Match Report
| SpVgg Greuther Fürth | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |  |  | Karlsruher SC | Karlsruher SC | ||||||||||||||||
| Christopher George | Christopher George | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Albrecht Widmann | A. Widmann |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 74 | | Hauke Kurth | H. Kurth | ||||||||
| Albrecht Ouindi | A. Ouindi | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 |  | Billy Souness | B. Souness | |||||||||
| Stephen Hutchison | S. Hutchison | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 |  | Felipe Pardo | F. Pardo | |||||||||
| Jose Javier Gil | J. Gil | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 69 | | Ivan Pascual | I. Pascual | |||||||||
| Thomas Wallner | T. Wallner | | 68 | D | | 5 | | D | 63 |  | David Sturba | D. Sturba | |||||||||
| Garry McNeill | G. McNeill | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 | | Marcos Soler | M. Soler | |||||||||
| Ferdinando Filippi | F. Filippi | | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 | | Bakary Seeler | B. Seeler | |||||||||
| Jose Pardo | J. Pardo | | 73 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 |  | Jean-Marie Bekrar | J. Bekrar | |||||||||
| Stefan Yrjonpoika | S. Yrjonpoika |  | 74 | A | | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Hugo Diez | H. Diez | ||||||||
| Manuel Almeida | M. Almeida |  | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 |  | Colin Marr | C. Marr | |||||||||
| Kodjo Giuly | K. Giuly | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Stefan Calori | S. Calori | |||||||||
| Mirko Bedin | M. Bedin | | 70 | D | | 12 | | M | 67 | | Clive Lua-Lua | C. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
| Alun Bastin | A. Bastin | | 71 | M | | 13 | | G | 66 | | Harry Ince | H. Ince | |||||||||
| Nikolas Hanke | N. Hanke | | 44 | A | | 14 | | A | 60 | | Adrian Sherwood | A. Sherwood | |||||||||
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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Playmobil-Stadion where SpVgg Greuther Fürth play host to Karlsruher SC . A crowd of 16,941 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both SpVgg Greuther Fürth and Karlsruher SC are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Rahn.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both SpVgg Greuther Fürth and Karlsruher SC are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Rahn.
0.00
0-0Karlsruher SC kick off and get the match underway!
10.54
0-1Marcos Soler flicks a high ball forward to Stefan Calori who takes it down. Stefan Calori lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Diez. Hugo Diez makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
16.14
0-1Stefan Yrjonpoika clumsily knocks into Marcos Soler. Stefan Yrjonpoika is warned by the referee! Marcos Soler grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
21.27
0-1Jose Pardo hits a low pass to Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly passes the ball forward to Stefan Yrjonpoika. Stefan Yrjonpoika side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
22.39
Thomas Wallner knocks the ball forward to Ferdinando Filippi. Ferdinando Filippi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly finds some space and shoots from distance. Hauke Kurth gets down and covers it.
26.20
Jose Pardo makes a probing pass to Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly advances inside the box! Kodjo Giuly tries a spectacular strike but somehow Hauke Kurth manages to keep it out.
27.16
0-1Felipe Pardo flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Marie Bekrar controls it well on his chest. Jean-Marie Bekrar knocks the ball forward to Hugo Diez. Hugo Diez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Javier Gil.
30.25
0-1Colin Marr controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefan Calori. Stefan Calori controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
36.28
Ivan Pascual knocks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Seeler. Bakary Seeler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Diez. Hugo Diez shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
40.50
Jose Javier Gil makes a simple pass to Jose Pardo. Jose Pardo flicks a high ball forward to Kodjo Giuly who takes it down. Kodjo Giuly rushes past Felipe Pardo! Kodjo Giuly makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Hauke Kurth. Excellent save.
42.04
0-1Felipe Pardo comes in with a late challenge on Stefan Yrjonpoika. The referee calls over Felipe Pardo and warns him to calm down! Stefan Yrjonpoika hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.02
Garry McNeill flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Yrjonpoika controls it well on his chest. Stefan Yrjonpoika knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Pardo. Jose Pardo jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear unchanged since the first half. Karlsruher SC also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with SpVgg Greuther Fürth kicking off!
51.38
1-1Garry McNeill catches Bakary Seeler on the ankles. Garry McNeill is shown the yellow card! Bakary Seeler stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.40
1-1SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made a substitution with Mirko Bedin replacing Thomas Wallner .
71.09
Garry McNeill hacks Jean-Marie Bekrar from behind! Garry McNeill is given a warning by the referee! Jean-Marie Bekrar runs off the knock.
73.27
1-1David Sturba flicks a high pass forward. Bakary Seeler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bakary Seeler hits a low pass to Hugo Diez. Hugo Diez cuts inside the box! Jose Javier Gil barges into Hugo Diez. Hugo Diez appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
77.40
Garry McNeill flicks a high pass forward. Jose Pardo collects the pass. Jose Pardo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Felipe Pardo.
79.08
Bakary Seeler comes in with a late challenge on Ferdinando Filippi. The referee calls over Bakary Seeler and shows him a yellow card! Ferdinando Filippi runs off the knock.
83.20
1-1David Sturba plays a long ball forward. Bakary Seeler passes the ball forward but Stefan Calori is offside!
87.14
Jose Pardo changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jose Pardo kicks a strong pass forward to Garry McNeill but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.3%
52.7%
Play Area
20.3%
48.6%
31.1%
Scorers
| Jose Pardo 44 | Hugo Diez 11 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jose Pardo of SpVgg Greuther Fürth |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Albrecht Widmann (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Albrecht Ouindi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stephen Hutchison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jose Javier Gil (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Thomas Wallner (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Garry McNeill (MID) |  | 5 |
| 7. | Ferdinando Filippi (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Jose Pardo (MID) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Stefan Yrjonpoika (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Manuel Almeida (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Kodjo Giuly (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Mirko Bedin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Alun Bastin (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nikolas Hanke (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Hauke Kurth (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Billy Souness (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Felipe Pardo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Ivan Pascual (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | David Sturba (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Marcos Soler (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Bakary Seeler (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Jean-Marie Bekrar (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Hugo Diez (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Colin Marr (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Stefan Calori (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Clive Lua-Lua (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Harry Ince (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Adrian Sherwood (ATT) | 0 | |