Match Report


SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth     Hannover 96Hannover 96
Anwar LawalAnwar Lawal Gavin Bensley Gavin Bensley
Nicolas JungN. Jung73
G
1
G
75Stephen PowellS. Powell
Gerhard JentschG. Jentsch71
D
2
D
76Tommy LisbieT. Lisbie
Rainer LangeR. Lange70
D
3captain
D
78Pascal HelmerP. Helmer
Kai BabbelK. Babbel72
D
4
D
79Sven BöhmS. Böhm
Eric HässlerE. Hässler71
M
5
M
72Barket FahmiB. Fahmi
Nicolas SchulzeN. Schulze65
M
6
M
82Jody MakinJ. Makin
Bradley BosnichB. Bosnich72
M
7
M
81Ferry WesterveldF. Westerveld
Anthony RufusA. Rufus78
M
captain8
M
77Les MintoL. Minto
Philipp LinkeP. Linke80
A
9
A
78Stan DichioS. Dichio
Vincenzo MatthäusV. Matthäus68
A
10
A
84Brad MappB. Mapp
Maarten Van Der ElstM. Van Der Elst82
A
11
A
74Colin RitchieC. Ritchie
 
Norman InceN. Ince75
D
12
D
75Pierre MbomaP. Mboma
Máximo MartínezM. Martínez72
M
13
M
70Linus WallnerL. Wallner
Manuel MontalvoM. Montalvo77
A
14
A
66Oliver WelkeO. Welke

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Playmobil-Stadion where SpVgg Greuther Fürth play host to Hannover 96. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both SpVgg Greuther Fürth and Hannover 96 are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Walter.


0.00
SpVgg Greuther Fürth kick off and get the match underway!
3.29
Sven Böhm threads a neat ball through to Jody Makin. Jody Makin flicks a high pass forward. Brad Mapp holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Brad Mapp plays a scrappy one-two with Ferry Westerveld and stumbles forward towards the goal... Brad Mapp makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Good keeping from Nicolas Jung as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
6.27
Kai Babbel flicks a high pass forward to Nicolas Schulze who brings the ball under control. Nicolas Schulze shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
10.37
Jody Makin flicks a high pass forward. Stan Dichio controls it well on his chest. Stan Dichio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Nicolas Jung smothers it!
12.26
With vision, Kai Babbel plays the ball forward to Nicolas Schulze. Nicolas Schulze advances inside the box! Nicolas Schulze looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
14.57
Gerhard Jentsch clumsily knocks into Colin Ritchie. The referee brings Gerhard Jentsch to one side and gives him a warning! Colin Ritchie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.38
Colin Ritchie brings the ball forward. Colin Ritchie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
20.03
Ferry Westerveld hits a low pass to Colin Ritchie. Colin Ritchie finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.42
Nicolas Schulze hits a low pass to Bradley Bosnich. Bradley Bosnich knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tommy Lisbie.
22.51
Gerhard Jentsch makes a probing pass to Rainer Lange. Rainer Lange knocks the ball forward to Philipp Linke. Philipp Linke whips in a cross ball towards Maarten Van Der Elst. Maarten Van Der Elst beats his man to it with a header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
24.13
Ferry Westerveld chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Ritchie. Colin Ritchie plays a quick one-two with Brad Mapp and rushes in on goal... Colin Ritchie looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
26.23
Tommy Lisbie makes a probing pass to Ferry Westerveld. Ferry Westerveld makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Ritchie. Colin Ritchie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
30.15
Bradley Bosnich knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Schulze. Nicolas Schulze edges inside the box! Nicolas Schulze side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
32.26
Gerhard Jentsch makes a simple pass to Anthony Rufus. Anthony Rufus threads the ball through to Bradley Bosnich. Bradley Bosnich controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.09
Ferry Westerveld comes in with a late challenge on Gerhard Jentsch. Ferry Westerveld is given a warning by the referee! Gerhard Jentsch grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
36.29
Barket Fahmi makes a simple pass to Ferry Westerveld. Ferry Westerveld threads the ball through to Colin Ritchie but he's offside!
39.54
Bradley Bosnich flicks a high ball forward to Maarten Van Der Elst who takes it down. Maarten Van Der Elst knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pascal Helmer.
44.24
Nicolas Schulze chips the ball to his team mate, Bradley Bosnich. Bradley Bosnich controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear unchanged since the first half. Hannover 96 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Hannover 96 kicking off!
48.32
Nicolas Schulze flicks a high pass forward. Maarten Van Der Elst controls it well on his chest. Maarten Van Der Elst lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Matthäus. Vincenzo Matthäus is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Stephen Powell comfortably punches it away to safety.
51.02
Rainer Lange threads the ball through to Bradley Bosnich. Bradley Bosnich knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Schulze. Nicolas Schulze knocks in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Matthäus. Vincenzo Matthäus is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Stephen Powell with no chance!! Goal for SpVgg Greuther Fürth!
60.48
Hannover 96 have made 3 substitutions with Pierre Mboma replacing Tommy Lisbie, Linus Wallner replacing Jody Makin and Oliver Welke replacing Colin Ritchie and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
63.58
Ferry Westerveld controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Linus Wallner. Linus Wallner rushes past Kai Babbel! Some good footwork from Linus Wallner provides some space. He shoots at goal but Nicolas Jung reads it well. Excellent keeping!
65.21
Kai Babbel kicks a strong pass forward to Philipp Linke. Philipp Linke chips the ball to his team mate, Maarten Van Der Elst. Maarten Van Der Elst knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Schulze. Nicolas Schulze powers a header at goal. Solid save from Stephen Powell.
66.52
Rainer Lange catches Les Minto on the ankles. The referee warns Rainer Lange to calm down! Les Minto stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.07
Linus Wallner changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Linus Wallner knocks in a cross ball towards Ferry Westerveld. Ferry Westerveld connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but is denied by Nicolas Jung. Excellent save.
73.24
Gerhard Jentsch deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Rufus. Anthony Rufus runs straight at the opposition's defence. Anthony Rufus knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ferry Westerveld.
75.28
Anthony Rufus threads a neat ball through to Vincenzo Matthäus. Vincenzo Matthäus runs straight at the defence! Vincenzo Matthäus comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Solid save from Stephen Powell. What a great pair of hands!
77.42
Rainer Lange runs straight at the opposition's defence. Rainer Lange skips past Sven Böhm! Rainer Lange takes a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
78.16
Bradley Bosnich makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eric Hässler. Eric Hässler knocks in a cross ball towards Philipp Linke. Philipp Linke gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's miles wide!
84.40
Ferry Westerveld chips the ball to his team mate, Les Minto. Les Minto shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Hannover 96
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.4%
47.6%
Play Area
29.8%
40.5%
29.8%

Scorers
Vincenzo Matthäus 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Schulze of SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Match Ratings
1.Nicolas Jung (GK)
8
2.Gerhard Jentsch (DEF)
6
3.Rainer Lange (DEF)
7
4.Kai Babbel (DEF)
6
5.Eric Hässler (MID)
6
6.Nicolas Schulze (MID)
9
7.Bradley Bosnich (MID)
7
8.Anthony Rufus (MID)
7
9.Philipp Linke (ATT)
6
10.Vincenzo Matthäus (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Maarten Van Der Elst (ATT)
6
 
12.Norman Ince (DEF)
0
13.Máximo Martínez (MID)
0
14.Manuel Montalvo (ATT)
0

1.Stephen Powell (GK)
7
2.Tommy Lisbie (DEF)
6
3.Pascal Helmer (DEF)
6
4.Sven Böhm (DEF)
6
5.Barket Fahmi (MID)
6
6.Jody Makin (MID)
7
7.Ferry Westerveld (MID)
7
8.Les Minto (MID)
6
9.Stan Dichio (ATT)
6
10.Brad Mapp (ATT)
6
11.Colin Ritchie (ATT)
6
 
12.Pierre Mboma (DEF)
6
13.Linus Wallner (MID)
7
14.Oliver Welke (ATT)
6