Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     FC KaiserslauternFC Kaiserslautern
Iain RicherIain Richer Computer Player Computer Player
Tadashi SaitoT. Saito76
G
captain1
G
71Matt McStayM. McStay
Elías GiménezE. Giménez78
D
2
D
72Arturo NavarroA. Navarro
Ivar WijkerI. Wijker74
D
3
D
70Clarence Van Der WoerdtC. Van Der Woerdt
Claudio CircatiC. Circati72
D
4
D
66Kevin FranckeK. Francke
Gary HansenG. Hansen82
M
5
D
65Samir KuzorraS. Kuzorra
Francisco MarinF. Marin80
M
6captain
M
68Mauricio MarquitosM. Marquitos
Mario LopesM. Lopes76
M
7
M
68Simon GeisS. Geis
Neil HughesN. Hughes75
M
8
A
71Roberto CamineroR. Caminero
Chris HughesC. Hughes78
A
9
A
67Alejandro GentoA. Gento
Albert MerinoA. Merino77
A
10
A
67Marc MeidtM. Meidt
Daniele DrakeD. Drake76
A
11
A
65Marcello CorreaM. Correa
 
Matthias TurekM. Turek76
A
12
M
67Sven DöringS. Döring
Hugo José MariH. José Mari74
A
13
M
66Paul NahrstedtP. Nahrstedt
Lamberto MaregginiL. Mareggini73
A
14
M
64Ricardo SuarezR. Suarez

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to FC Kaiserslautern in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Eintracht Frankfurt are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Kaiserslautern appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Nikolas Schulze.


0.00
Eintracht Frankfurt get the match underway!
3.57
Albert Merino flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Drake. Daniele Drake hits a low pass to Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
4.12
Gary Hansen knocks the ball forward to Albert Merino. Albert Merino kicks a strong pass forward to Mario Lopes but the referee indicates it's offside!
9.31
Elías Giménez breaks forward. Elías Giménez threads a neat ball through to Albert Merino. Albert Merino advances inside the box! Albert Merino tries a spectacular strike but it is deflected wide by Samir Kuzorra.
12.22
Albert Merino flicks a high pass forward. Chris Hughes controls it well on his chest. Chris Hughes whips in a cross ball towards Mario Lopes. Clarence Van Der Woerdt barges into Mario Lopes. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
14.17
Claudio Circati deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Marin. Showing great composure, Francisco Marin plays the ball forward to Mario Lopes. Mario Lopes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.06
Claudio Circati chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Lopes. Mario Lopes knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Hughes. Chris Hughes tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
20.42
Neil Hughes flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Marin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francisco Marin shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Matt McStay. What a great pair of hands!
26.15
Claudio Circati flicks a high pass forward. Mario Lopes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mario Lopes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Clarence Van Der Woerdt.
28.31
Gary Hansen flicks a high pass forward. Neil Hughes collects the pass. Neil Hughes passes the ball forward but Daniele Drake is offside!
36.39
Elías Giménez knocks the ball forward to Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Marin. Francisco Marin passes the ball forward to Chris Hughes. Chris Hughes shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
39.22
Clarence Van Der Woerdt flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Gento easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alejandro Gento hits a low pass to Marcello Correa. Marcello Correa whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Caminero. Roberto Caminero directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Tadashi Saito. Excellent save.
42.46
Neil Hughes hits a low pass to Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
44.00
Chris Hughes threads the ball through to Francisco Marin. Francisco Marin lofts in a cross ball towards Daniele Drake. Daniele Drake flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt have changed their lineup with Hugo José Mari replacing Francisco Marin. FC Kaiserslautern appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Kaiserslautern players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with FC Kaiserslautern kicking off!
51.17
Clarence Van Der Woerdt barges into Daniele Drake. The referee warns Clarence Van Der Woerdt to calm down! Daniele Drake hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.10
Mauricio Marquitos hacks Albert Merino from behind! Mauricio Marquitos is given a warning by the referee! Albert Merino carries on, but is struggling a bit.
59.09
Clarence Van Der Woerdt surges forward with the ball. Clarence Van Der Woerdt brings the ball forward. Clarence Van Der Woerdt lofts in a cross ball towards Alejandro Gento. With a superhuman jump, Alejandro Gento connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Alejandro Gento scores for FC Kaiserslautern!!
61.09
Eintracht Frankfurt have made 2 substitutions with Matthias Turek replacing Daniele Drake and Lamberto Mareggini replacing Albert Merino .
66.28
Without breaking stride, Mauricio Marquitos plays the ball forward to Marc Meidt. Marc Meidt lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Caminero. Roberto Caminero rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Tadashi Saito gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
69.16
Hugo José Mari threads a neat ball through to Mario Lopes. Mario Lopes finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
72.09
Arturo Navarro hits a low pass to Marc Meidt. Marc Meidt whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Caminero. Roberto Caminero makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
78.05
Simon Geis flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Marquitos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mauricio Marquitos finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
79.08
Neil Hughes makes an attacking run forward. Neil Hughes plays a quick one-two with Chris Hughes and rushes in on goal... Neil Hughes comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
83.17
Claudio Circati passes the ball forward to Mario Lopes. Mario Lopes hits a low pass to Chris Hughes. Chris Hughes whips in a cross ball towards Matthias Turek. Matthias Turek beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Matt McStay. Excellent save.
84.51
Ivar Wijker chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Lopes. Mario Lopes kicks a strong pass forward to Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini skips past Arturo Navarro! Clarence Van Der Woerdt barges into Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
85.40
Clarence Van Der Woerdt flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Gento holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alejandro Gento shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
87.25
Clarence Van Der Woerdt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mauricio Marquitos. Mauricio Marquitos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Gento. Alejandro Gento lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Caminero. Roberto Caminero beats his man to it with a header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Elías Giménez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Lopes. Mario Lopes passes the ball forward to Matthias Turek. Matthias Turek plays a scrappy one-two with Gary Hansen and stumbles forward towards the goal... Matthias Turek comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. Magnificent save by Matt McStay!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

FC Kaiserslautern
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.9%
32.1%
Play Area
22.6%
41.7%
35.7%

Scorers
Mario Lopes 14
Neil Hughes 79
Alejandro Gento 59
Roberto Caminero 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Hughes of Eintracht Frankfurt

Match Ratings
1.Tadashi Saito (GK)
7
2.Elías Giménez (DEF)
7
3.Ivar Wijker (DEF)
6
4.Claudio Circati (DEF)
7
5.Gary Hansen (MID)
7
6.Francisco Marin (MID)
7
7.Mario Lopes (MID)goal scored
9
8.Neil Hughes (MID)goal scored
9
9.Chris Hughes (ATT)
7
10.Albert Merino (ATT)
7
11.Daniele Drake (ATT)
6
 
12.Matthias Turek (ATT)
6
13.Hugo José Mari (ATT)
7
14.Lamberto Mareggini (ATT)
6

1.Matt McStay (GK)
8
2.Arturo Navarro (DEF)
6
3.Clarence Van Der Woerdt (DEF)
8
4.Kevin Francke (DEF)
6
5.Samir Kuzorra (DEF)
6
6.Mauricio Marquitos (MID)
6
7.Simon Geis (MID)
6
8.Roberto Caminero (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Alejandro Gento (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Marc Meidt (ATT)
7
11.Marcello Correa (ATT)
6
 
12.Sven Döring (MID)
0
13.Paul Nahrstedt (MID)
0
14.Ricardo Suarez (MID)
0