Match Report


FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04     Rot-Weiss AhlenRot-Weiss Ahlen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Roger HeesakkersR. Heesakkers69
G
1
G
60Kevin PfeifferK. Pfeiffer
Oliver MeyerO. Meyer64
D
2captain
D
68Federico BianconiF. Bianconi
Jonas GötzJ. Götz58
D
3
D
66Steven BoltonS. Bolton
Stefan KlinsmannS. Klinsmann53
D
captain4
D
57Gerhard WelterG. Welter
Raimond BergerR. Berger50
D
5
D
57Torsten NahrstedtT. Nahrstedt
Philipp JentschP. Jentsch73
M
6
M
68Martin KneisslM. Kneissl
Nikolas BreyerN. Breyer56
M
7
M
62Jakob RiemannJ. Riemann
Philipp FranckeP. Francke54
M
8
M
59Oliver RitzingerO. Ritzinger
Uwe KoschmiederU. Koschmieder52
M
9
M
59Sven RöhligS. Röhlig
Bruno MaldiniB. Maldini64
A
10
A
69Marc HässlerM. Hässler
Simon RiggottS. Riggott62
A
11
A
55Arno BirkwaldA. Birkwald
 
Leon RöhligL. Röhlig62
G
12
M
59Roberto ValenteR. Valente
Matthias PalumboM. Palumbo59
A
13
M
56Dietmar DöringD. Döring
Jakob SpenglerJ. Spengler59
A
14
D
56Florian PolheimF. Polheim

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to Rot-Weiss Ahlen. A crowd of 8,544 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Schalke 04 and Rot-Weiss Ahlen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gerhard Haller.


0.00
Rot-Weiss Ahlen get the match underway!
2.45
Sven Röhlig flicks a high ball forward to Arno Birkwald who takes it down. Arno Birkwald knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.26
Jakob Riemann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arno Birkwald. Arno Birkwald knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Roger Heesakkers who gathers it comfortably.
4.24
Philipp Jentsch deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bruno Maldini. Bruno Maldini shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
8.33
Jakob Riemann flicks a high pass forward. Arno Birkwald collects the pass. Arno Birkwald whips in a cross ball towards Marc Hässler. Marc Hässler makes a deft header but slams it into the crowd!
9.55
Jakob Riemann flicks a high pass forward. Marc Hässler controls it well on his chest. Marc Hässler shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
10.57
Philipp Francke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bruno Maldini. Bruno Maldini knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steven Bolton.
12.48
Philipp Francke makes a probing pass to Bruno Maldini. Bruno Maldini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.57
Jonas Götz hits a low pass to Philipp Francke. Philipp Francke sees a break and surges forward. Philipp Francke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.23
Philipp Francke makes a probing pass to Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott knocks in a cross ball towards Bruno Maldini. Bruno Maldini directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.04
Oliver Ritzinger catches Nikolas Breyer on the ankles. The referee calls over Oliver Ritzinger and warns him to calm down! Nikolas Breyer runs off the knock.
21.57
Sven Röhlig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marc Hässler. Marc Hässler finds some space and shoots from distance. Roger Heesakkers gets down and covers it.
22.07
Federico Bianconi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oliver Ritzinger. Oliver Ritzinger flicks a high ball forward to Marc Hässler who takes it down. Marc Hässler whips in a cross ball towards Arno Birkwald. Arno Birkwald makes a looping header on goal. Roger Heesakkers manages to gather it.
33.48
Federico Bianconi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Röhlig. Sven Röhlig sees Marc Hässler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marc Hässler shoots from long range. Marc Hässler scores for Rot-Weiss Ahlen!!
38.39
Raimond Berger kicks a strong pass forward to Uwe Koschmieder. Uwe Koschmieder makes a simple pass to Bruno Maldini. Bruno Maldini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.16
Oliver Ritzinger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marc Hässler. Marc Hässler finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Roger Heesakkers smothers it!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Schalke 04 appear unchanged since the first half. Rot-Weiss Ahlen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Schalke 04 kick off!
51.09
Oliver Meyer threads a neat ball through to Nikolas Breyer. Nikolas Breyer flicks a high ball forward to Bruno Maldini who takes it down. Bruno Maldini knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
53.31
Showing great composure, Gerhard Welter laces a through ball forward to Oliver Ritzinger. Oliver Ritzinger hits a low pass to Arno Birkwald. Arno Birkwald controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
57.50
Philipp Jentsch sees space and advances. Philipp Jentsch tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
61.54
Sven Röhlig kicks a strong pass forward to Arno Birkwald. Arno Birkwald knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Roger Heesakkers who gathers it comfortably.
72.24
Philipp Francke catches Martin Kneissl on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Martin Kneissl hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.41
Philipp Jentsch flicks a high ball forward to Bruno Maldini who takes it down. Bruno Maldini threads a neat ball through to Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Kevin Pfeiffer reads it well. Nice save!
78.45
Oliver Ritzinger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arno Birkwald. Arno Birkwald makes a probing pass to Marc Hässler but he's offside!
79.53
Steven Bolton hits a low pass to Martin Kneissl. Martin Kneissl chips the ball to his team mate, Arno Birkwald. Arno Birkwald lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Hässler. Marc Hässler knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Roger Heesakkers gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
90.00
Philipp Francke barges into Martin Kneissl. The referee calls over Philipp Francke and warns him to calm down! Martin Kneissl hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

FC Schalke 04

Rot-Weiss Ahlen
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
6
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
29.1%
46.8%
24.1%

Scorers
Marc Hässler 33

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marc Hässler of Rot-Weiss Ahlen

Match Ratings