VfR Aalen vs TSG Hoffenheim, 2014-15 German DFB Pokal, Round of 16

· German Cup

FT
0 - 2

16': Eugen Polanski
56': Kevin Volland

About

VfR Aalen are hosting TSG Hoffenheim at CENTUS ARENA, Aalen, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Cup.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Corner, VfR Aalen. Conceded by Ermin Bicakcic.
2': Foul by Collin Quaner (VfR Aalen).
2': Pirmin Schwegler (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Andreas Ludwig (VfR Aalen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Roberto Firmino (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
7': Foul by Andreas Ludwig (VfR Aalen).
7': Pirmin Schwegler (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Andreas Beck (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Foul by Michael Klauß (VfR Aalen).
11': Foul by Roberto Firmino (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
11': Sascha Mockenhaupt (VfR Aalen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt missed. Fabio Kaufmann (VfR Aalen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
13': Attempt missed. Kevin Volland (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Firmino with a headed pass.
16': Goal! VfR Aalen 0, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1. Eugen Polanski (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
17': Attempt saved. Sebastian Rudy (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pirmin Schwegler.
18': Foul by Eugen Polanski (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
18': Phil Ofosu-Ayeh (VfR Aalen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Arne Feick (VfR Aalen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Roberto Firmino (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
20': Collin Quaner (VfR Aalen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Tobias Strobl (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
22': Attempt missed. Fabio Kaufmann (VfR Aalen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Michael Klauß with a cross.
23': Corner, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Conceded by Phil Ofosu-Ayeh.
23': Attempt blocked. Sven Schipplock (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
24': Corner, VfR Aalen. Conceded by Kevin Volland.
24': Attempt blocked. Arne Feick (VfR Aalen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
28': Arne Feick (VfR Aalen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Andreas Beck (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
28': Andreas Beck (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Foul by Collin Quaner (VfR Aalen).
28': Jens Grahl (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Collin Quaner (VfR Aalen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Attempt missed. Sven Schipplock (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
31': Attempt saved. Sven Schipplock (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
32': Foul by Andreas Ludwig (VfR Aalen).
32': Pirmin Schwegler (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Attempt saved. Kevin Volland (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Beck.
33': Attempt missed. Eugen Polanski (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Andreas Beck.
35': Attempt saved. Phil Ofosu-Ayeh (VfR Aalen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jurgen Gjasula.
35': Corner, VfR Aalen. Conceded by Jens Grahl.
36': Andreas Hofmann (VfR Aalen) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Arne Feick.
36': Attempt blocked. Fabio Kaufmann (VfR Aalen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
37': Arne Feick (VfR Aalen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Kevin Volland (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
39': Foul by Eugen Polanski (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
39': Michael Klauß (VfR Aalen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Andreas Beck (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Foul by Michael Klauß (VfR Aalen).
43': Collin Quaner (VfR Aalen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Pirmin Schwegler (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
45'+1': First Half ends, VfR Aalen 0, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1.
0': Match ends, VfR Aalen 0, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2.
45': Second Half begins VfR Aalen 0, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1.
48': Attempt missed. Phil Ofosu-Ayeh (VfR Aalen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabio Kaufmann.
48': Andreas Hofmann (VfR Aalen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Foul by Roberto Firmino (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
49': Attempt missed. Oliver Barth (VfR Aalen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jurgen Gjasula.
50': Corner, VfR Aalen. Conceded by Ermin Bicakcic.
50': Corner, VfR Aalen. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
50': Foul by Fabio Kaufmann (VfR Aalen).
50': Kevin Volland (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Attempt saved. Pirmin Schwegler (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
53': Foul by Jurgen Gjasula (VfR Aalen).
53': Kevin Volland (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Jurgen Gjasula (VfR Aalen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pirmin Schwegler.
55': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Volland.
55': Fabio Kaufmann (VfR Aalen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Kevin Volland (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
55': Kevin Volland (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Goal! VfR Aalen 0, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2. Kevin Volland (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sven Schipplock.
58': Collin Quaner (VfR Aalen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Foul by Ermin Bicakcic (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
59': Attempt saved. Collin Quaner (VfR Aalen) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arne Feick with a cross.
59': Corner, VfR Aalen. Conceded by Jens Grahl.
60': Andreas Hofmann (VfR Aalen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Pirmin Schwegler (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
61': Corner, VfR Aalen. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
62': Eugen Polanski (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Michael Klauß (VfR Aalen).
63': Corner, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Conceded by Oliver Barth.
64': Foul by Sebastian Rudy (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
64': Jurgen Gjasula (VfR Aalen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Corner, VfR Aalen. Conceded by Tobias Strobl.
67': Collin Quaner (VfR Aalen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Foul by Ermin Bicakcic (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
71': Attempt saved. Andreas Ludwig (VfR Aalen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Collin Quaner.
73': Foul by Sven Schipplock (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
73': Phil Ofosu-Ayeh (VfR Aalen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Substitution, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Steven Zuber replaces Roberto Firmino.
73': Eugen Polanski (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Fabio Kaufmann (VfR Aalen).
76': Attempt missed. Steven Zuber (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Volland.
76': Substitution, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Anthony Modeste replaces Sven Schipplock.
77': Arne Feick (VfR Aalen) is shown the yellow card.
79': Substitution, VfR Aalen. Orhan Ademi replaces Michael Klauß.
80': Attempt missed. Anthony Modeste (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Rudy following a fast break.
81': Collin Quaner (VfR Aalen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by Ermin Bicakcic (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
83': Fabio Kaufmann (VfR Aalen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Sebastian Rudy (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
83': Andreas Ludwig (VfR Aalen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Foul by Pirmin Schwegler (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
84': Delay in match Kevin Volland (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) because of an injury.
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Attempt saved. Andreas Hofmann (VfR Aalen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Collin Quaner.
86': Foul by Sascha Mockenhaupt (VfR Aalen).
86': Sebastian Rudy (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Substitution, VfR Aalen. Leandro replaces Collin Quaner.
87': Attempt saved. Eugen Polanski (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Volland with a cross.
87': Offside, VfR Aalen. Orhan Ademi tries a through ball, but Phil Ofosu-Ayeh is caught offside.
88': Corner, VfR Aalen. Conceded by Tobias Strobl.
89': Corner, VfR Aalen. Conceded by Pirmin Schwegler.
90'+1': Corner, VfR Aalen. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Leandro (VfR Aalen) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jurgen Gjasula with a cross.
90'+2': Substitution, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Nadiem Amiri replaces Kevin Volland.
90'+3': Second Half ends, VfR Aalen 0, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2.

Statistics

TSG		VfR Aalen
19	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	11
4	Saves	7
51.5	Possession	48.5
15	SHOTS	12
9	ON GOAL	4
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
354	Accurate Passes	304
460	Passes	417
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
1	Accurate Crosses	6
8	Crosses	26
0.1	Cross %	0.2
78	Long Balls	84
38	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	2
21	Effective Tackles	23
26	Tackles	29
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
28	Effective Clearances	23
28	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: German Cup

Venue: CENTUS ARENA
Location: Aalen, Germany
Attendance: 8,252

Line-Ups

VfR Aalen (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bernhardt (GK)
6	Sascha Mockenhaupt
4	Oliver Barth
23	Andreas Hofmann
26	Arne Feick
17	Phil Ofosu-Ayeh
5	Jürgen Gjasula
33	Andreas Ludwig
11	João Klauss
21	Fabio Kaufmann
8	Collin Quaner

VfR Aalen Substitutes:

Maximilian Welzmüller, Lucão, Orhan Ademi, Maximilian Oesterhelweg, Dennis Chessa, Oliver Schnitzler, Leandro Grech.

TSG Hoffenheim (4-3-2-1)

No.	Name
13	Jens Grahl (GK)
4	Ermin Bicakcic
12	Tobias Strobl
15	Jeremy Toljan
2	Andreas Beck
16	Pirmin Schwegler
8	Eugen Polanski
6	Sebastian Rudy
9	Sven Schipplock
10	Roberto Firmino
31	Kevin Volland

TSG Hoffenheim Substitutes:

Oliver Baumann, Anthony Modeste, David Abraham, Ádám Szalai, Sejad Salihovic, Nadiem Amiri, Steven Zuber.

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