Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     FC Bayern MunichFC Bayern Munich
Iain RicherIain Richer Steve Dunn Steve Dunn
Tadashi SaitoT. Saito76
G
captain1
G
75Antonio GarridoA. Garrido
Ricardo SemedoR. Semedo71
D
2
D
69Stefan BaresiS. Baresi
Elena DelgadoE. Delgado72
D
3
D
68Stefan MöllerS. Möller
Claudio CircatiC. Circati72
D
4
D
73Paul WhiteP. White
Helder JardimH. Jardim71
M
5
M
75Nicholas RichardsN. Richards
Quim ReisQ. Reis74
M
6
M
82Diogo OliveiraD. Oliveira
Manuel AntunesM. Antunes73
M
7captain
M
70Marc SchönenbornM. Schönenborn
Neil HughesN. Hughes75
M
8
M
81Ásmundur ThórhallssonÁ. Thórhallsson
Lamberto MaregginiL. Mareggini74
A
9
A
70Rainer MasurR. Masur
Albert MerinoA. Merino77
A
10
A
73Florin StingaF. Stinga
Hugo José MariH. José Mari74
A
11
A
69Bakary MüllerB. Müller
 
Matthias TurekM. Turek76
A
12
D
71Matt NaysmithM. Naysmith
Gary HansenG. Hansen82
M
13
M
67Leon LinkeL. Linke
Mario LopesM. Lopes76
M
14
A
70Nikolas KauderN. Kauder

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to FC Bayern Munich. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Bayern Munich are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jonas Schäfer.


0.00
FC Bayern Munich start the match!
2.51
Showing composure, Quim Reis picks a pass forward to Albert Merino. Albert Merino finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
6.53
Quim Reis changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Quim Reis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
8.18
Nicholas Richards flicks a high ball forward to Bakary Müller who takes it down. Bakary Müller whips in a cross ball towards Rainer Masur. Rainer Masur beats his man to it with a header but it is tipped over by Tadashi Saito.
9.07
Corner kick to FC Bayern Munich. Ásmundur Thórhallsson plays it short to Rainer Masur. Claudio Circati steps in with a tackle, taking the ball and clearing it up the pitch.
12.53
Elena Delgado flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Antunes. Manuel Antunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Quim Reis. Quim Reis knocks the ball forward to Hugo José Mari but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
18.22
Paul White barges into Lamberto Mareggini. The referee calls over Paul White and warns him to calm down! Lamberto Mareggini runs off the knock.
21.27
Diogo Oliveira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rainer Masur. Rainer Masur knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tadashi Saito who gathers it comfortably.
27.36
Bakary Müller sees space and advances. Bakary Müller shoots from 20 yards. Tadashi Saito gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
30.05
Diogo Oliveira flicks a high ball forward to Bakary Müller who takes it down. Bakary Müller lofts in a cross ball towards Diogo Oliveira. Diogo Oliveira directs the ball goalwards with his head. Tadashi Saito is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
33.48
Neil Hughes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Quim Reis. Quim Reis shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
34.08
Diogo Oliveira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bakary Müller. Bakary Müller shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt appear unchanged since the first half. FC Bayern Munich also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Eintracht Frankfurt start the second half!
47.39
Manuel Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Albert Merino controls it well on his chest. Albert Merino shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Antonio Garrido.
48.04
Quim Reis takes a quick corner, playing it short to Helder Jardim. Helder Jardim flicks the ball across the goal. Antonio Garrido scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
49.36
Marc Schönenborn makes a simple pass to Rainer Masur. Rainer Masur knocks in a cross ball towards Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
51.45
Stefan Baresi flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Richards controls it well on his chest. Nicholas Richards threads a neat ball through to Marc Schönenborn. Marc Schönenborn whips in a cross ball towards Diogo Oliveira. Diogo Oliveira outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
54.45
With vision, Elena Delgado plays the ball forward to Albert Merino. Albert Merino finds some space and shoots from distance. Antonio Garrido gets down and covers it.
57.54
Stefan Möller makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Diogo Oliveira. With some swift thinking, Diogo Oliveira plays the ball forward to Nicholas Richards. Nicholas Richards knocks in a cross ball towards Rainer Masur. Rainer Masur rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
60.53
Eintracht Frankfurt have made 2 substitutions with Matthias Turek replacing Hugo José Mari and Mario Lopes replacing Albert Merino .FC Bayern Munich have made 3 substitutions with Matt Naysmith replacing Stefan Möller, Leon Linke replacing Diogo Oliveira and Nikolas Kauder replacing Rainer Masur .
63.55
Florin Stinga kicks a strong pass forward to Bakary Müller. Bakary Müller runs straight at the defence! Bakary Müller comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but somehow Tadashi Saito manages to keep it out.
66.57
Paul White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leon Linke. Leon Linke makes a simple pass to Nikolas Kauder. Nikolas Kauder knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.24
Elena Delgado flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Antunes collects the pass. Manuel Antunes sees Helder Jardim in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Helder Jardim whips in a cross ball towards Mario Lopes. Mario Lopes makes a convincing header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
73.05
Seeing a gap ahead, Ricardo Semedo laces a through ball forward to Matthias Turek. Matthias Turek controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Mario Lopes through on goal. Stefan Baresi barges into Mario Lopes. Penalty not given!!
75.37
Helder Jardim darts forward. Helder Jardim shoots from distance. Antonio Garrido gets down and covers it.
77.13
Matt Naysmith knocks the ball to his team mate, Ásmundur Thórhallsson. Ásmundur Thórhallsson flicks a high pass forward to Nikolas Kauder who brings the ball under control. Nikolas Kauder whips in a cross ball towards Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga flicks the ball with his head but it slams into the crowd!
81.09
Matt Naysmith comes in with a late challenge on Quim Reis. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Quim Reis runs off the knock.
85.46
Matt Naysmith barges into Neil Hughes. The referee warns Matt Naysmith to calm down! Neil Hughes stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

FC Bayern Munich
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
26%
46.6%
27.4%

Scorers
Albert Merino 3
Diogo Oliveira 30, 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Diogo Oliveira of FC Bayern Munich

Match Ratings
1.Tadashi Saito (GK)
7
2.Ricardo Semedo (DEF)
6
3.Elena Delgado (DEF)
7
4.Claudio Circati (DEF)
6
5.Helder Jardim (MID)
6
6.Quim Reis (MID)
7
7.Manuel Antunes (MID)
6
8.Neil Hughes (MID)
6
9.Lamberto Mareggini (ATT)
6
10.Albert Merino (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Hugo José Mari (ATT)
6
 
12.Matthias Turek (ATT)
6
13.Gary Hansen (MID)
0
14.Mario Lopes (MID)
6

1.Antonio Garrido (GK)
7
2.Stefan Baresi (DEF)
6
3.Stefan Möller (DEF)
6
4.Paul White (DEF)
6
5.Nicholas Richards (MID)
6
6.Diogo Oliveira (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
7.Marc Schönenborn (MID)
7
8.Ásmundur Thórhallsson (MID)
6
9.Rainer Masur (ATT)
6
10.Florin Stinga (ATT)
6
11.Bakary Müller (ATT)
8
 
12.Matt Naysmith (DEF)yellow card
5
13.Leon Linke (MID)
6
14.Nikolas Kauder (ATT)
6