Match Report


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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Millerntor-Stadion where FC St. Pauli play host to Hertha BSC. A crowd of 9,511 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC St. Pauli and Hertha BSC are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Schnellinger.


0.00
Hertha BSC kick off and get the match underway!
6.46
Vincenzo Haller flicks a high pass forward. Del Wilcox controls it well on his chest. Del Wilcox shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
9.09
Jan Nordwald comes in with a late challenge on Jose Javier Guardiola. Jan Nordwald is warned by the referee! Jose Javier Guardiola hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.07
Nicolas Gleisenstein threads a neat ball through to Jose Javier Guardiola. Jose Javier Guardiola sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.25
David Matthäus chips the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Conti. Alfredo Conti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paul Raff.
20.38
Del Wilcox flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Vieira. Eduardo Vieira tries a spectacular long range effort. Torsten Neuhaus gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
22.20
Del Wilcox sees Vasco Pinheiro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vasco Pinheiro controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Vincenzo Haller through on goal. Vincenzo Haller shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it rises well off target!
27.26
Stefan Weigel makes a probing pass to Nicolas Gleisenstein. Nicolas Gleisenstein flicks a high pass forward. Jose Javier Guardiola collects the pass. Jose Javier Guardiola knocks in a cross ball towards Vasco Pinheiro. Vasco Pinheiro finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
30.17
Dietmar Schröder advances with the ball. Dietmar Schröder whips in a cross ball towards Marques Pereira Prat. Marques Pereira Prat makes a looping header on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
34.13
Alfredo Conti kicks a strong pass forward to Jonas Buchwald. Jonas Buchwald whips in a cross ball towards Marques Pereira Prat. Marques Pereira Prat jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Richard Oakley had no chance!! Goal for Hertha BSC!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC St. Pauli appear unchanged since the first half. Hertha BSC also appear unchanged since the first half. The Hertha BSC players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC St. Pauli kick off!
47.11
David Matthäus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jonas Buchwald. Jonas Buchwald shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
48.23
Jakob Dittmann flicks a high ball forward to Arthur Gerrard who takes it down. Arthur Gerrard makes a beautiful solo run. Arthur Gerrard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.22
Marques Pereira Prat flicks a high pass forward. Arthur Gerrard controls it well on his chest. Arthur Gerrard knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Buchwald. Jonas Buchwald directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.54
Dietmar Schröder pushes mid-way up the pitch. Dietmar Schröder runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Dietmar Schröder plays a scrappy one-two with Nico Palumbo and stumbles forward towards the goal... Dietmar Schröder side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Solid save from Richard Oakley.
59.08
Alfredo Conti flicks a high pass forward. Nico Palumbo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nico Palumbo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.46
Alfredo Conti flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Buchwald holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jonas Buchwald knocks in a cross ball towards Nico Palumbo. Nico Palumbo jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but somehow Richard Oakley manages to keep it out.
63.56
Jan Nordwald makes a beautiful solo run. Jan Nordwald lofts in a cross ball towards Jonas Buchwald. Jonas Buchwald connects with a diving header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
65.36
Stefan Weigel kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Vieira. Eduardo Vieira sees a break and surges forward. Eduardo Vieira finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
67.05
Stefan Weigel makes a probing pass to Jose Javier Guardiola. Jose Javier Guardiola knocks the ball to his team mate, Vasco Pinheiro. Vasco Pinheiro edges inside the box! Vasco Pinheiro shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
71.29
Del Wilcox flicks the ball to his team mate, Vasco Pinheiro. Vasco Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.47
Alfredo Conti flicks a high ball forward to David Matthäus who takes it down. David Matthäus finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
77.01
Hertha BSC have made a substitution with Graham Cort replacing Arthur Gerrard .
78.08
Jonas Buchwald makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nico Palumbo. Nico Palumbo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.19
Marques Pereira Prat hits a low pass to Alfredo Conti. Alfredo Conti lofts in a cross ball towards Nico Palumbo. Nico Palumbo connects with a diving header but it slams into the crowd!
83.12
Alfredo Conti flicks the ball to his team mate, Nico Palumbo. Nico Palumbo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Oakley who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Marques Pereira Prat flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Conti collects the pass. Alfredo Conti flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Buchwald holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jonas Buchwald finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
6
8
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
31.3%
48.2%
20.5%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marques Pereira Prat of Hertha BSC

Match Ratings