Match Report


FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg     FC Energie CottbusFC Energie Cottbus
Olly MartinOlly Martin Paul Mc cain Paul Mc cain
Vincenzo HallerV. Haller80
G
1
G
73Ricardo GomesR. Gomes
Maximilian NiedermayrM. Niedermayr82
D
2
D
64Tiago TeixeiraT. Teixeira
Nicolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald73
D
3
D
67Walter PandolfiW. Pandolfi
Hannes LindnerH. Lindner79
D
4
D
68Ruben MartinsR. Martins
Gerhard HollmerG. Hollmer81
D
5
M
70Niccolo HarrisonN. Harrison
Anton KaiserA. Kaiser76
M
captain6captain
M
70Cristiano ValenteC. Valente
Nils BartschN. Bartsch80
M
7
M
73Wes CopeW. Cope
Linus SchrammL. Schramm83
M
8
M
68Daan HoekstraD. Hoekstra
Simon BierhoffS. Bierhoff69
A
9
M
67Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison
Sven BusseS. Busse71
A
10
A
70Guillaume KanouteG. Kanoute
Arno GelbA. Gelb74
A
11
A
68Ruddy Ntumpa NsafuR. Ntumpa Nsafu
 
Rainer MasurR. Masur76
D
12
M
56Oliver HamannO. Hamann
Simon WitteS. Witte74
M
13
M
54Sven NeudeckerS. Neudecker
Stefan BreitnerS. Breitner86
A
14
A
47Oliver HermannO. Hermann

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to FC Energie Cottbus. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Nürnberg are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Energie Cottbus appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jonas Schäfer.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Nürnberg get the match underway!
2.40
Nicolas Buchwald threads a neat ball through to Anton Kaiser. Seeing a gap ahead, Anton Kaiser plays the ball forward to Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm knocks in a cross ball towards Sven Busse. With a superhuman jump, Sven Busse connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's there!! Ricardo Gomes has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
6.58
Nicolas Buchwald pushes up the pitch. Nicolas Buchwald flicks the ball to his team mate, Nils Bartsch. Nils Bartsch knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.02
Nils Bartsch threads the ball through to Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.44
Cristiano Valente takes a long throw-in. Niccolo Harrison makes a simple pass to Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Haller who gathers it comfortably.
14.13
Ruben Martins flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Morrison collects the pass. Gavin Morrison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute whips in a cross ball towards Cristiano Valente. Cristiano Valente makes a deft header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.05
Daan Hoekstra hacks Nils Bartsch from behind! The referee calls over Daan Hoekstra and warns him to calm down! Nils Bartsch stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.12
Daan Hoekstra makes a probing pass to Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute lofts in a cross ball towards Daan Hoekstra. Daan Hoekstra outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but somehow Vincenzo Haller manages to keep it out.
28.12
Gavin Morrison flicks a high pass forward. Ruddy Ntumpa Nsafu controls it well on his chest. Ruddy Ntumpa Nsafu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Buchwald.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Nürnberg appear unchanged since the first half. FC Energie Cottbus also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Energie Cottbus players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
FC Energie Cottbus start the second half!
47.38
Nils Bartsch threads a neat ball through to Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff directs the ball goalwards with his head. Tiago Teixeira steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
48.29
Linus Schramm flicks a high pass forward. Arno Gelb controls it well on his chest. Arno Gelb whips in a cross ball towards Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Ricardo Gomes picks it out of the air!
53.09
Hannes Lindner knocks the ball to his team mate, Sven Busse. Sven Busse finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
54.40
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
55.09
Ruben Martins flicks a high pass forward. Walter Pandolfi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Walter Pandolfi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute shoots from outside the area but Vincenzo Haller is on top of his game. Good keeping!
57.05
Nils Bartsch darts forward. Nils Bartsch shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
60.34
FC Nürnberg have made 2 substitutions with Rainer Masur replacing Gerhard Hollmer and Simon Witte replacing Nils Bartsch .FC Energie Cottbus have made 2 substitutions with Oliver Hamann replacing Cristiano Valente and Sven Neudecker replacing Daan Hoekstra .
65.28
Nicolas Buchwald threads a neat ball through to Simon Witte. Simon Witte sees space and advances. Simon Witte plays a one-two with Simon Bierhoff and advances towards the goal... Simon Witte muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Ricardo Gomes is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
72.30
Sven Neudecker catches Anton Kaiser on the ankles. Sven Neudecker is shown the yellow card! Anton Kaiser runs off the knock.
75.12
Gavin Morrison sees Guillaume Kanoute in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guillaume Kanoute shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
78.47
Linus Schramm threads a neat ball through to Simon Witte. Simon Witte knocks the ball forward to Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff cuts inside the box! Simon Bierhoff looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It curls slightly but Ricardo Gomes manages to gather it.
81.36
Simon Witte flicks a high pass forward to Arno Gelb who brings the ball under control. Arno Gelb makes a probing pass between the defence to Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Ricardo Gomes is on top of it.
83.05
With some swift thinking, Linus Schramm plays the ball forward to Sven Busse. Sven Busse whips in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
87.17
Anton Kaiser barges into Ruben Martins. The referee brings Anton Kaiser to one side and gives him a warning! Ruben Martins carries on, but is struggling a bit.
89.01
Walter Pandolfi flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Morrison collects the pass. Gavin Morrison flicks a high pass forward. Ruddy Ntumpa Nsafu controls it well on his chest. Ruddy Ntumpa Nsafu shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Hannes Lindner pushes mid-way up the pitch. Hannes Lindner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Witte. Simon Witte whips in a cross ball towards Sven Busse. Sven Busse connects with a diving header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Nürnberg

FC Energie Cottbus
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.3%
45.7%
Play Area
22.2%
48.1%
29.6%

Scorers
Sven Busse 2, 91
Simon Witte 65
Arno Gelb 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sven Busse of FC Nürnberg

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

1.Ricardo Gomes (GK)
6
2.Tiago Teixeira (DEF)
6
3.Walter Pandolfi (DEF)
7
4.Ruben Martins (DEF)
6
5.Niccolo Harrison (MID)
6
6.Cristiano Valente (MID)
6
7.Wes Cope (MID)
6
8.Daan Hoekstra (MID)
6
9.Gavin Morrison (MID)
6
10.Guillaume Kanoute (ATT)
6
11.Ruddy Ntumpa Nsafu (ATT)
6
 
12.Oliver Hamann (MID)
6
13.Sven Neudecker (MID)yellow card
5
14.Oliver Hermann (ATT)
0