Match Report


Hamburger SVHamburger SV     FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04
Craig ThornburrowCraig Thornburrow Marcos Santana Marcos Santana
Guy LéonardG. Léonard86
G
1
G
73Vincenzo SeibertV. Seibert
Hocine KaabacheH. Kaabache77
D
2
D
74Marc CharltonM. Charlton
Youssef BoukhariY. Boukhari77
D
3
D
73Thomas BartschT. Bartsch
Steffen PfeifferS. Pfeiffer80
D
4
D
65Jaime MoutinhoJ. Moutinho
Aristide OtokoréA. Otokoré83
D
5
D
55Florent UrsuleF. Ursule
Philipp SchmidP. Schmid80
M
6
M
79Jonas BräutigamJ. Bräutigam
Neil HendryN. Hendry87
M
7
M
74Malte BrücknerM. Brückner
Roberto Carlos ValdanoR. Valdano81
A
8captain
M
73Alejandro AlonsoA. Alonso
Gabi PetrescuG. Petrescu81
A
9
M
69Eric JentschE. Jentsch
Sebastian SchrammS. Schramm85
A
captain10
A
73Neil RitchieN. Ritchie
Kostyantyn FomenkoK. Fomenko79
A
11
A
71Alec BremnerA. Bremner
 
Scott McallisterS. Mcallister77
D
12
M
67Pieter Shew A TjonP. Shew A Tjon
Matt HendersonM. Henderson89
M
13
G
62Fabrice CarissoF. Carisso
Rocco R. LamacchiR. Lamacchi79
A
14
A
62Thomas JahnT. Jahn

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at AOL Arena where Hamburger SV play host to FC Schalke 04. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Hamburger SV are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Oliver Klinsmann.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Schalke 04 kick off!
2.14
Neil Hendry knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabi Petrescu. Gabi Petrescu whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Carlos Valdano. Roberto Carlos Valdano shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Vincenzo Seibert has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
8.43
Alejandro Alonso decides to run forward with the ball. Alejandro Alonso runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Alejandro Alonso provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Guy Léonard manages to gather it comfortably.
9.16
Eric Jentsch threads the ball through to Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie shoots from outside the area but is denied by Guy Léonard. Excellent save.
10.52
Alejandro Alonso knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hocine Kaabache.
12.30
Philipp Schmid knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Schramm. Sebastian Schramm whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Carlos Valdano. Roberto Carlos Valdano makes a looping header on goal but Vincenzo Seibert reads it well. Excellent keeping!
16.55
Neil Hendry knocks the ball forward to Gabi Petrescu. Gabi Petrescu lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Carlos Valdano. Roberto Carlos Valdano connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Vincenzo Seibert!
18.49
Steffen Pfeiffer flicks a high pass forward to Philipp Schmid who brings the ball neatly under control. Philipp Schmid hits a low pass to Kostyantyn Fomenko. Kostyantyn Fomenko plays a one-two with Gabi Petrescu and rushes in on goal... Kostyantyn Fomenko looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
22.42
Eric Jentsch barges into Neil Hendry. The referee warns Eric Jentsch to calm down! Neil Hendry stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.42
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
24.12
Neil Hendry sees space and advances. Neil Hendry whips in a cross ball towards Sebastian Schramm. Sebastian Schramm knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.40
Eric Jentsch passes the ball forward to Alec Bremner. Alec Bremner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steffen Pfeiffer.
40.47
Neil Hendry makes a simple pass to Kostyantyn Fomenko. Kostyantyn Fomenko knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jaime Moutinho.
42.17
Neil Hendry threads the ball through to Gabi Petrescu. Gabi Petrescu shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Hamburger SV kick off!
47.15
Aristide Otokoré makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Philipp Schmid. Philipp Schmid flicks the ball to his team mate, Gabi Petrescu. Gabi Petrescu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Florent Ursule.
51.39
Showing composure, Jaime Moutinho picks a pass forward to Malte Brückner. Malte Brückner chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Bremner. Alec Bremner makes a convincing header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
55.27
Alejandro Alonso flicks a high pass forward. Neil Ritchie easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil Ritchie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
61.51
Steffen Pfeiffer threads a neat ball through to Philipp Schmid. Philipp Schmid knocks the ball forward to Gabi Petrescu. Gabi Petrescu rushes past Jaime Moutinho! Gabi Petrescu makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
63.28
Philipp Schmid receives the ball from a throw-in from Neil Hendry. Philipp Schmid takes it forward alone. Philipp Schmid plays a scrappy one-two with Kostyantyn Fomenko and advances towards the goal... Philipp Schmid strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
71.28
Neil Hendry hits a low pass to Gabi Petrescu. Gabi Petrescu whips in a cross ball towards Kostyantyn Fomenko. Kostyantyn Fomenko shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Kostyantyn Fomenko!
77.58
FC Schalke 04 have made a substitution with Thomas Jahn replacing Malte Brückner .
83.15
Alejandro Alonso passes the ball forward to Alec Bremner. Alec Bremner knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Guy Léonard who gathers it comfortably.
89.25
Youssef Boukhari barges into Neil Ritchie. The referee calls over Youssef Boukhari and warns him to calm down! Neil Ritchie carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Hamburger SV

FC Schalke 04
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
21.7%
50.7%
27.5%

Scorers
Roberto Carlos Valdano 2
Sebastian Schramm 24
Kostyantyn Fomenko 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Hendry of Hamburger SV

Match Ratings