilay Özalan on the ankles. Jan Babbel is warned by the referee! Kubilay Özalan runs off the knock.
89.07
Nuno Sepulveda decides to run forward with the ball. Nuno Sepulveda controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Tobias Winkler manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Nico Gleisenstein kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Röhner. Simon Röhner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hannes Bierhoff.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Matthias Francke 14 Simon Röhner 61 | Ian Beckerman 28, 39, 75 |