Match Report


Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach      FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04
Computer Player Computer Player Marcos Santana Marcos Santana
Danny ChristieD. Christie72
G
captain1
G
73Vincenzo SeibertV. Seibert
Edmundo GaladamesE. Galadames78
D
2
D
74Marc CharltonM. Charlton
Jan BirkwaldJ. Birkwald65
D
3
D
73Thomas BartschT. Bartsch
Simon BirnbaumS. Birnbaum59
D
4
D
65Jaime MoutinhoJ. Moutinho
Tomas VieiraT. Vieira73
M
5
D
55Florent UrsuleF. Ursule
Uwe OswaldU. Oswald67
M
6
M
79Jonas BräutigamJ. Bräutigam
Roberto CarrascoR. Carrasco63
M
7
M
74Malte BrücknerM. Brückner
Rainer WesselmannR. Wesselmann61
M
8captain
M
73Alejandro AlonsoA. Alonso
Oliver KöpkeO. Köpke65
A
9
M
69Eric JentschE. Jentsch
Sven BeckenbauerS. Beckenbauer63
A
10
A
71Alec BremnerA. Bremner
Jan GelbJ. Gelb63
A
11
A
62Thomas JahnT. Jahn
 
Leon ZiegeL. Ziege61
A
12
M
67Pieter Shew A TjonP. Shew A Tjon
Christian TurekC. Turek59
G
13
G
62Fabrice CarissoF. Carisso
Thomas ArendtT. Arendt59
M
14
M
59Matthias RöslerM. Rösler

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to FC Schalke 04. A crowd of 19,581 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Borussia Mönchengladbach 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 Oliver Klinsmann.


0.00
The first half starts with FC Schalke 04 kicking off!
2.07
Simon Birnbaum flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Carrasco controls it well on his chest. Roberto Carrasco knocks the ball forward to Sven Beckenbauer. Sven Beckenbauer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Seibert who gathers it comfortably.
4.06
Thomas Bartsch makes a probing pass to Alejandro Alonso. Alejandro Alonso threads a neat ball through to Alec Bremner. Alec Bremner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edmundo Galadames.
8.29
Rainer Wesselmann knocks the ball to his team mate, Sven Beckenbauer. Sven Beckenbauer shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
20.18
Uwe Oswald threads a neat ball through to Sven Beckenbauer. Sven Beckenbauer shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
22.06
Alejandro Alonso hits a low pass to Thomas Jahn. Thomas Jahn whips in a cross ball towards Alec Bremner. Alec Bremner heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
26.16
Uwe Oswald flicks a high ball forward to Sven Beckenbauer who takes it down. Sven Beckenbauer plays a one-two with Jan Gelb and advances towards the goal... Sven Beckenbauer comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it curls horrendously wide!
32.29
Jonas Bräutigam threads a neat ball through to Thomas Jahn. Thomas Jahn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.08
Malte Brückner plays the ball forward to Thomas Jahn. Thomas Jahn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.50
Jaime Moutinho knocks the ball forward to Malte Brückner. Malte Brückner kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Jahn. Thomas Jahn whips in a cross ball towards Alec Bremner. Alec Bremner makes a deft header. Danny Christie manages to gather it.
39.47
Jan Birkwald brings the ball forward. Jan Birkwald takes it forward alone. Jan Birkwald finds some space and shoots from distance but Vincenzo Seibert is on top of it.
42.45
Jonas Bräutigam runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jonas Bräutigam knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Uwe Oswald flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Köpke collects the pass. Oliver Köpke rushes past Thomas Bartsch! Some good footwork from Oliver Köpke provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Borussia Mönchengladbach appear unchanged since the first half. FC Schalke 04 have changed their lineup with Fabrice Carisso replacing Jonas Bräutigam.

45.00
The second half starts with Borussia Mönchengladbach kicking off!
49.47
Simon Birnbaum flicks a high ball forward to Roberto Carrasco who takes it down. Roberto Carrasco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan Gelb. Jan Gelb knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Seibert who gathers it comfortably.
51.54
Malte Brückner knocks the ball forward to Thomas Jahn. Thomas Jahn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Danny Christie. Excellent save.
53.58
With a delightful solo run, Eric Jentsch stretches the opposition's defence. Eric Jentsch lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Bremner. With a superhuman jump, Alec Bremner connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Superb reactions from Danny Christie. What a save!
66.07
Alec Bremner catches Simon Birnbaum on the ankles. Alec Bremner is shown the yellow card! Simon Birnbaum runs off the knock.
67.52
Fabrice Carisso passes the ball forward to Alec Bremner. Alec Bremner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.17
Tomas Vieira flicks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Köpke. Oliver Köpke whips in a cross ball towards Sven Beckenbauer. Sven Beckenbauer flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
79.39
Seeing a gap ahead, Uwe Oswald picks a pass forward to Oliver Köpke. Oliver Köpke shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
81.02
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
84.53
Uwe Oswald flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Köpke controls it well on his chest. Oliver Köpke shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
89.28
Jaime Moutinho comes in with a late challenge on Oliver Köpke. Jaime Moutinho is given a warning by the referee! Oliver Köpke runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Borussia Mönchengladbach

FC Schalke 04
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.5%
45.5%
Play Area
23.4%
49.4%
27.3%

Scorers
Sven Beckenbauer 75
Alec Bremner 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sven Beckenbauer of Borussia Mönchengladbach

Match Ratings
1.Danny Christie (GK)
8
2.Edmundo Galadames (DEF)
6
3.Jan Birkwald (DEF)
7
4.Simon Birnbaum (DEF)
7
5.Tomas Vieira (MID)
6
6.Uwe Oswald (MID)
8
7.Roberto Carrasco (MID)
6
8.Rainer Wesselmann (MID)
6
9.Oliver Köpke (ATT)
8
10.Sven Beckenbauer (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Jan Gelb (ATT)
6
 
12.Leon Ziege (ATT)
0
13.Christian Turek (GK)
0
14.Thomas Arendt (MID)
0

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