The European Cup Winners' Cup 1997/98 - VfB Stuttgart (GER) - The Match Details:
The First Round - The First Leg:
18.9.1997, Reykjavík (ISL) - Laugardalsvöllur.
ÍB Vestmannaeyjar (ISL) - VfB Stuttgart (GER) 1:3 (1:2).
VfB Stuttgart: Marc Ziegler - Franciscus Maria 'Frank' Verlaat - Thomas Schneider
(73. Matthias Hagner), Jochen Endress - Marco Haber, Zvonimir Soldo, Gerhard Poschner -
Krasimir Balakov - Florin Valeriu Raducioiu (83. Murat Yakin), Fredi Bobic,
Jonathan Akpoborie - Coach: Joachim Löw.
Goals: 0:1 Fredi Bobic (9.), 0:2 Fredi Bobic (12.), 1:2 Sirgurvin Ólafsson (40.) and
1:3 Jonathan Akpoborie (70.).
Referee: John Ashman (NIR). Attendance: 4.000.
The First Round - The Second Leg:
2.10.1997, Stuttgart (GER) - Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion.
VfB Stuttgart (GER) - ÍB Vestmannaeyjar (ISL) 2:1 (0:0).
VfB Stuttgart: Franz Wohlfahrt - Franciscus Maria 'Frank' Verlaat - Jochen Endress -
Marco Haber, Zvonimir Soldo - Kristijan Djordjevic (61. Matthias Becker), Gerhard Poschner,
Matthias Hagner - Krasimir Balakov (82. Krisztián Lisztes) - Fredi Bobic,
Florin Valeriu Raducioiu (46. Jonathan Akpoborie) - Coach: Joachim Löw.
Goals: 1:0 Jonathan Akpoborie (73.), 2:0 Jonathan Akpoborie (76.) and
2:1 Bjarnólfur Lárusson (81.).
Referee: Marek Kowalczyk (POL). Attendance: 12.500.
(VfB Stuttgart 5:2)
The Second Round - The First Leg:
23.10.1997, Ekeren (BEL) - Veltwijckparkstadion.
KFC Germinal Ekeren (BEL) - VfB Stuttgart (GER) 0:4 (0:1).
VfB Stuttgart: Franz Wohlfahrt - Franciscus Maria 'Frank' Verlaat - Marco Haber -
Zvonimir Soldo (77. Michael Bochtler) - Matthias Hagner (87. Matthias Becker), Danny Schwarz,
Murat Yakin, Gerhard Poschner - Krasimir Balakov - Fredi Bobic (82. Florin Valeriu Raducioiu),
Jonathan Akpoborie - Coach: Joachim Löw.
Goals: 0:1 Fredi Bobic (44.), 0:2 Jonathan Akpoborie (57.), 0:3 Fredi Bobic (63.) and
0:4 Jonathan Akpoborie (77.).
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (DEN). Attendance: 4.800.
The Second Round - The Second Leg:
6.11.1997, Stuttgart (GER) - Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion.
VfB Stuttgart (GER) - KFC Germinal Ekeren (BEL) 2:4 (2:2).
VfB Stuttgart: Franz Wohlfahrt - Franciscus Maria 'Frank' Verlaat - Thomas Schneider,
Thomas Berthold - Danny Schwarz, Murat Yakin (Red Card - 45.) - Marco Haber, Gerhard
Poschner (59. Matthias Hagner) - Krisztián Lisztes (77. Jochen Endress) - Fredi Bobic,
Jonathan Akpoborie (86. Kristijan Djordjevic) - Coach: Joachim Löw.
Goals: 1:0 Franciscus Maria 'Frank' Verlaat (13.), 2:0 Gerhard Poschner (35.),
2:1 Edwin Van Ankeren (44.), 2:2 Ron Van Geneugden (45.), 2:3 Emmanuel Karagiannis (73.) and
2:4 Edwin Van Ankeren (83.).
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (ITA). Attendance: 10.800.
(VfB Stuttgart 6:4)
The Quarter-Finals - The First Leg:
5.3.1998, Praha (CZE) - Dr. Vacka Stadium.
SK Slavia Praha (CZE) - VfB Stuttgart (GER) 1:1 (1:0).
VfB Stuttgart: Marc Ziegler - Franciscus Maria 'Frank' Verlaat - Martin Spanring,
Thomas Berthold - Zvonimir Soldo - Kristijan Djordjevic (90. Jochen Endress), Marco Haber,
Gerhard Poschner, Mitko Stojkovski - Krasimir Balakov - Jonathan Akpoborie (16. Sreto Ristic) -
Coach: Joachim Löw.
Goals: 1:0 Karel Vacha (40.) and 1:1 Gerhard Poschner (51.).
Referee: Rune Pedersen (HUN). Attendance: 8.700.
The Quarter-Finals - The Second Leg:
19.3.1998, Stuttgart (GER) - Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion.
VfB Stuttgart (GER) - SK Slavia Praha (CZE) 2:0 (1:0).
VfB Stuttgart: Franz Wohlfahrt - Franciscus Maria 'Frank' Verlaat - Thomas Schneider,
Thomas Berthold - Zvonimir Soldo, Murat Yakin - Kristijan Djordjevic, Gerhard Poschner -
Krasimir Balakov - Sreto Ristic (89. Martin Spanring), Fredi Bobic (74. Krisztián Lisztes) -
Coach: Joachim Löw.
Goals: 1:0 Krasimir Balakov (10.) and 2:0 Krasimir Balakov (90.).
Referee: José Manuel García-Aranda Encinar (ESP). Attendance: 19.000.
(VfB Stuttgart 3:1)
The Semi-Finals - The First Leg:
2.4.1998, Stuttgart (GER) - Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion.
VfB Stuttgart (GER) - Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS) 2:1 (1:1).
VfB Stuttgart: Franz Wohlfahrt - Franciscus Maria 'Frank' Verlaat - Martin Spanring,
Thomas Berthold - Marco Haber, Murat Yakin (69. Krisztián Lisztes), Gerhard Poschner,
Mitko Stojkovski (46. Matthias Hagner) - Krasimir Balakov - Fredi Bobic,
Jonathan Akpoborie - Coach: Joachim Löw.
Goals: 0:1 Zaza Dzhanashia (23.), 1:1 Jonathan Akpoborie (43.) and 2:1 Fredi Bobic (90.).
Referee: Vítor Manuel Melo Pereira (POR). Attendance: 14.500.
The Semi-Finals - The Second Leg:
16.4.1998, Moskva (RUS) - Lokomotiv Stadium.
Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS) - VfB Stuttgart (GER) 0:1 (0:1).
VfB Stuttgart: Franz Wohlfahrt - Franciscus Maria 'Frank' Verlaat - Martin Spanring,
Thomas Berthold - Marco Haber, Zvonimir Soldo, Gerhard Poschner (89. Thomas Schneider),
Mitko Stojkovski - Krasimir Balakov - Fredi Bobic, Jonathan Akpoborie (84. Jochen
Endress) - Coach: Joachim Löw.
Goal: 0:1 Fredi Bobic (24.).
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (DEN). Attendance: 18.700.
(VfB Stuttgart 3:1)
The Final:
13.5.1998, Stockholm (SWE) - Rĺsunda Stadion.
Chelsea FC (ENG) - VfB Stuttgart (GER) 1:0 (0:0).
VfB Stuttgart: Franz Wohlfahrt - Murat Yakin - Thomas Schneider (55. Jochen Endress),
Thomas Berthold - Marco Haber (75. Kristijan Djordjevic), Zvonimir Soldo,
Gerhard Poschner (Red Card - 90.), Matthias Hagner (78. Sreto Ristic) -
Krasimir Balakov - Fredi Bobic, Jonathan Akpoborie - Coach: Joachim Löw.
Goal: 1:0 Gianfranco Zola (71.).
Referee: Stefano Braschi (ITA). Attendance: 31.000.
The European Cup Winners' Cup 1997/98 - VfB Stuttgart (GER) - The Appearances:
9 Matches: Gerhard Poschner (4 - 5) - 8 Matches: Jonathan Akpoborie (3 - 5),
Krasimir Balakov (3 - 5), Fredi Bobic (4 - 4), Marco Haber (3 - 5) and Franciscus
Maria 'Frank' Verlaat (4 - 4) - 7 Matches: Zvonimir Soldo (2 - 5) and Franz Wohlfahrt (4 - 3) -
6 Matches: Thomas Berthold (3 - 3), Jochen Endress (2 - 4), Matthias Hagner (3 - 3) and
Murat Yakin (3 - 3) - 5 Matches: Kristijan Djordjevic (3 - 2) and Thomas Schneider (2 - 3) -
4 Matches: Krisztian Lisztes (4 - 0) and Martin Spanring (2 - 2) - 3 Matches: Florin Valeriu
Raducioiu (1 - 2), Sreto Ristic (1 - 2) and Mitko Stojkovski (1 - 2) - 2 Matches: Matthias
Becker (1 - 1), Danny Schwarz (1 - 1) and Marc Ziegler (0 - 2) - 1 Match: Michael Bochtler (0 - 1).
The European Cup Winners' Cup 1997/98 - VfB Stuttgart (GER) - The Scorers:
6 Goals: Jonathan Akpoborie (3 - 3) and Fredi Bobic (1 - 5) - 2 Goals: Krasimir Balakov (2 - 0) and
Gerhard Poschner (1 - 1) - 1 Goal: Franciscus Maria 'Frank' Verlaat (1 - 0).
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