Match Report


SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth     FC Bayern MunichFC Bayern Munich
Anwar LawalAnwar Lawal Edgar Formosa Edgar Formosa
Nicolas JungN. Jung73
G
1
G
77Bjorn Otto HeggemB. Heggem
Rainer LangeR. Lange70
D
2
D
74Billy McStayB. McStay
Norman InceN. Ince75
D
3
D
70Ricardo DiezR. Diez
Marc SachsM. Sachs72
D
4
D
79Roberto MartinsR. Martins
Anthony RufusA. Rufus78
M
5
D
78Quim VelosoQ. Veloso
Nicolas SchulzeN. Schulze65
M
6
M
72Torsten GleisensteinT. Gleisenstein
Máximo MartínezM. Martínez72
M
7
M
69Nicolas NeudeckerN. Neudecker
Hugo AguilarH. Aguilar83
M
captain8
M
74Paolo KeaneP. Keane
Philipp LinkeP. Linke80
A
9
A
74Paolo RipleyP. Ripley
Vincenzo MatthäusV. Matthäus68
A
10
A
79Christian KöllerC. Köller
Jonas DöringJ. Döring68
A
11captain
A
85Gerhard BeckG. Beck
 
Gerhard JentschG. Jentsch71
D
12
G
67Ian KostwinderI. Kostwinder
Eric HässlerE. Hässler71
M
13
M
69Steffen KlimekS. Klimek
Manuel MontalvoM. Montalvo77
A
14
A
72Adrian CollymoreA. Collymore

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Playmobil-Stadion where SpVgg Greuther Fürth play host to FC Bayern Munich. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Bayern Munich appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Walter.


0.00
FC Bayern Munich start the match!
4.48
Quim Veloso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paolo Ripley. Paolo Ripley finds some space and shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
6.36
Paolo Ripley brings the ball forward. Paolo Ripley shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
14.07
Nicolas Schulze hits a low pass to Hugo Aguilar. Hugo Aguilar whips in a cross ball towards Jonas Döring. Jonas Döring jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's drastically wayward!
15.02
Anthony Rufus hits a low pass to Máximo Martínez. Máximo Martínez knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Vincenzo Matthäus is offside!
18.12
Billy McStay hits it upfield. Gerhard Beck whips in a cross ball towards Paolo Ripley. Paolo Ripley makes a convincing header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
21.58
Norman Ince flicks a high ball forward to Rainer Lange who takes it down. Rainer Lange makes a simple pass to Vincenzo Matthäus. Vincenzo Matthäus knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Torsten Gleisenstein.
22.33
Norman Ince pushes up the pitch. Norman Ince threads the ball through to Vincenzo Matthäus. Vincenzo Matthäus shoots from outside the area. Bjorn Otto Heggem effortlessly gets down and covers it.
24.10
Nicolas Neudecker passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Paolo Keane. Paolo Keane makes a probing pass to Christian Köller. Christian Köller whips in a cross ball towards Gerhard Beck. Gerhard Beck makes a looping header on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
26.29
With a delightful solo run, Nicolas Neudecker stretches the opposition's defence. Nicolas Neudecker knocks in a cross ball towards Paolo Ripley. Paolo Ripley is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
27.31
Máximo Martínez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vincenzo Matthäus. Vincenzo Matthäus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy McStay.
34.42
Nicolas Neudecker passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Gerhard Beck. Gerhard Beck whips in a cross ball towards Christian Köller. With a superhuman jump, Christian Köller connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
38.50
Paolo Keane threads the ball through to Nicolas Neudecker. Nicolas Neudecker passes the ball forward to Gerhard Beck. Gerhard Beck chips the ball to his team mate, Paolo Ripley. Paolo Ripley side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.07
Nicolas Schulze passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jonas Döring. Jonas Döring controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
Hugo Aguilar clumsily knocks into Torsten Gleisenstein. The referee warns Hugo Aguilar to calm down! Torsten Gleisenstein stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear unchanged since the first half. FC Bayern Munich also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
SpVgg Greuther Fürth kick off!
49.32
Christian Köller comes in with a late challenge on Máximo Martínez. The referee calls over Christian Köller and shows him a yellow card! Máximo Martínez stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.06
Nicolas Schulze flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Matthäus holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vincenzo Matthäus shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
53.58
Quim Veloso threads a neat ball through to Paolo Keane. Paolo Keane flicks a high pass forward. Christian Köller holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Christian Köller whips in a cross ball towards Gerhard Beck. Gerhard Beck directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
54.45
Máximo Martínez passes the ball forward to Anthony Rufus. Anthony Rufus lofts in a cross ball towards Jonas Döring. With a superhuman jump, Jonas Döring connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it slams into the crowd!
60.51
FC Bayern Munich have made a substitution with Adrian Collymore replacing Paolo Ripley .
63.29
Nicolas Schulze makes a simple pass to Jonas Döring. Jonas Döring knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.17
Rainer Lange threads a neat ball through to Vincenzo Matthäus. Vincenzo Matthäus whips in a cross ball towards Jonas Döring. Jonas Döring makes a deft header. It's there!! Bjorn Otto Heggem has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
69.14
Paolo Keane catches Anthony Rufus on the ankles. The referee calls over Paolo Keane and shows him a yellow card! Anthony Rufus stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.05
Norman Ince threads the ball through to Anthony Rufus. Anthony Rufus makes a simple pass to Jonas Döring. Jonas Döring knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.54
FC Bayern Munich have made a substitution with Steffen Klimek replacing Paolo Keane .
78.62
Billy McStay flicks a high pass forward. Steffen Klimek controls it well on his chest. Steffen Klimek passes the ball forward to Gerhard Beck. Gerhard Beck knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rainer Lange.
90.00
Hugo Aguilar threads the ball through to Philipp Linke. Philipp Linke lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Matthäus. Vincenzo Matthäus makes a deft header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

FC Bayern Munich
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
4
7
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
24.6%
44.6%
30.8%

Scorers
Jonas Döring 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jonas Döring of SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Match Ratings
1.Nicolas Jung (GK)
6
2.Rainer Lange (DEF)
6
3.Norman Ince (DEF)
8
4.Marc Sachs (DEF)
6
5.Anthony Rufus (MID)
7
6.Nicolas Schulze (MID)
7
7.Máximo Martínez (MID)
6
8.Hugo Aguilar (MID)
6
9.Philipp Linke (ATT)
6
10.Vincenzo Matthäus (ATT)
8
11.Jonas Döring (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Gerhard Jentsch (DEF)
0
13.Eric Hässler (MID)
0
14.Manuel Montalvo (ATT)
0

1.Bjorn Otto Heggem (GK)
7
2.Billy McStay (DEF)
6
3.Ricardo Diez (DEF)
6
4.Roberto Martins (DEF)
6
5.Quim Veloso (DEF)
6
6.Torsten Gleisenstein (MID)
7
7.Nicolas Neudecker (MID)
8
8.Paolo Keane (MID)yellow card
6
9.Paolo Ripley (ATT)
6
10.Christian Köller (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Gerhard Beck (ATT)
7
 
12.Ian Kostwinder (GK)
0
13.Steffen Klimek (MID)
6
14.Adrian Collymore (ATT)
6