Match Report


Alemannia AachenAlemannia Aachen     DSC Arminia BielefeldDSC Arminia Bielefeld
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
George TouzaniG. Touzani59
G
1captain
G
67Isaiah WainwrightI. Wainwright
Gianluca BachiniG. Bachini73
D
2
D
70Enrique AlonsoE. Alonso
Ruben CamposR. Campos67
D
captain3
D
70Craig MasonC. Mason
Titus MccannT. Mccann66
D
4
D
63Sven MetzlerS. Metzler
Steffen HallerS. Haller76
M
5
D
53Christian MatthäusC. Matthäus
Jan BreyerJ. Breyer63
M
6
M
70Julian WitteJ. Witte
Mirco BonfantiM. Bonfanti61
M
7
M
69Jan Van NistelrooyJ. Van Nistelrooy
Sebastian HerzogS. Herzog56
M
8
A
72Florian HankeF. Hanke
Glenn MathijssenG. Mathijssen58
A
9
A
61David DoumencD. Doumenc
Lennart FrieserL. Frieser54
A
10
A
61Nigel GranvilleN. Granville
Albrecht HankeA. Hanke51
A
11
A
58Jonas SchäferJ. Schäfer
 
Matt HansenM. Hansen61
D
12
G
67Dietmar BergD. Berg
Juan-Carlos ZamoraJ. Zamora55
G
13
M
66Bakary BreitnerB. Breitner
Nikolas RiemannN. Riemann54
D
14
M
65Julian WilkeJ. Wilke

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Tivoli where Alemannia Aachen play host to DSC Arminia Bielefeld. A crowd of 8,870 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Alemannia Aachen are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while DSC Arminia Bielefeld appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Bakary Kohler.


0.00
The first half starts with Alemannia Aachen kicking off!
2.40
Julian Witte makes a simple pass to Jonas Schäfer. Jonas Schäfer whips in a cross ball towards Florian Hanke. Florian Hanke makes a convincing header. The keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
3.27
Jan Breyer flicks a high pass forward. Glenn Mathijssen collects the pass. Glenn Mathijssen knocks in a cross ball towards Lennart Frieser. Lennart Frieser makes a deft header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
6.14
Seeing a gap ahead, Julian Witte plays the ball forward to Jonas Schäfer. Jonas Schäfer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to George Touzani who gathers it comfortably.
8.01
Mirco Bonfanti makes a high pass forward. Glenn Mathijssen shows exceptional athleticism as he brings the ball under control. Glenn Mathijssen finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
9.54
Craig Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Van Nistelrooy. Jan Van Nistelrooy makes a simple pass to Jonas Schäfer. Jonas Schäfer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
15.51
Christian Matthäus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan Van Nistelrooy. Jan Van Nistelrooy threads a neat ball through to David Doumenc. David Doumenc skips past Ruben Campos! David Doumenc comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is miles over!
26.59
Albrecht Hanke barges into Christian Matthäus. Albrecht Hanke is warned by the referee! Christian Matthäus hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.36
Jan Van Nistelrooy clumsily knocks into Jan Breyer. The referee calls over Jan Van Nistelrooy and warns him to calm down! Jan Breyer carries on, but is struggling a bit.
33.02
Craig Mason makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Witte. Julian Witte threads the ball through to Florian Hanke. Florian Hanke whips in a cross ball towards Jonas Schäfer. Jonas Schäfer whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
36.39
Jan Van Nistelrooy hits a low pass to Jonas Schäfer. Jonas Schäfer tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from George Touzani.
38.31
Sven Metzler hits a low pass to Jan Van Nistelrooy. Jan Van Nistelrooy knocks the ball to his team mate, Florian Hanke. Florian Hanke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.26
Jan Van Nistelrooy threads a neat ball through to David Doumenc. David Doumenc knocks the ball forward, putting Florian Hanke through on goal. Florian Hanke side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's there!! George Touzani has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
42.51
Nigel Granville catches Gianluca Bachini on the ankles. Nigel Granville is shown the yellow card! Gianluca Bachini stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.18
Jan Van Nistelrooy flicks a high pass forward. David Doumenc controls it well on his chest. David Doumenc whips in a cross ball towards Jonas Schäfer. Jonas Schäfer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by George Touzani. Excellent save.
45.00
Jan Van Nistelrooy hacks Jan Breyer from behind! The referee warns Jan Van Nistelrooy again to calm down! Jan Breyer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Alemannia Aachen appear unchanged since the first half. DSC Arminia Bielefeld also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with DSC Arminia Bielefeld kicking off!
47.23
Jan Van Nistelrooy runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jan Van Nistelrooy runs straight at the defence! Jan Van Nistelrooy tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.37
Julian Witte knocks the ball forward to David Doumenc. David Doumenc whips in a cross ball towards Jonas Schäfer. Jonas Schäfer makes a looping header on goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
65.25
Ruben Campos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Breyer. Jan Breyer runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jan Breyer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
69.40
Sven Metzler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Witte. Julian Witte sees Florian Hanke in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Florian Hanke shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.47
Steffen Haller flicks a high pass forward. Glenn Mathijssen collects the pass. Glenn Mathijssen shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
75.05
Jan Breyer makes a simple pass to Lennart Frieser. Lennart Frieser sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
81.35
With a delightful solo run, Jan Breyer stretches the opposition's defence. Jan Breyer whips in a cross ball towards Glenn Mathijssen. Glenn Mathijssen makes a looping header on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
84.34
Jan Van Nistelrooy threads a neat ball through to Nigel Granville. Nigel Granville whips in a cross ball towards Florian Hanke. Florian Hanke directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Alemannia Aachen

DSC Arminia Bielefeld
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
1
8
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35%
65%
Play Area
28.3%
45%
26.7%

Scorers
Lennart Frieser 3
Florian Hanke 39
Jan Van Nistelrooy 47
Jonas Schäfer 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jan Van Nistelrooy of DSC Arminia Bielefeld

Match Ratings