Match Report


SV Werder BremenSV Werder Bremen     Hamburger SVHamburger SV
Computer Player Computer Player James Pengelly James Pengelly
Silvio LimaS. Lima77
G
1
G
74Rosario FlorijancicR. Florijancic
Michel Ten HagM. Ten Hag75
D
2
D
76Cosimo MacchiC. Macchi
Leon SparwasserL. Sparwasser71
D
captain3
D
76Jose SantosJ. Santos
Alexander AhrensA. Ahrens68
D
4
D
71André FelicianoA. Feliciano
Jan GelbJ. Gelb67
D
5
D
72Colin DalglishC. Dalglish
Nico KneisslN. Kneissl81
M
6
M
80Juan-Carlos SanzJ. Sanz
Kevin LittbarskiK. Littbarski73
M
7captain
M
82Carlton HuntC. Hunt
Joachim Dalla BonaJ. Dalla Bona73
M
8
A
73Marcos NunezM. Nunez
Marcel WidmannM. Widmann75
A
9
A
66Vincenzo KühnV. Kühn
Steffen RiemannS. Riemann72
A
10
A
74Matt MeiklejohnM. Meiklejohn
Fabian N. ApolloniF. Apolloni68
A
11
A
81David PalmerD. Palmer
 
Nuno SemedoN. Semedo69
M
12
D
68Mark KingM. King
Torsten KühnT. Kühn69
M
13
M
80Alejandro LozanoA. Lozano
Paul SchöllP. Schöll66
A
14
A
66Adrian RuotoloA. Ruotolo

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Weserstadion where SV Werder Bremen play host to Hamburger SV. A crowd of 20,316 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SV Werder Bremen are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Hamburger SV appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Uwe Bischoff.


0.00
The first half starts with Hamburger SV kicking off!
3.48
Kevin Littbarski makes a simple pass to Fabian N. Apolloni. Fabian N. Apolloni finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
4.11
Colin Dalglish threads the ball through to Carlton Hunt. Carlton Hunt flicks a high ball forward to Vincenzo Kühn who takes it down. Vincenzo Kühn passes the ball forward but Matt Meiklejohn is offside!
6.16
Matt Meiklejohn decides to run forward with the ball. Matt Meiklejohn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
8.50
Juan-Carlos Sanz passes the ball forward to David Palmer. David Palmer advances inside the box! David Palmer side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
9.20
André Feliciano threads a neat ball through to Vincenzo Kühn. Vincenzo Kühn skips past Michel Ten Hag! Vincenzo Kühn tries a spectacular strike but slams it into the crowd!
12.56
Carlton Hunt catches Joachim Dalla Bona on the ankles. Carlton Hunt is shown the yellow card! Joachim Dalla Bona stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.52
Kevin Littbarski threads the ball through to Joachim Dalla Bona. Joachim Dalla Bona flicks a high pass forward to Marcel Widmann who brings the ball under control. Marcel Widmann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.42
Jose Santos decides to run forward with the ball. Jose Santos tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.39
Nico Kneissl makes a probing pass to Steffen Riemann. Steffen Riemann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rosario Florijancic who gathers it comfortably.
26.34
Joachim Dalla Bona plays the ball forward to Kevin Littbarski. Kevin Littbarski sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Rosario Florijancic.
32.37
Seeing a gap ahead, Carlton Hunt plays the ball forward to Vincenzo Kühn. Vincenzo Kühn whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Nunez. Marcos Nunez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent block by Leon Sparwasser!
33.37
Nico Kneissl sees Marcel Widmann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marcel Widmann sees Steffen Riemann just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some silky footwork from Steffen Riemann provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Cosimo Macchi.
34.47
Seeing a gap ahead, Kevin Littbarski laces a weighted ball forward to Marcel Widmann. Marcel Widmann whips in a cross ball towards Fabian N. Apolloni. Fabian N. Apolloni knocks the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Rosario Florijancic manages to keep it out.
38.36
Michel Ten Hag knocks the ball forward to Joachim Dalla Bona. Joachim Dalla Bona tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
39.32
David Palmer makes a probing pass to Vincenzo Kühn. Vincenzo Kühn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Meiklejohn but he's offside!
42.20
With imagination, Cosimo Macchi picks a pass forward to David Palmer. David Palmer cuts inside the box! David Palmer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Silvio Lima is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SV Werder Bremen appear unchanged since the first half. Hamburger SV have changed their lineup with Alejandro Lozano replacing Juan-Carlos Sanz and Adrian Ruotolo replacing Vincenzo Kühn. The SV Werder Bremen players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
SV Werder Bremen start the second half!
47.09
Carlton Hunt passes the ball forward to Alejandro Lozano. Alejandro Lozano makes a beautiful solo run. Alejandro Lozano threads a neat, attacking ball through to Marcos Nunez. Some awkward footwork from Marcos Nunez provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Silvio Lima!
51.18
Colin Dalglish makes a simple pass to Carlton Hunt. Carlton Hunt knocks the ball forward to Marcos Nunez. Marcos Nunez passes the ball forward to Alejandro Lozano. Alejandro Lozano tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
55.54
Michel Ten Hag threads a neat ball through to Marcel Widmann. Marcel Widmann lofts in a cross ball towards Joachim Dalla Bona. Joachim Dalla Bona makes a deft header but Rosario Florijancic is on top of it.
57.39
Adrian Ruotolo picks a pass forward to Marcos Nunez. Marcos Nunez shoots from distance but is denied by Silvio Lima. Excellent save.
59.06
Jose Santos flicks a high ball forward to Alejandro Lozano who takes it down. Alejandro Lozano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adrian Ruotolo. Adrian Ruotolo cuts inside the box! Adrian Ruotolo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Silvio Lima had no chance!! Goal for Hamburger SV!
61.06
Hamburger SV have made a substitution with Mark King replacing André Feliciano .
63.39
Carlton Hunt makes a simple pass to Adrian Ruotolo. Adrian Ruotolo shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
65.13
Hamburger SV are dictating the run of play here today.
66.21
Nico Kneissl flicks a high pass forward. Fabian N. Apolloni controls it well on his chest. Fabian N. Apolloni advances inside the box! Fabian N. Apolloni comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies wide!
69.29
Cosimo Macchi hits a low pass to Marcos Nunez. Marcos Nunez plays a one-two with Alejandro Lozano and rushes in on goal... Marcos Nunez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Kevin Littbarski.
70.54
It's a corner kick. Alejandro Lozano kicks a low ball out wide. Some awkward footwork from Mark King provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
71.26
Mark King threads the ball through to Alejandro Lozano. Alejandro Lozano flicks a high ball forward to Marcos Nunez who takes it down. Marcos Nunez plays a one-two with Adrian Ruotolo and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Marcos Nunez provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Hamburger SV are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
73.41
Nico Kneissl chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Littbarski. Kevin Littbarski makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fabian N. Apolloni but he's offside!
75.37
Alejandro Lozano clumsily knocks into Marcel Widmann. The referee calls over Alejandro Lozano and shows him a yellow card! Marcel Widmann runs off the knock.
77.35
SV Werder Bremen have made 2 substitutions with Torsten Kühn replacing Joachim Dalla Bona and Nuno Semedo replacing Michel Ten Hag and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
83.18
Cosimo Macchi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlton Hunt. Carlton Hunt hits a low pass to Alejandro Lozano. Alejandro Lozano controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Carlton Hunt through on goal. Some good footwork from Carlton Hunt provides some space. He shoots at goal. Silvio Lima is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
Alexander Ahrens deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcel Widmann. Marcel Widmann hits a low pass to Steffen Riemann. Steffen Riemann knocks in a cross ball towards Fabian N. Apolloni. Fabian N. Apolloni outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

SV Werder Bremen

Hamburger SV
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
4
9
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38.2%
61.8%
Play Area
28.1%
44.9%
27%

Scorers
David Palmer 42
Alejandro Lozano 51
Adrian Ruotolo 59
Carlton Hunt 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alejandro Lozano of Hamburger SV

Match Ratings
1.Silvio Lima (GK)
7
2.Michel Ten Hag (DEF)
6
3.Leon Sparwasser (DEF)
6
4.Alexander Ahrens (DEF)
6
5.Jan Gelb (DEF)
6
6.Nico Kneissl (MID)
6
7.Kevin Littbarski (MID)
6
8.Joachim Dalla Bona (MID)
6
9.Marcel Widmann (ATT)
6
10.Steffen Riemann (ATT)
6
11.Fabian N. Apolloni (ATT)
6
 
12.Nuno Semedo (MID)
6
13.Torsten Kühn (MID)
6
14.Paul Schöll (ATT)
0

1.Rosario Florijancic (GK)
7
2.Cosimo Macchi (DEF)
8
3.Jose Santos (DEF)
6
4.André Feliciano (DEF)
6
5.Colin Dalglish (DEF)
6
6.Juan-Carlos Sanz (MID)
6
7.Carlton Hunt (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
8.Marcos Nunez (ATT)
7
9.Vincenzo Kühn (ATT)
6
10.Matt Meiklejohn (ATT)
6
11.David Palmer (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Mark King (DEF)
6
13.Alejandro Lozano (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
14.Adrian Ruotolo (ATT)goal scored
8