Match Report
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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Stadion am Bruchweg where FSV Mainz 05 play host to FC Schalke 04. A crowd of 9,554 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both FSV Mainz 05 and FC Schalke 04 are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Szepan.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both FSV Mainz 05 and FC Schalke 04 are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Szepan.
0.00
0-0FSV Mainz 05 start the match!
3.53
0-0Oliver Meyer pushes up the pitch. Oliver Meyer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bruno Maldini. Bruno Maldini knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Riggott. With a superhuman jump, Simon Riggott connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Nicolas Breyer punches it away to safety.
10.13
0-1Philipp Francke flicks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Maldini. Bruno Maldini hits a low pass to Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott side-steps and rifles a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
22.14
0-1Jakob Will sees Philipp Francke in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Philipp Francke threads the ball through to Bruno Maldini. Bruno Maldini lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
26.23
0-1Kai Emmerlich makes a beautiful solo run. Kai Emmerlich flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Naysmith holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stuart Naysmith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.44
0-1Kai Emmerlich makes a simple pass to Matthias Hitzlsperger. Matthias Hitzlsperger threads a neat ball through to Jakob Lindemann. Jakob Lindemann skips past Stefan Klinsmann! Stefan Klinsmann comes in with a late challenge on Jakob Lindemann. Jakob Lindemann appeals for a penalty! Given!!
33.44
0-1The referee points to the spot..
34.26
Stuart Naysmith takes a cautious run up and powers a low shot which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
39.16
1-1Lars Kohler comes in with a late challenge on Philipp Francke. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Philipp Francke stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.30
Jakob Will threads a neat ball through to Nikolas Breyer. Nikolas Breyer chips the ball to his team mate, Bruno Maldini. Bruno Maldini controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. FSV Mainz 05 appear unchanged since the first half. FC Schalke 04 also appear unchanged since the first half. The FSV Mainz 05 players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
FC Schalke 04 start the second half!
48.12
Lars Kohler flicks a high ball forward to Stuart Naysmith who takes it down. Stuart Naysmith finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. FSV Mainz 05 are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
53.36
Matthias Hitzlsperger advances with the ball. Matthias Hitzlsperger lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Naysmith. Stuart Naysmith knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Roger Heesakkers.
54.35
It's a corner kick. Malte Widmann loops the ball in to towards the near post. Roger Heesakkers scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
60.18
1-1FSV Mainz 05 have made 2 substitutions with Scott Lockley replacing Lars Kohler and Martin Geis replacing Jakob Lindemann .
67.30
Oliver Meyer makes a simple pass to Uwe Koschmieder. Uwe Koschmieder darts forward. Uwe Koschmieder lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Nicolas Breyer had no chance!! Goal for FC Schalke 04!
77.30
FSV Mainz 05 have made a substitution with Jakob Bischoff replacing Kai Emmerlich .
89.36
Nikolas Breyer flicks a high ball forward to Bruno Maldini who gracefully takes it down. Bruno Maldini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolas Breyer who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
28.4%
47.8%
23.9%
Scorers
| Stuart Naysmith 34 (p) | Simon Riggott 10, 67 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Simon Riggott of FC Schalke 04 |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Nicolas Breyer (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Rainer Wilke (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ivan Pichichi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Kai Emmerlich (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Sven Fromm (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Matthias Hitzlsperger (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Lars Kohler (MID) |  | 5 |
| 8. | Malte Widmann (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Lennart Schumacher (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Jakob Lindemann (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Stuart Naysmith (ATT) |  | 6 |
| 12. | Martin Geis (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Scott Lockley (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Jakob Bischoff (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Roger Heesakkers (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jakob Will (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Oliver Meyer (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | William Tardioli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stefan Klinsmann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Philipp Jentsch (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Nikolas Breyer (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Philipp Francke (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Uwe Koschmieder (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Bruno Maldini (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Simon Riggott (ATT) | | 10 |
| 12. | Matthias Palumbo (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jakob Spengler (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Pascal Lange (GK) | 0 | |