Match Report
| VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart |  |  | Alemannia Aachen | Alemannia Aachen | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamie parr | Jamie parr | manager | Abdouelillah Lounici | Abdouelillah Lounici | |||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Lima | P. Lima |  | 79 | G |  | 1 | | G | 75 |  | Kubilay Özalan | K. Özalan | |||||||||
| Peter Keegan | P. Keegan |  | 80 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Anton Walter | A. Walter | |||||||||
| Kubilay Türkyilmaz | K. Türkyilmaz | | 78 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Kai Herzog | K. Herzog | ||||||||
| Paul Brown | P. Brown | | 79 | D | | 4 | | D | 71 | | Quim Ferreira | Q. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Pegguy Luccin | P. Luccin |  | 79 | D | | 5 | | | D | 67 | | Bakary Eilts | B. Eilts | ||||||||
| Jonathan Rufus | J. Rufus | | 79 | M | | 6 | | M | 82 |  | Johnnier Subero | J. Subero | |||||||||
| Helder Almeida | H. Almeida | | 80 | M | | 7 | | M | 74 | | Alexander Polheim | A. Polheim | |||||||||
| Guy Coppens | G. Coppens |  | 82 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 | | Ronnie Delaney | R. Delaney | |||||||||
| Luigi Léonard | L. Léonard | | 82 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Sergio Jesus | S. Jesus | |||||||||
| Henry Martins | H. Martins |  | 87 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Stefan Köller | S. Köller | |||||||||
| George Eadie | G. Eadie | | 84 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 |  | Francesco G. Dei | F. Dei | |||||||||
| Steffen Kirschner | S. Kirschner | | 78 | A | | 12 | | D | 68 |  | Salomon Njanka | S. Njanka | |||||||||
| Fabio Asanovic | F. Asanovic |  | 79 | M | | 13 | | M | 73 |  | Andres Pirri | A. Pirri | |||||||||
| Pedro Munoz | P. Munoz | | 77 | D | | 14 | | A | 71 |  | Norberto Arreola | N. Arreola | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to Alemannia Aachen. A crowd of 17,974 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both VfB Stuttgart and Alemannia Aachen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Harry Hitchcock.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both VfB Stuttgart and Alemannia Aachen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Harry Hitchcock.
0.00
0-0Alemannia Aachen get the match underway!
6.03
0-0Kubilay Türkyilmaz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Helder Almeida. Helder Almeida makes a probing pass to Guy Coppens. Guy Coppens knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.42
0-0Helder Almeida deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luigi Léonard. Luigi Léonard controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
14.10
Guy Coppens plays the ball forward to George Eadie. George Eadie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.48
Francesco G. Dei advances with the ball. Francesco G. Dei tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
22.36
1-0Pegguy Luccin chips the ball to his team mate, Helder Almeida. Without breaking stride, Helder Almeida plays the ball forward to Henry Martins. Henry Martins whips in a cross ball towards Jonathan Rufus. Jonathan Rufus makes a deft header. Jonathan Rufus scores for VfB Stuttgart!!
26.09
Alexander Polheim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sergio Jesus. Sergio Jesus sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
28.55
Guy Coppens makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonathan Rufus. Jonathan Rufus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kubilay Özalan who gathers it comfortably.
33.43
Paul Brown brings the ball forward. Paul Brown darts forward. Paul Brown shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
36.14
Kubilay Türkyilmaz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, George Eadie. George Eadie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.23
1-0Peter Keegan passes the ball forward to Helder Almeida. Helder Almeida plays a one-two with Henry Martins and rushes in on goal... Helder Almeida comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is deflected wide by Quim Ferreira.
44.07
1-0VfB Stuttgart are in full control of this game.
45.00
1-0Quim Ferreira hacks Kubilay Türkyilmaz from behind! The referee motions to Quim Ferreira to come over. It's a red card!! Kubilay Türkyilmaz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. VfB Stuttgart appear unchanged since the first half. Alemannia Aachen also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
VfB Stuttgart kick off!
48.54
Ronnie Delaney takes it forward alone. Ronnie Delaney shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
51.07
Jonathan Rufus threads a neat ball through to Luigi Léonard. Luigi Léonard knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ronnie Delaney.
57.13
Peter Keegan flicks a high pass forward to Luigi Léonard who brings the ball under control. Luigi Léonard makes a probing pass to Guy Coppens. Guy Coppens knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kubilay Özalan who gathers it comfortably.
59.21
Peter Keegan threads the ball through to Helder Almeida. Helder Almeida decides to run forward with the ball. Helder Almeida shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
65.36
Peter Keegan knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Rufus. Jonathan Rufus knocks the ball forward to Henry Martins. Henry Martins knocks in a cross ball towards Luigi Léonard. Luigi Léonard rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for VfB Stuttgart!
71.02
Helder Almeida laces a through ball forward to Jonathan Rufus. Jonathan Rufus plays a scrappy one-two with Luigi Léonard and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Jonathan Rufus provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.23
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
83.17
Ronnie Delaney takes it forward alone. Ronnie Delaney knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.57
3-0Alexander Polheim clumsily knocks into Helder Almeida. The referee calls over Alexander Polheim and warns him to calm down! Helder Almeida hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
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
| Jonathan Rufus 22, 71 Luigi Léonard 65 |
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jonathan Rufus of VfB Stuttgart |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Pedro Lima (GK)
6
2. Peter Keegan (DEF)
6
3. Kubilay Türkyilmaz (DEF)
6
4. Paul Brown (DEF)
6
5. Pegguy Luccin (DEF)
6
6. Jonathan Rufus (MID)
9
7. Helder Almeida (MID)
7
8. Guy Coppens (MID)
6
9. Luigi Léonard (ATT)
7
10. Henry Martins (ATT)
7
11. George Eadie (ATT)
6
12. Steffen Kirschner (ATT)
0
13. Fabio Asanovic (MID)
0
14. Pedro Munoz (DEF)
0
1. Kubilay Özalan (GK)
6
2. Anton Walter (DEF)
6
3. Kai Herzog (DEF)
6
4. Quim Ferreira (DEF)
3
5. Bakary Eilts (DEF)
6
6. Johnnier Subero (MID)
6
7. Alexander Polheim (MID)
6
8. Ronnie Delaney (MID)
6
9. Sergio Jesus (ATT)
6
10. Stefan Köller (ATT)
6
11. Francesco G. Dei (ATT)
6
12. Salomon Njanka (DEF)
0
13. Andres Pirri (MID)
0
14. Norberto Arreola (ATT)
0