Match Report
| VfL Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg |  |  | FC Schalke 04 | FC Schalke 04 | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Hauke Schönenborn | H. Schönenborn |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 | | Kevin Haller | K. Haller | |||||||||
| Anton Engels | A. Engels | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Thomas Heiser | T. Heiser | |||||||||
| Jonas Eberle | J. Eberle | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Noah Kurth | N. Kurth | |||||||||
| Yoshiro Yamazaki | Y. Yamazaki |  | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 |  | Dominic Law | D. Law | |||||||||
| Igor Kanchelskis | I. Kanchelskis |  | 65 | D | | 5 | | M | 70 |  | Patricio Alvarez | P. Alvarez | |||||||||
| John Morrison | J. Morrison | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Arturo Velasco | A. Velasco | |||||||||
| Benjamin Pelé | B. Pelé |  | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Albrecht Scheffler | A. Scheffler | |||||||||
| Oliver Heiser | O. Heiser | | 65 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Arno Basler | A. Basler | |||||||||
| Thomas Roth | T. Roth | | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 | | Lars Wieczorek | L. Wieczorek | |||||||||
| Armin Buchwald | A. Buchwald | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Uwe Thiele | U. Thiele | |||||||||
| Simon Higginbotham | S. Higginbotham |  | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Nils Polheim | N. Polheim | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to FC Schalke 04. A crowd of 19,297 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
VfL Wolfsburg are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
VfL Wolfsburg are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0FC Schalke 04 kick off and get the first half underway!
2.28
0-0Noah Kurth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albrecht Scheffler. Albrecht Scheffler passes the ball forward to Nils Polheim. Nils Polheim knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Yoshiro Yamazaki.
3.59
0-0Arturo Velasco flicks the ball to his team mate, Uwe Thiele. Uwe Thiele controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Hauke Schönenborn manages to keep it out.
4.06
0-0John Morrison catches Arno Basler on the ankles. John Morrison is given a warning by the referee! Arno Basler stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.06
0-0VfL Wolfsburg are easily keeping FC Schalke 04 at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
8.31
0-1Noah Kurth lofts the ball long. Nils Polheim passes the ball forward to Lars Wieczorek. Lars Wieczorek rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
15.15
Arturo Velasco surges forward with the ball. Arturo Velasco shoots from 25 yards but somehow Hauke Schönenborn manages to keep it out.
20.12
0-1Anton Engels makes a beautiful solo run. Anton Engels knocks the ball forward to Thomas Roth. Thomas Roth makes a probing pass to Armin Buchwald but he's offside!
22.33
Patricio Alvarez brings the ball forward. Patricio Alvarez lofts in a cross ball towards Lars Wieczorek. Lars Wieczorek is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
27.34
0-2Oliver Heiser controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Roth. Thomas Roth whips in a cross ball towards Armin Buchwald. Armin Buchwald heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.09
Benjamin Pelé knocks the ball forward to Thomas Roth. Thomas Roth shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Kevin Haller easily smothers it!
32.22
Noah Kurth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Albrecht Scheffler. Albrecht Scheffler advances with the ball. Albrecht Scheffler tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
38.55
Arno Basler sees a break and surges forward. Arno Basler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Uwe Thiele but he's offside!
39.01
Arno Basler makes a beautiful solo run. Arno Basler goes all the way! Arno Basler shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
40.26
Oliver Heiser flicks the ball to his team mate, Armin Buchwald. Armin Buchwald knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Haller who gathers it comfortably.
44.26
Benjamin Pelé takes it forward alone. Benjamin Pelé goes all the way! Benjamin Pelé tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and VfL Wolfsburg kick off!
53.37
Benjamin Pelé knocks the ball forward to Simon Higginbotham. Simon Higginbotham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dominic Law.
59.50
0-2Yoshiro Yamazaki comes in with a late challenge on Nils Polheim. The referee calls over Yoshiro Yamazaki and shows him a yellow card! Nils Polheim hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.38
Jonas Eberle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oliver Heiser. Oliver Heiser threads the ball through to Thomas Roth. Thomas Roth goes all the way! Thomas Roth rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
61.41
Noah Kurth flicks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Velasco. Arturo Velasco knocks the ball to his team mate, Uwe Thiele. Uwe Thiele controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.33
Patricio Alvarez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lars Wieczorek. Lars Wieczorek goes all the way! Lars Wieczorek takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
69.56
VfL Wolfsburg are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate FC Schalke 04's defence.
72.46
Oliver Heiser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Armin Buchwald. Armin Buchwald tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Kevin Haller.
77.38
Dominic Law surges forward with the ball. Dominic Law makes a probing pass to Nils Polheim. Nils Polheim shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
79.43
John Morrison takes it forward alone. John Morrison knocks in a cross ball towards Armin Buchwald. Armin Buchwald is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
83.33
Anton Engels makes a probing pass to Benjamin Pelé. Benjamin Pelé surges forward with the ball. Benjamin Pelé knocks the ball forward to Thomas Roth but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
85.16
Oliver Heiser takes it forward alone. Oliver Heiser knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.02
Anton Engels passes the ball forward to Oliver Heiser. Oliver Heiser threads the ball through to Thomas Roth. Thomas Roth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Higginbotham. Simon Higginbotham makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Kevin Haller has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Armin Buchwald 79 Simon Higginbotham 87 | Lars Wieczorek 8, 22 |