
Arsenal vs VfL Wolfsburg, 2021-22 UEFA Women's Champions League, Quarterfinals
· 1st LegAbout
Arsenal are hosting VfL Wolfsburg
at Emirates Stadium, London, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the UEFA Women's Champions League.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stina Blackstenius.
- 4': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Conceded by Katie McCabe.
- 5': Attempt missed. Svenja Huth (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tabea Waßmuth with a cross.
- 6': Attempt missed. Felicitas Rauch (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 9': Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
- 14': Foul by Dominique Janssen (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
- 14': Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Jill Roord (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
- 15': Lia Wälti (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Svenja Huth (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
- 16': Katie McCabe (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Attempt missed. Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 18': Attempt saved. Tabea Waßmuth (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 19': Goal! Arsenal Women 0, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 1. Tabea Waßmuth (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marie-Joelle Wedemeyer with a cross.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leah Williamson.
- 21': Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Alexandra Popp.
- 22': Attempt missed. Katie McCabe (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vivianne Miedema.
- 25': Attempt missed. Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Svenja Huth with a cross.
- 29': Foul by Noëlle Maritz (Arsenal Women).
- 29': Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Katie McCabe (Arsenal Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stephanie-Elise Catley with a cross.
- 30': Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Almuth Schult.
- 31': Attempt saved. Tabea Waßmuth (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lena Lattwein.
- 34': Attempt saved. Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephanie-Elise Catley.
- 34': Foul by Jill Roord (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
- 34': Kim Little (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Noëlle Maritz (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vivianne Miedema.
- 42': Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
- 43': Felicitas Rauch (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Almuth Schult (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal Women).
- 45': Foul by Stephanie-Elise Catley (Arsenal Women).
- 45': Svenja Huth (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Offside, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Dominique Janssen tries a through ball, but Tabea Waßmuth is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal Women 0, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal Women 0, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 1.
- 47': Attempt missed. Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Noëlle Maritz.
- 47': Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Felicitas Rauch.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephanie-Elise Catley with a cross.
- 48': Offside, Arsenal Women. Vivianne Miedema tries a through ball, but Katie McCabe is caught offside.
- 50': Offside, Arsenal Women. Lia Wälti tries a through ball, but Stina Blackstenius is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
- 52': Noëlle Maritz (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Alexandra Popp.
- 53': Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
- 54': Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Lena Oberdorf.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 57': Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
- 57': Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Tabea Waßmuth (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lena Lattwein with a through ball.
- 61': Attempt saved. Jill Roord (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lena Lattwein.
- 61': Foul by Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal Women).
- 61': Kathrin Hendrich (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Tabea Waßmuth (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
- 63': Stephanie-Elise Catley (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Offside, Arsenal Women. Kim Little tries a through ball, but Beth Mead is caught offside.
- 68': Dominique Janssen (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Beth Mead (Arsenal Women).
- 68': Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt missed. Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Katie McCabe.
- 73': Attempt saved. Tabea Waßmuth (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandra Popp.
- 76': Foul by Stephanie-Elise Catley (Arsenal Women).
- 76': Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Stephanie-Elise Catley (Arsenal Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Arsenal Women. Tobin Heath replaces Katie McCabe.
- 77': Offside, Arsenal Women. Stephanie-Elise Catley tries a through ball, but Stina Blackstenius is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Pauline Bremer replaces Jill Roord.
- 78': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Sveindís Jónsdóttir replaces Tabea Waßmuth.
- 79': Foul by Lia Wälti (Arsenal Women).
- 79': Pauline Bremer (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Conceded by Lia Wälti.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Sveindís Jónsdóttir (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Foul by Svenja Huth (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
- 82': Noëlle Maritz (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Kathrin Hendrich.
- 83': Substitution, Arsenal Women. Nikita Parris replaces Beth Mead.
- 83': Substitution, Arsenal Women. Frida Maanum replaces Stina Blackstenius.
- 84': Attempt saved. Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tobin Heath.
- 85': Hand ball by Lena Lattwein (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
- 86': Attempt missed. Frida Maanum (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 88': Foul by Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
- 88': Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Tobin Heath (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 89': Goal! Arsenal Women 1, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 1. Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tobin Heath following a set piece situation.
- 90': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies. Rebecka Blomqvist replaces Lena Oberdorf.
- 90'+1': Foul by Marie-Joelle Wedemeyer (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
- 90'+1': Tobin Heath (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Marie-Joelle Wedemeyer (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Foul by Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg Ladies).
- 90'+3': Kim Little (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal Women 1, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 1.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal Women 1, VfL Wolfsburg Ladies 1.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Women's Champions League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 5,018
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 5,018
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Manuela Zinsberger (GK) |
3 | Lotte Wubben-Moy |
6 | Leah Williamson |
7 | Steph Catley ![]() |
16 | Noelle Maritz |
13 | Lia Wälti |
10 | Kim Little |
15 | Katie McCabe |
9 | Beth Mead ![]() |
11 | Vivianne Miedema |
25 | Stina Blackstenius |
VfL Wolfsburg (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Almuth Schult (GK) |
6 | Dominique Janssen |
4 | Kathrin Hendrich |
13 | Feli Rauch ![]() |
24 | Joelle Wedemeyer ![]() |
8 | Lena Lattwein |
5 | Lena Oberdorf |
11 | Alexandra Popp ![]() |
10 | Svenja Huth |
14 | Jill Roord |
28 | Tabea Waßmuth |
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