Match Report


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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to Rot-Weiss Oberhausen. A crowd of 7,740 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Nürnberg are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Rot-Weiss Oberhausen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Markus Hamann.


0.00
Rot-Weiss Oberhausen kick off the first half!
4.59
Alexander Zimmermann barges into Torsten Schnoor. Alexander Zimmermann is shown the yellow card! Torsten Schnoor stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.00
Matthias Hanssen sees space and advances. Matthias Hanssen shoots from 25 yards but Gareth Sinclair is on top of it.
18.34
Matthias Hanssen clumsily knocks into Simon Prantl. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Simon Prantl runs off the knock.
32.32
Simon Prantl chips the ball to his team mate, Torsten Schnoor. Torsten Schnoor shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
34.42
Samir Ahrens flicks a high pass forward. Philipp Schrader holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Philipp Schrader cuts inside the box! Dion Milburn catches Philipp Schrader on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Nürnberg appear unchanged since the first half. Rot-Weiss Oberhausen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Nürnberg kick off and get the second half underway!
49.38
Lomano Bloomer clumsily knocks into Jan Schöll. The referee warns Lomano Bloomer to calm down! Jan Schöll hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.47
Matthias Hanssen passes the ball forward to Philipp Schrader. Philipp Schrader tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
59.22
Matthias Hanssen sees Philipp Schrader in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Philipp Schrader knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.32
Uwe Dittrich flicks a high pass forward. Samir Ahrens holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Samir Ahrens makes a probing pass to Philipp Schrader. Philipp Schrader shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
61.34
Alexander Zimmermann chips the ball to his team mate, Steffen Rummenigge. Steffen Rummenigge laces a through ball forward to Philipp Schrader. Philipp Schrader knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rainer Ritzinger.
65.38
Showing composure, Simon Prantl laces a weighted ball forward to Bruno Postiga. Bruno Postiga deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Torsten Schnoor but the linesman indicates offside!
66.53
Philipp Schrader hacks Rainer Ritzinger from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rainer Ritzinger hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.28
Demlaba Chow-Yuen sees Samir Ahrens in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Samir Ahrens makes a beautiful solo run. Samir Ahrens lofts in a cross ball towards Philipp Schrader. Philipp Schrader knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Gareth Sinclair reads it well. Nice keeping!
77.21
Rot-Weiss Oberhausen have made a substitution with Stefan Kirschner replacing Torsten Schnoor .
84.32
Pascal Neudecker catches Stefan Kirschner on the ankles. The referee warns Pascal Neudecker to calm down! Stefan Kirschner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.15
Steffen Rummenigge threads the ball through to Jan Schöll. Jan Schöll skips past Rainer Ritzinger! Jan Schöll looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

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

Possession
59.4%
40.6%
Play Area
21.7%
56.5%
21.7%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Samir Ahrens of FC Nürnberg

Match Ratings