Nurnberg 1 - 0 VfL Wolfsburg
Nurnberg 1-0 VfL Wolfsburg
| Scoring Summary | |
| Nurnberg | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Ivan Saenko (35) | Marcelinho (pen miss 11) |
| Jan Koller (79) | |
| Match Stats | ||
| Nurnberg | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Shots (on Goal) | 12(4) | 12(1) |
| Fouls | 18 | 22 |
| Corner Kicks | 3 | 5 |
| Offsides | 6 | 4 |
| Time of Possession | 49% | 51% |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 4 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 1 | 3 |
| Match Information |
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Stadium:
EasyCredit-Stadion, Germany
Attendance: 45,100 Match Time: 14:00 UK Official(s): Marc Seemann (Referee) |
Updated: April 20, 2008, 6:29 PM UK
NUREMBURG, April 20 (Bundesliga) - Nurnberg earned fresh hope in the battle against relegation with a win at home to Wolfsburg.Jan Koller's goal in the 79th minute was enough to earn the victory which moved the home side off the foot of the Bundesliga and into 17th place, two points from safety.
A win against fellow strugglers Arminia Bielefeld next Saturday would put Nurnberg clear of the drop zone
The home side dominated the opening exchanges and were unlucky not to take the lead in the 23rd minute when Robert Vittek smacked a volley against the bar from Tomas Galasek's corner.
Wolfsburg keeper Diego Banaglio then had to make a good save from Vittek two minutes later.
The first real chance for the visitors came in the 34th minute when Marcelinho's corner was only just intercepted by Nurnberg keeper Daniel Klewer.
Ricardo Costa shot narrowly wide of the home goal two minutes later in a good spell for Wolfsburg.
But Nurnberg continued to look the better team and should have scored six minutes into the second half when Marek Mindal blasted over the crossbar from close range.
The goal finally arrived 11 minutes from the end when Galasek's cross picked out Koller.
The big Czech international took the ball past Alexander Madlung before shooting low and hard into the bottom left of the goal.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
| Nurnberg | 1 | |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 0 | FT |