Match Report


FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg     Rot-Weiss AhlenRot-Weiss Ahlen
Olly MartinOlly Martin Computer Player Computer Player
Vincenzo HallerV. Haller80
G
1captain
G
62Pietro RomanoP. Romano
Mauricio GarciaM. Garcia73
D
2
D
65Marcel SchachtM. Schacht
Hannes KohlerH. Kohler70
D
3
D
62Paul RothP. Roth
Nicolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald73
D
4
D
60Gerhard BabbelG. Babbel
Rainer MasurR. Masur76
D
5
D
59Markus MorlockM. Morlock
Simon WitteS. Witte74
M
captain6
M
73Marinus De BoerM. De Boer
Nils BartschN. Bartsch80
M
7
M
66Artur GomesA. Gomes
Pascal BirkwaldP. Birkwald83
M
8
M
65Don GlassD. Glass
Stefan BreitnerS. Breitner86
A
9
M
63Carl BallC. Ball
Simon BierhoffS. Bierhoff69
A
10
A
76Moritz ScholzM. Scholz
Arno GelbA. Gelb74
A
11
A
72Moritz GleisensteinM. Gleisenstein
 
Anton MüllerA. Müller76
D
12
A
71Victor CanoV. Cano
Anton KaiserA. Kaiser75
M
13
M
59Ruggero SimeoniR. Simeoni
Paul SchäferP. Schäfer66
A
14
M
57Philipp MeyerP. Meyer

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to Rot-Weiss Ahlen. A crowd of 19,498 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Nürnberg are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rot-Weiss Ahlen appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Philipp Widmann.


0.00
FC Nürnberg kick off!
3.02
Hannes Kohler chips the ball to his team mate, Rainer Masur. Rainer Masur knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Witte. Simon Witte outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Pietro Romano is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
14.04
Moritz Scholz flicks the ball to his team mate, Moritz Gleisenstein. Moritz Gleisenstein shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
18.26
Paul Roth runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Paul Roth shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
20.20
Pascal Birkwald changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Pascal Birkwald knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pietro Romano who gathers it comfortably.
21.06
Don Glass changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Don Glass lofts in a cross ball towards Moritz Gleisenstein. Moritz Gleisenstein flicks the ball with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
22.12
Paul Roth flicks a high pass forward. Moritz Gleisenstein controls it well on his chest. Moritz Gleisenstein passes the ball forward to Moritz Scholz. Moritz Scholz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.43
Arno Gelb makes a simple pass to Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Witte. Simon Witte is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
30.16
Pascal Birkwald hacks Artur Gomes from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Artur Gomes runs off the knock.
30.16
Free kick to Rot-Weiss Ahlen just outside the area...
31.40
Moritz Scholz takes a slow run up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
32.08
Hannes Kohler sees Stefan Breitner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stefan Breitner flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Birkwald controls it well on his chest. Pascal Birkwald lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner makes a convincing header. It's there!! Pietro Romano has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
39.01
Rainer Masur controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pascal Birkwald. Pascal Birkwald passes the ball forward to Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Witte. Simon Witte rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
45.00
Hannes Kohler picks a pass forward to Nicolas Buchwald. Nicolas Buchwald deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff passes the ball forward but Simon Witte is offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Nürnberg appear unchanged since the first half. Rot-Weiss Ahlen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Rot-Weiss Ahlen kick off!
47.17
Arno Gelb threads a neat ball through to Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff lofts in a cross ball towards Nils Bartsch. Nils Bartsch flicks the ball with his head. Pietro Romano didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
49.27
Simon Bierhoff decides to run forward with the ball. Simon Bierhoff sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.10
Marinus De Boer passes the ball forward to Moritz Gleisenstein. Moritz Gleisenstein finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
57.14
Nils Bartsch catches Don Glass on the ankles. Nils Bartsch is shown the yellow card! Don Glass runs off the knock.
60.18
FC Nürnberg have made a substitution with Paul Schäfer replacing Arno Gelb .
61.24
Mauricio Garcia makes a probing pass to Pascal Birkwald. Pascal Birkwald knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner directs the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
65.52
Pascal Birkwald sees Simon Bierhoff in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Bierhoff sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
69.31
Nicolas Buchwald flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Schäfer. Paul Schäfer chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pietro Romano who gathers it comfortably.
71.33
Marinus De Boer catches Pascal Birkwald on the ankles. Marinus De Boer is given a warning by the referee! Pascal Birkwald hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.14
Simon Witte surges forward with the ball. Simon Witte sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.14
Nicolas Buchwald sees a break and surges forward. Nicolas Buchwald knocks the ball forward to Paul Schäfer. Paul Schäfer plays a sublime one-two with Simon Bierhoff and races in on goal... Paul Schäfer comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. What a cracker!! Pietro Romano had no chance!! Goal for FC Nürnberg!
83.21
Paul Roth hacks Nils Bartsch from behind! The referee calls over Paul Roth and warns him to calm down! Nils Bartsch hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Nürnberg

Rot-Weiss Ahlen
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.7%
37.3%
Play Area
28%
44%
28%

Scorers
Simon Witte 3, 39
Stefan Breitner 32
Simon Bierhoff 66
Paul Schäfer 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simon Witte of FC Nürnberg

Match Ratings
1.Vincenzo Haller (GK)
6
2.Mauricio Garcia (DEF)
6
3.Hannes Kohler (DEF)
6
4.Nicolas Buchwald (DEF)
7
5.Rainer Masur (DEF)
6
6.Simon Witte (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
7.Nils Bartsch (MID)yellow card
6
8.Pascal Birkwald (MID)yellow card
7
9.Stefan Breitner (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Simon Bierhoff (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Arno Gelb (ATT)
7
 
12.Anton Müller (DEF)
0
13.Anton Kaiser (MID)
0
14.Paul Schäfer (ATT)goal scored
7

1.Pietro Romano (GK)
6
2.Marcel Schacht (DEF)
6
3.Paul Roth (DEF)
6
4.Gerhard Babbel (DEF)
6
5.Markus Morlock (DEF)
6
6.Marinus De Boer (MID)
6
7.Artur Gomes (MID)
6
8.Don Glass (MID)
6
9.Carl Ball (MID)
6
10.Moritz Scholz (ATT)
6
11.Moritz Gleisenstein (ATT)
6
 
12.Victor Cano (ATT)
0
13.Ruggero Simeoni (MID)
0
14.Philipp Meyer (MID)
0