Match Report


SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth     Hannover 96Hannover 96
Christopher GeorgeChristopher George Computer Player Computer Player
Hauke SchönenbornH. Schönenborn68
G
1
G
63Martin OswaldM. Oswald
Jonas AugsteinJ. Augstein63
D
2
D
76Ruel RodgersR. Rodgers
Stephen HutchisonS. Hutchison72
D
3captain
D
71Kelvin BeckhamK. Beckham
Jose Javier GilJ. Gil66
D
4
D
69Anthony KanuA. Kanu
Lars BeckenbauerL. Beckenbauer70
D
5
M
76Sven EngelsS. Engels
Jose PardoJ. Pardo75
M
6
M
70Alexandre RamosA. Ramos
Garry McNeillG. McNeill71
M
7
M
68Stefan GötzS. Götz
Ferdinando FilippiF. Filippi71
M
8
M
64Alexander StiepermannA. Stiepermann
Kodjo GiulyK. Giuly68
A
9
A
69Sven BreitnerS. Breitner
Stefan YrjonpoikaS. Yrjonpoika75
A
captain10
A
66Jimmy ArveladzeJ. Arveladze
Manuel AlmeidaM. Almeida69
A
11
A
66Juan-Carlos MonteroJ. Montero
 
Paul FreundP. Freund68
D
12
D
68Gaspar NascimentoG. Nascimento
Gerhard ZiegeG. Ziege66
M
13
A
62Florian MöllerF. Möller
Graeme BloomerG. Bloomer33
A
14
D
61Markus FriedmannM. Friedmann

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Playmobil-Stadion where SpVgg Greuther Fürth play host to Hannover 96. A crowd of 20,196 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hannover 96 appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nikolas Schulze.


0.00
Hannover 96 start the match!
4.22
Stefan Götz takes it forward alone. Stefan Götz makes a probing pass to Juan-Carlos Montero but he's offside!
8.35
Kelvin Beckham flicks a high ball forward to Alexandre Ramos who takes it down. Alexandre Ramos decides to run forward with the ball. Alexandre Ramos chips the ball to his team mate, Sven Breitner. Sven Breitner shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
10.14
Sven Engels threads a neat ball through to Sven Breitner. Sven Breitner shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Hauke Schönenborn smothers it!
15.29
Lars Beckenbauer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry McNeill. Garry McNeill threads the ball through to Jose Pardo. Jose Pardo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.53
Jose Javier Gil passes the ball forward to Stephen Hutchison. Stephen Hutchison flicks a high pass forward. Ferdinando Filippi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ferdinando Filippi plays a perfect one-two with Garry McNeill and rushes in on goal... Ferdinando Filippi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Martin Oswald with no chance!! Goal for SpVgg Greuther Fürth!
26.03
Stefan Götz takes it forward alone. Stefan Götz whips in a cross ball towards Sven Breitner. Sven Breitner is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Jonas Augstein clears it off the line with his head!
27.52
Lars Beckenbauer kicks a strong pass forward to Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly runs straight at the defence! Kodjo Giuly strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.40
Alexander Stiepermann flicks a high pass forward to Juan-Carlos Montero who brings the ball under control. Juan-Carlos Montero lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Götz. Stefan Götz whips the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
34.49
Garry McNeill chips the ball to his team mate, Ferdinando Filippi. Ferdinando Filippi flicks a high pass forward to Kodjo Giuly who brings the ball under control. Kodjo Giuly whips in a cross ball towards Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida makes a deft header. The ball comes off Anthony Kanu and the loose ball is cleared up field.
36.10
Ruel Rodgers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Ramos. With a delightful solo run, Alexandre Ramos stretches the opposition's defence. Alexandre Ramos lofts in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Montero. Juan-Carlos Montero directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Lars Beckenbauer. Excellent block.
39.07
Ruel Rodgers comes in with a late challenge on Kodjo Giuly. Ruel Rodgers is shown the yellow card! Kodjo Giuly carries on, but is struggling a bit.
42.49
Garry McNeill flicks a high pass forward to Kodjo Giuly who brings the ball under control. Kodjo Giuly knocks in a cross ball towards Ferdinando Filippi. Ferdinando Filippi whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear unchanged since the first half. Hannover 96 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
SpVgg Greuther Fürth kick off and get the second half underway!
48.26
Seeing a gap ahead, Ruel Rodgers plays the ball forward to Stefan Götz. Stefan Götz knocks the ball to his team mate, Sven Breitner. Sven Breitner shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
55.10
Jose Pardo flicks a high pass forward to Kodjo Giuly who brings the ball under control. Kodjo Giuly makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Manuel Almeida. Some silky footwork from Manuel Almeida provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
59.52
Lars Beckenbauer flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Yrjonpoika holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stefan Yrjonpoika knocks the ball forward to Jose Pardo but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
60.06
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made 2 substitutions with Paul Freund replacing Jonas Augstein and Gerhard Ziege replacing Jose Pardo .Hannover 96 have made 3 substitutions with Gaspar Nascimento replacing Alexandre Ramos, Markus Friedmann replacing Juan-Carlos Montero and Florian Möller replacing Jimmy Arveladze .
61.16
Gaspar Nascimento threads a neat ball through to Sven Breitner. Sven Breitner shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
65.01
Kelvin Beckham flicks a high ball forward to Alexander Stiepermann who takes it down. Alexander Stiepermann knocks the ball to his team mate, Sven Breitner. Sven Breitner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.54
Stephen Hutchison makes a simple pass to Gerhard Ziege. Gerhard Ziege makes a simple pass to Stefan Yrjonpoika. Stefan Yrjonpoika controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Martin Oswald gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
71.44
Jose Javier Gil passes the ball forward to Ferdinando Filippi. Ferdinando Filippi knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry McNeill. Garry McNeill controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Stefan Yrjonpoika through on goal. Stefan Yrjonpoika cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Martin Oswald easily smothers it!
75.31
Ferdinando Filippi flicks a high pass forward. Lars Beckenbauer controls it well on his chest. Lars Beckenbauer knocks the ball forward to Ferdinando Filippi. Ferdinando Filippi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ruel Rodgers.
77.38
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made a substitution with Graeme Bloomer replacing Stefan Yrjonpoika .
81.53
Anthony Kanu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sven Breitner. Sven Breitner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.08
Jose Javier Gil threads a neat ball through to Ferdinando Filippi. Ferdinando Filippi tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Hannover 96
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.1%
45.9%
Play Area
27%
44.6%
28.4%

Scorers
Ferdinando Filippi 19, 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ferdinando Filippi of SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Match Ratings