German Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg vs Energie Cottbus, 2007/2008 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
  • 17': Christian Gentner
  • 19': Marcelinho
  • 76': Marcelinho
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3 - 0
Energie Cottbus

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    VfL Wolfsburg are hosting Energie Cottbus at Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Daniel Ziebig (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 1': Foul by Sascha Riether (Wolfsburg).
    • 3': Foul by Alexander Madlung (Wolfsburg).
    • 3': Dennis Sörensen (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 4': Offside, FC Energie Cottbus. Timo Rost tries a through ball, but Sörensen is caught offside.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Marcelinho (Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danijel Ljuboja.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Stanislav Angelov (FC Energie Cottbus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dennis Sörensen.
    • 6': Corner, FC Energie Cottbus. Conceded by Diego Benaglio.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Christian Bassila (FC Energie Cottbus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Ziebig with a cross.
    • 7': Offside, FC Energie Cottbus. Branko Jelic tries a through ball, but Sörensen is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Stanislav Angelov (FC Energie Cottbus).
    • 9': Christian Gentner (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Branko Jelic (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 12': Foul by Alexander Madlung (Wolfsburg).
    • 15': Attempt missed. Christian Gentner (Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Danijel Ljuboja with a cross.
    • 17': Goal! Wolfsburg 1, FC Energie Cottbus 0. Christian Gentner (Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Danijel Ljuboja with a cross.
    • 19': Goal! Wolfsburg 2, FC Energie Cottbus 0. Marcelinho (Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Makoto Hasebe.
    • 20': Ervin Skela (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Foul by Christian Gentner (Wolfsburg).
    • 22': Foul by Daniel Ziebig (FC Energie Cottbus).
    • 22': Makoto Hasebe (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 24': Mario Cvitanovic (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 24': Foul by Grafite (Wolfsburg).
    • 25': Branko Jelic (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Foul by Sascha Riether (Wolfsburg).
    • 25': Attempt saved. Dennis Sörensen (FC Energie Cottbus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ervin Skela with a cross.
    • 26': Timo Rost (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Foul by Josué (Wolfsburg).
    • 26': Christian Bassila (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Foul by Josué (Wolfsburg).
    • 28': Daniel Ziebig (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 28': Foul by Grafite (Wolfsburg).
    • 31': Foul by Ivan Radeljic (FC Energie Cottbus).
    • 31': Marcel Schäfer (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Offside, Wolfsburg. Danijel Ljuboja tries a through ball, but Schäfer is caught offside.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Christian Bassila (FC Energie Cottbus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 36': Corner, Wolfsburg. Conceded by Gerhard Tremmel.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Marcelinho (Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Christian Gentner (Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sascha Riether.
    • 40': Dennis Sörensen (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by Ricardo Costa (Wolfsburg).
    • 42': Foul by Stanislav Angelov (FC Energie Cottbus).
    • 42': Grafite (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Alexander Madlung (Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 44': Delay in match Timo Rost (FC Energie Cottbus) because of an injury.
    • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 46': Corner, Wolfsburg. Conceded by Stanislav Angelov.
    • 46': First Half ends, Wolfsburg 2, FC Energie Cottbus 0.
    • 45': Substitution, FC Energie Cottbus. Michal Papadopulos forward replaces Branko Jelic.
    • 0': Second Half begins Wolfsburg 2, FC Energie Cottbus 0.
    • 47': Ivan Radeljic (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 47': Foul by Grafite (Wolfsburg).
    • 49': Attempt missed. Grafite (Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Grafite.
    • 49': Hand ball by Mario Cvitanovic (FC Energie Cottbus).
    • 50': Attempt missed. Danijel Ljuboja (Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 52': Daniel Ziebig (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Foul by Marcelinho (Wolfsburg).
    • 52': Attempt saved. Michal Papadopulos (FC Energie Cottbus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ervin Skela with a cross.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Michal Papadopulos (FC Energie Cottbus) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ervin Skela.
    • 55': Substitution, Wolfsburg. Edin Dzeko forward replaces Grafite.
    • 56': Stanislav Angelov (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 56': Foul by Josué (Wolfsburg).
    • 58': Foul by Daniel Ziebig (FC Energie Cottbus).
    • 58': Sascha Riether (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 58': Substitution, FC Energie Cottbus. Jiayi Shao midfielder replaces Dennis Sörensen.
    • 59': Stanislav Angelov (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Makoto Hasebe (Wolfsburg).
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Jiayi Shao (FC Energie Cottbus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Christian Bassila (FC Energie Cottbus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Danijel Ljuboja (Wolfsburg) header from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Marcel Schäfer with a cross.
    • 61': Jiayi Shao (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Josué (Wolfsburg).
    • 61': Foul by Michal Papadopulos (FC Energie Cottbus).
    • 61': Alexander Madlung (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 62': Offside, Wolfsburg. Christian Gentner tries a through ball, but Ljuboja is caught offside.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Makoto Hasebe (Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 67': Foul by Ivan Radeljic (FC Energie Cottbus).
    • 67': Danijel Ljuboja (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Danijel Ljuboja (Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcelinho.
    • 68': Delay in match Christian Bassila (FC Energie Cottbus) because of an injury.
    • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 69': Offside, FC Energie Cottbus. Ervin Skela tries a through ball, but Papadopulos is caught offside.
    • 70': Substitution, FC Energie Cottbus. Dusan Vasiljevic midfielder replaces Christian Bassila because of an injury.
    • 71': Michal Papadopulos (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Foul by Ricardo Costa (Wolfsburg).
    • 72': Offside, Wolfsburg. Sascha Riether tries a through ball, but Ljuboja is caught offside.
    • 73': Jiayi Shao (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Foul by Ricardo Costa (Wolfsburg).
    • 74': Foul by Timo Rost (FC Energie Cottbus).
    • 74': Makoto Hasebe (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Foul by Dusan Vasiljevic (FC Energie Cottbus).
    • 74': Sascha Riether (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 74': Dusan Vasiljevic (FC Energie Cottbus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Goal! Wolfsburg 3, FC Energie Cottbus 0. Marcelinho (Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Gentner.
    • 77': Ervin Skela (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Foul by Makoto Hasebe (Wolfsburg).
    • 77': Substitution, Wolfsburg. Sergej Karimov defender replaces Christian Gentner.
    • 78': Dusan Vasiljevic (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Foul by Marcel Schäfer (Wolfsburg).
    • 78': Attempt missed. Michal Papadopulos (FC Energie Cottbus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ervin Skela with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 79': Dusan Vasiljevic (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Foul by Josué (Wolfsburg).
    • 79': Offside, FC Energie Cottbus. Jiayi Shao tries a through ball, but Papadopulos is caught offside.
    • 81': Substitution, Wolfsburg. Daniel Baier midfielder replaces Josué.
    • 81': Daniel Ziebig (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 81': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg).
    • 82': Corner, Wolfsburg. Conceded by Stanislav Angelov.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Alexander Madlung (Wolfsburg) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcelinho with a cross.
    • 83': Corner, Wolfsburg. Conceded by Igor Mitreski.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 83': Dusan Vasiljevic (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Foul by Sergej Karimov (Wolfsburg).
    • 84': Attempt missed. Jiayi Shao (FC Energie Cottbus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dusan Vasiljevic.
    • 84': Foul by Daniel Ziebig (FC Energie Cottbus).
    • 84': Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Jiayi Shao (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Foul by Alexander Madlung (Wolfsburg).
    • 87': Timo Rost (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Daniel Baier (Wolfsburg).
    • 88': Attempt saved. Ervin Skela (FC Energie Cottbus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stanislav Angelov.
    • 88': Foul by Jiayi Shao (FC Energie Cottbus).
    • 88': Marcel Schäfer (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Marcelinho (Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Michal Papadopulos (FC Energie Cottbus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jiayi Shao.
    • 91': Michal Papadopulos (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 91': Foul by Makoto Hasebe (Wolfsburg).
    • 92': Michal Papadopulos (FC Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 92': Foul by Ricardo Costa (Wolfsburg).
    • 93': Attempt saved. Ervin Skela (FC Energie Cottbus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michal Papadopulos.
    • 93': Second Half ends, Wolfsburg 3, FC Energie Cottbus 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Wolfsburg 3, FC Energie Cottbus 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Wolfsburg 3, FC Energie Cottbus 0.

    Statistics

    COT WOBhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/138.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    12 Fouls 26
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 4
    5 Saves 7
    48.9 Possession 51.1
    13 SHOTS 16
    7 ON GOAL 8
    0.5 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    277 Accurate Passes 299
    364 Passes 381
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    8 Accurate Crosses 5
    24 Crosses 32
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    53 Long Balls 58
    27 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    14 Effective Tackles 11
    17 Tackles 18
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    0 Interceptions 0
    24 Effective Clearances 16
    45 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: Volkswagen Arena
    Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
    Attendance: 20,000

    Bundesliga Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 FC Augsburg 0 0 0
    2 Bayer Leverkusen 0 0 0
    3 Bayern Munich 0 0 0
    4 Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WOB VfL Wolfsburg

    No. Name
    16 Diego Benaglio (GK)
    5 Ricardo Costa
    4 Marcel Schäfer
    17 Alexander Madlung
    7 Josué
    32 Marcelinho
    25 Christian Gentner
    20 Sascha Riether
    13 Makoto Hasebe
    23 Grafite
    40 Danijel Ljuboja
    VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
    Jacek Krzynowek, Edin Dzeko, Sergej Karimov, Daniel Baier, Ashkan Dejagah, André Lenz, Jan Simunek.

    COT Energie Cottbus

    No. Name
    1 Gerhard Tremmel (GK)
    24 Igor Mitreski
    17 Daniel Ziebig
    4 Stanislav Angelov
    28 Ivan Radeljic
    33 Mario Cvitanovic
    3 Christian Bassila
    11 Ervin Skela
    7 Timo Rost
    30 Branko Jelic
    29 Dennis Sorensen
    Energie Cottbus Substitutes:
    Shao Jiayi, Michal Papadopulos, Dusan Vasiljevic, Ovidiu Burca, Stiven Rivic, Kristijan Ipsa, Tomislav Piplica.

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