Match Report


SC FreiburgSC Freiburg     FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg
Simonpu SimonSimonpu Simon Olly Martin Olly Martin
Alexander BusseA. Busse74
G
1
G
80Vincenzo HallerV. Haller
Oliver BirnbaumO. Birnbaum64
D
2
D
83Maximilian NiedermayrM. Niedermayr
Martin BehrensM. Behrens65
D
3
D
79Hannes LindnerH. Lindner
Nico WitteN. Witte66
D
4
D
79Rainer MasurR. Masur
Nikolas ThielemannN. Thielemann62
D
5
D
81Gerhard HollmerG. Hollmer
John BrescianoJ. Bresciano67
M
captain6captain
M
83Linus SchrammL. Schramm
Leon SchröderL. Schröder65
M
7
M
80Nils BartschN. Bartsch
Roberto VidalR. Vidal54
M
8
M
77Simon WitteS. Witte
Ivan MolinaI. Molina70
M
9
A
89Stefan BreitnerS. Breitner
Paul WilcoxP. Wilcox71
A
10
A
70Simon BierhoffS. Bierhoff
John HansenJ. Hansen62
A
11
A
68Paul SchäferP. Schäfer
 
Frederic BaghdadF. Baghdad65
G
12
D
74Nicolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald
Jonas JaschkeJ. Jaschke63
M
13
M
78Anton KaiserA. Kaiser
Nils ArnoldN. Arnold66
M
14
A
72Kevin LindemannK. Lindemann

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Das Badenova-Stadion where SC Freiburg play host to FC Nürnberg. A crowd of 19,197 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
SC Freiburg are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Nürnberg appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sven Emmerlich.


0.00
FC Nürnberg kick off the first half!
2.55
Hannes Lindner makes a beautiful solo run. Hannes Lindner kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Schäfer. Paul Schäfer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martin Behrens.
3.29
Simon Bierhoff makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.20
Hannes Lindner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Linus Schramm knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nico Witte.
9.44
Martin Behrens makes a simple pass to Roberto Vidal. Roberto Vidal sees space and advances. Roberto Vidal shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
10.58
Leon Schröder controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Vidal. Roberto Vidal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leon Schröder. Leon Schröder knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.13
With great vision, Nico Witte plays the ball forward to Ivan Molina. Seeing a gap ahead, Ivan Molina plays the ball forward to John Hansen. John Hansen shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
16.17
Nico Witte flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Vidal controls it well on his chest. Roberto Vidal controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Wilcox. Paul Wilcox cuts inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Paul Wilcox provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.36
Nico Witte flicks a high pass forward. Paul Wilcox collects the pass. Paul Wilcox threads a neat ball through to John Bresciano. John Bresciano deftly passes the ball to John Hansen, releasing him through on goal. Some good footwork from John Hansen provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
26.54
Rainer Masur breaks forward. Rainer Masur makes a probing pass to Simon Witte. Simon Witte knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oliver Birnbaum.
28.31
Hannes Lindner lofts the ball long. Simon Bierhoff lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner beats his man to it with a header. Alexander Busse manages to gather it.
30.05
Simon Witte deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Schäfer. Paul Schäfer advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Paul Schäfer provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Alexander Busse had no chance!! Goal for FC Nürnberg!
39.38
From the throw-in, Roberto Vidal picks out Leon Schröder. Leon Schröder knocks the ball forward to Paul Wilcox. Paul Wilcox shoots from distance but Vincenzo Haller is on top of it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. SC Freiburg appear unchanged since the first half. FC Nürnberg also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and SC Freiburg kick off!
48.04
Leon Schröder flicks a high ball forward to Ivan Molina who takes it down. Ivan Molina controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.45
Nils Bartsch makes a probing pass to Paul Schäfer. Paul Schäfer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.41
Linus Schramm threads the ball through to Paul Schäfer. Paul Schäfer edges inside the box! Paul Schäfer takes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
66.37
Linus Schramm flicks a high pass forward. Paul Schäfer controls it well on his chest. Paul Schäfer shoots from 20 yards. It's a goal!! What a beauty! That's his third!
71.26
Seeing a gap ahead, Stefan Breitner plays the ball forward to Paul Schäfer. Paul Schäfer plays a one-two with Simon Witte and advances towards the goal... Some superb footwork from Paul Schäfer provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but somehow Alexander Busse manages to keep it out.
79.10
Simon Witte knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Schäfer. Paul Schäfer whips in a cross ball towards Nils Bartsch. Nils Bartsch finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
81.39
John Bresciano chips the ball to his team mate, Leon Schröder. Leon Schröder controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
87.20
Paul Schäfer makes a probing pass to Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff connects with a diving header but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

SC Freiburg

FC Nürnberg
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
30.1%
45.8%
24.1%

Scorers
Paul Schäfer 30, 59, 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Schäfer of FC Nürnberg

Match Ratings
1.Alexander Busse (GK)
6
2.Oliver Birnbaum (DEF)
6
3.Martin Behrens (DEF)
6
4.Nico Witte (DEF)
6
5.Nikolas Thielemann (DEF)
6
6.John Bresciano (MID)
6
7.Leon Schröder (MID)
6
8.Roberto Vidal (MID)
6
9.Ivan Molina (MID)
6
10.Paul Wilcox (ATT)
6
11.John Hansen (ATT)
6
 
12.Frederic Baghdad (GK)
0
13.Jonas Jaschke (MID)
0
14.Nils Arnold (MID)
0

1.Vincenzo Haller (GK)
6
2.Maximilian Niedermayr (DEF)
6
3.Hannes Lindner (DEF)
6
4.Rainer Masur (DEF)
6
5.Gerhard Hollmer (DEF)
6
6.Linus Schramm (MID)
7
7.Nils Bartsch (MID)
6
8.Simon Witte (MID)
6
9.Stefan Breitner (ATT)
6
10.Simon Bierhoff (ATT)
6
11.Paul Schäfer (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Nicolas Buchwald (DEF)
0
13.Anton Kaiser (MID)
0
14.Kevin Lindemann (ATT)
0