Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Volkswagen Arena where VfL Wolfsburg play host to F.C. Hansa Rostock. A crowd of 19,684 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both VfL Wolfsburg and F.C. Hansa Rostock are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
VfL Wolfsburg kick off and get the first half underway!
8.31
Don McCoist kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Barton. Anthony Barton chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Ouindi. Martin Ouindi shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Arno Thielemann!
9.06
Joao Ribeiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thierry Patterson. Thierry Patterson flicks the ball to his team mate, Jan Vennegoor Vonk. Jan Vennegoor Vonk shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Leon Winkler easily smothers it!
10.53
Thierry Patterson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Vennegoor Vonk. Jan Vennegoor Vonk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.09
Joao Ribeiro chips the ball to his team mate, Abel Postiga. Abel Postiga threads the ball through to Jan Vennegoor Vonk. Jan Vennegoor Vonk knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leon Kistner.
15.38
Jason Bertin flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Röhlig. Martin Röhlig shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Leon Winkler!
16.04
Anthony Barton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Ouindi. Martin Ouindi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.48
Jason Bertin makes a probing pass to Jan Vennegoor Vonk. Jan Vennegoor Vonk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.50
Leon Kistner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Barton. Anthony Barton chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Ouindi. Martin Ouindi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.09
Thierry Patterson knocks the ball forward to Martin Röhlig. Martin Röhlig plays a perfect one-two with Jan Vennegoor Vonk and rushes in on goal... Martin Röhlig cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.23
Rainer Matthäus sees space and advances. Rainer Matthäus lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Ouindi. Martin Ouindi directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Rainer Matthäus knocks the ball forward to Patrick Dos Santos. Patrick Dos Santos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
F.C. Hansa Rostock start the second half!
54.34
Thierry Patterson knocks the ball forward to Martin Röhlig. Martin Röhlig shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
55.27
Eric Freund makes a simple pass to Marc Backes. Marc Backes brings the ball forward. Marc Backes lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Röhlig. Martin Röhlig is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Leon Winkler manages to keep it out.
63.12
Leon Kistner threads the ball through to Bill Mendez. Bill Mendez makes a beautiful solo run. Bill Mendez plays a perfect one-two with Martin Ouindi and rushes in on goal... Bill Mendez shoots from just inside the box but somehow Arno Thielemann manages to keep it out.
67.17
Don McCoist makes a probing pass to Anthony Barton. Anthony Barton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patrick Dos Santos. Patrick Dos Santos finds some space and shoots from distance. Arno Thielemann easily smothers it.
71.04
Marc Backes kicks a strong pass forward to Jan Vennegoor Vonk. Jan Vennegoor Vonk shoots from 20 yards. Leon Winkler easily smothers it.
73.39
Jason Bertin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Röhlig. Martin Röhlig shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
84.38
Bill Mendez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patrick Dos Santos. Patrick Dos Santos shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Leon Winkler of F.C. Hansa Rostock
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.1%
44.9%
Play Area
28.2%
52.6%
19.2%