Match Report


FC Energie CottbusFC Energie Cottbus     SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth
Paul Mc cainPaul Mc cain Christopher George Christopher George
Ricardo GomesR. Gomes73
G
1
G
68Hauke SchönenbornH. Schönenborn
David MüllerD. Müller85
D
2
D
63Jonas AugsteinJ. Augstein
Walter PandolfiW. Pandolfi67
D
3
D
73Stephen HutchisonS. Hutchison
Glynn WilcoxG. Wilcox71
D
4
D
69Paul FreundP. Freund
Ruben MartinsR. Martins68
D
5
D
70Lars BeckenbauerL. Beckenbauer
Juan GarridoJ. Garrido73
M
6
M
70Arno RummeniggeA. Rummenigge
Cristiano ValenteC. Valente72
M
captain7
M
71Ferdinando FilippiF. Filippi
Niccolo HarrisonN. Harrison70
M
8
M
66Gerhard ZiegeG. Ziege
Guillaume KanouteG. Kanoute71
A
9
A
75Stefan YrjonpoikaS. Yrjonpoika
Miguel PinheiroM. Pinheiro67
A
10captain
A
68Kodjo GiulyK. Giuly
Christian ThieleC. Thiele83
A
11
A
70Manuel AlmeidaM. Almeida
 
Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison68
M
12
M
75Jose PardoJ. Pardo
Nicholas HuardN. Huard77
M
13
M
71Garry McNeillG. McNeill
Marcel BusseM. Busse74
A
14
A
33Graeme BloomerG. Bloomer

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Stadion der Freundschaft where FC Energie Cottbus play host to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. A crowd of 20,042 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both FC Energie Cottbus and SpVgg Greuther Fürth are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Uwe Bischoff.


0.00
FC Energie Cottbus kick off and get the match underway!
2.38
Cristiano Valente makes a simple pass to Christian Thiele. Christian Thiele shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
18.55
Jonas Augstein plays the ball forward to Paul Freund. With vision, Paul Freund laces a through ball forward to Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly lofts in a cross ball towards Ferdinando Filippi. Ferdinando Filippi connects with a diving header. What a cracker!! Ricardo Gomes had no chance!! Goal for SpVgg Greuther Fürth!
21.36
Ferdinando Filippi decides to run forward with the ball. Ferdinando Filippi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Glynn Wilcox.
26.01
Arno Rummenigge flicks a high ball forward to Manuel Almeida who takes it down. Manuel Almeida controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.48
Juan Garrido threads a neat ball through to Niccolo Harrison. Niccolo Harrison lofts in a cross ball towards Juan Garrido. Juan Garrido beats his man to it with a header. Hauke Schönenborn didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
30.03
Glynn Wilcox chips the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Harrison. Niccolo Harrison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Pinheiro. Miguel Pinheiro lofts in a cross ball towards Niccolo Harrison. Niccolo Harrison heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
33.44
Miguel Pinheiro receives the ball from a throw-in from Niccolo Harrison. Miguel Pinheiro threads a neat ball through to Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hauke Schönenborn who gathers it comfortably.
36.04
Manuel Almeida makes a simple pass to Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly threads the ball through into the box. Stefan Yrjonpoika makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
39.13
Juan Garrido sees space and advances. Juan Garrido knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lars Beckenbauer.
40.11
Walter Pandolfi darts forward. Walter Pandolfi knocks the ball forward to Juan Garrido. Juan Garrido knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lars Beckenbauer.
42.48
Ferdinando Filippi brings the ball forward. Ferdinando Filippi skips past Glynn Wilcox! Some good footwork from Ferdinando Filippi provides some space. He shoots at goal but is denied by Ricardo Gomes. Excellent save.
45.00
Walter Pandolfi kicks a strong pass forward to Juan Garrido. Juan Garrido knocks the ball forward to Cristiano Valente. Cristiano Valente knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lars Beckenbauer.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Energie Cottbus appear unchanged since the first half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Energie Cottbus players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and SpVgg Greuther Fürth kick off!
47.11
Ruben Martins hacks Kodjo Giuly from behind! The referee calls over Ruben Martins and warns him to calm down! Kodjo Giuly hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.29
Cristiano Valente surges forward with the ball. Cristiano Valente skips past Stephen Hutchison! Some silky footwork from Cristiano Valente provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is miles over!
51.54
Cristiano Valente threads the ball through to Christian Thiele. Christian Thiele lofts in a cross ball towards Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
53.09
Glynn Wilcox sees Niccolo Harrison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Niccolo Harrison flicks a high pass forward. Guillaume Kanoute controls it well on his chest. Guillaume Kanoute lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Pinheiro. Miguel Pinheiro knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Hauke Schönenborn gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
59.24
Guillaume Kanoute catches Lars Beckenbauer on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Lars Beckenbauer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.38
FC Energie Cottbus have made a substitution with Marcel Busse replacing Christian Thiele .SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made 2 substitutions with Jose Pardo replacing Stefan Yrjonpoika and Garry McNeill replacing Ferdinando Filippi and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
66.09
Stephen Hutchison passes the ball forward to Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly advances inside the box! Walter Pandolfi comes in with a late challenge on Kodjo Giuly. Penalty not given!!
72.16
Juan Garrido clumsily knocks into Paul Freund. The referee brings Juan Garrido to one side and gives him a warning! Paul Freund runs off the knock.
77.46
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made a substitution with Graeme Bloomer replacing Kodjo Giuly .
78.54
Paul Freund makes a probing pass to Graeme Bloomer. Graeme Bloomer shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.52
Glynn Wilcox flicks a high pass forward. Niccolo Harrison controls it well on his chest. Niccolo Harrison knocks the ball forward to Marcel Busse. Marcel Busse knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.57
Stephen Hutchison clumsily knocks into Cristiano Valente. Stephen Hutchison is shown the yellow card! Cristiano Valente runs off the knock.
87.31
Walter Pandolfi passes the ball forward to Juan Garrido. Juan Garrido sees Miguel Pinheiro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball towards Marcel Busse. Marcel Busse beats his man to it with a header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Arno Rummenigge brings the ball forward. Arno Rummenigge knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ricardo Gomes who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Energie Cottbus

SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
24.7%
46.9%
28.4%

Scorers
Niccolo Harrison 30
Ferdinando Filippi 19

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

Match Ratings