German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, August 25, 2018
Schalke 04 WDLWW 1
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VfL Wolfsburg WWLWW 2
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S04011
WOB112
Volkswagen Arena · 26,621 att.

Match Report

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John Brooks scores as Wolfsburg shock Schalke in Bundesliga opener

John Brooks scored and Daniel Ginczek snatched a stoppage-time winner to help Wolfsburg stun Schalke 2-1 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
5
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
3
40.8
Possession
59.2
9
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.7
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
194
Accurate Passes
325
298
Passes
428
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
9
Crosses
17
0.4
Cross %
0.1
58
Long Balls
75
26
Accurate Long Balls
43
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
0
5
Effective Tackles
11
13
Tackles
18
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
18
18
Effective Clearances
16
18
Clearances
16

Head to Head

S04 leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

WOB · 4-3-3

  1. 1Koen CasteelsG
  2. 25John BrooksCD-L
  3. 31Robin KnocheCD-R
  4. 15Jérôme RoussillonLB
  5. 2WilliamRB
  6. 4Ignacio CamachoCM
  7. 27Maximilian ArnoldLM
  8. 23Josuha GuilavoguiRM
  9. 9Wout WeghorstF
  10. 8Renato SteffenLF
  11. 7Josip BrekaloRF

S04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Ralf FährmannG
  2. 29NaldoCD
  3. 5Matija NastasicCD-L
  4. 26Salif SanéCD-R
  5. 2Weston McKennieCM-L
  6. 8Suat SerdarCM-R
  7. 14Baba RahmanLM
  8. 18Daniel CaligiuriRM
  9. 19Guido BurgstallerF
  10. 25Amine HaritCF-L
  11. 7Mark UthCF-R

Timeline

  1. 15' William (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 28' Salif Sané (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 33' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC Schalke 04 0. John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  4. 41' Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Yannick Gerhardt replaces Josuha Guilavogui.
  6. 47' Weston McKennie (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 58' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Breel Embolo replaces Amine Harit.
  8. 65' VAR Decision: Card upgraded Matija Nastasic (FC Schalke 04).
  9. 65' Matija Nastasic (FC Schalke 04) is shown the red card.
  10. 68' Guido Burgstaller (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 69' VAR Decision: No Red Card Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg).
  12. 70' Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 73' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Cedric Teuchert replaces Guido Burgstaller.
  14. 75' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Daniel Ginczek replaces Wout Weghorst.
  15. 79' Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 83' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Nabil Bentaleb replaces Suat Serdar.
  17. 85' John Brooks (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 85' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, FC Schalke 04 1. Nabil Bentaleb (FC Schalke 04) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  19. 86' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Admir Mehmedi replaces Josip Brekalo.
  20. 90'+4' Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 2, FC Schalke 04 1. Daniel Ginczek (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

Bundesliga News

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