Match Report

0.00 0-0

The whistle blows and SpVgg Greuther Fürth get the match underway!

2.41 0-0

Gerhard Kneissl sees space and advances. Gerhard Kneissl lofts in a cross ball towards Dries van der Hoek. Dries van der Hoek outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Solid save from Pedro Pichichi.

3.27 0-0

Jan Seifert flicks a high pass forward. Dries van der Hoek holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dries van der Hoek lofts in a cross ball towards Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but slams it into the crowd!

6.33 0-0

Johan Benon makes a simple pass to Rafael Arias. Rafael Arias knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Torsten Gelb.

12.18 0-0

Manuel Almeida makes a probing pass to Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly knocks in a cross ball towards Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Sho Ishigawa clears it off the line with his head!

16.08 0-1

Albrecht Weigel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Johan Benon. Johan Benon makes a probing pass to Rafael Arias. Rafael Arias whips in a cross ball towards Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Vincent Gohouri scores for VfB Stuttgart!!

20.10 0-1

Johan Benon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Arias. Rafael Arias hits a low pass to Johan Benon. Johan Benon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.

24.02 1-1

Dries van der Hoek threads the ball through to Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida cuts inside the box! Manuel Almeida comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. What a cracker!! Pedro Pichichi had no chance!! Goal for SpVgg Greuther Fürth!

27.27 1-1

Torsten Gelb catches Vincent Gohouri on the ankles. The referee brings Torsten Gelb to one side and gives him a warning! Vincent Gohouri runs off the knock.

32.08 1-1

Albrecht Weigel flicks a high pass forward. Johan Benon collects the pass. Johan Benon hits a low pass to Eugenio Andres. Eugenio Andres sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Hauke Schönenborn!

33.31 2-1

Gerhard Kneissl picks a pass forward to Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly threads a neat, attacking ball through to Dries van der Hoek. Dries van der Hoek tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!

39.20 2-1

Albrecht Weigel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eugenio Andres. Eugenio Andres shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!

40.46 2-1

Gerhard Kneissl flicks a high pass forward. Jose Pardo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Pardo plays a one-two with Kodjo Giuly and advances towards the goal... Jose Pardo cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!

44.35 2-1

Leon Helmer knocks the ball forward to Dominic Glass. Dominic Glass whips in a cross ball towards Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Hauke Schönenborn is on top of it.

45.00 2-1

The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

45.00 2-1

VfB Stuttgart kick off!

49.09 2-1

Leon Helmer kicks a strong pass forward to Eugenio Andres. Eugenio Andres shoots from 20 yards. Hauke Schönenborn gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!

54.06 2-1

Alec Ferguson flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Glass holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dominic Glass knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.

57.16 2-1

Rafael Arias hits a low pass to Dominic Glass. Dominic Glass whips in a cross ball towards Eugenio Andres. Eugenio Andres makes a convincing header but is denied by Hauke Schönenborn. Excellent save.

60.58 2-1

SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made 2 substitutions with Jurgen Goossen replacing Dries van der Hoek and Gerhard Ziege replacing Kodjo Giuly and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-5-1 formation. VfB Stuttgart have made a substitution with Jakob Gravesen replacing Rafael Arias and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.

65.25 2-1

Lars Beckenbauer clumsily knocks into Jakob Gravesen. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jakob Gravesen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.

69.35 2-1

Albrecht Weigel barges into Jan Seifert. Albrecht Weigel is shown the yellow card! Jan Seifert stretches but gets up unharmed.

71.34 2-1

Torsten Gelb deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Ziege. Gerhard Ziege runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gerhard Ziege shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Pedro Pichichi!

73.31 2-1

Lars Beckenbauer threads the ball through to Florian Augstein. Florian Augstein makes an attacking run forward. Florian Augstein knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Pichichi who gathers it comfortably.

75.45 2-1

Albrecht Weigel flicks a high pass forward. Leon Helmer collects the pass. Leon Helmer kicks a strong pass forward to Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen knocks in a cross ball towards Johan Benon. Johan Benon is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Solid save from Hauke Schönenborn. What a great pair of hands!

77.23 2-1

SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made a substitution with Graeme Bloomer replacing Manuel Almeida .

81.17 2-1

Lars Beckenbauer hits a low pass to Gerhard Kneissl. Gerhard Kneissl decides to run forward with the ball. Gerhard Kneissl knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Albrecht Weigel.

84.40 2-1

Leon Helmer passes the ball forward to Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen lofts in a cross ball towards Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is tipped over by Hauke Schönenborn.

85.22 2-1

It's a corner kick. Leon Helmer kicks a low ball out wide. Some silky footwork from Vincent Gohouri provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward his aim is horrendously poor!

90.00 2-1

The whistle blows full-time!