Match Report


FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04     Hannover 96Hannover 96
Marcos SantanaMarcos Santana Computer Player Computer Player
Vincenzo SeibertV. Seibert73
G
1
G
58Uwe StreichU. Streich
Marc CharltonM. Charlton73
D
2
D
74Jakob ZiegeJ. Ziege
Thomas BartschT. Bartsch73
D
3
D
64Armin HallerA. Haller
Jaime MoutinhoJ. Moutinho65
D
4
D
64Dietmar BeckenbauerD. Beckenbauer
Florent UrsuleF. Ursule54
D
5
D
62Colin Wright-PhillipsC. Wright-Phillips
Jonas BräutigamJ. Bräutigam79
M
6
M
74Fernando PardoF. Pardo
Malte BrücknerM. Brückner74
M
7captain
M
69Paul WidmannP. Widmann
Alejandro AlonsoA. Alonso73
M
captain8
A
66Albrecht SzepanA. Szepan
Eric JentschE. Jentsch69
M
9
A
59Francois MaravalF. Maraval
Neil RitchieN. Ritchie73
A
10
A
55Jan BierhoffJ. Bierhoff
Thomas JahnT. Jahn62
A
11
A
53Julian KohlerJ. Kohler
 
Pieter Shew A TjonP. Shew A Tjon67
M
12
M
66David BeckenbauerD. Beckenbauer
Fabrice CarissoF. Carisso62
G
13
M
64Alberto RomeroA. Romero
Matthias RöslerM. Rösler59
M
14
M
63Nicolas SotoN. Soto

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to Hannover 96. A crowd of 20,157 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Hannover 96 appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Bakary Hässler.


0.00
Hannover 96 get the match underway!
2.54
Seeing a gap ahead, Eric Jentsch plays the ball forward to Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
6.42
Jonas Bräutigam flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Jahn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Thomas Jahn lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Ritchie. With a superhuman jump, Neil Ritchie connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Uwe Streich didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
8.13
Marc Charlton flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Alonso collects the pass. Alejandro Alonso flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Jahn controls it well on his chest. Thomas Jahn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Uwe Streich who gathers it comfortably.
10.15
Paul Widmann hacks Alejandro Alonso from behind! The referee warns Paul Widmann to calm down! Alejandro Alonso grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
12.48
Florent Ursule darts forward. Without breaking stride, Florent Ursule plays the ball forward to Thomas Jahn. Thomas Jahn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.36
Jonas Bräutigam deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Jahn. Thomas Jahn lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie heads the ball goalwards. The shot is on target but blocked by Armin Haller. That should have been a goal!
22.19
Malte Brückner knocks the ball forward to Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
26.43
Paul Widmann darts forward. Paul Widmann lofts in a cross ball towards Albrecht Szepan. Albrecht Szepan knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
27.43
Dietmar Beckenbauer threads the ball through to Fernando Pardo. Fernando Pardo threads a neat ball through to Francois Maraval. Francois Maraval shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
39.06
Eric Jentsch makes a probing pass to Thomas Jahn. Thomas Jahn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Uwe Streich comfortably smothers it!
40.31
Florent Ursule makes a simple pass to Alejandro Alonso. Alejandro Alonso runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alejandro Alonso lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie heads the ball goalwards. Uwe Streich is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Schalke 04 have changed their lineup with Fabrice Carisso replacing Jonas Bräutigam. Hannover 96 appear unchanged since the first half. The Hannover 96 players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
FC Schalke 04 kick off the second half!
48.33
Dietmar Beckenbauer flicks a high pass forward to Paul Widmann who brings the ball under control. Paul Widmann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Kohler. Julian Kohler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.33
Armin Haller sees a break and surges forward. Armin Haller threads a neat ball through to Albrecht Szepan. Albrecht Szepan whips in a cross ball towards Jan Bierhoff. Jan Bierhoff jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
60.24
Hannover 96 have made a substitution with Alberto Romero replacing Fernando Pardo .
61.25
Jaime Moutinho knocks the ball forward to Malte Brückner. Malte Brückner makes a probing pass to Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.57
Paul Widmann hits a low pass to Francois Maraval. Francois Maraval shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Vincenzo Seibert manages to gather it effortlessly.
69.25
Alberto Romero plays the ball forward to Julian Kohler. Julian Kohler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.11
Colin Wright-Phillips clumsily knocks into Neil Ritchie. Colin Wright-Phillips is shown the yellow card! Neil Ritchie carries on, but is struggling a bit.
72.29
Thomas Jahn catches Jakob Ziege on the ankles. The referee warns Thomas Jahn to calm down! Jakob Ziege stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.28
Malte Brückner clumsily knocks into Paul Widmann. Malte Brückner is shown the yellow card! Paul Widmann grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
83.58
Malte Brückner flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Jahn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Thomas Jahn shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
87.10
Without breaking stride, Armin Haller plays the ball forward to Alberto Romero. Alberto Romero hits a low pass to Jan Bierhoff. Jan Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Seibert who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Schalke 04

Hannover 96
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.1%
40.9%
Play Area
24.2%
43.9%
31.8%

Scorers
Neil Ritchie 3, 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Ritchie of FC Schalke 04

Match Ratings