56' Ref misses a Bayer hand ball in their box and they go down and score to make it 3-1. VAR took a look at the Bayer hand ball and decided it wasn't worth over turning, so 3-1.
Endo moved back to Kempf's position, and Ahamada is playing in midfield. Klimowicz once again proving that he's not ready for 1.B action. When given the decision to pass, shoot, or dribble, he seems usually to make the wrong choice.
68' Anton loses the ball far upfield and Bayer break away and score from a Wirtz header, 4-1. Only 17, he is likely on Bayern's target list.
Somewhere along the way, Klimowicz was subbed out for Klement, who is a better decision maker on the ball.
77' Mangala sends Thommy free down the left who crosses in for Kalajdzic to side foot home for the 4-2. Beautiful goal!
84' Bayer punish our disoriented midfield and defense once again for an easy shot, 5-2. Shambolic defending.
And it ends 5-2. Wide open match which exposed our poor midfield and defense. Glad that Matarazzo got to play some squad members who rarely see action (Massimo, Klement, Ahamada, Thommy), but dropped all three points.
Week 20: 6-7-7 25 points Away loss 5-2 to Bayer Leverkusen. Substitute Thommy looked good on the left side assisting Kalajdzic on both his goals. Shambolic midfield play and defense lost the points. Goals - Assists Wamangituka 11 - 3 Kalajdzic 8 - 3 Gonzalez 6 - 2 Didavi 2 - 3 Castro 3 - 1 Sosa 0 - 4 Mangala 1 - 2 Kempf 2 - 0 Coulibaly 2 - 0 Klimowicz 1 - 1 Thommy 0 - 2 Klement 0 - 2 Forster 1 - 0 Endo 0 - 1 Anton 0 - 1 Goals scored: 37 Goals conceded: 34 Clean sheets: 2
Thanks for posting @Teak. So what else is new. It's really baffling to me how VfB don't seem to ever get VAR calls. They need to tell the players to stop shagging the VAR officials WAGs.
VfB host Hertha Berlin in Stuttgart tomorrow morning here in the Grain Belt. Probable lineup, from Bundesliga.com Stuttgart: Kobel - Mavropanos, Anton, Kempf (c) - Silas, Mangala, Endo, Sosa - Förster, Thommy - Kalajdzic Gonzalez is out with that hamstring injury. Thommy looked good going down the left side and getting both assists on Kalajdzic's goals. Castro and Didavi also unlikely.
Actual starting lineup: Kalajdzic Thommy, Forster Sosa, Mangala, Endo, Wamangituka Karazor, Anton, Mavropanos Kobel
45+' Sosa free kick headed in by Kalajdzic. VAR looked at it closely because linesman called it offside, but his feet were NOT offside, just an arm, so VAR overruled the linesman, 1-0. Very physical first half with VfB getting the better chances.
And it ends 1-1. Very disappointing result. Hertha have been in poor form of late and lie under VfB in the table. You have to beat squads underneath you, especially at home. This second half of the season I can easily see VfB drifting down towards the relegation zone. After scoring at the end of first half, they never really produced much offense in the second half.
Week 21: 6-8-7 26 points Disappointing 1-1 draw at home against out-of-form Hertha Berlin. Sosa free kick headed in by Kalajdzic. Wamangituka very quiet on the right side; most offense went down the left through Sosa and Thommy. The inability to keep a clean sheet against lower level sides greatly hurts them. Goals - Assists Wamangituka 11 - 3 Kalajdzic 9 - 3 Gonzalez 6 - 2 Didavi 2 - 3 Sosa 0 - 5 Castro 3 - 1 Mangala 1 - 2 Kempf 2 - 0 Coulibaly 2 - 0 Klimowicz 1 - 1 Thommy 0 - 2 Klement 0 - 2 Forster 1 - 0 Endo 0 - 1 Anton 0 - 1 Goals scored: 38 Goals conceded: 35 Clean sheets: 2
VfB visit Cologne tomorrow to take on FC Koln. How to type the umlaut? Expected lineup from Bundesliga.com: Stuttgart: Kobel - Mavropanos, Anton, Kempf - Silas, Mangala, Endo, Sosa - Castro (c), Thommy - Kalajdzic
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Actual starting lineup: Kalajdzic Castro, Förster Sosa, Mangala, Endo, Wamangituka Kempf, Anton, Mavropanos Kobel I don't understand why Matarazzo starts Förster. He doesn't make the best of decisions when in possession. BTW, Matarazzo signed a contract extension this week. Good to see.