Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     Hannover 96Hannover 96
Iain RicherIain Richer Tj Phils Tj Phils
Tadashi SaitoT. Saito76
G
1
G
76Samba FacciuttoS. Facciutto
Ivar WijkerI. Wijker74
D
2
D
76Ruel RodgersR. Rodgers
Claudio CircatiC. Circati73
D
3
D
71Kelvin BeckhamK. Beckham
Ricardo SemedoR. Semedo73
D
4captain
D
69Anthony KanuA. Kanu
Dmitri YashinD. Yashin89
M
5
M
76Sven EngelsS. Engels
Francisco MarinF. Marin81
M
captain6
M
70Alexandre RamosA. Ramos
Quim ReisQ. Reis77
M
7
M
68Stefan GötzS. Götz
Charles MarquetC. Marquet75
M
8
M
58Julian BeckJ. Beck
Chris HughesC. Hughes80
A
9
A
69Sven BreitnerS. Breitner
Albert MerinoA. Merino79
A
10
A
66Jimmy ArveladzeJ. Arveladze
Daniele DrakeD. Drake78
A
11
A
66Juan-Carlos MonteroJ. Montero
 
Jose FernandezJ. Fernandez77
A
12
D
68Gaspar NascimentoG. Nascimento
Matthias TurekM. Turek76
A
13
G
63Martin OswaldM. Oswald
Manuel AntunesM. Antunes75
M
14
A
62Florian MöllerF. Möller

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to Hannover 96. A crowd of 19,454 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Eintracht Frankfurt and Hannover 96 are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Köller.


0.00
The first half starts with Hannover 96 kicking off!
2.15
Ricardo Semedo plays the ball forward to Daniele Drake. Daniele Drake cuts inside the box! Anthony Kanu clumsily knocks into Daniele Drake. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
8.13
Claudio Circati takes it forward alone. Claudio Circati kicks a strong pass forward to Albert Merino but the referee indicates it's offside!
10.49
Quim Reis chips the ball to his team mate, Chris Hughes. Chris Hughes threads the ball through into the box. Daniele Drake shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
14.55
Juan-Carlos Montero makes a probing pass to Sven Breitner. Sven Breitner lofts in a cross ball towards Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze makes a deft header. Jimmy Arveladze scores for Hannover 96!!
18.33
Kelvin Beckham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Engels. Sven Engels surges forward with the ball. Sven Engels shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
21.22
Kelvin Beckham flicks a high pass forward. Sven Engels controls it well on his chest. Sven Engels makes an attacking run forward. Sven Engels shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
26.01
Stefan Götz knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Beck. Julian Beck shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
27.14
Anthony Kanu takes it forward alone. Anthony Kanu flicks a high pass forward to Jimmy Arveladze who brings the ball under control. Jimmy Arveladze knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ricardo Semedo.
36.18
Francisco Marin passes the ball forward to Daniele Drake. Daniele Drake plays a scrappy one-two with Albert Merino and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Daniele Drake provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Samba Facciutto with no chance!! Goal for Eintracht Frankfurt!
40.22
Claudio Circati sees Charles Marquet in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Charles Marquet threads a neat ball through to Quim Reis. Quim Reis plays a scrappy one-two with Albert Merino and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some awkward footwork from Quim Reis provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
42.45
Alexandre Ramos threads the ball through to Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt appear unchanged since the first half. Hannover 96 also appear unchanged since the first half. The Eintracht Frankfurt players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Eintracht Frankfurt kick off and get the second half underway!
49.31
Claudio Circati passes the ball forward to Ivar Wijker. Ivar Wijker flicks a high pass forward. Chris Hughes controls it well on his chest. Chris Hughes plays a one-two with Charles Marquet and rushes in on goal... Chris Hughes shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
53.44
Claudio Circati flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Marin. Francisco Marin sees Dmitri Yashin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dmitri Yashin plays a scrappy one-two with Albert Merino and stumbles forward towards the goal... Dmitri Yashin rockets a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
65.51
Dmitri Yashin flicks a high ball forward to Quim Reis who takes it down. Quim Reis skips past Ruel Rodgers! Quim Reis cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
69.56
Ricardo Semedo flicks a high pass forward. Daniele Drake collects the pass. Daniele Drake shoots from distance. Samba Facciutto gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
72.41
Stefan Götz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Breitner. Sven Breitner plays a scrappy one-two with Stefan Götz and advances towards the goal... Sven Breitner shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.07
Stefan Götz threads the ball through to Sven Breitner. Sven Breitner shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
79.55
Ricardo Semedo barges into Alexandre Ramos. The referee calls over Ricardo Semedo and shows him a yellow card! Alexandre Ramos runs off the knock.
85.19
With a delightful solo run, Albert Merino stretches the opposition's defence. Albert Merino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Hughes but the linesman indicates offside!
89.19
Anthony Kanu threads the ball through to Juan-Carlos Montero. Juan-Carlos Montero sees Alexandre Ramos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alexandre Ramos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

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

Possession
51.4%
48.6%
Play Area
23.6%
48.6%
27.8%

Scorers
Daniele Drake 36
Chris Hughes 49
Jimmy Arveladze 15
Sven Breitner 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sven Breitner of Hannover 96

Match Ratings
1.Tadashi Saito (GK)
6
2.Ivar Wijker (DEF)
6
3.Claudio Circati (DEF)
7
4.Ricardo Semedo (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Dmitri Yashin (MID)
6
6.Francisco Marin (MID)
7
7.Quim Reis (MID)
6
8.Charles Marquet (MID)
6
9.Chris Hughes (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Albert Merino (ATT)
7
11.Daniele Drake (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Jose Fernandez (ATT)
0
13.Matthias Turek (ATT)
0
14.Manuel Antunes (MID)
0

1.Samba Facciutto (GK)
6
2.Ruel Rodgers (DEF)
6
3.Kelvin Beckham (DEF)
6
4.Anthony Kanu (DEF)
7
5.Sven Engels (MID)
7
6.Alexandre Ramos (MID)
6
7.Stefan Götz (MID)
7
8.Julian Beck (MID)
6
9.Sven Breitner (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Jimmy Arveladze (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Juan-Carlos Montero (ATT)
6
 
12.Gaspar Nascimento (DEF)
0
13.Martin Oswald (GK)
0
14.Florian Möller (ATT)
0