Match Report


FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg     FSV Mainz 05FSV Mainz 05
Olly MartinOlly Martin Sean Clayton Sean Clayton
Vincenzo HallerV. Haller80
G
1
G
70Nikolas JanesN. Janes
Maximilian NiedermayrM. Niedermayr83
D
2
D
58Chris RiggottC. Riggott
Hannes KohlerH. Kohler71
D
3
D
69Terry BishopT. Bishop
Hannes LindnerH. Lindner79
D
4
D
46Sebastian LindemannS. Lindemann
Gerhard HollmerG. Hollmer81
D
5
D
66Pablo BarkeroP. Barkero
Linus SchrammL. Schramm83
M
captain6captain
M
71Dion FletcherD. Fletcher
Nils BartschN. Bartsch80
M
7
M
69Jean-Luc GaillotJ. Gaillot
Simon WitteS. Witte77
M
8
M
62Mick MarsdenM. Marsden
Stefan BreitnerS. Breitner89
A
9
A
60Patricio Guerrero LopezP. Guerrero Lopez
Kevin LindemannK. Lindemann72
A
10
A
64Nicky GranvilleN. Granville
Arno GelbA. Gelb74
A
11
A
60Rainer KohlerR. Kohler
 
Rainer MasurR. Masur79
D
12
D
37Tomas MuzziT. Muzzi
Anton KaiserA. Kaiser78
M
13
M
39Karim BrocardK. Brocard
Sven BusseS. Busse73
A
14
M
60Robert Van FessemR. Van Fessem

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to FSV Mainz 05. A crowd of 19,913 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both FC Nürnberg and FSV Mainz 05 are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Lars Beckenbauer.


0.00
FC Nürnberg get the match underway!
2.10
Dion Fletcher flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Guerrero Lopez collects the pass. Patricio Guerrero Lopez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Vincenzo Haller is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
4.14
Maximilian Niedermayr threads a neat ball through to Nils Bartsch. Nils Bartsch chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Lindemann. Kevin Lindemann whips in a cross ball towards Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm makes a looping header on goal. Nikolas Janes comfortably picks it out of the air!
8.55
Simon Witte knocks the ball forward to Kevin Lindemann. Kevin Lindemann shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
9.02
Hannes Kohler hacks Jean-Luc Gaillot from behind! The referee warns Hannes Kohler to calm down! Jean-Luc Gaillot runs off the knock.
15.22
Simon Witte flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Lindemann collects the pass. Kevin Lindemann whips in a cross ball towards Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Nikolas Janes!
16.43
Maximilian Niedermayr threads the ball through to Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm flicks the ball to his team mate, Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.53
Terry Bishop flicks a high pass forward to Dion Fletcher who brings the ball under control. Dion Fletcher takes it forward alone. Dion Fletcher controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Vincenzo Haller gets down and covers it.
24.19
Pablo Barkero flicks a high ball forward to Jean-Luc Gaillot who gracefully takes it down. Jean-Luc Gaillot knocks the ball forward to Patricio Guerrero Lopez. Patricio Guerrero Lopez lofts in a cross ball towards Mick Marsden. Mick Marsden rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it rises well off target!
27.34
Nils Bartsch takes it forward alone. Nils Bartsch plays a one-two with Linus Schramm and rushes in on goal... Nils Bartsch cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
34.58
Terry Bishop threads a neat ball through to Patricio Guerrero Lopez. Patricio Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Haller who gathers it comfortably.
38.34
Simon Witte barges into Chris Riggott. The referee brings Simon Witte to one side and gives him a warning! Chris Riggott runs off the knock.
40.59
Linus Schramm decides to run forward with the ball. Linus Schramm lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Lindemann. Pablo Barkero clumsily knocks into Kevin Lindemann. Penalty not given!!
42.05
Linus Schramm controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Lindemann. Kevin Lindemann lofts in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent save by Nikolas Janes!
44.47
Hannes Lindner plays the ball forward to Simon Witte. Simon Witte flicks a high pass forward to Stefan Breitner who brings the ball under control. Stefan Breitner whips in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Nikolas Janes. Excellent save.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Nürnberg appear unchanged since the first half. FSV Mainz 05 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FSV Mainz 05 start the second half!
48.59
Hannes Lindner pushes up the pitch. Hannes Lindner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastian Lindemann.
51.55
Chris Riggott knocks the ball to his team mate, Rainer Kohler. Rainer Kohler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Vincenzo Haller is on top of it.
55.45
Hannes Kohler flicks a high ball forward to Simon Witte who takes it down. With imagination, Simon Witte laces a through ball forward to Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb whips in a cross ball towards Simon Witte. Simon Witte whips the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Pablo Barkero happens to be in the right place to block it.
57.48
Pablo Barkero knocks the ball to his team mate, Dion Fletcher. Dion Fletcher threads a neat ball through to Patricio Guerrero Lopez. Patricio Guerrero Lopez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.58
FC Nürnberg have made a substitution with Rainer Masur replacing Hannes Lindner .
61.68
Seeing a gap ahead, Simon Witte plays the ball forward to Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Chris Riggott.
63.08
Rainer Masur controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.22
Gerhard Hollmer flicks a high ball forward to Linus Schramm who takes it down. Linus Schramm sees Kevin Lindemann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kevin Lindemann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
73.10
Linus Schramm runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Linus Schramm knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.52
Rainer Masur chips the ball to his team mate, Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm knocks the ball forward to Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Nikolas Janes comfortably smothers it!
81.24
Simon Witte sees Nils Bartsch in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nils Bartsch knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.11
Rainer Kohler barges into Maximilian Niedermayr. The referee calls over Rainer Kohler and shows him a yellow card! Maximilian Niedermayr runs off the knock.
85.50
Mick Marsden flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Guerrero Lopez controls it well on his chest. Patricio Guerrero Lopez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hannes Kohler.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Nürnberg

FSV Mainz 05
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
8
4
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.8%
39.2%
Play Area
22.8%
41.8%
35.4%

Scorers
Nils Bartsch 27
Patricio Guerrero Lopez 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nils Bartsch of FC Nürnberg

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

1.Nikolas Janes (GK)
8
2.Chris Riggott (DEF)
6
3.Terry Bishop (DEF)
6
4.Sebastian Lindemann (DEF)
6
5.Pablo Barkero (DEF)
6
6.Dion Fletcher (MID)
7
7.Jean-Luc Gaillot (MID)
6
8.Mick Marsden (MID)
6
9.Patricio Guerrero Lopez (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Nicky Granville (ATT)
6
11.Rainer Kohler (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Tomas Muzzi (DEF)
0
13.Karim Brocard (MID)
0
14.Robert Van Fessem (MID)
0