STU 1:0 HAM | VfB Stuttgart - Hamburger SV (Bundesliga)

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final

VfB Stuttgart

1:0 (0:0)

Hamburger SV

Saturday 22.03.2014, 15:30 • Mercedes-Benz Arena (Stuttgart, Germany) • Bundesliga

		Today's match wasn't full of interesting actions, but Stuttgart is happy to be the winner as it means a lot in their effort to avoid relegation. (17:22:18)
		Game over.
	90+2	Stuttgart in possession and it looks like the score will not change.
	90+1	Three minutes will be added on.
	90	Cacau in a huge chance in front of Adler, but his shot was a little too high!
	90	Timo Werner substitues in for Ibrahima Traoré, last change for Stuttgart.
	89	Stuttgart goalkeeper Ulreich receives a yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct.
	89	Change in Stuttgart lineup, Cacau comes in for Konstantin Rausch.
	88	Ibišević in an awesome chance, but Adler came up with the stop, kicking the ball out of danger.
	86	Last change for Hamburg, Tolgay Arslan is replaced with Tomás Rincón.
	85	Stuttgart keeps possession.
	83	There is still time for Hamburg to tie the score, but Stuttgart looks determined to keep the lead.
	81	Ten minutes left in the match.
	80	Hamburg with a change, Robert Tesche substitutes in for Milan Badelj.
	80	Stuttgart with a counter-attack, but Letiner's pass was not accurate enough.
	79	After the corner kick, there was a foul on Adler.
	78	Stuttgart has a corner kick.
	76	A cross found Iličević, but he missed the goal with the header.
	75	Ulreich got to the shot first, but a corner kick is coming up for Hamburg.
	75	Hamburg has a free kick, the distance from goal is about 30 metres.
	74	55,000 fans are in attendance as the Mercedes-Benz Arena is sold out.
	73	Stuttgart was looking for the ref to call a penalty kick after one of the players fell in the penalty area, but the referee will not stop the play.
	72	Traoré back in charge, but his shot goes to the side net.
	69	Goal for Stuttgart! Stuttgart gets the first goal of the match! Traoré sent the ball to the penalty area and the beautiful pass got to ALEXANDRU MAXIM who fired it past Adler who had no chance at all.
	68	Maxim in a great position, but he was also off side.
	67	Not much came out of it, at least Stuttgart kept possession.
	66	Free kick for Stuttgart from the distance of 30 metres.
	64	The corner kick was not good enough, Hamburg regains possession.
	64	Alexandru Maxim substitutes in for Arthur Boka.
	63	Traoré got past three opponents and then tried to cross the ball into the penalty area, but it's only a corner kick.
	60	Ibišević with a foul on Westermann, the ref had a couple of words for him after that.
	58	First change of the match, Rafael van der Vaart leaves the field, Petr Jiráček is in.
	56	Hamburg coach Slomka is looking very upset now.
	54	Can Stuttgart make the most of their powerplay?
	53	Now that was totally unnecessary and what makes things worse for Hamburg is that this is Çalhanoğlu's second yellow card and he is sent off.
	52	Hamburg has got possession and slowly progresses ahead into Stuttgart territory.
	49	The cross was not too good, but Stuttgart keeps possession.
	49	And now they will have a corner kick.
	47	Stuttgart looks much more determined to score than they did in the first half.
	46	Stuttgart has possession to begin the second half, now passing the ball around in the offensive half.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		Both teams played very cautiously in the first half and that led us to a goalless score at the end of it. Check back in fifteen for the second half.
	45+1	1st halftime finished.
	44	Zoua is off side as the first half is slowly reaching its conclusion.
	43	Traore finally crossed one into the penalty area, but Adler snagged it away and immediately started a counter-attack.
	40	Stuttgart has possession, but their play has been plagued by inaccurate passes.
	38	Adler left his goal to pursue a lose ball and got to it before Ibišević could.
	37	Iličević with a borderline tackle, ought to be happy the ref is not reaching for a card.
	36	A lot of stoppages due to fouls.
	34	And it was a nice one by the visiting team. Badelj got to a one-timed shot and he almost hit the top corner, but it went over the crossbar!
	33	Boka got to the ball in a good position, but fanned on it completely, giving Hamburg a chance for a quick counter-attack.
	32	Van der Vaart with a shot, but it went straight to the goalkeeper's hands.
	31	Hamburg gains momentum and it looks a little like Stuttgart doesn't want to win today's game.
	29	Arslan fired one on goal, but Ulreich made a magnificent stop to kick the ball away. Hamburg was off side anyways.
	27	Hamburg with its first corner kick of the match, but the first Stuttgart back that got to it headed it out of danger.
	26	The match is being played out in midfield.
	23	Rausch got into a good position, but he was called off side by the linesmen and so Hamburg regains possession.
	21	Leitner with a cross that found the head of Ibišević whose header, however, missed the goal completely.
	20	Hamburg has possession in the offensive half, but they are only passing the ball around.
	17	A free kick resulted in a nice shot that flew just wide of the upright.
	16	Çalhanoğlu can't be so happy because his tackle is awarded with a yellow card.
	15	Badelj with a rough tackle on Boka and he should be happy for not receiving the yellow card for this one.
	13	Neither of the teams overly active offensively.
	11	Stuttgart has possession and is patiently passing the ball around in the midfield.
	9	Stuttgart has been the better team in the opening stages of the match. Let's see if they can do something with the score.
	7	First highlight of the match after Rauch crossed the ball in and it went to Ibišević who had it in an amazing position in front of the goal, but somebody went down to block it in the last second.
	5	And Stuttgart takes the ball beyond midfield into the Hamburg half.
	5	Zoua received a good pass in the penalty area, but he was halted by a trio of defencemen. Stuttgart regains possession and takes the ball to the midfield.
	3	One of the Hamburg players jumped up and was the first to touch the cross, earning possession for his team.
	2	Stuttgart has the first corner kick of the match.
	1	Zoua ran with the ball towards the penalty area, but he kicked it a little too far from his feet and so Ulreich came down to collect it.
	1	Game started.
		Starting lineups: VfB Stuttgart: Ulreich – Schwaab, Rüdiger, Niedermeier, Sakaj – Leitner, Gentner (C), Traoré, Boka, Rausch – Ibišević. Subs: Vlachodimos – Haggui, Gruezo, Khedira, Maxim, Cacau, Werner. Hamburger SV: Adler – Diekmeier, Djourou, Mancienne, Westermann – Çalhanoğlu, Badelj, van der Vaart (C), Arslan, Iličević – Zoua. Subs: Drobný – Sobiech, Tah, Bouy, Rincón, Jiráček, Tesche. Referees: Brych – Borsch, Lupp..
		In the last three meetings, the visiting team won the match and the very last time it was Stuttgart scoring a big 4-0 victory at Hamburg. Let's see if things will change today.
		While Hamburg has had an improving form lately and is looking to successfully avoid relegation, Stuttgart hasn't won in a long time and will be looking to get back on track with a seemingly easier opponent.
		Bundesliga continues with another match between two teams from the bottom of the standings, Hamburger SV and VfB Stuttgart.
		Welcome. Game starts at 15:30.

Commentary by

Radoslav Vavřina

Goals & lineups

Goals: 69. Maxim

Cards: 89. Ulreich (VFB) – 16. Çalhanoğlu (HSV) 53. Çalhanoğlu (HSV)

VfB Stuttgart: Ulreich – Schwaab, Rüdiger, Niedermeier, Sakaj – Leitner, Gentner (C), Traoré (90. Werner), Boka (64. Maxim), Rausch (89. Cacau) – Ibišević.
Subs: Vlachodimos – Haggui, Gruezo, Khedira, Maxim, Cacau, Werner.

Hamburger SV: Adler – Diekmeier, Djourou, Mancienne, Westermann – Çalhanoğlu, Badelj (80. Tesche), van der Vaart (C) (58. Jiráček), Arslan (86. Rincón), Iličević – Zoua.
Subs: Drobný – Sobiech, Tah, Bouy, Rincón, Jiráček, Tesche.

Referees: Brych – Borsch, Lupp.

Attendance: 55,000