German Bundesliga

VfL Wolfsburg vs Karlsruher SC, 2008/09 German Bundesliga, 2008/2009 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
  • 38': Edin Dzeko
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Karlsruher SC

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    VfL Wolfsburg are hosting Karlsruher SC 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': Offside, Karlsruher SC. Giovanni Federico tries a through ball, but Sebastian Freis is caught offside.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Peter Pekarík with a cross.
    • 2': Antonio da Silva (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Foul by Jan Simunek (Wolfsburg).
    • 3': Peter Pekarík (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 3': Foul by Antonio da Silva (Karlsruher SC).
    • 5': Marcel Schäfer (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Foul by Christian Timm (Karlsruher SC).
    • 6': Attempt saved. Zvjezdan Misimovic (Wolfsburg) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 6': Corner, Wolfsburg. Conceded by Markus Miller.
    • 6': Foul by Grafite (Wolfsburg).
    • 6': Sebastian Langkamp (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 8': Foul by Andrea Barzagli (Wolfsburg).
    • 8': Sebastian Freis (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Sebastian Freis (Karlsruher SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Federico with a through ball.
    • 9': Corner, Karlsruher SC. Conceded by Diego Benaglio.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Giovanni Federico (Karlsruher SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Christian Eichner.
    • 10': Marcel Schäfer (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Andreas Görlitz (Karlsruher SC).
    • 11': Christian Gentner (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Foul by Christian Timm (Karlsruher SC).
    • 13': Offside, Wolfsburg. Christian Gentner tries a through ball, but Edin Dzeko is caught offside.
    • 15': Makoto Hasebe (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 15': Foul by Giovanni Federico (Karlsruher SC).
    • 15': Michael Mutzel (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 15': Foul by Christian Gentner (Wolfsburg).
    • 16': Foul by Makoto Hasebe (Wolfsburg).
    • 16': Giovanni Federico (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Zvjezdan Misimovic (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Marco Engelhardt (Karlsruher SC).
    • 19': Foul by Makoto Hasebe (Wolfsburg).
    • 19': Christian Eichner (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Peter Pekarík (Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josué.
    • 22': Foul by Josué (Wolfsburg).
    • 22': Christian Timm (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Marco Engelhardt (Karlsruher SC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 25': Foul by Grafite (Wolfsburg).
    • 25': Dino Drpic (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 26': Foul by Makoto Hasebe (Wolfsburg).
    • 26': Markus Miller (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 27': Delay in match Markus Miller (Karlsruher SC) because of an injury.
    • 30': Makoto Hasebe (Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Substitution, Karlsruher SC. Jean-Francois Kornetzky goalkeeper replaces Markus Miller because of an injury.
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Foul by Zvjezdan Misimovic (Wolfsburg).
    • 31': Michael Mutzel (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 32': Peter Pekarík (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Foul by Antonio da Silva (Karlsruher SC).
    • 33': Corner, Wolfsburg. Conceded by Michael Mutzel.
    • 33': Foul by Makoto Hasebe (Wolfsburg).
    • 33': Antonio da Silva (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 37': Peter Pekarík (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 37': Foul by Antonio da Silva (Karlsruher SC).
    • 38': Peter Pekarík (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 38': Foul by Christian Eichner (Karlsruher SC).
    • 38': Goal! Wolfsburg 1, Karlsruher SC 0. Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zvjezdan Misimovic with a through ball.
    • 40': Offside, Wolfsburg. Zvjezdan Misimovic tries a through ball, but Grafite is caught offside.
    • 40': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg).
    • 40': Andreas Görlitz (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 43': Offside, Wolfsburg. Christian Gentner tries a through ball, but Grafite is caught offside.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Grafite (Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 45': Corner, Wolfsburg. Conceded by Christian Eichner.
    • 45': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg).
    • 45': Sebastian Freis (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 45': Offside, Karlsruher SC. Christian Timm tries a through ball, but Giovanni Federico is caught offside.
    • 45': Corner, Wolfsburg. Conceded by Dino Drpic.
    • 45': Corner, Wolfsburg. Conceded by Sebastian Freis.
    • 45': First Half ends, Wolfsburg 1, Karlsruher SC 0.
    • 0': Second Half begins Wolfsburg 1, Karlsruher SC 0.
    • 46': Zvjezdan Misimovic (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Foul by Michael Mutzel (Karlsruher SC).
    • 48': Grafite (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 48': Foul by Dino Drpic (Karlsruher SC).
    • 48': Offside, Wolfsburg. Andrea Barzagli tries a through ball, but Grafite is caught offside.
    • 50': Offside, Karlsruher SC. Sebastian Freis tries a through ball, but Christian Timm is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Michael Mutzel (Karlsruher SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antonio da Silva.
    • 51': Offside, Karlsruher SC. Michael Mutzel tries a through ball, but Sebastian Freis is caught offside.
    • 52': Foul by Josué (Wolfsburg).
    • 52': Sebastian Langkamp (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 52': Foul by Christian Gentner (Wolfsburg).
    • 52': Christian Timm (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Christian Gentner (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 52': Foul by Michael Mutzel (Karlsruher SC).
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Christian Timm (Karlsruher SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Freis.
    • 57': Christian Gentner (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Foul by Christian Timm (Karlsruher SC).
    • 59': Substitution, Wolfsburg. Ashkan Dejagah midfielder replaces Christian Gentner.
    • 60': Offside, Karlsruher SC. Marco Engelhardt tries a through ball, but Giovanni Federico is caught offside.
    • 61': Foul by Grafite (Wolfsburg).
    • 61': Sebastian Langkamp (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 62': Foul by Josué (Wolfsburg).
    • 62': Marco Engelhardt (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Foul by Josué (Wolfsburg).
    • 62': Antonio da Silva (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Offside, Karlsruher SC. Sebastian Langkamp tries a through ball, but Antonio da Silva is caught offside.
    • 64': Foul by Jan Simunek (Wolfsburg).
    • 64': Dino Drpic (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 65': Foul by Grafite (Wolfsburg).
    • 65': Sebastian Freis (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Grafite (Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Makoto Hasebe with a cross.
    • 66': Foul by Grafite (Wolfsburg).
    • 66': Sebastian Langkamp (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Michael Mutzel (Karlsruher SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Engelhardt.
    • 69': Corner, Karlsruher SC. Conceded by Andrea Barzagli.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Antonio da Silva (Karlsruher SC) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Timm.
    • 69': Corner, Karlsruher SC. Conceded by Diego Benaglio.
    • 70': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg).
    • 70': Marco Engelhardt (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Substitution, Wolfsburg. Alexander Madlung defender replaces Grafite.
    • 71': Substitution, Karlsruher SC. Lars Stindl forward replaces Antonio da Silva.
    • 72': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg).
    • 72': Dino Drpic (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 73': Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 73': Foul by Dino Drpic (Karlsruher SC).
    • 74': Substitution, Karlsruher SC. Mahir Saglik forward replaces Marco Engelhardt.
    • 75': Corner, Wolfsburg. Conceded by Christian Eichner.
    • 75': Marcel Schäfer (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 75': Foul by Andreas Görlitz (Karlsruher SC).
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Christian Timm (Karlsruher SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eichner.
    • 78': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg).
    • 78': Christian Timm (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Dino Drpic (Karlsruher SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 79': Makoto Hasebe (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Foul by Christian Timm (Karlsruher SC).
    • 80': Christian Timm (Karlsruher SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Zvjezdan Misimovic (Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Makoto Hasebe.
    • 80': Corner, Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jean-Francois Kornetzky.
    • 81': Zvjezdan Misimovic (Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Foul by Andreas Görlitz (Karlsruher SC).
    • 82': Substitution, Wolfsburg. Alexander Esswein forward replaces Zvjezdan Misimovic.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexander Madlung.
    • 84': Corner, Karlsruher SC. Conceded by Jan Simunek.
    • 85': Corner, Wolfsburg. Conceded by Dino Drpic.
    • 86': Foul by Ashkan Dejagah (Wolfsburg).
    • 86': Andreas Görlitz (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Alexander Madlung (Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
    • 87': Corner, Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jean-Francois Kornetzky.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Giovanni Federico (Karlsruher SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Eichner.
    • 90': Foul by Alexander Madlung (Wolfsburg).
    • 90': Michael Mutzel (Karlsruher SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Alexander Madlung (Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Offside, Karlsruher SC. Christian Eichner tries a through ball, but Sebastian Freis is caught offside.
    • 90': Second Half ends, Wolfsburg 1, Karlsruher SC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Wolfsburg 1, Karlsruher SC 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 26
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    7 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 9
    4 Saves 3
    59.6 Possession 40.4
    10 SHOTS 9
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    355 Accurate Passes 197
    462 Passes 313
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    27 Crosses 30
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    58 Long Balls 66
    32 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 0
    21 Effective Tackles 12
    23 Tackles 18
    0.9 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    19 Effective Clearances 21
    31 Clearances 38

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: Volkswagen Arena
    Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
    Attendance: 24,459

    Line-Ups

    WOB VfL Wolfsburg

    No. Name
    1 Diego Benaglio (GK)
    43 Andrea Barzagli
    6 Jan Simunek
    7 Josué
    4 Marcel Schäfer
    19 Peter Pekarík
    10 Zvjezdan Misimovic
    25 Christian Gentner
    13 Makoto Hasebe Yellow Card
    9 Edin Dzeko
    23 Grafite
    VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
    Ricardo Costa, Ashkan Dejagah, Cristian Zaccardo, Alexander Madlung, André Lenz, Yoshito Okubo, Alexander Esswein.

    KSC Karlsruher SC

    No. Name
    1 Markus Miller (GK)
    24 Sebastian Langkamp
    11 Dino Drpic
    21 Christian Eichner
    77 Andreas Görlitz
    22 Marco Engelhardt
    13 Michael Mutzel
    18 Sebastian Freis
    26 Giovanni Federico
    25 Antonio da Silva
    7 Christian Timm Yellow Card
    Karlsruher SC Substitutes:
    Edmond Kapllani, Stefano Celozzi, Godfried Aduobe, Mahir Saglik, Stefan Buck, Jean-Francois Kornetzky, Lars Stindl.

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