youve drawn hertha for the next cup tie which will be very difficult. they are really performing well at the moment. youve got the away goals in hand for the uefa cup game. hopefully timo will perform better infront of his home fans
VfB Stuttgart [FM2006] (Bundesliga M9:Frankfurt v Stuttgart)
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Bala
International Coach
Valerenga might be the literal lambs led to slaughter. especially after Stuttgart's impressive form now.
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
Narrow escape..
UEFA Cup
1st Round - Leg 2
VfB Stuttgart vs Valerenga IF (Agg: 2-2)
Gottlieb-Daimler stadion
Thursday 29th September 2005
The Match:
Following a 2-2 draw in the first leg at Oslo, the match is very much there for the taking for both teams. Stuttgart do have the slight advantage of two away goals, but a win for the Norwegian side will knock Claudio Ranieri's boys out of Europe.
Lineups:
Subs:
Claudio Ranieri has not made any changes to the team that won 4-1 against Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga on Sunday. This means no place in the starting lineup for Markus Babbel despite a man of the match performance in the first leg.
Valerenga are playing the 4-4-2 standard formation, and former Chelsea man Tore Andre Flo is once again the main threat. Ranieri would have told his boys to be a bit more careful of substitute Havard Lie this time, having scored the late equaliser in the first leg.
The Result:
Goals:
Stuttgart were the second best team today, as Valerenga put in a fine performance. But in the end it was the away goal rule that took Stuttgart through.
Stuttgart took the lead in the ninth minute through Jon Dahl Tomasson's strike. Tore Andre Flo equalised for Valerenga in the 82nd minute, to set up a thrilling final few minutes of the game. And it was a dirty encounter as well with four yellow cards and one player been sent off. Things heated up when Jonas Jacobsen and Fernando Meira had a verbal spat that lead to a small fight between both teams. Two players were yellow carded for this incident itself.
No one did particularly well for Stuttgart, although Tomasson's strike in the first half was a piece of brilliance. Cacau and Fernando Meira had below par performances. Apart from the goal, Stuttgart had a total of 10 shots on target, although only 4 of them actually troubled the keeper. Mario Carevic had a very good chance to score but Arni Arason did really well to put the ball away for a corner. Jesper Gronkjaer, Marco Streller and Jon Dahl Tomasson all had fairly decent chances as well. Hitzlsperger was shown the red card in the 59th minute for using foul language against the referee when he was awarded an initial yellow for a foul on Geir Andersen. On the other side Timo Hildebrand dint have his best game, although he did come up with the saves when it mattered.
Goalkeeper Arni Arason and defender Geir Andersen were the best performers for the visitors. Stuttgart did organise several counter-attacks after taking the lead early, but Arason came out on top on every occassion. Tore Andre Flo's goal in the 82nd minute, set up a thrilling end to the game, and a rather uneasy time for Claudio Ranieri and his team. And it became even worse when Fernando Meira was injured in the 89th minute, and Stuttgart having made use of all three substitutions had to defend with nine men.
The final whistle was a relief to the Stuttgart fans, players and manager Claudio Ranieri alike. Stuttgart had managed hold on, and were through to the next round on away goals.
Sony Playstation Man of the Match: Geir Andersen (VALERENGA IF)
Stats:
UEFA Cup
1st Round - Leg 2
VfB Stuttgart vs Valerenga IF (Agg: 2-2)
Gottlieb-Daimler stadion
Thursday 29th September 2005
The Match:
Following a 2-2 draw in the first leg at Oslo, the match is very much there for the taking for both teams. Stuttgart do have the slight advantage of two away goals, but a win for the Norwegian side will knock Claudio Ranieri's boys out of Europe.
Lineups:
Subs:
Claudio Ranieri has not made any changes to the team that won 4-1 against Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga on Sunday. This means no place in the starting lineup for Markus Babbel despite a man of the match performance in the first leg.
Valerenga are playing the 4-4-2 standard formation, and former Chelsea man Tore Andre Flo is once again the main threat. Ranieri would have told his boys to be a bit more careful of substitute Havard Lie this time, having scored the late equaliser in the first leg.
The Result:
Goals:
Stuttgart were the second best team today, as Valerenga put in a fine performance. But in the end it was the away goal rule that took Stuttgart through.
Stuttgart took the lead in the ninth minute through Jon Dahl Tomasson's strike. Tore Andre Flo equalised for Valerenga in the 82nd minute, to set up a thrilling final few minutes of the game. And it was a dirty encounter as well with four yellow cards and one player been sent off. Things heated up when Jonas Jacobsen and Fernando Meira had a verbal spat that lead to a small fight between both teams. Two players were yellow carded for this incident itself.
No one did particularly well for Stuttgart, although Tomasson's strike in the first half was a piece of brilliance. Cacau and Fernando Meira had below par performances. Apart from the goal, Stuttgart had a total of 10 shots on target, although only 4 of them actually troubled the keeper. Mario Carevic had a very good chance to score but Arni Arason did really well to put the ball away for a corner. Jesper Gronkjaer, Marco Streller and Jon Dahl Tomasson all had fairly decent chances as well. Hitzlsperger was shown the red card in the 59th minute for using foul language against the referee when he was awarded an initial yellow for a foul on Geir Andersen. On the other side Timo Hildebrand dint have his best game, although he did come up with the saves when it mattered.
Goalkeeper Arni Arason and defender Geir Andersen were the best performers for the visitors. Stuttgart did organise several counter-attacks after taking the lead early, but Arason came out on top on every occassion. Tore Andre Flo's goal in the 82nd minute, set up a thrilling end to the game, and a rather uneasy time for Claudio Ranieri and his team. And it became even worse when Fernando Meira was injured in the 89th minute, and Stuttgart having made use of all three substitutions had to defend with nine men.
The final whistle was a relief to the Stuttgart fans, players and manager Claudio Ranieri alike. Stuttgart had managed hold on, and were through to the next round on away goals.
Sony Playstation Man of the Match: Geir Andersen (VALERENGA IF)
Stats:
Bala
International Coach
Call that lucky! My heart goes out to the plucky Norwegians. Flo is always a threat! I believe the media would have turned back again on Timo if Valerenga had eeked out a possible win.
you had your own fair share of the stats there. more shots than valerenga. flo has always been dangerous. i second balas thoughts, football is about luck aswell. and you managed to get out of this one on the away goals. it would have been devistating if you had of lost that after leading for over 70 minutes of football
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
Report
Stuttgart go through on away goals
Thursday 27 September 2005
Tomasson celebrates his goal with team-mates
Stuttgart are through to the group stage of the UEFA Cup after beating Norwegian side Valerenga IF on away goals. The German side were pushed to the limit by the minnows, and were actually extremely lucky to have come out with a draw from this game.
Following a 2-2 draw in Oslo in the first leg, Claudio Ranieri's team took the lead early in the fast half when Jon Dahl Tomasson hit a low shot from a tight angle that beat Valerenga goalkeeper Arni Arason. After that, it was the visitors who enjoyed the great share of the ball possession and were outplaying their stronger German opponents.
The match took a nasty shape when Jonas Jacobsen and Fernando Meira got involved in a war of words which ultimately took a physical form. Soon players from both teams got involved and the referees and match officials had to seperate them. Both Meira and Jacobsen received yellow cards.
Soon after Thomas Hitzlsperger was shown the yellow card as well for his tackle on Jonas Jacobsen. Hitzlsperger accused Jacobsen of diving and was furious with the referee's decision. The German international went a step too far, and was sent off immediately.
Valerenge maintained their dominance on the game and were unlucky not to have scored till now. But then, jusy eight minutes from full time, Tore Andre Flo was successful in breaking past the Stuttgart defence and smashed the ball past a helpless Timo Hildebrand. With the scores level on aggregate, another goal would clinch the tie for the Norwegians.
But unfortunately for them, and fortunately for Stuttgart, that goal never came, although Espen Pettersen did come very close with his strike from just outside the box. But Timo Hildebrand was able to tip it away for a corner.
The referee blew the final whistle with scores tied at 1-1 on the night, and 3-3 on aggregate. But Stuttgart were through to the next stage, having scored two away goals compared to Valerenga's one.
Stuttgart manager Claudio Ranieri expressed his relief and praised Valerenga for their display.
"It was a very tough game. They played a very attacking match and kept quite a lot of possession of the ball. We probably were a bit tired after having played matches in three different competitions over the past two weeks. But that is a part of football, and I am glad that we are through to the group stage.
I must also complement our opponents, who I thought played very well in both legs and were probably a bit unlucky not to have gone through. They are a good side and are well capable of playing with the big teams," said Ranieri.
Stuttgart go through on away goals
Thursday 27 September 2005
Tomasson celebrates his goal with team-mates
Stuttgart are through to the group stage of the UEFA Cup after beating Norwegian side Valerenga IF on away goals. The German side were pushed to the limit by the minnows, and were actually extremely lucky to have come out with a draw from this game.
Following a 2-2 draw in Oslo in the first leg, Claudio Ranieri's team took the lead early in the fast half when Jon Dahl Tomasson hit a low shot from a tight angle that beat Valerenga goalkeeper Arni Arason. After that, it was the visitors who enjoyed the great share of the ball possession and were outplaying their stronger German opponents.
The match took a nasty shape when Jonas Jacobsen and Fernando Meira got involved in a war of words which ultimately took a physical form. Soon players from both teams got involved and the referees and match officials had to seperate them. Both Meira and Jacobsen received yellow cards.
Soon after Thomas Hitzlsperger was shown the yellow card as well for his tackle on Jonas Jacobsen. Hitzlsperger accused Jacobsen of diving and was furious with the referee's decision. The German international went a step too far, and was sent off immediately.
Valerenge maintained their dominance on the game and were unlucky not to have scored till now. But then, jusy eight minutes from full time, Tore Andre Flo was successful in breaking past the Stuttgart defence and smashed the ball past a helpless Timo Hildebrand. With the scores level on aggregate, another goal would clinch the tie for the Norwegians.
But unfortunately for them, and fortunately for Stuttgart, that goal never came, although Espen Pettersen did come very close with his strike from just outside the box. But Timo Hildebrand was able to tip it away for a corner.
The referee blew the final whistle with scores tied at 1-1 on the night, and 3-3 on aggregate. But Stuttgart were through to the next stage, having scored two away goals compared to Valerenga's one.
Stuttgart manager Claudio Ranieri expressed his relief and praised Valerenga for their display.
"It was a very tough game. They played a very attacking match and kept quite a lot of possession of the ball. We probably were a bit tired after having played matches in three different competitions over the past two weeks. But that is a part of football, and I am glad that we are through to the group stage.
I must also complement our opponents, who I thought played very well in both legs and were probably a bit unlucky not to have gone through. They are a good side and are well capable of playing with the big teams," said Ranieri.
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
Other results
A look at all the other results from the UEFA Cup
So all the four German teams, VfB Stuttgart, Mainz, Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha Berlin going through to the group stages.
English side Middlesbrough were beaten by CSKA Sofia on away goals. Spanish side Sevilla suffered a shock defeat to Russian outfit Krylja Sovetov losing 3-0 on the night, and 3-2 on aggregate.
The draw for the group stage takes place tomorrow.
A look at all the other results from the UEFA Cup
So all the four German teams, VfB Stuttgart, Mainz, Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha Berlin going through to the group stages.
English side Middlesbrough were beaten by CSKA Sofia on away goals. Spanish side Sevilla suffered a shock defeat to Russian outfit Krylja Sovetov losing 3-0 on the night, and 3-2 on aggregate.
The draw for the group stage takes place tomorrow.
did the UEFA cup change format? i thought it was a knock out stage the whole way through. unlike the champions league which has the group stages in between.
EDIT = also sid what does TV mean next to some of the names on the right hand side?
EDIT = also sid what does TV mean next to some of the names on the right hand side?
Bala
International Coach
I guess there is a group stage in this as well! (atleast in CM 2006). Boro and Sevilla knocked out! whoa! Betis and Rennes had a good game. Best fixture IMO.
I guess, those matches would be telecast and the teams would receive the TV money.MWaugh said:
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
Thats right, there is a group stage after the first round. Each group has five teams, but unlike the CL, wherein every team in a group plays each other twice (one home match and one away), in the UEFA Cup you play just one game against the other teams. So there will be two home games and two away ones.
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
Uefa Cup draw
THE UEFA Cup Draw
Group Stage
From Zurich, Switzerland
Friday 30 September 2005
The draw for the group stage of this season's UEFA Cup was held today, and these are the eight groups:
Group A
AS Roma (Italy)
AZ Alkmaar (Holland)
Dundee United (Scotland)
Lens (France)
Levski Sofia (Bulgaria)
Group B
Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
Besiktas (Turkey)
Braga SC (Portugal)
Osasuna (Spain)
Partizan Beograd (Serbia and Montenegro)
Group C
Anderlecht (Belgium)
CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Real Betis (Spain)
Sampdoria (Italy)
TVMK Talinn (Estonia)
Group D
Deportivo La Coruna (Spain)
Grazer AK (Austria)
Groclin (Poland)
Hertha Berlin (Germany)
Steaua Bucharest (Romania)
Group E
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine)
FC K?benhavn (Denmark)
Rosenborg (Norway)
Udinese (Italy)
Valencia (Spain)
Group F
Austria Wien (Austria)
Bolton (England)
Dinamo Bucharest (Romania)
Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia)
Villarreal (Spain)
Group G
Auxerre (France)
Espanyol (Spain)
Krylja Sovetov (Russia)
Palermo (Italy)
VfB Stuttgart (Germany)
Group H
CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria)
Feyenoord (Holland)
Galatasaray (Turkey)
Mainz (Germany)
Wisla Krakow (Poland)
Stuttgart have been drawn in a fairly tough group G that includes French side Auxerre, Spanish side Espanyol, Palermo of Italy and Russia's Krylja Sovetov.
Stuttgart's first game is at home against Auxerre, followed by an away fixture to Krylja Sovetov. Stuttgart then host Spanish side Espanyol before finally making the trip to Italy to take on Palermo.
Group G Fixtures:
Remember, the top three teams from each group qualify.
The matches begin from the 20th of October, 2005 and end on the 15th of December, 2005.
Defending champions CSKA Moscow are in Group C. The Russian side were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool in the UEFA Super Cup at the start of the season.
Stuttgart's Director of Football, Jochen Schneider, who was present at the venue, had this to say:
"We are excited to be in the group stages of the UEFA Cup, and look forward to our matches with Auxerre, Krylja, Espanyol and Palermo. It is a tough group no doubt, but I am confident that we will go through."
Stuttgart upcoming fixtures in the UEFA Cup:
THE UEFA Cup Draw
Group Stage
From Zurich, Switzerland
Friday 30 September 2005
The draw for the group stage of this season's UEFA Cup was held today, and these are the eight groups:
Group A
AS Roma (Italy)
AZ Alkmaar (Holland)
Dundee United (Scotland)
Lens (France)
Levski Sofia (Bulgaria)
Group B
Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
Besiktas (Turkey)
Braga SC (Portugal)
Osasuna (Spain)
Partizan Beograd (Serbia and Montenegro)
Group C
Anderlecht (Belgium)
CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Real Betis (Spain)
Sampdoria (Italy)
TVMK Talinn (Estonia)
Group D
Deportivo La Coruna (Spain)
Grazer AK (Austria)
Groclin (Poland)
Hertha Berlin (Germany)
Steaua Bucharest (Romania)
Group E
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine)
FC K?benhavn (Denmark)
Rosenborg (Norway)
Udinese (Italy)
Valencia (Spain)
Group F
Austria Wien (Austria)
Bolton (England)
Dinamo Bucharest (Romania)
Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia)
Villarreal (Spain)
Group G
Auxerre (France)
Espanyol (Spain)
Krylja Sovetov (Russia)
Palermo (Italy)
VfB Stuttgart (Germany)
Group H
CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria)
Feyenoord (Holland)
Galatasaray (Turkey)
Mainz (Germany)
Wisla Krakow (Poland)
Stuttgart have been drawn in a fairly tough group G that includes French side Auxerre, Spanish side Espanyol, Palermo of Italy and Russia's Krylja Sovetov.
Stuttgart's first game is at home against Auxerre, followed by an away fixture to Krylja Sovetov. Stuttgart then host Spanish side Espanyol before finally making the trip to Italy to take on Palermo.
Group G Fixtures:
Remember, the top three teams from each group qualify.
The matches begin from the 20th of October, 2005 and end on the 15th of December, 2005.
Defending champions CSKA Moscow are in Group C. The Russian side were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool in the UEFA Super Cup at the start of the season.
Stuttgart's Director of Football, Jochen Schneider, who was present at the venue, had this to say:
"We are excited to be in the group stages of the UEFA Cup, and look forward to our matches with Auxerre, Krylja, Espanyol and Palermo. It is a tough group no doubt, but I am confident that we will go through."
Stuttgart upcoming fixtures in the UEFA Cup:
Bala
International Coach
Thats a pretty strong group. Krylja Sovetov might be the dark horses here! They are well known for surprizing their opponents.
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
Yes, they will enter in the next stage of the UEFA Cup, which is of knockout format.MWaugh said:
The top three teams go through the knockout. So we have 8x3=24 + 8(from the Champions League) = 32 teams in the knockout stage.MWaugh said:
We do have a tough group, but I reckon the toughest one is Group C.
They've already stunned Sevilla by knocking them out in the first round 3-2 on aggregate. After losing 2-0 away, the Russians came back in style winning the second leg at home 3-0!Bala said:
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29.09.2005
Ranieri was pretty disappointed with the performance, despite Stuttgart getting a result that was enough for them to go through.
"To say we were lucky to win will be a big understatement. Valerenga were far better and should have won this game fairly comfortably. Recent results had made us complacent, but I hope today's game serves as an eye-opener for all. We were lucky to escape today, but we cannot repeat this, especially in front of our very own supporters.
We also have no time rest as our next game is on Sunday. You can take tomorrow morning and afternoon off, and report for training by 4pm. We have to up our performance against Arminia for which we must work harder."
30.9.2005
Ranieri reported to office early and quickly went through the video tapes of Arminia Bielefeld's games, before discussing tactics and strategies with assistant manager, Andreas Brehme and the other coaches. The initial plan was to rest some of the main players, but Ranieri was so disappointed with last night's display that he was unwilling to do so.
Ranieri was also handed the news that Fernando Meira who had picked up concussion in that game, will be unavailable for a week.
They also watched the UEFA Cup draw which took place in Switzerland. Stuttgart were grouped with Espanyol, Palermo, Auxerre and Krylja Sovetov.
Jon Dahl Tomasson at training
Evening saw the players report to the ground for extensive training sessions. Ranieri was however careful not to overwork the players in order to avoid fatigue.
1.10.2005
Another full day of extensive training, with the players first divided into groups and then unified. Ranieri made sure his players were fit and ready for the game tomorrow. Being an away fixture it was going to be even more difficult for Stuttgart, but Ranieri was not ready to settle for anything less than three points, and more importantly a much improved showing.
Ranieri was still not decided on whether or not to play all his first team players. No Fernando Meira, who is out injured for a week.
Later, while being approached by a news reported Ranieri blasted the German FA and UEFA for their packed schedule.
"This is crazy. To have a European fixture and an away game in the span of just three days is outrageous. This has to stop, otherwise it will kill the players."
2.10.2005
The team left for Bielefeld in the morning itself, and held another training session on reaching there. The players were then taken to the SCH?CO-Arena Alm where they basically did their warm-up exercises ahead of the game. Ranieri wished his players all the best. The Italian had made up his mind to play his strongest team, despite chances of fatigue. He is without the services of Portuguest international Fernando Meira, who is recovering from a concussion.
Arminia Bielefeld's SCH?CO-Arena is the venue for Stuttgart's next game