UEFA Europa League

VfL Wolfsburg vs KAA Gent, 2019-20 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
VfL Wolfsburg
  • 20': Joao Victor
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KAA Gent
  • 50': Roman Yaremchuk
  • 65': Laurent Depoitre
  • 76': Michael Ngadeu

About

VfL Wolfsburg are hosting KAA Gent at Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Foul by Elisha Owusu (KAA Gent).
  • 4': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Wout Weghorst with a headed pass.
  • 6': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Mikael Lustig.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joao Victor.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. William (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josuha Guilavogui.
  • 13': Foul by Elisha Owusu (KAA Gent).
  • 13': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by William following a set piece situation.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Joao Victor (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
  • 16': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg. Josuha Guilavogui tries a through ball, but Wout Weghorst is caught offside.
  • 20': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, KAA Gent 0. Joao Victor (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold.
  • 22': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 22': Nana Asare (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Nana Asare (KAA Gent) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan David.
  • 33': Foul by Nana Asare (KAA Gent).
  • 33': William (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Offside, KAA Gent. Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui tries a through ball, but Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
  • 35': Foul by Joao Victor (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 35': Nana Asare (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 35': Igor Plastun (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Robin Knoche (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 37': Jonathan David (KAA Gent) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Sven Kums (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elisha Owusu.
  • 41': Foul by Joao Victor (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 41': Igor Plastun (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Jeffrey Bruma (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 42': Roman Yaremchuk (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 45': Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (KAA Gent) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui (KAA Gent).
  • 45'+1': Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Nana Asare (KAA Gent).
  • 45'+2': Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Nana Asare (KAA Gent) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, KAA Gent 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins VfL Wolfsburg 1, KAA Gent 0.
  • 46': Dangerous play by Marcel Tisserand (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 46': Laurent Depoitre (KAA Gent) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Foul by Igor Plastun (KAA Gent).
  • 46': Joao Victor (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Igor Plastun (KAA Gent) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Roman Yaremchuk (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elisha Owusu.
  • 49': Foul by Josip Brekalo (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 49': Nana Asare (KAA Gent) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, KAA Gent 1. Roman Yaremchuk (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renato Steffen.
  • 58': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Igor Plastun.
  • 60': Foul by Nana Asare (KAA Gent).
  • 60': Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Joao Victor (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
  • 63': Foul by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 63': Roman Yaremchuk (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Jeffrey Bruma.
  • 65': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, KAA Gent 2. Laurent Depoitre (KAA Gent) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Yunus Malli replaces Josip Brekalo.
  • 66': Foul by Yunus Malli (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 66': Igor Plastun (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by William (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 67': Nana Asare (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Nana Asare.
  • 69': Attempt missed. William (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wout Weghorst following a corner.
  • 70': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Lukas Nmecha replaces Maximilian Arnold.
  • 74': Foul by Robin Knoche (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 74': Jonathan David (KAA Gent) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Robin Knoche (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Yunus Malli.
  • 76': Goal! VfL Wolfsburg 1, KAA Gent 3. Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui (KAA Gent) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikael Lustig with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 78': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Igor Plastun.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Malli with a cross.
  • 78': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Igor Plastun.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. William (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Malli with a cross.
  • 79': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Malli with a cross.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 79': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Nana Asare.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Malli.
  • 80': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Nana Asare.
  • 81': Substitution, KAA Gent. Alessio Castro-Montes replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
  • 82': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Klaus replaces Robin Knoche.
  • 82': Felix Klaus (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Foul by Laurent Depoitre (KAA Gent).
  • 83': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 83': Jonathan David (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Alessio Castro-Montes (KAA Gent) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Foul by Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 85': Renato Steffen (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Hand ball by Josuha Guilavogui (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 89': Attempt saved. Jonathan David (KAA Gent) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Laurent Depoitre.
  • 90': Foul by Felix Klaus (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 90': Nana Asare (KAA Gent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, KAA Gent. Giorgi Kvilitaia replaces Laurent Depoitre.
  • 90'+3': Hand ball by Yunus Malli (VfL Wolfsburg).
  • 90'+4': Corner, KAA Gent. Conceded by Felix Klaus.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, KAA Gent 3.
  • 0': Match ends, VfL Wolfsburg 1, KAA Gent 3.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 18
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 1
40.7 Possession 59.3
7 SHOTS 15
4 ON GOAL 5
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
297 Accurate Passes 451
390 Passes 554
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 6
6 Crosses 28
0.3 Cross % 0.2
54 Long Balls 70
22 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 4
5 Effective Tackles 13
9 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
20 Interceptions 21
25 Effective Clearances 14
25 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Volkswagen Arena
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Attendance: 11,620

Line-Ups

WOB VfL Wolfsburg (3-4-3)

No. Name
12 Pavao Pervan (GK)
5 Jeffrey Bruma
32 Marcel Tisserand
31 Robin Knoche Yellow Card
27 Maximilian Arnold
23 Josuha Guilavogui
8 Renato Steffen Yellow Card
2 William
9 Wout Weghorst
7 Josip Brekalo
40 Joao Victor
VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
Jérôme Roussillon, Lukas Nmecha, Phillip Menzel, Kevin Mbabu, Yannick Gerhardt, Felix Klaus, Yunus Malli.

GENT KAA Gent (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
5 Michael Ngadeu
32 Igor Plastun Yellow Card
6 Elisha Owusu
21 Nana Asare Yellow Card
23 Mikael Lustig
16 Jonathan David
24 Sven Kums
8 Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe
7 Roman Yaremchuk
29 Laurent Depoitre
KAA Gent Substitutes:
Jean-Luc Dompé, Timothy Derijck, Alessio Castro-Montes, Roman Bezus, Colin Coosemans, Giorgi Kvilitaia, Milad Mohammadi.

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