Match Report


FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg     VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart
Olly MartinOlly Martin Jeremy Pickles Jeremy Pickles
Vincenzo HallerV. Haller80
G
1
G
84Pedro PichichiP. Pichichi
Maximilian NiedermayrM. Niedermayr82
D
2
D
81Sho IshigawaS. Ishigawa
Anton MüllerA. Müller76
D
3
D
76Alec FergusonA. Ferguson
Hannes LindnerH. Lindner79
D
4
D
75Simon NeuhausS. Neuhaus
Gerhard HollmerG. Hollmer81
D
5
D
74Laurent SibierskiL. Sibierski
Linus SchrammL. Schramm83
M
captain6
M
81Johan BenonJ. Benon
Pascal BirkwaldP. Birkwald83
M
7captain
M
80Bakary KlimekB. Klimek
Anton KaiserA. Kaiser76
M
8
M
76Moritz SammerM. Sammer
Stefan BreitnerS. Breitner86
A
9
A
83Jakob GravesenJ. Gravesen
Simon BierhoffS. Bierhoff69
A
10
A
81Vincent GohouriV. Gohouri
Arno GelbA. Gelb74
A
11
A
78Hugo AmunikeH. Amunike
 
Nicolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald73
D
12
A
76Lars El-FakiriL. El-Fakiri
Nils BartschN. Bartsch80
M
13
D
72Kevin SchröderK. Schröder
Sven BusseS. Busse71
A
14
A
71Markus KistnerM. Kistner

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to VfB Stuttgart. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both FC Nürnberg and VfB Stuttgart are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Rahn.


0.00
FC Nürnberg kick off and get the first half underway!
2.25
Bakary Klimek decides to run forward with the ball. Bakary Klimek whips in a cross ball towards Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
3.01
Simon Neuhaus makes a simple pass to Johan Benon. Johan Benon flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Amunike. Hugo Amunike knocks in a cross ball towards Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
14.09
Anton Kaiser advances with the ball. Anton Kaiser whips in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Pedro Pichichi manages to keep it out.
22.50
Anton Kaiser knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Pedro Pichichi.
26.31
Hannes Lindner flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.15
Alec Ferguson flicks a high ball forward to Vincent Gohouri who takes it down. Vincent Gohouri makes a probing pass to Johan Benon. Johan Benon knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Amunike. Hugo Amunike flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Vincenzo Haller.
30.54
Anton Kaiser flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.54
Moritz Sammer makes a probing pass to Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri finds some space and shoots from distance but Vincenzo Haller reads it well. Excellent keeping!
33.19
Laurent Sibierski passes the ball forward to Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen darts forward. Jakob Gravesen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gerhard Hollmer.
39.13
Anton Kaiser makes an attacking run forward. Anton Kaiser knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
40.30
Anton Müller threads a neat ball through to Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm flicks a high pass forward. Simon Bierhoff controls it well on his chest. Simon Bierhoff finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
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. VfB Stuttgart also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Nürnberg players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and VfB Stuttgart kick off!
54.56
Hannes Lindner plays the ball forward to Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Pichichi who gathers it comfortably.
55.52
Maximilian Niedermayr flicks a high ball forward to Anton Müller who takes it down. Anton Müller knocks the ball forward to Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
60.00
FC Nürnberg have made a substitution with Sven Busse replacing Arno Gelb .
61.04
Laurent Sibierski receives the ball from a throw-in from Moritz Sammer. Laurent Sibierski flicks a high pass forward to Moritz Sammer who brings the ball under control. Moritz Sammer whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Amunike. Hugo Amunike flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.52
Simon Neuhaus receives the ball from a throw-in from Alec Ferguson. Simon Neuhaus sweeps the ball long. Vincent Gohouri knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hannes Lindner.
67.54
Moritz Sammer flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Gravesen easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jakob Gravesen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.31
Pascal Birkwald makes a simple pass to Sven Busse. Sven Busse knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Pichichi who gathers it comfortably.
72.56
Simon Neuhaus flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Gravesen collects the pass. Jakob Gravesen tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Vincenzo Haller effortlessly smothers it!
73.34
Anton Kaiser changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Anton Kaiser whips in a cross ball towards Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Pedro Pichichi effortlessly picks it out of the air!
77.47
Anton Kaiser barges into Jakob Gravesen. Anton Kaiser is given a warning by the referee! Jakob Gravesen stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.12
Maximilian Niedermayr darts forward. Maximilian Niedermayr knocks the ball to his team mate, Sven Busse. Sven Busse whips in a cross ball towards Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
85.48
Moritz Sammer runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Moritz Sammer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.02
Bakary Klimek makes an attacking run forward. Bakary Klimek shoots from 25 yards but Vincenzo Haller reads it well. Nice save!
90.00
Alec Ferguson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Laurent Sibierski. Laurent Sibierski passes the ball forward to Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen flicks a high pass forward. Johan Benon controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Johan Benon looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Nürnberg

VfB Stuttgart
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.1%
46.9%
Play Area
27.2%
43.2%
29.6%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vincenzo Haller of FC Nürnberg

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

1.Pedro Pichichi (GK)
9
2.Sho Ishigawa (DEF)
6
3.Alec Ferguson (DEF)
7
4.Simon Neuhaus (DEF)
7
5.Laurent Sibierski (DEF)
7
6.Johan Benon (MID)
7
7.Bakary Klimek (MID)
8
8.Moritz Sammer (MID)
7
9.Jakob Gravesen (ATT)
7
10.Vincent Gohouri (ATT)
6
11.Hugo Amunike (ATT)
6
 
12.Lars El-Fakiri (ATT)
0
13.Kevin Schröder (DEF)
0
14.Markus Kistner (ATT)
0