Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth
Jan Van TegelenJan Van Tegelen Computer Player Computer Player
Yuri KolyvanovY. Kolyvanov74
G
1
G
61Linus KlimekL. Klimek
Bogdan Van VossenB. Van Vossen75
D
2
D
75Jakob PalumboJ. Palumbo
Eddie ThomsonE. Thomson80
D
captain3
D
72Jakob NordwaldJ. Nordwald
Bakary RothB. Roth71
D
4
D
66Vincenzo TurekV. Turek
Peter LjungbergP. Ljungberg71
M
5
D
64Francis ColeF. Cole
Salvatore CvitanovicS. Cvitanovic76
M
6captain
M
74Lamberto RadiceL. Radice
Christian AddoC. Addo74
M
7
M
73Pascal KohlerP. Kohler
Luan SivigliaL. Siviglia71
M
8
M
71Simon HässlerS. Hässler
Tobias DiakiteT. Diakite86
A
9
M
63Moritz BackesM. Backes
Corey OrtizC. Ortiz82
A
10
A
77Martin KühnM. Kühn
Jeffrey WilsonJ. Wilson79
A
11
A
71Marcel StiepermannM. Stiepermann
 
Stefan ErlerS. Erler68
D
12
A
68Markus BartschM. Bartsch
Kai VöllerK. Völler68
M
13
A
67Markus NeudeckerM. Neudecker
Marc HöferM. Höfer63
A
14
M
62Colin HopkinC. Hopkin

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. A crowd of 18,843 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Eintracht Frankfurt are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Vincenzo Overath.


0.00
SpVgg Greuther Fürth start the match!
2.10
Vincenzo Turek makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lamberto Radice. Showing fabulous composure, Lamberto Radice plays the ball forward to Martin Kühn. Martin Kühn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bogdan Van Vossen.
9.24
Pascal Kohler hits a low pass to Marcel Stiepermann. Marcel Stiepermann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.22
Simon Hässler takes it forward alone. Simon Hässler shoots from outside the area. Wonderful reactions from Yuri Kolyvanov keeps it out!
18.44
Moritz Backes threads the ball through to Marcel Stiepermann. Marcel Stiepermann shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
21.15
Salvatore Cvitanovic passes the ball forward to Corey Ortiz. Corey Ortiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.51
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
24.04
Seeing a gap ahead, Moritz Backes plays the ball forward to Marcel Stiepermann. Marcel Stiepermann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
28.10
Christian Addo knocks the ball to his team mate, Jeffrey Wilson. Jeffrey Wilson knocks in a cross ball towards Tobias Diakite. Tobias Diakite gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
38.42
Bakary Roth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luan Siviglia. Luan Siviglia threads the ball through to Jeffrey Wilson. Jeffrey Wilson shoots from 20 yards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Linus Klimek with no chance!! Goal for Eintracht Frankfurt!
42.47
Bakary Roth plays the ball forward to Peter Ljungberg. Seeing a gap ahead, Peter Ljungberg plays the ball forward to Corey Ortiz. Corey Ortiz threads a neat ball through to Jeffrey Wilson. Some awkward footwork from Jeffrey Wilson provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but is denied by Linus Klimek. Excellent save.
45.00
Bakary Roth flicks a high pass forward to Peter Ljungberg who brings the ball under control. Peter Ljungberg flicks a high ball forward to Jeffrey Wilson who takes it down. Jeffrey Wilson tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Linus Klimek!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Eintracht Frankfurt kick off!
47.26
Peter Ljungberg threads the ball through to Corey Ortiz. Corey Ortiz shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
48.58
Vincenzo Turek clumsily knocks into Tobias Diakite. Vincenzo Turek is shown the yellow card! Tobias Diakite hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.51
Christian Addo flicks the ball to his team mate, Jeffrey Wilson. Jeffrey Wilson whips in a cross ball towards Corey Ortiz. Corey Ortiz powers a header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
53.50
Eddie Thomson makes a probing pass to Christian Addo. Christian Addo sees space and advances. Christian Addo plays a scrappy one-two with Corey Ortiz and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Christian Addo provides some space. He shoots at goal but it rises well off target!
55.29
Eddie Thomson threads a neat ball through to Salvatore Cvitanovic. Salvatore Cvitanovic chips the ball to his team mate, Jeffrey Wilson. Jeffrey Wilson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.23
Eintracht Frankfurt have made 2 substitutions with Stefan Erler replacing Bogdan Van Vossen and Kai Völler replacing Luan Siviglia .
61.23
Stefan Erler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christian Addo. Christian Addo knocks the ball to his team mate, Corey Ortiz. Corey Ortiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.03
Salvatore Cvitanovic deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Corey Ortiz. Corey Ortiz whips in a cross ball towards Jeffrey Wilson. Jeffrey Wilson finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
67.31
Francis Cole threads a neat ball through to Simon Hässler. Simon Hässler plays the ball forward to Martin Kühn. Martin Kühn shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
73.56
Stefan Erler knocks the ball forward to Salvatore Cvitanovic. Salvatore Cvitanovic flicks a high pass forward. Corey Ortiz collects the pass. Corey Ortiz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Francis Cole.
75.18
Pascal Kohler knocks the ball forward to Marcel Stiepermann. Marcel Stiepermann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bakary Roth.
77.36
Eintracht Frankfurt have made a substitution with Marc Höfer replacing Tobias Diakite .
78.37
Bakary Roth knocks the ball forward to Salvatore Cvitanovic. Salvatore Cvitanovic makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jeffrey Wilson. Jeffrey Wilson whips in a cross ball towards Corey Ortiz. Corey Ortiz finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Linus Klimek picks it out of the air!
79.23
Pascal Kohler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Kühn. Martin Kühn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
83.01
Vincenzo Turek knocks the ball forward to Simon Hässler. Simon Hässler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Kühn. Martin Kühn tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Yuri Kolyvanov!
85.08
Pascal Kohler flicks a high pass forward. Marcel Stiepermann controls it well on his chest. Marcel Stiepermann tries a spectacular long range effort. Yuri Kolyvanov gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
87.56
Christian Addo threads the ball through to Jeffrey Wilson. Jeffrey Wilson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.50
Peter Ljungberg flicks a high pass forward to Marc Höfer who brings the ball under control. Marc Höfer knocks in a cross ball towards Jeffrey Wilson. Jeffrey Wilson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Jeffrey Wilson scores for Eintracht Frankfurt!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
8
4
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56%
44%
Play Area
28.6%
44%
27.4%

Scorers
Tobias Diakite 28
Jeffrey Wilson 38, 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jeffrey Wilson of Eintracht Frankfurt

Match Ratings
1.Yuri Kolyvanov (GK)
7
2.Bogdan Van Vossen (DEF)
6
3.Eddie Thomson (DEF)
7
4.Bakary Roth (DEF)
6
5.Peter Ljungberg (MID)
6
6.Salvatore Cvitanovic (MID)
6
7.Christian Addo (MID)
7
8.Luan Siviglia (MID)
6
9.Tobias Diakite (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Corey Ortiz (ATT)
6
11.Jeffrey Wilson (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Stefan Erler (DEF)
6
13.Kai Völler (MID)
6
14.Marc Höfer (ATT)
6

1.Linus Klimek (GK)
7
2.Jakob Palumbo (DEF)
6
3.Jakob Nordwald (DEF)
6
4.Vincenzo Turek (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Francis Cole (DEF)
6
6.Lamberto Radice (MID)
6
7.Pascal Kohler (MID)
7
8.Simon Hässler (MID)
7
9.Moritz Backes (MID)
6
10.Martin Kühn (ATT)
6
11.Marcel Stiepermann (ATT)
6
 
12.Markus Bartsch (ATT)
0
13.Markus Neudecker (ATT)
0
14.Colin Hopkin (MID)
0