Match Report


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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Millerntor-Stadion where FC St. Pauli play host to FSV Mainz 05. A crowd of 8,941 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC St. Pauli and FSV Mainz 05 are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Markus Hamann.


0.00
FSV Mainz 05 get the match underway!
9.57
Malte Widmann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sven Wieczorek. Sven Wieczorek threads the ball through into the box. Sven Babbel looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but is denied by Dietmar Thiele. Excellent save.
14.05
Rainer Vogel passes the ball forward to Sebastian Vidal. Sebastian Vidal shoots from distance but it flies wide!
16.02
Guillaume Richert surges forward with the ball. With a delightful solo run, Guillaume Richert stretches the opposition's defence. Guillaume Richert cuts inside the box! Guillaume Richert strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Martin Geis reads it well. Good keeping!
18.36
Nikolas Neuhaus barges into Lars Kohler. The referee calls over Nikolas Neuhaus and shows him a yellow card! Lars Kohler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.51
Lennart Böhm deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nikolas Gleisenstein. Nikolas Gleisenstein flicks a high ball forward to Nikolas Roth who takes it down. Nikolas Roth knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kai Emmerlich.
45.00
Nils Emmerlich clumsily knocks into Jakob Linke. Nils Emmerlich is shown the yellow card! Jakob Linke grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC St. Pauli appear unchanged since the first half. FSV Mainz 05 also appear unchanged since the first half. The FSV Mainz 05 players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
FC St. Pauli kick off and get the second half underway!
49.35
Nikolas Gleisenstein hits a low pass to Sebastian Vidal. Sebastian Vidal knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Geis who gathers it comfortably.
59.05
Rainer Wilke makes a probing pass to Lars Kohler. Lars Kohler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sven Babbel. Sven Babbel whips in a cross ball towards Sven Wieczorek. Sven Wieczorek makes a convincing header but somehow Dietmar Thiele manages to keep it out.
60.58
FC St. Pauli have made a substitution with Simon Seibert replacing Miguel Andrade and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. FSV Mainz 05 have made 2 substitutions with Stuart Naysmith replacing Lars Kohler and Colin Collins replacing Sven Babbel .
63.47
Matthias Hitzlsperger comes in with a late challenge on Jakob Linke. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jakob Linke gets up but these knocks are taking their toll on his game.
66.20
Lennart Böhm kicks a strong pass forward to Nikolas Neuhaus. Nikolas Neuhaus flicks the ball to his team mate, Rainer Vogel. Rainer Vogel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.52
Nikolas Neuhaus runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Nikolas Neuhaus whips in a cross ball towards Rainer Vogel. With a superhuman jump, Rainer Vogel connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is tipped over by Martin Geis.
73.48
Malte Widmann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Collins. Colin Collins threads the ball through to Sven Wieczorek but he's offside!
75.36
Guillaume Richert knocks the ball to his team mate, Nikolas Gleisenstein. Nikolas Gleisenstein takes it forward alone. Nikolas Gleisenstein knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.30
FC St. Pauli have made 2 substitutions with Oliver Spengler replacing Dietmar Thiele and Noah Kirschner replacing Guillaume Richert .FSV Mainz 05 have made a substitution with Scott Lockley replacing Steffen Vogel .
87.33
Nikolas Gleisenstein threads a neat ball through to Sebastian Vidal. Sebastian Vidal shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

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

Possession
66.2%
33.8%
Play Area
25.7%
50%
24.3%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Guillaume Richert of FC St. Pauli

Match Ratings
1.Dietmar Thiele (GK)
7
2.Simon Zick (DEF)
7
3.Guillaume Richert (DEF)
8
4.Lennart Böhm (DEF)
7
5.Miguel Andrade (DEF)
6
6.Nikolas Gleisenstein (MID)
7
7.Jakob Linke (MID)
6
8.Nikolas Neuhaus (MID)yellow card
8
9.Rainer Vogel (MID)
6
10.Sebastian Vidal (ATT)
6
11.Nikolas Roth (ATT)
6
 
12.Oliver Spengler (ATT)
6
13.Noah Kirschner (ATT)
6
14.Simon Seibert (MID)
6

1.Martin Geis (GK)
7
2.Paul Friedmann (DEF)
6
3.Rainer Wilke (DEF)
6
4.Steffen Vogel (DEF)
6
5.Kai Emmerlich (DEF)
6
6.Matthias Hitzlsperger (MID)yellow card
4
7.Lars Kohler (MID)
8
8.Malte Widmann (MID)
7
9.Nils Emmerlich (MID)yellow card
4
10.Sven Babbel (ATT)
6
11.Sven Wieczorek (ATT)
7
 
12.Colin Collins (ATT)
6
13.Stuart Naysmith (ATT)
6
14.Scott Lockley (GK)
6