VfL Wolfsburg
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758,
Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Telo Nunez started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute Jerry Fristedt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Álvaro Perpiñán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Álvaro Perpiñán showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marouane Kiefer, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Álvaro Perpiñán was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Jerry Fristedt capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jerry Fristedt really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Sporting Burgas's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Jerry Fristedt 9 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. Álvaro Perpiñán took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerry Fristedt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. VfL Wolfsburg's Alfons Delin got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kenneth Wallander could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Álvaro Perpiñán made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerry Fristedt in the 25th minute of play forced Sporting Burgas's goalkeeper Álvaro Perpiñán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Álvaro Perpiñán showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerry Fristedt in the 28th minute of the match. Bertil Fanström made in the 31st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Sporting Burgas's Galo Campos. Álvaro Perpiñán showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerry Fristedt, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 34 minutes into the match, Sporting Burgas's goal looked a bit too open when Jerry Fristedt came free, but Álvaro Perpiñán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the VfL Wolfsburg defense, Telo Nunez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Olle Tunander. The VfL Wolfsburg fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Olle Tunander should have stopped the shot. 39 minutes into the match, Sporting Burgas's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Hedlund came free, but Álvaro Perpiñán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Sporting Burgas's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Hedlund came free, but Álvaro Perpiñán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paquito Garay lost his temper 45 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 44th minute of the game. One of Sporting Burgas:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of VfL Wolfsburg:s goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marouane Kiefer got free with Álvaro Perpiñán in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jerry Fristedt to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marouane Kiefer in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Álvaro Perpiñán saved Sporting Burgas from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfons Delin in the 53rd minute of play forced Sporting Burgas's goalkeeper Álvaro Perpiñán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jerry Fristedt came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the VfL Wolfsburg fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jerry Fristedt couldn't finish the play. In the 59thth minute of the game Alfons Delin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sporting Burgas's Álvaro Perpiñán was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 60 minutes, Kenneth Wallander managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VfL Wolfsburg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kenneth Wallander was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Sporting Burgas defense, Martin Hedlund kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Álvaro Perpiñán. The Sporting Burgas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Álvaro Perpiñán should have stopped the shot. 66 minutes into the match, Sporting Burgas's goal looked a bit too open when Jerry Fristedt came free, but Álvaro Perpiñán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute Jerry Fristedt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Álvaro Perpiñán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olle Tunander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Telo Nunez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Álvaro Perpiñán didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when VfL Wolfsburg's Marouane Kiefer shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 78th minute, Kenny Liljeström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Álvaro Perpiñán stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jerry Fristedt's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Sporting Burgas's Álvaro Perpiñán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerry Fristedt in the 85th minute of play. Álvaro Perpiñán showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfons Delin, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Kenny Liljeström's late challenge caught a Sporting Burgas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kenny Liljeström helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to VfL Wolfsburg getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Kenny Liljeström hit a great ball. Olle Tunander made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Galo Campos sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Sporting Burgas's Galo Campos slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Olle Tunander. That made the score 6-2 after 91 minutes of play. VfL Wolfsburg walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.
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