Match Report


Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach      FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg
Computer Player Computer Player Olly Martin Olly Martin
Eric ZimmermannE. Zimmermann66
G
1
G
80Vincenzo HallerV. Haller
Eduardo RomeroE. Romero68
D
2
D
82Maximilian NiedermayrM. Niedermayr
Geoffroy MercierG. Mercier67
D
3
D
70Hannes KohlerH. Kohler
Simon WalterS. Walter57
D
4
D
79Hannes LindnerH. Lindner
Nils WielandN. Wieland75
M
5
D
76Anton MüllerA. Müller
Eric WesselmannE. Wesselmann71
M
captain6captain
M
75Anton KaiserA. Kaiser
Ricardo HerreroR. Herrero66
M
7
M
83Pascal BirkwaldP. Birkwald
Colin HigginbothamC. Higginbotham62
M
8
M
74Simon WitteS. Witte
Martin BierhoffM. Bierhoff66
A
9
A
69Simon BierhoffS. Bierhoff
Bakary KaiserB. Kaiser53
A
10
A
71Sven BusseS. Busse
Pascal ArndtP. Arndt50
A
11
A
74Arno GelbA. Gelb
 
Johann BagayokoJ. Bagayoko65
G
12
D
73Nicolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald
Jan NetzerJ. Netzer60
M
13
M
80Nils BartschN. Bartsch
Noah AugsteinN. Augstein54
M
14
A
66Paul SchäferP. Schäfer

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to FC Nürnberg. A crowd of 20,160 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Nürnberg appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Florian Gerlach.


0.00
The whistle blows and Borussia Mönchengladbach get the match underway!
3.41
Simon Witte flicks a high pass forward. Anton Kaiser controls it well on his chest. Anton Kaiser knocks the ball forward to Arno Gelb but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
4.27
Eduardo Romero flicks a high pass forward. Eric Wesselmann controls it well on his chest. Eric Wesselmann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pascal Arndt. Pascal Arndt shoots from 25 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Borussia Mönchengladbach are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
10.45
Hannes Kohler flicks a high ball forward to Arno Gelb who gracefully takes it down. Arno Gelb hits a low pass to Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff threads the ball through to Arno Gelb but he's offside!
12.20
Maximilian Niedermayr controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anton Kaiser. Anton Kaiser sees space and advances. Anton Kaiser whips in a cross ball towards Sven Busse. Sven Busse is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Eric Zimmermann didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
15.01
Hannes Lindner flicks a high ball forward to Simon Bierhoff who takes it down. Simon Bierhoff lofts in a cross ball towards Pascal Birkwald. Pascal Birkwald jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Pascal Birkwald scores for FC Nürnberg!!
18.12
Simon Witte makes a probing pass to Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.23
Simon Witte flicks a high pass forward to Sven Busse who brings the ball under control. Sven Busse knocks in a cross ball towards Pascal Birkwald. Pascal Birkwald flicks the ball with his head but somehow Eric Zimmermann manages to keep it out.
22.58
Colin Higginbotham flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Arndt controls it well on his chest. Pascal Arndt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Haller who gathers it comfortably.
27.35
Sven Busse chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff makes a great pass forward. Simon Witte runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
28.13
Hannes Lindner sees Pascal Birkwald in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pascal Birkwald flicks a high pass forward. Sven Busse controls it well on his chest. Sven Busse whips in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Simon Walter steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
30.33
Eric Wesselmann kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Higginbotham. Colin Higginbotham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hannes Lindner.
36.30
Hannes Kohler makes a probing pass to Simon Witte. Simon Witte hits a low pass to Pascal Birkwald. Pascal Birkwald threads a neat, attacking ball through to Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb rockets a shot on goal but somehow Eric Zimmermann manages to keep it out.
38.58
Geoffroy Mercier threads the ball through to Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward. Bakary Kaiser collects the pass. Bakary Kaiser skips past Hannes Lindner! Bakary Kaiser shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
42.27
Simon Walter sees Colin Higginbotham in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Colin Higginbotham surges forward with the ball. Colin Higginbotham shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Borussia Mönchengladbach appear unchanged since the first half. FC Nürnberg also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Nürnberg kick off and get the second half underway!
48.12
Simon Witte flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff shoots from 25 yards but somehow Eric Zimmermann manages to keep it out.
53.01
Simon Witte flicks the ball to his team mate, Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eric Zimmermann who gathers it comfortably.
54.59
Simon Walter makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nils Wieland. Nils Wieland makes a probing pass to Eric Wesselmann. Eric Wesselmann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.35
FC Nürnberg have made 2 substitutions with Nicolas Buchwald replacing Hannes Lindner and Paul Schäfer replacing Arno Gelb .
61.41
Hannes Kohler threads the ball through to Pascal Birkwald. Pascal Birkwald flicks a high pass forward to Simon Witte who brings the ball under control. Simon Witte whips in a cross ball towards Sven Busse. Sven Busse is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
63.28
Simon Witte flicks a high pass forward. Sven Busse controls it well on his chest. Sven Busse whips in a cross ball towards Anton Kaiser. Anton Kaiser gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just wide!
65.42
Ricardo Herrero surges forward with the ball. Ricardo Herrero shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
71.49
Simon Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward to Anton Kaiser who brings the ball under control. Anton Kaiser controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Good keeping from Eric Zimmermann as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
72.13
It's a corner kick which Anton Kaiser takes quickly, playing the ball short to Simon Witte. Simon Witte muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
73.36
Hannes Kohler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anton Kaiser. Anton Kaiser controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Schäfer. Paul Schäfer whips in a cross ball towards Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
77.01
Borussia Mönchengladbach have made a substitution with Johann Bagayoko replacing Simon Walter .
83.36
Anton Kaiser flicks a high pass forward. Simon Bierhoff controls it well on his chest. Simon Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball towards Anton Kaiser. Anton Kaiser connects with a diving header. Wonderful reactions from Eric Zimmermann keeps it out!
84.18
Pascal Arndt barges into Nicolas Buchwald. Pascal Arndt is given a warning by the referee! Nicolas Buchwald stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.07
Anton Kaiser passes the ball forward to Sven Busse. Sven Busse knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Borussia Mönchengladbach

FC Nürnberg
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
9
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
2
3
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.9%
58.1%
Play Area
32.6%
44.2%
23.3%

Scorers
Pascal Birkwald 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pascal Birkwald of FC Nürnberg

Match Ratings
1.Eric Zimmermann (GK)
9
2.Eduardo Romero (DEF)
6
3.Geoffroy Mercier (DEF)
6
4.Simon Walter (DEF)
7
5.Nils Wieland (MID)
6
6.Eric Wesselmann (MID)
6
7.Ricardo Herrero (MID)
7
8.Colin Higginbotham (MID)
6
9.Martin Bierhoff (ATT)
6
10.Bakary Kaiser (ATT)
6
11.Pascal Arndt (ATT)
5
 
12.Johann Bagayoko (GK)
6
13.Jan Netzer (MID)
0
14.Noah Augstein (MID)
0

1.Vincenzo Haller (GK)
6
2.Maximilian Niedermayr (DEF)
6
3.Hannes Kohler (DEF)
7
4.Hannes Lindner (DEF)
6
5.Anton Müller (DEF)
6
6.Anton Kaiser (MID)
8
7.Pascal Birkwald (MID)goal scored
9
8.Simon Witte (MID)
8
9.Simon Bierhoff (ATT)
7
10.Sven Busse (ATT)
8
11.Arno Gelb (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicolas Buchwald (DEF)
6
13.Nils Bartsch (MID)
0
14.Paul Schäfer (ATT)
6