German Bundesliga Promotion/Relegation Playoff

FT Thursday, May 17, 2018
Holstein Kiel WLWDW 1
–
VfL Wolfsburg DLLLW 3
1st2ndT
KSV101
WOB213
1st Leg · Volkswagen Arena · 28,800 att.

Match Report

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Divock Origi has goal and assist as Wolfsburg beat Holstein Kiel in first leg

VfL Wolfsburg got off to a great start in their Bundesliga relegation-promotion playoff, beating second-tier Holstein Kiel 3-1 on Thursday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
14
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
1
51.6
Possession
48.4
12
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
9
0.2
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
320
Accurate Passes
311
419
Passes
390
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
1
14
Crosses
21
0.4
Cross %
0.0
55
Long Balls
59
23
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
0
15
Effective Tackles
10
22
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
16
23
Effective Clearances
20
23
Clearances
20

Lineups

WOB · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Koen CasteelsG
  2. 25John BrooksCD-L
  3. 31Robin KnocheCD-R
  4. 23Josuha GuilavoguiDM
  5. 17Felix UduokhaiLB
  6. 2WilliamRB
  7. 27Maximilian ArnoldCM-L
  8. 10Yunus MalliCM-R
  9. 21Josip BrekaloLM
  10. 8Renato SteffenRM
  11. 14Divock OrigiF

KSV · 4-1-4-1

  1. 18Kenneth KronholmG
  2. 5Rafael CzichosCD-L
  3. 3Dominik SchmidCD-R
  4. 13Dominic PeitzDM
  5. 15Johannes van den BerghLB
  6. 19Patrick HerrmannRB
  7. 24Dominick DrexlerCM-L
  8. 6David KinsombiCM-R
  9. 17Steven LewerenzLM
  10. 27Kingsley SchindlerRM
  11. 10Marvin DuckschF

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, Holstein Kiel 0. Divock Origi (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  2. 34' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, Holstein Kiel 1. Kingsley Schindler (Holstein Kiel) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dominick Drexler.
  3. 40' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, Holstein Kiel 1. Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.
  4. 56' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 3, Holstein Kiel 1. Yunus Malli (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Divock Origi with a through ball.
  5. 61' Substitution, Holstein Kiel. Aaron Seydel replaces Steven Lewerenz.
  6. 61' Substitution, Holstein Kiel. Alexander Mühling replaces Dominic Peitz.
  7. 81' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jakub Blaszczykowski replaces Renato Steffen.
  8. 86' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Ignacio Camacho replaces Yunus Malli.
  9. 90'+1' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Landry Dimata replaces Divock Origi because of an injury.

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