Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC
Jan Van TegelenJan Van Tegelen Chris Brooks Chris Brooks
Yuri KolyvanovY. Kolyvanov74
G
1captain
G
81Kichiro MiyazakiK. Miyazaki
Stefan ErlerS. Erler68
D
2
D
73Brian BouldB. Bould
Bogdan Van VossenB. Van Vossen73
D
3
D
79Peter NasazziP. Nasazzi
Eddie ThomsonE. Thomson79
D
4
D
72Seb BignéS. Bigné
Talal AbdellaouiT. Abdellaoui78
D
5
D
68Stefan DöringS. Döring
Salvatore CvitanovicS. Cvitanovic76
M
6
M
72Eric KistnerE. Kistner
Guido RedaelliG. Redaelli74
M
captain7
M
79Nicolas ScholzN. Scholz
Christian AddoC. Addo74
M
8
A
77Vitor FariaV. Faria
Jakob NielsenJ. Nielsen63
A
9
A
77Dmitri KorneevD. Korneev
Corey OrtizC. Ortiz82
A
10
A
77Hauke MetzgerH. Metzger
Tobias DiakiteT. Diakite86
A
11
A
76Frode RiiseF. Riise
 
Peter LjungbergP. Ljungberg71
M
12
D
69Oliver FreundO. Freund
Luan SivigliaL. Siviglia71
M
13
M
71Teddy ButtT. Butt
Marc HöferM. Höfer63
A
14
A
74Moritz RöslerM. Rösler

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to Karlsruher SC . Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Eintracht Frankfurt are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Karlsruher SC appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Oliver Szepan.


0.00
The first half starts with Karlsruher SC kicking off!
2.14
Eddie Thomson chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Addo. Christian Addo chips the ball to his team mate, Tobias Diakite. Tobias Diakite knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Brian Bould.
3.34
Eric Kistner threads a neat ball through to Frode Riise. Frode Riise shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
4.26
Christian Addo sees Tobias Diakite in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tobias Diakite shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
8.24
Seb Bigné threads a neat ball through to Eric Kistner. With imagination, Eric Kistner laces a through ball forward to Dmitri Korneev. Dmitri Korneev shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Yuri Kolyvanov smothers it!
9.18
Nicolas Scholz threads a neat ball through to Dmitri Korneev. Dmitri Korneev knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.20
Nicolas Scholz flicks a high pass forward to Frode Riise who brings the ball under control. Frode Riise controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
12.20
With great vision, Salvatore Cvitanovic plays the ball forward to Corey Ortiz. Corey Ortiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.23
With great vision, Guido Redaelli plays the ball forward to Tobias Diakite. Tobias Diakite knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kichiro Miyazaki who gathers it comfortably.
18.17
Christian Addo flicks a high pass forward. Corey Ortiz collects the pass. Corey Ortiz knocks in a cross ball towards Tobias Diakite. Tobias Diakite rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Magnificent save by Kichiro Miyazaki!
21.50
Guido Redaelli flicks a high pass forward. Corey Ortiz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Corey Ortiz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Kichiro Miyazaki is on top of it.
24.09
Eric Kistner receives the ball from a throw-in from Nicolas Scholz. Eric Kistner flicks the ball to his team mate, Hauke Metzger. Hauke Metzger whips in a cross ball towards Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria connects with a diving header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.24
With imagination, Salvatore Cvitanovic plays the ball forward to Jakob Nielsen. Jakob Nielsen lofts in a cross ball towards Corey Ortiz. Corey Ortiz connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
32.47
Seb Bigné flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Scholz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicolas Scholz flicks a high pass forward. Vitor Faria collects the pass. Vitor Faria knocks in a cross ball towards Dmitri Korneev. Dmitri Korneev connects with a diving header. Solid save from Yuri Kolyvanov.
33.50
Salvatore Cvitanovic brings the ball forward. Salvatore Cvitanovic knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Seb Bigné.
36.55
Peter Nasazzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicolas Scholz. Nicolas Scholz changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Nicolas Scholz knocks in a cross ball towards Hauke Metzger. Hauke Metzger is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
38.22
Salvatore Cvitanovic makes an attacking run forward. Salvatore Cvitanovic controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
44.24
Seb Bigné makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Scholz. Nicolas Scholz darts forward. Nicolas Scholz makes a simple pass, allowing Frode Riise to run into the box. Frode Riise cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Yuri Kolyvanov is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt appear unchanged since the first half. Karlsruher SC also appear unchanged since the first half. The Karlsruher SC players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Eintracht Frankfurt kicking off!
47.42
Salvatore Cvitanovic knocks the ball forward to Tobias Diakite. Tobias Diakite shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
51.24
Eddie Thomson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guido Redaelli. Guido Redaelli makes a probing pass to Corey Ortiz. Corey Ortiz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Brian Bould.
60.15
Eintracht Frankfurt have made 2 substitutions with Peter Ljungberg replacing Talal Abdellaoui and Luan Siviglia replacing Christian Addo .
65.00
Nicolas Scholz threads a neat ball through to Hauke Metzger. Hauke Metzger knocks in a cross ball towards Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent save by Yuri Kolyvanov!
66.30
Guido Redaelli picks a pass forward to Tobias Diakite. Tobias Diakite controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
69.39
Nicolas Scholz changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Nicolas Scholz lofts in a cross ball towards Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria makes a deft header. Yuri Kolyvanov manages to gather it effortlessly.
75.56
Stefan Döring threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Scholz. Nicolas Scholz threads a neat ball through to Hauke Metzger. Hauke Metzger controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
77.11
Eintracht Frankfurt have made a substitution with Marc Höfer replacing Tobias Diakite .
78.19
Eric Kistner flicks a high pass forward to Hauke Metzger who brings the ball neatly under control. Hauke Metzger shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
85.04
Eric Kistner flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Metzger holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hauke Metzger sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.12
Hauke Metzger hacks Bogdan Van Vossen from behind! Hauke Metzger is given a warning by the referee! Bogdan Van Vossen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Peter Ljungberg receives the ball from a throw-in from Eddie Thomson. Peter Ljungberg threads the ball through to Salvatore Cvitanovic. With a delightful solo run, Salvatore Cvitanovic stretches the opposition's defence. Salvatore Cvitanovic shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

Karlsruher SC
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.7%
51.3%
Play Area
24.4%
44.9%
30.8%

Scorers
Hauke Metzger 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Scholz of Karlsruher SC

Match Ratings
1.Yuri Kolyvanov (GK)
8
2.Stefan Erler (DEF)
6
3.Bogdan Van Vossen (DEF)
6
4.Eddie Thomson (DEF)
6
5.Talal Abdellaoui (DEF)
6
6.Salvatore Cvitanovic (MID)
8
7.Guido Redaelli (MID)
6
8.Christian Addo (MID)
6
9.Jakob Nielsen (ATT)
6
10.Corey Ortiz (ATT)
6
11.Tobias Diakite (ATT)
6
 
12.Peter Ljungberg (MID)
6
13.Luan Siviglia (MID)
6
14.Marc Höfer (ATT)
6

1.Kichiro Miyazaki (GK)
8
2.Brian Bould (DEF)
6
3.Peter Nasazzi (DEF)
6
4.Seb Bigné (DEF)
7
5.Stefan Döring (DEF)
6
6.Eric Kistner (MID)
8
7.Nicolas Scholz (MID)
9
8.Vitor Faria (ATT)
6
9.Dmitri Korneev (ATT)
6
10.Hauke Metzger (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Frode Riise (ATT)
6
 
12.Oliver Freund (DEF)
0
13.Teddy Butt (MID)
0
14.Moritz Rösler (ATT)
0