League

VfB Stuttgart
Spectators: 8576 (Terracing: 6433, Seating: 1972, VIP seats: 171) VfB Stuttgart's Mantas Plingis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Zemmamouche in the 3rd minute of play. After some careless play in the VfB Stuttgart defense, Ahmed Zemmamouche kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mantas Plingis. The VfB Stuttgart fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mantas Plingis should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Daham in the 8th minute of play forced VfB Stuttgart's goalkeeper Mantas Plingis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nouredine Benmabrouk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toma Spasunov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC The Vikings's Nouredine Benmabrouk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toma Spasunov in the 12th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, VfB Stuttgart's Toma Spasunov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nouredine Benmabrouk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 15 minutes into the match, FC The Vikings's goal looked a bit too open when Toma Spasunov came free, but Nouredine Benmabrouk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Menad Zahouania hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute Ivan Zafirov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nouredine Benmabrouk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Zafirov in the 24th minute of play forced FC The Vikings's goalkeeper Nouredine Benmabrouk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nouredine Benmabrouk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toma Spasunov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nouredine Benmabrouk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Toma Spasunov's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. The VfB Stuttgart fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when VfB Stuttgart's Toma Spasunov looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Toma Spasunov in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nouredine Benmabrouk saved FC The Vikings from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as VfB Stuttgart's Toma Spasunov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nouredine Benmabrouk. That made the score 4-1 after 38 minutes of play. Ali Daham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mantas Plingis having to interfere. Nouredine Benmabrouk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toma Spasunov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 44 minutes, Ahmed Zemmamouche mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC The Vikings and the VfB Stuttgart players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th match minute, FC The Vikings was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmed Zemmamouche to maneuver through the defense.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Toma Spasunov made a kick off. Nouredine Benmabrouk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Zafirov, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. If Toma Spasunov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nouredine Benmabrouk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toma Spasunov, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After 57 minutes, Ali Daham mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC The Vikings and the VfB Stuttgart players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC The Vikings's Ali Daham got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute Toma Spasunov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nouredine Benmabrouk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ivan Zafirov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nouredine Benmabrouk was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Yacine Halimi's late challenge caught a VfB Stuttgart's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yacine Halimi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 68th match minute, FC The Vikings was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yacine Halimi to maneuver through the defense. 69 minutes into the game, VfB Stuttgart's Toma Spasunov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nouredine Benmabrouk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. In the 77th minute, Toma Spasunov made a precise shot to the right of Nouredine Benmabrouk. FC The Vikings's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. Mantas Plingis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmed Zemmamouche in the 81st minute. Moulay Metref hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. FC The Vikings's Mouloud Ahmed was substituted for Yacine Halimi. In the 83rd minute, Moulay Metref hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nouredine Benmabrouk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Zafirov, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. FC The Vikings's Nouredine Benmabrouk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toma Spasunov in the 89th minute of play. After 89 played minutes VfB Stuttgart got a freekick which was hit by Moulay Metref. In the 92nd match minute, FC The Vikings was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zoheir Amara to maneuver through the defense. After 93 minutes of play, VfB Stuttgart's Toma Spasunov made it 7-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nouredine Benmabrouk was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC The Vikings's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.