Match Report


Rot-Weiss OberhausenRot-Weiss Oberhausen     DSC Arminia BielefeldDSC Arminia Bielefeld
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Leon EmmerlichL. Emmerlich61
G
1captain
G
67Isaiah WainwrightI. Wainwright
Jorge MoreiraJ. Moreira64
D
2
D
70Enrique AlonsoE. Alonso
Thomas SeifertT. Seifert62
D
3
D
70Craig MasonC. Mason
Simon NordwaldS. Nordwald61
D
captain4
D
63Sven MetzlerS. Metzler
Thomas KistnerT. Kistner56
D
5
D
53Christian MatthäusC. Matthäus
Tobias JaschkeT. Jaschke77
M
6
M
70Julian WitteJ. Witte
Simon KuzorraS. Kuzorra62
M
7
M
69Jan Van NistelrooyJ. Van Nistelrooy
Nils SchnoorN. Schnoor60
M
8
A
72Florian HankeF. Hanke
Rainer MetzlerR. Metzler58
M
9
A
61David DoumencD. Doumenc
Martin BrehmeM. Brehme83
A
10
A
61Nigel GranvilleN. Granville
Jonas ScholzJ. Scholz57
A
11
A
58Jonas SchäferJ. Schäfer
 
Sebastian BartschS. Bartsch58
G
12
G
67Dietmar BergD. Berg
Lennart VöllerL. Völler56
G
13
M
66Bakary BreitnerB. Breitner
Arno BackesA. Backes56
M
14
M
65Julian WilkeJ. Wilke

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Niederrheinstadion where Rot-Weiss Oberhausen play host to DSC Arminia Bielefeld. A crowd of 9,025 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Rot-Weiss Oberhausen are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while DSC Arminia Bielefeld appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Brehme.


0.00
DSC Arminia Bielefeld kick off!
3.30
Christian Matthäus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Witte. Julian Witte sees Nigel Granville in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nigel Granville lofts in a cross ball towards David Doumenc. David Doumenc powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Leon Emmerlich had no chance!! Goal for DSC Arminia Bielefeld!
8.48
Thomas Seifert passes the ball forward to Nils Schnoor. Nils Schnoor threads a neat ball through to Martin Brehme. Martin Brehme shoots from long range. Isaiah Wainwright gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
9.35
Jan Van Nistelrooy deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Granville. Nigel Granville plays a scrappy one-two with David Doumenc and advances towards the goal... Nigel Granville cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
10.44
Nils Schnoor comes in with a late challenge on Julian Witte. The referee calls over Nils Schnoor and warns him to calm down! Julian Witte carries on, but is struggling a bit.
12.33
Thomas Kistner threads a neat ball through to Simon Kuzorra. Simon Kuzorra knocks the ball forward to Jonas Scholz. Jonas Scholz makes a probing pass between the defence to Martin Brehme. Some silky footwork from Martin Brehme provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Craig Mason. Excellent block.
16.53
Jan Van Nistelrooy flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Granville. Nigel Granville cuts inside the box! Nigel Granville looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies just wide!
21.39
Jan Van Nistelrooy hits a low pass to Nigel Granville. Nigel Granville whips in a cross ball towards Jonas Schäfer. Jonas Schäfer directs the ball goalwards with his head. Leon Emmerlich picks it out of the air!
26.33
Christian Matthäus hits a low pass to Jan Van Nistelrooy. Jan Van Nistelrooy runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jan Van Nistelrooy lofts in a cross ball towards Florian Hanke. Florian Hanke fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Leon Emmerlich had no chance!! Goal for DSC Arminia Bielefeld!
32.11
Craig Mason flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Witte. Julian Witte makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Granville. Nigel Granville shoots from long range. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
42.50
Simon Kuzorra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonas Scholz. Jonas Scholz edges inside the box! Jonas Scholz side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Enrique Alonso.
43.55
It's a corner kick. Tobias Jaschke kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Jonas Schäfer reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
44.26
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rot-Weiss Oberhausen appear unchanged since the first half. DSC Arminia Bielefeld also appear unchanged since the first half. The DSC Arminia Bielefeld players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Rot-Weiss Oberhausen kick off!
48.43
Craig Mason arcs the ball upfield. Nigel Granville whips in a cross ball towards Florian Hanke. Florian Hanke makes a deft header but it flies just wide!
57.20
Simon Kuzorra takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Rainer Metzler. Rainer Metzler hits a low pass to Jonas Scholz. Jonas Scholz whips in a cross ball towards Martin Brehme. Martin Brehme makes a convincing header his aim is horrendously poor!
63.00
Nils Schnoor makes a simple pass to Jonas Scholz. Jonas Scholz shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.38
Nils Schnoor hacks Jan Van Nistelrooy from behind! The referee calls over Nils Schnoor again and warns him to calm down! Jan Van Nistelrooy stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.29
Simon Nordwald threads a neat ball through to Simon Kuzorra. With great vision, Simon Kuzorra plays the ball forward to Jonas Scholz. Jonas Scholz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
71.27
Simon Kuzorra advances with the ball. Simon Kuzorra skips past Enrique Alonso! Some silky footwork from Simon Kuzorra provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Isaiah Wainwright with no chance!! Goal for Rot-Weiss Oberhausen!
78.19
Jan Van Nistelrooy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Florian Hanke. Florian Hanke shoots from long range but it flies wide!
79.31
Rainer Metzler decides to run forward with the ball. Rainer Metzler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Isaiah Wainwright who gathers it comfortably.
81.53
Simon Kuzorra sees Jonas Scholz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jonas Scholz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.25
Christian Matthäus breaks forward. Christian Matthäus changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Christian Matthäus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.30
Tobias Jaschke sees a break and surges forward. Tobias Jaschke cuts inside the box! Tobias Jaschke muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Rot-Weiss Oberhausen

DSC Arminia Bielefeld
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.5%
39.5%
Play Area
24.7%
46.9%
28.4%

Scorers
Simon Kuzorra 71
David Doumenc 3
Florian Hanke 26
Nigel Granville 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nigel Granville of DSC Arminia Bielefeld

Match Ratings
1.Leon Emmerlich (GK)
6
2.Jorge Moreira (DEF)
6
3.Thomas Seifert (DEF)
7
4.Simon Nordwald (DEF)
6
5.Thomas Kistner (DEF)
6
6.Tobias Jaschke (MID)
6
7.Simon Kuzorra (MID)goal scored
9
8.Nils Schnoor (MID)
6
9.Rainer Metzler (MID)
6
10.Martin Brehme (ATT)
6
11.Jonas Scholz (ATT)
6
 
12.Sebastian Bartsch (GK)
0
13.Lennart Völler (GK)
0
14.Arno Backes (MID)
0

1.Isaiah Wainwright (GK)
6
2.Enrique Alonso (DEF)
6
3.Craig Mason (DEF)
6
4.Sven Metzler (DEF)
6
5.Christian Matthäus (DEF)
7
6.Julian Witte (MID)
7
7.Jan Van Nistelrooy (MID)
8
8.Florian Hanke (ATT)goal scored
7
9.David Doumenc (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Nigel Granville (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Jonas Schäfer (ATT)
6
 
12.Dietmar Berg (GK)
0
13.Bakary Breitner (MID)
0
14.Julian Wilke (MID)
0