Match Report


FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg     FC Energie CottbusFC Energie Cottbus
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Albrecht FrieserA. Frieser63
G
1
G
71Steffen MaierS. Maier
Alexander ZimmermannA. Zimmermann64
D
2
D
78Marcel KrügerM. Krüger
Julian ErlerJ. Erler64
D
captain3
D
68Uwe HelmerU. Helmer
Pascal NeudeckerP. Neudecker62
D
4
D
63Marcus RufusM. Rufus
Hannes JentschH. Jentsch59
D
5
M
75Haoulid FirlyH. Firly
Dietmar BirnbaumD. Birnbaum50
D
6captain
M
69Bill WindassB. Windass
Matthias HanssenM. Hanssen62
M
7
M
64Julian WallnerJ. Wallner
Samir AhrensS. Ahrens58
M
8
M
59Rainer ReimersR. Reimers
Craig ThirlwellC. Thirlwell54
M
9
A
79Ousmane LamouchiO. Lamouchi
Philipp SchraderP. Schrader63
A
10
A
78Sven HöferS. Höfer
Jan SchöllJ. Schöll62
A
11
A
62David MöllerD. Möller
 
Nico StiepermannN. Stiepermann62
G
12
G
68Gerhard WalterG. Walter
Alexander EngelsA. Engels61
G
13
G
60Kuami BogaczykK. Bogaczyk
Fredrik MacleanF. Maclean61
A
14
A
59Ruben NevesR. Neves

Back Of The Net
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to FC Energie Cottbus. A crowd of 9,649 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Nürnberg are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while FC Energie Cottbus appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Diakite.


0.00
FC Energie Cottbus start the game by kicking off the first half!
12.36
Marcel Krüger flicks a high ball forward to Julian Wallner who takes it down. Julian Wallner knocks the ball to his team mate, Ousmane Lamouchi. Ousmane Lamouchi shoots from 25 yards. Albrecht Frieser gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
14.45
Bill Windass brings the ball forward. Bill Windass lofts in a cross ball towards Sven Höfer. Sven Höfer shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Albrecht Frieser is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
20.16
Matthias Hanssen passes the ball forward to Jan Schöll. Jan Schöll knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steffen Maier who gathers it comfortably.
26.18
Craig Thirlwell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Schöll. Jan Schöll shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
27.11
Dietmar Birnbaum catches Sven Höfer on the ankles. The referee calls over Dietmar Birnbaum and warns him to calm down! Sven Höfer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.11
Free kick to FC Energie Cottbus just outside the area...
28.37
Julian Wallner calmly steps up but the ball is low and comes straight off the wall.
30.43
Bill Windass brings the ball forward. Bill Windass knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.06
Marcus Rufus flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Wallner. These players appear to think like one. Julian Wallner passes the ball forward to David Möller. David Möller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.46
FC Energie Cottbus are dictating the run of play here today.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Nürnberg appear unchanged since the first half. FC Energie Cottbus also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with FC Nürnberg kicking off!
49.40
Julian Erler threads the ball through to Craig Thirlwell. Craig Thirlwell makes a probing pass to Philipp Schrader. Philipp Schrader shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
54.18
Samir Ahrens sees a break and surges forward. Samir Ahrens shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
61.17
Haoulid Firly threads a neat ball through to David Möller. David Möller whips in a cross ball towards Sven Höfer. Sven Höfer makes a looping header on goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
65.21
Samir Ahrens takes a short throw-in bringing Craig Thirlwell into play. Craig Thirlwell flicks a high pass forward. Philipp Schrader collects the pass. Philipp Schrader rushes past Marcel Krüger! Philipp Schrader muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
73.29
Marcus Rufus chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Wallner. Julian Wallner flicks a high pass forward. Ousmane Lamouchi controls it well on his chest. Ousmane Lamouchi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
78.52
Jan Schöll catches Uwe Helmer on the ankles. The referee brings Jan Schöll to one side and gives him a warning! Uwe Helmer stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.07
Julian Erler makes a simple pass to Matthias Hanssen. Matthias Hanssen knocks the ball forward to Philipp Schrader. Philipp Schrader knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steffen Maier who gathers it comfortably.
85.55
Matthias Hanssen flicks a high ball forward to Philipp Schrader who gracefully takes it down. Philipp Schrader shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
87.32
Matthias Hanssen threads a neat ball through to Jan Schöll. Jan Schöll shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
Bill Windass flicks the ball to his team mate, David Möller. David Möller sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

FC Nürnberg

FC Energie Cottbus
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
29%
42%
29%

Scorers
Sven Höfer 14, 61
David Möller 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sven Höfer of FC Energie Cottbus

Match Ratings