Match Report
| VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart |  |  | VfL Bochum | VfL Bochum | ||||||||||||||||
| Dave Wright | Dave Wright | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Eneberg | P. Eneberg |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Fritz Née | F. Née | |||||||||
| Ryozo Nanami | R. Nanami |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 77 |  | Stefan Dehm | S. Dehm | |||||||||
| Tomasz Rzasa | T. Rzasa |  | 77 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Oliver Seifert | O. Seifert | |||||||||
| Stephan Edusei | S. Edusei |  | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 | | Hannes Rummenigge | H. Rummenigge | |||||||||
| Samir Friedmann | S. Friedmann | | 75 | M | | 5 | | D | 63 | | Markus Schöll | M. Schöll | |||||||||
| Christian Oswald | C. Oswald | | 80 | M | | 6 | | M | 78 | | Nils Neuhaus | N. Neuhaus | |||||||||
| Joseph Nkono | J. Nkono |  | 86 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 |  | Stuart McCoist | S. McCoist | |||||||||
| Dmitri Belanov | D. Belanov |  | 73 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 |  | Felipe Gainza | F. Gainza | |||||||||
| Ricardo Carvalho | R. Carvalho |  | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Matthias Jaschke | M. Jaschke | |||||||||
| Simon Widmann | S. Widmann | | 79 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Moritz Walter | M. Walter | |||||||||
| Julian Kiko | J. Kiko | | 85 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Jonas Hoeness | J. Hoeness | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Mercedes-Benz Arena where VfB Stuttgart play host to VfL Bochum. A crowd of 19,493 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
VfB Stuttgart are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while VfL Bochum appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
VfB Stuttgart are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while VfL Bochum appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and VfL Bochum kick off!
3.18
0-0Dmitri Belanov knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Carvalho. Ricardo Carvalho finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Fritz Née manages to keep it out.
6.58
0-0Stuart McCoist kicks a strong pass forward to Jonas Hoeness. Jonas Hoeness goes all the way! Jonas Hoeness tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
9.51
Stuart McCoist flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthias Jaschke. Matthias Jaschke knocks in a cross ball towards Moritz Walter. Moritz Walter heads the ball goalwards. Peter Eneberg manages to gather it comfortably.
10.52
0-0Christian Oswald clumsily knocks into Stuart McCoist. Christian Oswald is warned by the referee! Stuart McCoist runs off the knock.
12.08
1-0Stephan Edusei knocks the ball to his team mate, Christian Oswald. Christian Oswald passes the ball forward to Ricardo Carvalho. Ricardo Carvalho whips in a cross ball towards Julian Kiko. Julian Kiko is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Fritz Née has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
15.01
1-0Stephan Edusei passes the ball forward to Dmitri Belanov. Dmitri Belanov flicks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Carvalho. Ricardo Carvalho knocks the ball forward to Simon Widmann but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
20.28
Joseph Nkono brings the ball forward. Joseph Nkono shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
21.26
1-0Dmitri Belanov chips the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Carvalho. Ricardo Carvalho knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hannes Rummenigge.
22.00
Julian Kiko barges into Markus Schöll. Julian Kiko is warned by the referee! Markus Schöll hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.30
Christian Oswald flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Kiko. Julian Kiko lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Carvalho. Ricardo Carvalho powers a header at goal. Fritz Née is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
32.43
Stephan Edusei knocks the ball forward to Joseph Nkono. Joseph Nkono surges forward with the ball. Joseph Nkono knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Kiko. Julian Kiko flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
33.41
Samir Friedmann barges into Felipe Gainza. Samir Friedmann is warned by the referee! Felipe Gainza hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.41
Nils Neuhaus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Moritz Walter. Moritz Walter goes all the way! Moritz Walter cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Peter Eneberg has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
38.12
Stuart McCoist barges into Christian Oswald. Stuart McCoist is warned by the referee! Christian Oswald hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.40
Markus Schöll passes the ball forward to Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonas Hoeness. Jonas Hoeness sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.52
Nils Neuhaus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matthias Jaschke. Matthias Jaschke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jonas Hoeness. Jonas Hoeness shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Peter Eneberg manages to keep it out.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
VfB Stuttgart kick off and get the second half underway!
47.39
2-1Oliver Seifert hacks Julian Kiko from behind! Oliver Seifert is shown the yellow card! Julian Kiko hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.03
Tomasz Rzasa knocks the ball to his team mate, Dmitri Belanov. Dmitri Belanov knocks the ball forward to Simon Widmann. Simon Widmann knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Kiko. Julian Kiko heads the ball goalwards. Fritz Née manages to gather it comfortably.
54.28
Stephan Edusei threads the ball through to Christian Oswald. Christian Oswald knocks the ball forward to Simon Widmann. Simon Widmann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.41
Markus Schöll brings the ball forward. Markus Schöll chips the ball to his team mate, Matthias Jaschke. Matthias Jaschke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.08
Felipe Gainza clumsily knocks into Christian Oswald. Felipe Gainza is given a warning by the referee! Christian Oswald runs off the knock.
61.01
Stephan Edusei brings the ball forward. Stephan Edusei knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Kiko. Julian Kiko knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Widmann. Simon Widmann powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
63.53
Nils Neuhaus passes the ball forward to Matthias Jaschke. Matthias Jaschke shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Peter Eneberg manages to gather it comfortably.
66.08
2-1VfL Bochum are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
67.17
Stefan Dehm catches Julian Kiko on the ankles. Stefan Dehm is shown the yellow card! Julian Kiko stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.16
Stephan Edusei flicks the ball to his team mate, Christian Oswald. Christian Oswald knocks the ball forward to Simon Widmann. Simon Widmann lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Carvalho. Ricardo Carvalho is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
72.35
Markus Schöll hacks Simon Widmann from behind! The referee calls over Markus Schöll and warns him to calm down! Simon Widmann runs off the knock.
73.31
Joseph Nkono makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Kiko. Julian Kiko lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Widmann. Simon Widmann flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Fritz Née.
75.53
Markus Schöll controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Felipe Gainza. Felipe Gainza sees space and advances. Felipe Gainza finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
83.23
Jonas Hoeness catches Tomasz Rzasa on the ankles. Jonas Hoeness is shown the yellow card! Tomasz Rzasa stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.15
Samir Friedmann chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Widmann. Simon Widmann goes all the way! Simon Widmann shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
87.53
Ryozo Nanami knocks the ball to his team mate, Joseph Nkono. Joseph Nkono makes a simple pass to Ricardo Carvalho. Ricardo Carvalho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.31
Dmitri Belanov chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Kiko. Julian Kiko lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Widmann. Simon Widmann is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
Nils Neuhaus brings the ball forward. Nils Neuhaus shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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