Match Report


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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at MSV Arena where MSV Duisburg play host to Hannover 96. A crowd of 18,897 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
MSV Duisburg are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hannover 96 appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Vincenzo Rösler.


0.00
MSV Duisburg start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.43
Yacine Tainio comes in with a late challenge on Miguael Reyes. The referee warns Yacine Tainio to calm down! Miguael Reyes runs off the knock.
4.07
Albrecht Geis chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Köller. Martin Köller knocks the ball to his team mate, Yacine Tainio. Yacine Tainio knocks in a cross ball towards Johan Collet. Johan Collet shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
8.58
Albrecht Geis sees Hannes Augstein in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hannes Augstein flicks the ball to his team mate, Yacine Tainio. Yacine Tainio plays a one-two with Simon Lorenz and rushes in on goal... Yacine Tainio takes a shot at goal. Jšrg Van De Gier gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
10.52
Johan Collet barges into Cosimo Bertani. Johan Collet is warned by the referee! Cosimo Bertani runs off the knock.
14.52
Thomas Walter threads a neat ball through to Claudio Moya. Claudio Moya flicks a high pass forward. Simon Lorenz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simon Lorenz flicks a high pass forward. Yacine Tainio controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some good footwork from Yacine Tainio provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.49
Noe Vargas knocks the ball forward to Claudio Moya. Claudio Moya plays the ball forward to Johan Collet. Johan Collet deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yacine Tainio but the linesman indicates offside!
27.13
Noe Vargas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Köller. Martin Köller threads the ball through to Johan Collet. Johan Collet whips in a cross ball towards Simon Lorenz. Simon Lorenz is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
32.11
Anselmo Di Salvatore knocks the ball to his team mate, Yacine Tainio. Yacine Tainio edges inside the box! Yacine Tainio makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Yacine Tainio scores for Hannover 96!!
39.21
Claudio Moya threads a neat ball through to Johan Collet. Seeing a gap ahead, Johan Collet plays the ball forward to Simon Lorenz who has made a great run into the box. Simon Lorenz makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Hannes Augstein plays the ball forward to Simon Lorenz. Simon Lorenz lofts in a cross ball towards Johan Collet. Johan Collet finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. MSV Duisburg appear unchanged since the first half. Hannover 96 also appear unchanged since the first half. The MSV Duisburg players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Hannover 96 start the second half!
47.09
Jan Kurth knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Matthäus. Simon Matthäus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Paulo Varela!
49.23
Jan Kurth makes a simple pass to Malte Lindner. Malte Lindner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.49
Thomas Walter takes it forward alone. Thomas Walter threads a neat ball through to Simon Lorenz. Simon Lorenz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.53
David Rohrschneider breaks forward. David Rohrschneider flicks a high pass forward. Simon Matthäus controls it well on his chest. Simon Matthäus finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
55.47
Noe Vargas hacks Simon Matthäus from behind! The referee calls over Noe Vargas and shows him a yellow card! Simon Matthäus stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.27
Jan Kurth darts forward. Jan Kurth sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Paulo Varela. Excellent save.
60.09
Albrecht Geis chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Köller. Martin Köller threads a neat ball through to Simon Lorenz. Simon Lorenz runs straight at the defence! Simon Lorenz comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Jšrg Van De Gier is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
65.46
Claudio Moya flicks the ball to his team mate, Johan Collet. Johan Collet controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
69.53
Anselmo Di Salvatore sees a break and surges forward. Anselmo Di Salvatore controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
71.54
Eric Röhlig makes a probing pass to Malte Lindner. Malte Lindner sees Haoulid Barul just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Haoulid Barul makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
81.12
Thomas Walter threads the ball through to Claudio Moya. Claudio Moya chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Lorenz. Simon Lorenz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.24
Miguael Reyes catches Johan Collet on the ankles. The referee calls over Miguael Reyes and shows him a yellow card! Johan Collet hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Cosimo Bertani sees Jan Kurth in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jan Kurth decides to run forward with the ball. Jan Kurth rushes past Noe Vargas! Jan Kurth takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.7%
55.3%
Play Area
30.3%
42.1%
27.6%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simon Lorenz of Hannover 96

Match Ratings
1.Jšrg Van De Gier (GK)
6
2.David Rohrschneider (DEF)
6
3.Cosimo Bertani (DEF)
7
4.Miguael Reyes (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Nico Arnold (DEF)
6
6.Eric Röhlig (MID)
6
7.Jan Kurth (MID)goal scored
8
8.Markus Rösler (MID)
6
9.Haoulid Barul (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Simon Matthäus (ATT)
6
11.Malte Lindner (ATT)
6
 
12.Tobias Beck (MID)
0
13.Markus Helmer (MID)
0
14.Bakary Freund (MID)
0

1.Paulo Varela (GK)
6
2.Noe Vargas (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Thomas Walter (DEF)
6
4.Albrecht Geis (DEF)
6
5.Martin Köller (MID)
6
6.Hannes Augstein (MID)
6
7.Claudio Moya (MID)
6
8.Anselmo Di Salvatore (MID)
6
9.Johan Collet (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Yacine Tainio (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Simon Lorenz (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Malte Borchard (DEF)
0
13.Mathias Laville (DEF)
0
14.Danny Finney (ATT)
0