Match Report


FC KölnFC Köln     FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04
Computer Player Computer Player Marcos Santana Marcos Santana
Nikolas RothN. Roth67
G
1
G
73Vincenzo SeibertV. Seibert
Simone CampedelliS. Campedelli67
D
2
D
74Marc CharltonM. Charlton
Kieron EdghillK. Edghill66
D
3
D
73Thomas BartschT. Bartsch
Yves CatherineY. Catherine64
D
4
D
65Jaime MoutinhoJ. Moutinho
Craig ClelandC. Cleland64
D
5
D
55Florent UrsuleF. Ursule
Tiago NascimentoT. Nascimento71
M
6
M
79Jonas BräutigamJ. Bräutigam
Kees De RomijnK. De Romijn66
M
7
M
74Malte BrücknerM. Brückner
Simon WelkeS. Welke65
M
8captain
M
73Alejandro AlonsoA. Alonso
Arno NeudeckerA. Neudecker70
A
9
M
69Eric JentschE. Jentsch
Nico KoschmiederN. Koschmieder63
A
captain10
A
71Alec BremnerA. Bremner
Hauke SchäferH. Schäfer52
A
11
A
62Thomas JahnT. Jahn
 
Oliver RohrschneiderO. Rohrschneider67
G
12
M
67Pieter Shew A TjonP. Shew A Tjon
Tobias DöringT. Döring57
M
13
G
62Fabrice CarissoF. Carisso
Nico EngelsN. Engels57
M
14
M
59Matthias RöslerM. Rösler

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at RheinEnergieStadion where FC Köln play host to FC Schalke 04. A crowd of 18,063 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Köln are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Vincenzo Rahn.


0.00
FC Schalke 04 start the game by kicking off the first half!
9.21
Malte Brückner decides to run forward with the ball. Malte Brückner shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Nikolas Roth manages to gather it.
12.33
Simon Welke sees Nico Koschmieder in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nico Koschmieder controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
15.05
Yves Catherine controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tiago Nascimento. Tiago Nascimento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hauke Schäfer. Hauke Schäfer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Vincenzo Seibert reads it well. Great keeping!
16.02
Hauke Schäfer catches Marc Charlton on the ankles. The referee calls over Hauke Schäfer and warns him to calm down! Marc Charlton runs off the knock.
18.12
Florent Ursule sees Alejandro Alonso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alejandro Alonso kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Jahn. Thomas Jahn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nikolas Roth who gathers it comfortably.
20.26
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
24.23
Simon Welke darts forward. Simon Welke puts a great ball through. Nico Koschmieder runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
28.33
Kees De Romijn flicks a high pass forward. Nico Koschmieder collects the pass. Nico Koschmieder tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
30.37
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
32.44
Malte Brückner threads a neat ball through to Thomas Jahn. Thomas Jahn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.46
Jaime Moutinho makes a simple pass to Alejandro Alonso. Alejandro Alonso sees Alec Bremner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alec Bremner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.29
Simon Welke makes an attacking run forward. Simon Welke plays a scrappy one-two with Arno Neudecker and stumbles forward towards the goal... Simon Welke cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.37
Kees De Romijn catches Malte Brückner on the ankles. Kees De Romijn is given a warning by the referee! Malte Brückner stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.44
Jonas Bräutigam clumsily knocks into Simon Welke. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Simon Welke runs off the knock.
44.07
Kieron Edghill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Welke. Simon Welke makes a simple pass to Arno Neudecker. Arno Neudecker shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
45.00
Alejandro Alonso flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Jahn controls it well on his chest. Thomas Jahn whips in a cross ball towards Alec Bremner. With a superhuman jump, Alec Bremner connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
FC Köln kick off!
49.00
Alec Bremner barges into Yves Catherine. The referee calls over Alec Bremner and shows him a yellow card! Yves Catherine carries on, but is struggling a bit.
51.51
Alejandro Alonso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Bremner. Alec Bremner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Cleland.
53.15
Malte Brückner flicks a high pass forward to Thomas Jahn who brings the ball under control. Thomas Jahn puts a great ball through but Alec Bremner is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
60.49
FC Köln have made a substitution with Nico Engels replacing Hauke Schäfer .
63.55
Craig Cleland chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Welke. Simon Welke hits a low pass to Nico Koschmieder. Nico Koschmieder plays a one-two with Nico Engels and advances towards the goal... Nico Koschmieder rockets a shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
69.55
Thomas Jahn clumsily knocks into Kieron Edghill. Thomas Jahn is given a warning by the referee! Kieron Edghill grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
78.04
Simon Welke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nico Koschmieder. Nico Koschmieder knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Seibert who gathers it comfortably.
81.27
Kieron Edghill makes a probing pass to Simon Welke. Simon Welke flicks a high pass forward. Nico Koschmieder holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nico Koschmieder shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
83.30
Kieron Edghill sees space and advances. Kieron Edghill flicks a high ball forward to Arno Neudecker who takes it down. Arno Neudecker knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marc Charlton.
85.43
Malte Brückner comes in with a late challenge on Simon Welke. The referee brings Malte Brückner to one side and gives him a warning! Simon Welke stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

FC Köln

FC Schalke 04
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
6
0
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
31.5%
42.5%
26%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simon Welke of FC Köln

Match Ratings