Match Report


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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to FC St. Pauli. A crowd of 8,880 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Schalke 04 and FC St. Pauli are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Kuzorra.


0.00
FC Schalke 04 get the match underway!
8.19
Jonas Götz makes a simple pass to Philipp Jentsch. With imagination, Philipp Jentsch picks a pass forward to Matthias Palumbo. Matthias Palumbo lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott makes a deft header. Dietmar Thiele gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
9.04
Florian Wilke threads a neat ball through to Matthias Palumbo. Matthias Palumbo whips in a cross ball towards Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
12.56
Rainer Vogel flicks a high pass forward. Nikolas Roth holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nikolas Roth sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.11
Rainer Vogel flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Vidal controls it well on his chest. Sebastian Vidal controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Roger Heesakkers gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
20.20
Nikolas Neuhaus flicks a high pass forward. Nikolas Roth controls it well on his chest. Nikolas Roth edges inside the box! Nikolas Roth takes a shot at goal but somehow Roger Heesakkers manages to keep it out.
24.31
FC St. Pauli are dictating the run of play here today.
26.55
Stefan Klinsmann flicks a high pass forward. Philipp Francke controls it well on his chest. Philipp Francke flicks a high pass forward to Matthias Palumbo who brings the ball under control. Matthias Palumbo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.57
Jakob Linke barges into Torsten Böhm. Jakob Linke is warned by the referee! Torsten Böhm hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.33
Torsten Böhm threads a neat ball through to Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
36.15
Stefan Klinsmann threads a neat ball through to Philipp Jentsch. With imagination, Philipp Jentsch laces a weighted ball forward to Matthias Palumbo. Matthias Palumbo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.47
Rainer Vogel comes in with a high challenge, catching Philipp Francke with his studs. Rainer Vogel is shown the red card!! Philipp Francke runs off the knock.
42.00
Jonas Götz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Philipp Francke. Philipp Francke threads the ball through to Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Schalke 04 appear unchanged since the first half. FC St. Pauli also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC St. Pauli kick off and get the second half underway!
47.10
Philipp Francke hits a low pass to Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott runs straight at the defence! Some world-class footwork from Simon Riggott provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
54.34
Oliver Meyer sees a break and surges forward. Oliver Meyer sees Simon Riggott in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Riggott knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dietmar Thiele who gathers it comfortably.
57.31
Torsten Böhm sees space and advances. Torsten Böhm whips in a cross ball towards Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Solid save from Dietmar Thiele.
60.51
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.
69.16
Nikolas Neuhaus knocks the ball to his team mate, Nikolas Roth. Nikolas Roth shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
71.24
Guillaume Richert passes the ball forward to Jakob Linke. Jakob Linke changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jakob Linke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stefan Klinsmann.
77.19
FC St. Pauli have made 2 substitutions with Oliver Spengler replacing Dietmar Thiele and Noah Kirschner replacing Guillaume Richert .
85.35
Nikolas Gleisenstein knocks the ball to his team mate, Nikolas Roth. Nikolas Roth sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
87.30
Jonas Götz hits a low pass to Philipp Francke. Philipp Francke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Zick.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

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

Possession
54.9%
45.1%
Play Area
28.2%
45.1%
26.8%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Oliver Meyer of FC Schalke 04

Match Ratings
1.Roger Heesakkers (GK)
6
2.Oliver Meyer (DEF)
7
3.Jonas Götz (DEF)
6
4.Stefan Klinsmann (DEF)
6
5.Raimond Berger (DEF)
6
6.Philipp Jentsch (MID)
6
7.Philipp Francke (MID)
6
8.Florian Wilke (MID)
6
9.Torsten Böhm (MID)
6
10.Simon Riggott (ATT)
7
11.Matthias Palumbo (ATT)
6
 
12.Leon Röhlig (GK)
0
13.Jakob Spengler (ATT)
0
14.Stephen Joachim (ATT)
0

1.Dietmar Thiele (GK)
6
2.Simon Zick (DEF)
6
3.Guillaume Richert (DEF)
6
4.Lennart Böhm (DEF)
6
5.Miguel Andrade (DEF)
6
6.Nikolas Gleisenstein (MID)
7
7.Jakob Linke (MID)
6
8.Nikolas Neuhaus (MID)
6
9.Rainer Vogel (MID)red card
3
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