Match Report
| VfL Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg |  |  | Karlsruher SC | Karlsruher SC | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Chris Brooks | Chris Brooks | |||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Quaresma | S. Quaresma |  | 65 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 81 |  | Kichiro Miyazaki | K. Miyazaki | ||||||||
| Said Ben Haddou | S. Ben Haddou |  | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 78 |  | Jon Nordqvist | J. Nordqvist | |||||||||
| Armin Hanssen | A. Hanssen |  | 65 | D | | 3 | | | D | 72 | | Seb Bigné | S. Bigné | ||||||||
| Malcolm Heskey | M. Heskey |  | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Simon Neuhaus | S. Neuhaus | |||||||||
| Jonas Neudecker | J. Neudecker | | 62 | D | | 5 | | D | 69 | | Stefan Döring | S. Döring | |||||||||
| Vincenzo Frieser | V. Frieser | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Ian Brown | I. Brown | |||||||||
| Marcel Berg | M. Berg | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 | | Teddy Butt | T. Butt | |||||||||
| Teddy Herve | T. Herve | | 74 | A | | 8 | | A | 74 |  | Yuri van Gastel | Y. van Gastel | |||||||||
| Rainer Ziege | R. Ziege | | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 77 |  | Dmitri Korneev | D. Korneev | |||||||||
| Harvey Deane | H. Deane | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 77 | | Hauke Metzger | H. Metzger | |||||||||
| Martin Overath | M. Overath | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 76 |  | Frode Riise | F. Riise | |||||||||
| Kevin Nordwald | K. Nordwald | | 65 | M | | 12 | | D | 73 | | Brian Bould | B. Bould | |||||||||
| Nikolas Freund | N. Freund | | 65 | M | | 13 | | M | 69 | | Markus Schrader | M. Schrader | |||||||||
| Kevin Hässler | K. Hässler | | 59 | M | | 14 | | A | 72 | | Daniel Campos | D. Campos | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to Karlsruher SC . A crowd of 17,345 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both VfL Wolfsburg and Karlsruher SC are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Ouindi.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both VfL Wolfsburg and Karlsruher SC are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Ouindi.
0.00
0-0VfL Wolfsburg get the match underway!
3.30
0-0Simon Neuhaus flicks a high pass forward. Teddy Butt collects the pass. Teddy Butt flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Metzger controls it well on his chest. Hauke Metzger shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
4.54
0-0Ian Brown kicks a strong pass forward to Dmitri Korneev. Dmitri Korneev shoots from distance. Good keeping from Samuel Quaresma as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
6.08
Corner kick to Karlsruher SC . Stefan Döring plays it short to Seb Bigné. Seb Bigné muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Samuel Quaresma.
7.18
0-0Corner kick to Karlsruher SC . Stefan Döring plays it to the far post. Samuel Quaresma drops low and scoops up the ball.
8.02
0-0Vincenzo Frieser takes it forward alone. Vincenzo Frieser kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Overath but the referee indicates it's offside!
9.31
0-1Ian Brown advances with the ball. Ian Brown lofts in a cross ball towards Yuri van Gastel. Yuri van Gastel fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
14.23
Teddy Butt runs straight at the opposition's defence. Teddy Butt passes the ball forward but Hauke Metzger is offside!
15.46
Simon Neuhaus flicks a high pass forward. Teddy Butt collects the pass. Teddy Butt knocks the ball to his team mate, Frode Riise. Frode Riise shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.46
Armin Hanssen makes a probing pass to Marcel Berg. Marcel Berg hits a low pass to Teddy Herve. Teddy Herve knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.41
0-1With imagination, Teddy Butt picks a pass forward to Dmitri Korneev. Dmitri Korneev lofts in a cross ball towards Frode Riise. Frode Riise finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is deflected wide by Armin Hanssen.
23.59
0-1Jon Nordqvist takes a quick corner, playing it short to Yuri van Gastel. Yuri van Gastel takes a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
26.58
Jon Nordqvist plays a long ball forward. Hauke Metzger knocks in a cross ball towards Yuri van Gastel. Yuri van Gastel is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Samuel Quaresma manages to gather it comfortably.
27.50
Malcolm Heskey flicks a high pass forward. Marcel Berg controls it well on his chest. Marcel Berg makes a simple pass to Teddy Herve. Teddy Herve sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Kichiro Miyazaki!
30.43
Marcel Berg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Overath. Martin Overath plays a scrappy one-two with Teddy Herve and stumbles forward towards the goal... Martin Overath side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
32.47
Armin Hanssen flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Frieser collects the pass. Vincenzo Frieser passes the ball forward to Martin Overath. Martin Overath passes the ball forward but Teddy Herve is offside!
38.24
Vincenzo Frieser flicks the ball to his team mate, Teddy Herve. Teddy Herve lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Overath. Martin Overath knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball strikes Jon Nordqvist's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
39.03
0-1It's a corner kick. Vincenzo Frieser kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Kichiro Miyazaki drops low and scoops up the ball.
44.31
Teddy Butt threads a neat ball through to Frode Riise. Frode Riise shoots from long range. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. VfL Wolfsburg appear unchanged since the first half. Karlsruher SC also appear unchanged since the first half. The VfL Wolfsburg players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Karlsruher SC kick off the second half!
47.50
Teddy Butt laces a weighted ball forward to Yuri van Gastel. Yuri van Gastel shoots from 25 yards. Samuel Quaresma gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
49.03
Teddy Butt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dmitri Korneev. Dmitri Korneev lofts in a cross ball towards Hauke Metzger. Hauke Metzger directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
55.57
Jon Nordqvist threads a neat ball through to Ian Brown. Ian Brown picks a pass forward to Dmitri Korneev. Dmitri Korneev knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jonas Neudecker.
57.07
Jonas Neudecker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcel Berg. Marcel Berg threads a neat ball through to Harvey Deane. Harvey Deane edges inside the box! Harvey Deane comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it goes wide for a goal kick.
59.07
Marcel Berg chips the ball to his team mate, Teddy Herve. Teddy Herve whips in a cross ball towards Martin Overath. Martin Overath flicks the ball with his head but it's well over the bar!
63.08
Jonas Neudecker flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Frieser controls it well on his chest. Vincenzo Frieser makes a probing pass to Martin Overath. Martin Overath shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
67.19
0-3Seb Bigné hacks Teddy Herve from behind! The referee calls over Seb Bigné and warns him to calm down! Teddy Herve runs off the knock.
69.41
Jonas Neudecker knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Berg. Marcel Berg plays the ball forward to Harvey Deane. Harvey Deane shoots from distance. Kichiro Miyazaki gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
79.07
0-3Yuri van Gastel catches Said Ben Haddou on the ankles. Yuri van Gastel is shown the yellow card! Said Ben Haddou runs off the knock.
83.00
Teddy Butt flicks a high pass forward to Hauke Metzger who brings the ball under control. Hauke Metzger shoots from 20 yards but Samuel Quaresma is on top of it.
84.20
Jon Nordqvist flicks a high pass forward. Teddy Butt controls it well on his chest. Teddy Butt sees Hauke Metzger in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hauke Metzger shoots from long range but it is miles over!
87.24
Vincenzo Frieser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Overath. Martin Overath tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
Teddy Butt passes the ball forward to Dmitri Korneev. Dmitri Korneev tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Samuel Quaresma. What a great pair of hands!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Samuel Quaresma (GK)
9
2. Said Ben Haddou (DEF)
7
3. Armin Hanssen (DEF)
7
4. Malcolm Heskey (DEF)
6
5. Jonas Neudecker (DEF)
6
6. Vincenzo Frieser (MID)
7
7. Marcel Berg (MID)
8
8. Teddy Herve (ATT)
6
9. Rainer Ziege (ATT)
6
10. Harvey Deane (ATT)
6
11. Martin Overath (ATT)
6
12. Kevin Nordwald (MID)
0
13. Nikolas Freund (MID)
0
14. Kevin Hässler (MID)
0
1. Kichiro Miyazaki (GK)
7
2. Jon Nordqvist (DEF)
7
3. Seb Bigné (DEF)
6
4. Simon Neuhaus (DEF)
6
5. Stefan Döring (DEF)
6
6. Ian Brown (MID)
8
7. Teddy Butt (MID)
9
8. Yuri van Gastel (ATT)
8
9. Dmitri Korneev (ATT)
7
10. Hauke Metzger (ATT)
8
11. Frode Riise (ATT)
8
12. Brian Bould (DEF)
0
13. Markus Schrader (MID)
0
14. Daniel Campos (ATT)
0