Match Report


MSV DuisburgMSV Duisburg     FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04
Computer Player Computer Player Marcos Santana Marcos Santana
Thomas WallnerT. Wallner70
G
1
G
73Vincenzo SeibertV. Seibert
Eric PoschnerE. Poschner78
D
2
D
73Marc CharltonM. Charlton
Moritz EberleM. Eberle75
D
captain3
D
73Thomas BartschT. Bartsch
Andres GutierrezA. Gutierrez70
D
4
D
65Jaime MoutinhoJ. Moutinho
Simon VöllerS. Völler72
M
5
D
54Florent UrsuleF. Ursule
Lennart HöferL. Höfer71
M
6
M
79Jonas BräutigamJ. Bräutigam
Simon HitzlspergerS. Hitzlsperger61
M
7
M
74Malte BrücknerM. Brückner
Marc WelterM. Welter59
M
8captain
M
73Alejandro AlonsoA. Alonso
Kai GerlachK. Gerlach70
A
9
M
69Eric JentschE. Jentsch
Thomas RaffT. Raff67
A
10
A
73Neil RitchieN. Ritchie
Paul KnappP. Knapp58
A
11
A
62Thomas JahnT. Jahn
 
Christian KauderC. Kauder70
D
12
M
67Pieter Shew A TjonP. Shew A Tjon
Sebastian NordwaldS. Nordwald69
D
13
G
62Fabrice CarissoF. Carisso
Gerhard LangeG. Lange64
D
14
M
59Matthias RöslerM. Rösler

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at MSV Arena where MSV Duisburg play host to FC Schalke 04. A crowd of 20,836 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
MSV Duisburg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Simon Morlock.


0.00
MSV Duisburg kick off and get the match underway!
3.37
Simon Völler changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Simon Völler shoots from outside the area but Vincenzo Seibert reads it well. Good keeping!
6.58
Simon Hitzlsperger chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Knapp. Paul Knapp knocks in a cross ball towards Kai Gerlach. Kai Gerlach gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent save by Vincenzo Seibert!
8.21
Andres Gutierrez knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Hitzlsperger. Simon Hitzlsperger flicks a high pass forward. Kai Gerlach controls it well on his chest. Kai Gerlach knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Seibert who gathers it comfortably.
14.08
Jaime Moutinho comes in with a late challenge on Thomas Raff. The referee brings Jaime Moutinho to one side and gives him a warning! Thomas Raff stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.11
Eric Poschner plays a long ball forward. Kai Gerlach shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Vincenzo Seibert!
18.11
With some swift thinking, Moritz Eberle plays the ball forward to Lennart Höfer. Lennart Höfer advances with the ball. Lennart Höfer flicks a high pass forward. Paul Knapp controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Paul Knapp makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Vincenzo Seibert gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
20.31
Andres Gutierrez chips the ball to his team mate, Lennart Höfer. With vision, Lennart Höfer plays the ball forward to Paul Knapp. Paul Knapp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.51
Lennart Höfer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Knapp. Paul Knapp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.23
Eric Jentsch threads a neat ball through to Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Jahn. Thomas Jahn directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
24.11
Eric Jentsch advances with the ball. Eric Jentsch knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.48
Lennart Höfer makes a simple pass to Kai Gerlach. Kai Gerlach controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
45.00
Thomas Bartsch sees space and advances. Thomas Bartsch sees space and advances. Thomas Bartsch sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Thomas Wallner. Excellent save.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. MSV Duisburg appear unchanged since the first half. FC Schalke 04 have changed their lineup with Fabrice Carisso replacing Jonas Bräutigam. The MSV Duisburg players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
FC Schalke 04 start the second half!
48.00
Lennart Höfer flicks a high pass forward to Kai Gerlach who brings the ball under control. Kai Gerlach runs straight at the defence! Kai Gerlach cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
49.52
Alejandro Alonso makes a probing pass to Thomas Jahn. Thomas Jahn shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.14
Eric Poschner chips the ball to his team mate, Lennart Höfer. With imagination, Lennart Höfer plays the ball forward to Kai Gerlach. Kai Gerlach knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Florent Ursule.
63.08
Andres Gutierrez pushes mid-way up the pitch. With imagination, Andres Gutierrez plays the ball forward to Thomas Raff. Thomas Raff makes a pass forward but Paul Knapp is yards offside!
67.29
Moritz Eberle flicks a high pass forward. Simon Völler controls it well on his chest. Simon Völler sees a break and surges forward. Simon Völler knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Raff. Thomas Raff outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward his aim is horrendously poor!
72.07
Simon Hitzlsperger passes the ball forward to Thomas Raff. Thomas Raff rushes past Florent Ursule! Thomas Raff strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Vincenzo Seibert easily gets down and covers it.
73.57
Lennart Höfer threads the ball through to Paul Knapp. Paul Knapp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.14
Eric Poschner flicks a high ball forward to Simon Hitzlsperger who takes it down. Simon Hitzlsperger advances with the ball. Simon Hitzlsperger controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
83.08
Alejandro Alonso passes the ball forward to Thomas Jahn. Thomas Jahn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.17
Lennart Höfer darts forward. Lennart Höfer shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Eric Jentsch flicks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Jahn. Thomas Jahn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

MSV Duisburg

FC Schalke 04
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.6%
35.4%
Play Area
25.3%
46.8%
27.8%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lennart Höfer of MSV Duisburg

Match Ratings
1.Thomas Wallner (GK)
6
2.Eric Poschner (DEF)
7
3.Moritz Eberle (DEF)
6
4.Andres Gutierrez (DEF)
7
5.Simon Völler (MID)
7
6.Lennart Höfer (MID)
9
7.Simon Hitzlsperger (MID)
7
8.Marc Welter (MID)
6
9.Kai Gerlach (ATT)
7
10.Thomas Raff (ATT)
6
11.Paul Knapp (ATT)
6
 
12.Christian Kauder (DEF)
0
13.Sebastian Nordwald (DEF)
0
14.Gerhard Lange (DEF)
0

1.Vincenzo Seibert (GK)
9
2.Marc Charlton (DEF)
6
3.Thomas Bartsch (DEF)
8
4.Jaime Moutinho (DEF)
6
5.Florent Ursule (DEF)
6
6.Jonas Bräutigam (MID)
6
7.Malte Brückner (MID)
6
8.Alejandro Alonso (MID)
6
9.Eric Jentsch (MID)
7
10.Neil Ritchie (ATT)
6
11.Thomas Jahn (ATT)
6
 
12.Pieter Shew A Tjon (MID)
0
13.Fabrice Carisso (GK)
6
14.Matthias Rösler (MID)
0