SV Darmstadt 98 vs VfL Wolfsburg, 2016/2017 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
Darmstadt 3-1 Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg's miserable season continued even under caretaker-coach Valerien Ismael as they were beaten 3-1 at Darmstadt.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Foul by László Kleinheisler (SV Darmstadt 98).
- 4': Luiz Gustavo (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Roman Bezjak (SV Darmstadt 98).
- 6': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Daniel Caligiuri (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 7': Leon Guwara (SV Darmstadt 98) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by László Kleinheisler (SV Darmstadt 98).
- 8': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt missed. Julian Draxler (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcel Schäfer with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Jérôme Gondorf (SV Darmstadt 98).
- 11': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Luiz Gustavo (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 12': Änis Ben-Hatira (SV Darmstadt 98) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Alexander Milosevic (SV Darmstadt 98) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 15': Foul by Mario Gomez (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 15': Leon Guwara (SV Darmstadt 98) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Florian Jungwirth (SV Darmstadt 98) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Mario Gomez (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 17': Foul by Sven Schipplock (SV Darmstadt 98).
- 17': Jeffrey Bruma (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 19': Sven Schipplock (SV Darmstadt 98) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Florian Jungwirth (SV Darmstadt 98).
- 20': Julian Draxler (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Aytac Sulu.
- 23': Foul by Jeffrey Bruma (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 23': László Kleinheisler (SV Darmstadt 98) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Jeffrey Bruma (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the red card.
- 25': Goal! SV Darmstadt 98 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Änis Ben-Hatira (SV Darmstadt 98) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 26': Foul by Mario Gomez (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 26': Immanuel Höhn (SV Darmstadt 98) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Robin Knoche replaces Daniel Caligiuri.
- 27': Foul by Christian Träsch (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 27': Roman Bezjak (SV Darmstadt 98) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 28': Sven Schipplock (SV Darmstadt 98) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Sven Schipplock (SV Darmstadt 98) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Roman Bezjak.
- 30': Foul by Roman Bezjak (SV Darmstadt 98).
- 30': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by László Kleinheisler (SV Darmstadt 98).
- 30': Luiz Gustavo (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Sven Schipplock (SV Darmstadt 98) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Leon Guwara with a cross.
- 35': Offside, SV Darmstadt 98. Michael Esser tries a through ball, but Sven Schipplock is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Jérôme Gondorf (SV Darmstadt 98).
- 38': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Offside, SV Darmstadt 98. Leon Guwara tries a through ball, but Roman Bezjak is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt missed. Mario Gomez (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
- 41': Foul by Florian Jungwirth (SV Darmstadt 98).
- 41': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Sven Schipplock (SV Darmstadt 98) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Änis Ben-Hatira with a cross.
- 42': Foul by Immanuel Höhn (SV Darmstadt 98).
- 42': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Änis Ben-Hatira (SV Darmstadt 98).
- 45'+1': Marcel Schäfer (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, SV Darmstadt 98 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 0': Match ends, SV Darmstadt 98 3, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
- 45': Second Half begins SV Darmstadt 98 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 48': Foul by Jérôme Gondorf (SV Darmstadt 98).
- 48': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Sven Schipplock (SV Darmstadt 98) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Änis Ben-Hatira.
- 50': Foul by Änis Ben-Hatira (SV Darmstadt 98).
- 50': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Luiz Gustavo tries a through ball, but Julian Draxler is caught offside.
- 52': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Christian Träsch tries a through ball, but Mario Gomez is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 54': Sven Schipplock (SV Darmstadt 98) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Roman Bezjak (SV Darmstadt 98) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by László Kleinheisler.
- 54': Corner, SV Darmstadt 98. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
- 56': Attempt missed. Ricardo Rodríguez (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robin Knoche.
- 56': Substitution, SV Darmstadt 98. Sandro Sirigu replaces Roman Bezjak.
- 57': Foul by Jérôme Gondorf (SV Darmstadt 98).
- 57': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Alexander Milosevic.
- 60': Goal! SV Darmstadt 98 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Mario Gomez (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Attempt missed. Christian Träsch (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Marcel Schäfer with a cross.
- 62': Attempt missed. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christian Träsch.
- 63': Attempt missed. Christian Träsch (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez.
- 64': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 64': Sven Schipplock (SV Darmstadt 98) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Christian Träsch (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Änis Ben-Hatira (SV Darmstadt 98).
- 65': Alexander Milosevic (SV Darmstadt 98) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 66': Attempt missed. László Kleinheisler (SV Darmstadt 98) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Florian Jungwirth.
- 67': Foul by Marcel Schäfer (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 67': Sandro Sirigu (SV Darmstadt 98) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Marcel Schäfer (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Goal! SV Darmstadt 98 2, VfL Wolfsburg 1. László Kleinheisler (SV Darmstadt 98) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 69': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Paul Seguin replaces Marcel Schäfer.
- 69': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Florian Jungwirth.
- 72': Offside, SV Darmstadt 98. Sven Schipplock tries a through ball, but Änis Ben-Hatira is caught offside.
- 74': Substitution, SV Darmstadt 98. Antonio-Mirko Colak replaces Sven Schipplock.
- 76': Attempt saved. Antonio-Mirko Colak (SV Darmstadt 98) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Immanuel Höhn.
- 76': Goal! SV Darmstadt 98 3, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Sandro Sirigu (SV Darmstadt 98) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 79': Florian Jungwirth (SV Darmstadt 98) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 79': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, SV Darmstadt 98. Peter Niemeyer replaces László Kleinheisler.
- 81': Foul by Antonio-Mirko Colak (SV Darmstadt 98).
- 81': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt missed. Mario Gomez (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 84': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Borja Mayoral replaces Julian Draxler.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Luiz Gustavo (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Seguin.
- 90': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Aytac Sulu.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, SV Darmstadt 98 3, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
Statistics
 WOB |
SVD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 71.9 | Possession | 28.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 633 | Accurate Passes | 182 |
| 734 | Passes | 284 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 22 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 112 | Long Balls | 74 |
| 71 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 7 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 10 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Location: Darmstadt, Germany
Attendance: 15,300
Venue: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Location: Darmstadt, Germany
Attendance: 15,300
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 |
Line-Ups
SV Darmstadt 98 (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Michael Esser (GK) |
| 4 | Aytac Sulu |
| 3 | Alexander Milosevic |
| 2 | Leon Guwara |
| 21 | Immanuel Höhn |
| 8 | Jerome Gondorf |
| 23 | Florian Jungwirth |
| 14 | Roman Bezjak |
| 28 | Änis Ben-Hatira |
| 39 | Sven Schipplock |
| 30 | László Kleinheisler |
VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 34 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
| 5 | Jeffrey Bruma  |
| 4 | Marcel Schäfer  |
| 15 | Christian Träsch |
| 10 | Julian Draxler |
| 22 | Luiz Gustavo |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 33 | Mario Gómez |
| 13 | Yannick Gerhardt |
| 7 | Daniel Caligiuri |
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