Match Report

Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Moselstadion where SV Eintracht Trier 05 play host to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both SV Eintracht Trier 05 and SpVgg Greuther Fürth are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Oliver Diakite.


0.00
SV Eintracht Trier 05 get the match underway!
3.55
George Mapp sees Samir Lange in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Samir Lange knocks in a cross ball towards George Mapp. With a superhuman jump, George Mapp connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
4.30
Trond Egil Johnsen catches Manuel Montalvo on the ankles. Trond Egil Johnsen is warned by the referee! Manuel Montalvo runs off the knock.
9.45
Marc Sachs flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Montalvo collects the pass. Manuel Montalvo shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
12.51
Anthony Rufus makes a probing pass to Philipp Linke. Philipp Linke shoots from distance. Shiro Matsuda gets down and covers it.
14.13
Artur Hagi knocks the ball to his team mate, Marin Pavenic. Marin Pavenic knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolas Jung who gathers it comfortably.
15.22
Anthony Rufus surges forward with the ball. Anthony Rufus shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
20.30
Nicolas Schulze chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Rufus. Anthony Rufus knocks in a cross ball towards Manuel Montalvo. Manuel Montalvo finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.27
Trond Egil Johnsen flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Allsopp controls it well on his chest. Vincenzo Allsopp threads the ball through to Marin Pavenic. Marin Pavenic knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolas Jung who gathers it comfortably.
22.24
George Mapp threads a neat ball through to Alex Ramdani. Alex Ramdani shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for SV Eintracht Trier 05!
32.28
Norman Ince sees Vincenzo Matthäus in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vincenzo Matthäus plays a scrappy one-two with Philipp Linke and stumbles forward towards the goal... Vincenzo Matthäus tries a spectacular strike but somehow Shiro Matsuda manages to keep it out.
33.55
Norman Ince flicks a high pass forward to Marc Sachs who brings the ball under control. Marc Sachs knocks the ball forward to Philipp Linke. Philipp Linke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Trond Egil Johnsen.
34.49
Nicolas Schulze runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Nicolas Schulze knocks in a cross ball towards Philipp Linke. Philipp Linke gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
38.54
Gunnar Kippe pushes mid-way up the pitch. Gunnar Kippe knocks the ball forward to Marin Pavenic. Marin Pavenic knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Ramdani. Alex Ramdani shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Nicolas Jung manages to gather it.
40.31
Elias Georgiadis flicks a high pass forward. Alex Ramdani holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alex Ramdani cuts inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alex Ramdani provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but is denied by Nicolas Jung. Excellent save.
44.22
Norman Ince deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Schulze. Nicolas Schulze flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Montalvo collects the pass. Manuel Montalvo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Shiro Matsuda.
45.00
Anthony Rufus takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Gunnar Kippe chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SV Eintracht Trier 05 appear unchanged since the first half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with SpVgg Greuther Fürth kicking off!
47.45
Vincenzo Allsopp gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Alex Ramdani shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
48.58
Rainer Lange hacks Elias Georgiadis from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Elias Georgiadis runs off the knock.
51.44
Eric Hässler flicks a high ball forward to Hugo Aguilar who takes it down. Hugo Aguilar knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Rufus. Anthony Rufus makes a looping header on goal but somehow Vincenzo Allsopp happens to be in the right place to block it.
53.19
Rainer Lange deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Schulze. Nicolas Schulze sees a break and surges forward. Nicolas Schulze knocks in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Matthäus. Vincenzo Matthäus whips the ball goalwards with his head. Shiro Matsuda easily picks it out of the air!
54.53
Without breaking stride, Nicolas Schulze plays the ball forward to Vincenzo Matthäus. Vincenzo Matthäus tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
55.11
Anthony Rufus kicks a strong pass forward to Manuel Montalvo. Manuel Montalvo knocks in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Matthäus. Vincenzo Matthäus makes a looping header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
59.43
Norman Ince plays the ball forward to Hugo Aguilar. Hugo Aguilar makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Philipp Linke. Philipp Linke lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Matthäus. With a superhuman jump, Vincenzo Matthäus connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
60.03
Anthony Rufus flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Aguilar who brings the ball under control. Hugo Aguilar knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vincenzo Allsopp.
66.07
Alex Ramdani threads a neat ball through to Samir Lange. Samir Lange makes a simple pass, allowing Marin Pavenic to run into the box. Marin Pavenic makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
67.21
Rainer Lange makes a probing pass to Nicolas Schulze. Nicolas Schulze sees Hugo Aguilar in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hugo Aguilar whips in a cross ball towards Manuel Montalvo. Manuel Montalvo makes a convincing header. Solid save from Shiro Matsuda.
69.54
Talal El Brazi decides to run forward with the ball. Talal El Brazi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Norman Ince.
71.14
Norman Ince flicks a high pass forward. Marc Sachs controls it well on his chest. Marc Sachs hits a low pass to Manuel Montalvo. Manuel Montalvo whips in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Matthäus. Vincenzo Matthäus knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
72.43
Norman Ince makes a simple pass to Nicolas Schulze. Nicolas Schulze brings the ball forward. Nicolas Schulze edges inside the box! Nicolas Schulze side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.53
Nicolas Schulze threads the ball through to Vincenzo Matthäus. Vincenzo Matthäus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Rufus but the linesman indicates offside!
77.26
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made 3 substitutions with Kai Babbel replacing Rainer Lange, Bradley Bosnich replacing Eric Hässler and Jonas Döring replacing Philipp Linke .
81.04
Hugo Aguilar threads a neat ball through to Vincenzo Matthäus. Vincenzo Matthäus lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Rufus. Anthony Rufus rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper, Shiro Matsuda, sees it late!! Goal for SpVgg Greuther Fürth!
84.28
Trond Egil Johnsen flicks a high pass forward. Samir Lange holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Samir Lange knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolas Jung who gathers it comfortably.
85.03
Anthony Rufus 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 he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.17
Gunnar Kippe makes a simple pass to Marin Pavenic. Marin Pavenic runs straight at the opposition's defence. Marin Pavenic knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Ramdani. Alex Ramdani makes a looping header on goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
Marc Sachs flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Schulze. Nicolas Schulze flicks a high pass forward. Bradley Bosnich collects the pass. Bradley Bosnich knocks the ball forward, putting Anthony Rufus through on goal. Anthony Rufus looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Shiro Matsuda is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
3
13
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.6%
63.4%
Play Area
30.1%
43%
26.9%


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

Match Ratings
1.Shiro Matsuda (GK)
8
2.Vincenzo Allsopp (DEF)
6
3.Gunnar Kippe (DEF)
6
4.Trond Egil Johnsen (DEF)
6
5.Elias Georgiadis (MID)
6
6.George Mapp (MID)
6
7.Talal El Brazi (MID)
6
8.Artur Hagi (MID)
6
9.Samir Lange (ATT)
6
10.Alex Ramdani (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Marin Pavenic (ATT)
6
 
12.Geert Tanghe (GK)
0
13.Stefan Bräutigam (MID)
0
14.Jakob Stiepermann (ATT)
0

1.Nicolas Jung (GK)
6
2.Norman Ince (DEF)
7
3.Rainer Lange (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Marc Sachs (DEF)
6
5.Eric Hässler (MID)
6
6.Nicolas Schulze (MID)goal scored
9
7.Anthony Rufus (MID)goal scored
8
8.Hugo Aguilar (MID)
6
9.Philipp Linke (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Vincenzo Matthäus (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Manuel Montalvo (ATT)
6
 
12.Kai Babbel (DEF)
6
13.Bradley Bosnich (MID)
6
14.Jonas Döring (ATT)
6