Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at RheinEnergieStadion where Stuttgarter Kickers play host to FC Nürnberg. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Stuttgarter Kickers and FC Nürnberg are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Stuttgarter Kickers and FC Nürnberg are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and FC Nürnberg get the match underway!
2.43
0-0Ismael Bulent barges into Gabriel Auer. Ismael Bulent is warned by the referee! Gabriel Auer stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.16
0-0Jan Müller sees space and advances. Jan Müller knocks the ball forward to Gabriel Auer but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
9.19
1-0Jose Postiga threads the ball through to Hachemi Zemmouri. Hachemi Zemmouri knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Björklund. Martin Björklund goes all the way! Martin Björklund shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
12.02
1-0Sebastian Schönenborn kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Hersi. Stefan Hersi plays a perfect one-two with Denni Høgh and rushes in on goal... Stefan Hersi shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.28
1-0Rubén Rubio threads the ball through to Florian Lechner. Florian Lechner sees space and advances. Florian Lechner whips in a cross ball towards Denni Høgh. Denni Høgh flicks the ball with his head. Torsten Sachs manages to gather it comfortably.
20.57
1-0Florian Lechner kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Hersi. Stefan Hersi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.42
Scott Matteo chips the ball to his team mate, Rainer Krüger. Rainer Krüger goes all the way! Rainer Krüger rockets a shot on goal but somehow Arturo Alvarez manages to keep it out.
26.52
Florian Lechner knocks the ball forward to Denni Høgh. Denni Høgh knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Hersi. Stefan Hersi is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Torsten Sachs is on top of it.
27.22
Hachemi Zemmouri passes the ball forward to Martin Björklund. Martin Björklund lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriel Auer. Gabriel Auer directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.23
Hachemi Zemmouri kicks a strong pass forward to Rainer Krüger. Rainer Krüger finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
39.15
Jose Postiga chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Matteo. Scott Matteo brings the ball forward. Scott Matteo goes all the way! Scott Matteo tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Arturo Alvarez had no chance!! Goal for Stuttgarter Kickers!
44.26
Sebastian Schönenborn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hamed Raymond. Hamed Raymond tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Torsten Sachs manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
Florian Lechner makes a simple pass to Hamed Raymond. Hamed Raymond shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Stuttgarter Kickers kick off and get the second half underway!
48.23
Rainer Krüger hacks Gharib El Hadrioui from behind! The referee calls over Rainer Krüger and warns him to calm down! Gharib El Hadrioui runs off the knock.
51.09
Scott Matteo passes the ball forward to Rainer Krüger. Rainer Krüger goes all the way! Rainer Krüger tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.39
Ismael Bulent flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Schönenborn. Sebastian Schönenborn kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Hersi. Stefan Hersi shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Torsten Sachs easily smothers it!
59.43
3-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
66.22
Florian Lechner sees space and advances. Florian Lechner shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.05
David Oswald catches Hamed Raymond on the ankles. David Oswald is given a warning by the referee! Hamed Raymond stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.25
Stuttgarter Kickers are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate FC Nürnberg's defence.
71.21
3-0Sebastian Schönenborn clumsily knocks into Scott Matteo. The referee calls over Sebastian Schönenborn and warns him to calm down! Scott Matteo gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
73.33
Florian Lechner threads the ball through to Denni Høgh. Denni Høgh finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.03
3-0David Oswald barges into Hamed Raymond. David Oswald is shown the yellow card! Hamed Raymond runs off the knock.
81.55
Jan Müller kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Björklund. Martin Björklund shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.07
David Oswald passes the ball forward to Scott Matteo. Scott Matteo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriel Auer. Gabriel Auer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ismael Bulent.
84.21
Denni Høgh catches David Oswald on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! David Oswald stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.13
Rainer Krüger clumsily knocks into Mario De Palmas. The referee calls over Rainer Krüger and shows him a yellow card! Mario De Palmas runs off the knock.
87.06
Florian Lechner threads the ball through to Hamed Raymond. Hamed Raymond goes all the way! Hamed Raymond makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Octavian Hagi makes a simple pass to Denni Høgh. Denni Høgh shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.9%
58.1%
Play Area
27%
47.3%
25.7%
Scorers