Match Report


FSV Mainz 05FSV Mainz 05     Hertha BSCHertha BSC
Computer Player Computer Player Mike Sturrock Mike Sturrock
Mohammed Van VlietM. Van Vliet62
G
1
G
64Abassi BastoA. Basto
Matthias BräutigamM. Bräutigam76
D
2
D
72Rainer SeelerR. Seeler
Sven HerzogS. Herzog59
D
3
D
69Alex TelferA. Telfer
Roberto LamacchiR. Lamacchi58
D
4
D
67Ruben JardimR. Jardim
Linus ReimersL. Reimers62
M
5captain
D
66Arno KühnA. Kühn
David GelbD. Gelb58
M
captain6
M
79Teddy NichollsT. Nicholls
Oliver AugsteinO. Augstein58
M
7
M
75Florian KühnF. Kühn
Isaiah PhilipsI. Philips56
M
8
M
72Stefano CarboneS. Carbone
Armin StiepermannA. Stiepermann51
M
9
M
71Linus BrehmeL. Brehme
Noah KoschmiederN. Koschmieder77
A
10
A
81Frank ScharrenburgF. Scharrenburg
Yacine Ben HaddouY. Ben Haddou55
A
11
A
68Stephen JamesS. James
 
Leon LindemannL. Lindemann55
G
12
M
67Regis BraudR. Braud
Nico ZiegenhagenN. Ziegenhagen54
D
13
D
66Marc StiepermannM. Stiepermann
Scott JamesS. James54
D
14
M
65Uwe SachsU. Sachs

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Stadion am Bruchweg where FSV Mainz 05 play host to Hertha BSC. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FSV Mainz 05 are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Hertha BSC appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Samir Helmer.


0.00
FSV Mainz 05 kick off!
4.35
Ruben Jardim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Florian Kühn. Florian Kühn flicks a high pass forward. Stephen James controls it well on his chest. Stephen James finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
6.27
Florian Kühn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefano Carbone. Stefano Carbone sees Stephen James in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephen James tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.19
Matthias Bräutigam flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Lamacchi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Roberto Lamacchi hits a low pass to Yacine Ben Haddou. Yacine Ben Haddou sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's there!! Abassi Basto has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
20.47
Yacine Ben Haddou hacks Ruben Jardim from behind! The referee calls over Yacine Ben Haddou and warns him to calm down! Ruben Jardim runs off the knock.
24.50
Matthias Bräutigam controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Lamacchi. Roberto Lamacchi runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Roberto Lamacchi lofts in a cross ball towards Linus Reimers. Linus Reimers jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but slams it into the crowd!
26.36
Isaiah Philips runs straight at the opposition's defence. Isaiah Philips shoots from 20 yards. Abassi Basto gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
28.01
Ruben Jardim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frank Scharrenburg. Frank Scharrenburg flicks a high pass forward. Stephen James controls it well on his chest. Stephen James controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
32.01
Rainer Seeler breaks forward. Rainer Seeler chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen James. Stephen James knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roberto Lamacchi.
34.40
Stefano Carbone flicks a high pass forward to Teddy Nicholls who brings the ball under control. Teddy Nicholls lofts in a cross ball towards Frank Scharrenburg. Frank Scharrenburg knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
39.44
Noah Koschmieder makes a simple pass to Armin Stiepermann. Armin Stiepermann shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
40.22
Isaiah Philips hits a low pass to Noah Koschmieder. Noah Koschmieder finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
42.50
Stefano Carbone flicks a high pass forward. Stephen James controls it well on his chest. Stephen James shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
Roberto Lamacchi pushes up the pitch. Roberto Lamacchi makes a simple pass to Yacine Ben Haddou. Yacine Ben Haddou knocks in a cross ball towards Armin Stiepermann. Armin Stiepermann finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. FSV Mainz 05 appear unchanged since the first half. Hertha BSC also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Hertha BSC kick off!
47.49
Ruben Jardim knocks the ball forward to Florian Kühn. Florian Kühn kicks a strong pass forward to Frank Scharrenburg. Frank Scharrenburg tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
53.36
With some swift thinking, Linus Reimers plays the ball forward to Armin Stiepermann. Armin Stiepermann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex Telfer.
54.53
Rainer Seeler knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefano Carbone. Stefano Carbone kicks a strong pass forward to Frank Scharrenburg. Frank Scharrenburg knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Roberto Lamacchi.
55.01
Yacine Ben Haddou barges into Alex Telfer. The referee calls over Yacine Ben Haddou and shows him a yellow card! Alex Telfer runs off the knock.
57.03
Teddy Nicholls makes a simple pass to Stephen James. Stephen James knocks in a cross ball towards Frank Scharrenburg. Frank Scharrenburg makes a looping header on goal but slams it into the crowd!
59.26
Ruben Jardim flicks a high pass forward to Rainer Seeler who brings the ball under control. Rainer Seeler flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen James. Stephen James knocks in a cross ball towards Frank Scharrenburg. Frank Scharrenburg makes a convincing header. Mohammed Van Vliet punches it away to safety.
60.56
Ruben Jardim threads a neat ball through to Florian Kühn. Florian Kühn passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Frank Scharrenburg. Frank Scharrenburg shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
65.21
Florian Kühn hits a low pass to Rainer Seeler. Rainer Seeler flicks a high pass forward. Frank Scharrenburg holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Frank Scharrenburg shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
69.13
Stefano Carbone flicks a high pass forward to Linus Brehme who brings the ball under control. Linus Brehme flicks a high pass forward. Stephen James controls it well on his chest. Stephen James lofts in a cross ball towards Frank Scharrenburg. Frank Scharrenburg knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Mohammed Van Vliet with no chance!! Goal for Hertha BSC!
72.31
Florian Kühn flicks a high pass forward. Stephen James holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen James shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.46
Hertha BSC have made 3 substitutions with Regis Braud replacing Stephen James, Marc Stiepermann replacing Arno Kühn and Uwe Sachs replacing Rainer Seeler .
78.49
Roberto Lamacchi knocks the ball forward to Matthias Bräutigam. Matthias Bräutigam controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yacine Ben Haddou. Yacine Ben Haddou shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
83.24
Matthias Bräutigam makes a simple pass to Linus Reimers. Linus Reimers knocks the ball forward to Yacine Ben Haddou. Yacine Ben Haddou edges inside the box! Yacine Ben Haddou side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Marc Stiepermann's outstretched leg.
89.05
Isaiah Philips catches Alex Telfer on the ankles. Isaiah Philips is warned by the referee! Alex Telfer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Uwe Sachs makes a run forward as Alex Telfer takes the throw-in. Uwe Sachs skillfully chests the ball down. Uwe Sachs brings the ball forward. Uwe Sachs threads a neat ball through to Regis Braud. Regis Braud lofts in a cross ball towards Florian Kühn. Florian Kühn outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FSV Mainz 05

Hertha BSC
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
5
9
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.8%
60.2%
Play Area
25%
46.6%
28.4%

Scorers
Yacine Ben Haddou 12
Frank Scharrenburg 34, 69
Florian Kühn 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Frank Scharrenburg of Hertha BSC

Match Ratings
1.Mohammed Van Vliet (GK)
6
2.Matthias Bräutigam (DEF)
6
3.Sven Herzog (DEF)
6
4.Roberto Lamacchi (DEF)
8
5.Linus Reimers (MID)
6
6.David Gelb (MID)
6
7.Oliver Augstein (MID)
6
8.Isaiah Philips (MID)
6
9.Armin Stiepermann (MID)
6
10.Noah Koschmieder (ATT)
6
11.Yacine Ben Haddou (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Leon Lindemann (GK)
0
13.Nico Ziegenhagen (DEF)
0
14.Scott James (DEF)
0

1.Abassi Basto (GK)
6
2.Rainer Seeler (DEF)
7
3.Alex Telfer (DEF)
6
4.Ruben Jardim (DEF)
7
5.Arno Kühn (DEF)
6
6.Teddy Nicholls (MID)
7
7.Florian Kühn (MID)goal scored
9
8.Stefano Carbone (MID)
7
9.Linus Brehme (MID)
6
10.Frank Scharrenburg (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Stephen James (ATT)
7
 
12.Regis Braud (MID)
6
13.Marc Stiepermann (DEF)
6
14.Uwe Sachs (MID)
6