Match Report


FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04     SC FreiburgSC Freiburg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Roger HeesakkersR. Heesakkers69
G
1
G
61Samir KurthS. Kurth
Jakob WillJ. Will65
D
2
D
64Uwe HallerU. Haller
Oliver MeyerO. Meyer64
D
3
D
63Tomasz QueudrueT. Queudrue
William TardioliW. Tardioli54
D
captain4
D
56Eric StiepermannE. Stiepermann
Stefan KlinsmannS. Klinsmann53
D
5captain
D
52Bakary PfeifferB. Pfeiffer
Philipp JentschP. Jentsch74
M
6
M
74Jonas KlimekJ. Klimek
Nikolas BreyerN. Breyer56
M
7
M
65Florian KurthF. Kurth
Philipp FranckeP. Francke54
M
8
M
64Hauke ReimersH. Reimers
Uwe KoschmiederU. Koschmieder52
M
9
M
62Hauke KlimekH. Klimek
Bruno MaldiniB. Maldini65
A
10
A
60Nico AugsteinN. Augstein
Simon RiggottS. Riggott62
A
11
A
55Malte RothM. Roth
 
Matthias PalumboM. Palumbo59
A
12
G
59Hannes CziommerH. Cziommer
Jakob SpenglerJ. Spengler59
A
13
A
54Kai MüllerK. Müller
Pascal LangeP. Lange57
G
14
M
53Bakary WelkeB. Welke

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to SC Freiburg. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both FC Schalke 04 and SC Freiburg are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stefan Hässler.


0.00
SC Freiburg get the match underway!
2.49
Oliver Meyer makes a simple pass to Uwe Koschmieder. Uwe Koschmieder threads a neat ball through to Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott plays a scrappy one-two with Bruno Maldini and advances towards the goal... Simon Riggott tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
4.16
Stefan Klinsmann runs forward with the ball. Stefan Klinsmann advances with the ball. Stefan Klinsmann lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
10.30
Philipp Francke catches Hauke Reimers on the ankles. The referee calls over Philipp Francke and shows him a yellow card! Hauke Reimers stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.30
Philipp Jentsch controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bruno Maldini. Bruno Maldini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Samir Kurth who gathers it comfortably.
14.02
Bruno Maldini clumsily knocks into Tomasz Queudrue. The referee calls over Bruno Maldini and shows him a yellow card! Tomasz Queudrue runs off the knock.
15.52
Nikolas Breyer flicks a high ball forward to Simon Riggott who takes it down. Simon Riggott knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bakary Pfeiffer.
16.08
Hauke Klimek brings the ball forward. Hauke Klimek knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oliver Meyer.
18.57
Hauke Klimek hits a low pass to Nico Augstein. Nico Augstein sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
21.13
Oliver Meyer passes the ball forward to Philipp Jentsch. Philipp Jentsch controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott lofts in a cross ball towards Bruno Maldini. Bruno Maldini is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies just off target!
24.09
Without breaking stride, Florian Kurth plays the ball forward to Nico Augstein. Nico Augstein sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
26.57
Tomasz Queudrue controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Florian Kurth. Florian Kurth runs straight at the opposition's defence. Florian Kurth tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
27.14
Eric Stiepermann kicks a strong pass forward to Jonas Klimek. Jonas Klimek passes the ball forward to Nico Augstein. Nico Augstein tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
42.58
Hauke Reimers kicks a strong pass forward to Nico Augstein. Nico Augstein shoots from long range but Roger Heesakkers is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Schalke 04 appear unchanged since the first half. SC Freiburg also appear unchanged since the first half. The SC Freiburg players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The second half starts with FC Schalke 04 kicking off!
48.13
Philipp Francke hacks Florian Kurth from behind! Philipp Francke is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Florian Kurth runs off the knock.
49.57
Jakob Will flicks a high ball forward to Philipp Jentsch who takes it down. Philipp Jentsch chips the ball to his team mate, Bruno Maldini. Bruno Maldini shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.12
Stefan Klinsmann plays the ball forward to Philipp Jentsch. Philipp Jentsch changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Philipp Jentsch knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.06
Simon Riggott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bruno Maldini. Bruno Maldini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.18
Hauke Klimek barges into Philipp Jentsch. Hauke Klimek is shown the yellow card! Philipp Jentsch gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
65.23
With a delightful solo run, Simon Riggott stretches the opposition's defence. Simon Riggott controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
66.26
Hauke Klimek threads a neat ball through to Malte Roth. Malte Roth shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
71.00
With vision, Stefan Klinsmann laces a weighted ball forward to Nikolas Breyer. Nikolas Breyer darts forward. Nikolas Breyer advances inside the box! Nikolas Breyer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
77.54
SC Freiburg have made 2 substitutions with Kai Müller replacing Hauke Reimers and Bakary Welke replacing Nico Augstein .
83.27
Kai Müller flicks a high pass forward. Malte Roth holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Malte Roth shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Roger Heesakkers. Excellent save.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Schalke 04

SC Freiburg
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
59.7%
40.3%
Play Area
29.9%
48.1%
22.1%

Scorers
Simon Riggott 4

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simon Riggott of FC Schalke 04

Match Ratings
1.Roger Heesakkers (GK)
6
2.Jakob Will (DEF)
6
3.Oliver Meyer (DEF)
6
4.William Tardioli (DEF)
6
5.Stefan Klinsmann (DEF)
7
6.Philipp Jentsch (MID)
6
7.Nikolas Breyer (MID)
7
8.Philipp Francke (MID)red card
3
9.Uwe Koschmieder (MID)
6
10.Bruno Maldini (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Simon Riggott (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Matthias Palumbo (ATT)
0
13.Jakob Spengler (ATT)
0
14.Pascal Lange (GK)
0

1.Samir Kurth (GK)
6
2.Uwe Haller (DEF)
6
3.Tomasz Queudrue (DEF)
6
4.Eric Stiepermann (DEF)
6
5.Bakary Pfeiffer (DEF)
6
6.Jonas Klimek (MID)
6
7.Florian Kurth (MID)
6
8.Hauke Reimers (MID)
6
9.Hauke Klimek (MID)yellow card
6
10.Nico Augstein (ATT)
6
11.Malte Roth (ATT)
6
 
12.Hannes Cziommer (GK)
0
13.Kai Müller (ATT)
6
14.Bakary Welke (MID)
6