Match Report


FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg     Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen
Olly MartinOlly Martin Shaun Regan Shaun Regan
Vincenzo HallerV. Haller80
G
1
G
76Peter van der MeerP. van der Meer
Maximilian NiedermayrM. Niedermayr82
D
2
D
68Nunzio StradaN. Strada
Anton MüllerA. Müller76
D
3
D
67Mauricio RuizM. Ruiz
Rainer MasurR. Masur76
D
4
D
74Oscar FernandezO. Fernandez
Gerhard HollmerG. Hollmer81
D
5
D
70Ian BartonI. Barton
Linus SchrammL. Schramm83
M
captain6
M
73Albert PeiroA. Peiro
Pascal BirkwaldP. Birkwald83
M
7
M
75Samir OswaldS. Oswald
Simon WitteS. Witte74
M
8captain
M
78Scott RaeS. Rae
Stefan BreitnerS. Breitner86
A
9
M
70John FlintlockJ. Flintlock
Sven BusseS. Busse71
A
10
A
74Neil HutchisonN. Hutchison
Arno GelbA. Gelb74
A
11
A
74Eric GötzE. Götz
 
Nicolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald73
D
12
D
72Hryhoriy SokurovH. Sokurov
Nils BartschN. Bartsch80
M
13
M
74Mauricio RedondoM. Redondo
Simon BierhoffS. Bierhoff69
A
14
A
70Thomas KühnT. Kühn

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to Bayer Leverkusen. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Nürnberg are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bayer Leverkusen appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Florian Gerlach.


0.00
The first half starts with Bayer Leverkusen kicking off!
4.28
Ian Barton barges into Linus Schramm. The referee calls over Ian Barton and shows him a yellow card! Linus Schramm hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.16
Simon Witte makes a probing pass to Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner makes an attacking run forward. Stefan Breitner whips in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Peter van der Meer is on top of his game. Great save!
14.21
Scott Rae makes a probing pass to Neil Hutchison. Neil Hutchison shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Vincenzo Haller.
15.31
It's a corner kick. John Flintlock loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Neil Hutchison side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
22.35
Pascal Birkwald knocks the ball forward to Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm lofts in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
24.55
Ian Barton comes in with a late challenge on Arno Gelb. Ian Barton is given a warning by the referee! Arno Gelb runs off the knock.
26.54
Without breaking stride, Arno Gelb plays the ball forward to Sven Busse. Sven Busse whips in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb makes a convincing header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.17
Pascal Birkwald threads a neat ball through to Simon Witte. Simon Witte knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Albert Peiro.
36.28
FC Nürnberg are in full control of this game.
40.30
Samir Oswald darts forward. Samir Oswald knocks in a cross ball towards Eric Götz. Eric Götz makes a deft header but it flies just off target!
42.10
Scott Rae makes a beautiful solo run. Scott Rae knocks in a cross ball towards Eric Götz. Eric Götz beats his man to it with a header but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Nürnberg appear unchanged since the first half. Bayer Leverkusen also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The second half starts with FC Nürnberg kicking off!
53.05
Rainer Masur flicks a high pass forward. Simon Witte controls it well on his chest. With some swift thinking, Simon Witte plays the ball forward to Pascal Birkwald. Pascal Birkwald knocks in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
57.15
Rainer Masur kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Witte. Simon Witte chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner whips in a cross ball towards Sven Busse. Sven Busse directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Peter van der Meer. Excellent save.
59.56
Anton Müller flicks a high ball forward to Arno Gelb who takes it down. Arno Gelb knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Rae.
60.44
FC Nürnberg have made a substitution with Simon Bierhoff replacing Stefan Breitner .Bayer Leverkusen have made 2 substitutions with Mauricio Redondo replacing John Flintlock and Thomas Kühn replacing Eric Götz .
63.21
Linus Schramm clumsily knocks into Oscar Fernandez. Linus Schramm is shown the yellow card! Oscar Fernandez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.20
Arno Gelb passes the ball forward to Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oscar Fernandez.
66.40
Samir Oswald flicks a high ball forward to Scott Rae who takes it down. Scott Rae knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rainer Masur.
67.04
Mauricio Ruiz makes a simple pass to Scott Rae. Scott Rae flicks a high pass forward to Neil Hutchison who brings the ball under control. Neil Hutchison whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Kühn. Thomas Kühn beats his man to it with a header. The ball is well placed but Simon Witte blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
71.16
Gerhard Hollmer chips the ball to his team mate, Sven Busse. Sven Busse knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mauricio Ruiz.
72.55
With a delightful solo run, Scott Rae stretches the opposition's defence. Scott Rae knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Haller who gathers it comfortably.
78.32
Linus Schramm flicks a high pass forward. Arno Gelb controls it well on his chest. Arno Gelb knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.27
Simon Witte knocks the ball forward to Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
89.30
Pascal Birkwald passes the ball forward to Simon Witte. Simon Witte lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Nürnberg

Bayer Leverkusen
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56%
44%
Play Area
20%
46.7%
33.3%

Scorers
Arno Gelb 53
Simon Bierhoff 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arno Gelb of FC Nürnberg

Match Ratings
1.Vincenzo Haller (GK)
6
2.Maximilian Niedermayr (DEF)
6
3.Anton Müller (DEF)
6
4.Rainer Masur (DEF)
6
5.Gerhard Hollmer (DEF)
6
6.Linus Schramm (MID)yellow card
7
7.Pascal Birkwald (MID)
7
8.Simon Witte (MID)
8
9.Stefan Breitner (ATT)
7
10.Sven Busse (ATT)
6
11.Arno Gelb (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Nicolas Buchwald (DEF)
0
13.Nils Bartsch (MID)
0
14.Simon Bierhoff (ATT)goal scored
8

1.Peter van der Meer (GK)
7
2.Nunzio Strada (DEF)
6
3.Mauricio Ruiz (DEF)
6
4.Oscar Fernandez (DEF)
6
5.Ian Barton (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Albert Peiro (MID)
6
7.Samir Oswald (MID)
7
8.Scott Rae (MID)
7
9.John Flintlock (MID)
6
10.Neil Hutchison (ATT)
6
11.Eric Götz (ATT)
6
 
12.Hryhoriy Sokurov (DEF)
0
13.Mauricio Redondo (MID)
6
14.Thomas Kühn (ATT)
6