Match Report


FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04     FC KaiserslauternFC Kaiserslautern
Marcos SantanaMarcos Santana Shaun Regan Shaun Regan
Vincenzo SeibertV. Seibert73
G
1
G
71Remi RenaudR. Renaud
Marc CharltonM. Charlton74
D
2
D
71Moustapha El-KhalejM. El-Khalej
Thomas BartschT. Bartsch73
D
3
D
72Nicolas AhrensN. Ahrens
Jaime MoutinhoJ. Moutinho65
D
4
D
74Ruel DaviesR. Davies
Florent UrsuleF. Ursule55
D
5
D
74Pablo CortezP. Cortez
Jonas BräutigamJ. Bräutigam79
M
6
M
77Christian AddoC. Addo
Malte BrücknerM. Brückner74
M
7captain
M
79Duarte SantosD. Santos
Alejandro AlonsoA. Alonso73
M
captain8
A
72Marco Van FessemM. Van Fessem
Eric JentschE. Jentsch69
M
9
A
76Bernard GrendiB. Grendi
Alec BremnerA. Bremner71
A
10
A
71Ross WestwoodR. Westwood
Thomas JahnT. Jahn62
A
11
A
83Franklin NguyenF. Nguyen
 
Pieter Shew A TjonP. Shew A Tjon67
M
12
D
68Ger LarosG. Laros
Fabrice CarissoF. Carisso62
G
13
M
29Ross CortR. Cort
Matthias RöslerM. Rösler59
M
14
A
76Andy MatteoA. Matteo

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to FC Kaiserslautern. A crowd of 18,723 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Kaiserslautern appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Oliver Seeler.


0.00
FC Schalke 04 kick off!
6.53
Alejandro Alonso makes a simple pass to Thomas Jahn. Thomas Jahn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.58
Jaime Moutinho flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Bräutigam holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jonas Bräutigam threads a neat ball through to Alec Bremner. Alec Bremner shoots from outside the area. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.04
Duarte Santos flicks a high pass forward. Bernard Grendi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bernard Grendi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jaime Moutinho.
28.37
Duarte Santos makes a probing pass to Ross Westwood. Ross Westwood lofts in a cross ball towards Marco Van Fessem. Marco Van Fessem finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
34.22
Alejandro Alonso knocks the ball forward to Thomas Jahn. Thomas Jahn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.54
Pablo Cortez takes it forward alone. With vision, Pablo Cortez laces a weighted ball forward to Ross Westwood. Ross Westwood lofts in a cross ball towards Marco Van Fessem. Marco Van Fessem directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent block by Thomas Bartsch!
38.19
Nicolas Ahrens makes a probing pass to Christian Addo. Seeing a gap ahead, Christian Addo plays the ball forward to Ross Westwood. Ross Westwood knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.25
Nicolas Ahrens sees a break and surges forward. Nicolas Ahrens plays the ball forward to Bernard Grendi. Bernard Grendi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Alejandro Alonso chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Jahn. Thomas Jahn shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee blows for 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. FC Kaiserslautern appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Kaiserslautern players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
FC Kaiserslautern kick off the second half!
47.51
Malte Brückner passes the ball forward to Alec Bremner. Alec Bremner finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
53.14
Christian Addo surges forward with the ball. Christian Addo passes the ball forward but Franklin Nguyen is offside!
55.23
Alejandro Alonso flicks a high pass forward. Alec Bremner collects the pass. Alec Bremner whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Jahn. Thomas Jahn connects with a diving header. Magnificent save by Remi Renaud!
57.44
Duarte Santos knocks the ball to his team mate, Franklin Nguyen. Franklin Nguyen knocks in a cross ball towards Ross Westwood. Ross Westwood makes a convincing header but it is shockingly off target!
60.05
FC Kaiserslautern have made a substitution with Andy Matteo replacing Marco Van Fessem .
63.36
Duarte Santos makes a probing pass to Andy Matteo. Andy Matteo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
75.51
Eric Jentsch makes an attacking run forward. Eric Jentsch lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Jahn. Thomas Jahn outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
77.37
Thomas Bartsch flicks a high ball forward to Alejandro Alonso who takes it down. Alejandro Alonso passes the ball forward to Alec Bremner. Alec Bremner shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.37
Duarte Santos knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Matteo. Andy Matteo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Seibert who gathers it comfortably.
87.00
Moustapha El-Khalej threads a neat ball through to Christian Addo. Christian Addo threads the ball through to Bernard Grendi. Bernard Grendi knocks in a cross ball towards Ross Westwood. Ross Westwood flicks the ball with his head. Vincenzo Seibert gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
89.14
Alejandro Alonso flicks a high pass forward. Alec Bremner collects the pass. Alec Bremner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Jaime Moutinho flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Alonso holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alejandro Alonso flicks a high pass forward to Thomas Jahn who brings the ball under control. Thomas Jahn lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Bremner. Alec Bremner connects with a diving header. Remi Renaud manages to gather it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

FC Schalke 04

FC Kaiserslautern
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.9%
45.1%
Play Area
23.9%
46.5%
29.6%

Scorers
Alec Bremner 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alec Bremner of FC Schalke 04

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

1.Remi Renaud (GK)
7
2.Moustapha El-Khalej (DEF)
6
3.Nicolas Ahrens (DEF)
7
4.Ruel Davies (DEF)
6
5.Pablo Cortez (DEF)
6
6.Christian Addo (MID)
7
7.Duarte Santos (MID)
7
8.Marco Van Fessem (ATT)
6
9.Bernard Grendi (ATT)
6
10.Ross Westwood (ATT)
6
11.Franklin Nguyen (ATT)
6
 
12.Ger Laros (DEF)
0
13.Ross Cort (MID)
0
14.Andy Matteo (ATT)
6