Match Report


FC Energie CottbusFC Energie Cottbus     FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg
Paul Mc cainPaul Mc cain Olly Martin Olly Martin
Ricardo GomesR. Gomes73
G
1
G
80Vincenzo HallerV. Haller
David MüllerD. Müller85
D
2
D
83Maximilian NiedermayrM. Niedermayr
Glynn WilcoxG. Wilcox71
D
3
D
76Anton MüllerA. Müller
Walter PandolfiW. Pandolfi67
D
4
D
74Nicolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald
Niccolo HarrisonN. Harrison70
M
5
D
79Rainer MasurR. Masur
Nicholas HuardN. Huard78
M
6captain
M
78Anton KaiserA. Kaiser
Juan GarridoJ. Garrido73
M
captain7
M
85Pascal BirkwaldP. Birkwald
Cristiano ValenteC. Valente72
M
8
M
83Linus SchrammL. Schramm
Oliver HamannO. Hamann60
M
9
A
70Simon BierhoffS. Bierhoff
Marcel BusseM. Busse74
A
10
A
73Sven BusseS. Busse
Miguel PinheiroM. Pinheiro67
A
11
A
74Arno GelbA. Gelb
 
Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison68
M
12
D
71Hannes KohlerH. Kohler
Guillaume KanouteG. Kanoute71
A
13
M
77Simon WitteS. Witte
Christian ThieleC. Thiele83
A
14
A
89Stefan BreitnerS. Breitner

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadion der Freundschaft where FC Energie Cottbus play host to FC Nürnberg. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Energie Cottbus are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while FC Nürnberg appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Florian Gerlach.


0.00
FC Nürnberg get the match underway!
2.16
Nicolas Buchwald plays the ball forward to Sven Busse. Sven Busse sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
10.02
Nicholas Huard knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan Garrido. Juan Garrido knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.39
Rainer Masur threads the ball through to Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm flicks the ball to his team mate, Sven Busse. Sven Busse knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff whips the ball goalwards with his head but Ricardo Gomes is on top of it.
21.54
Glynn Wilcox flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Huard collects the pass. Seeing a gap ahead, Nicholas Huard plays the ball forward to Miguel Pinheiro. Miguel Pinheiro makes a defence splitting pass to Nicholas Huard. Nicholas Huard rockets a shot on goal but Vincenzo Haller is on top of it.
22.23
Nicolas Buchwald passes the ball forward to Anton Kaiser. Anton Kaiser runs straight at the opposition's defence. Anton Kaiser shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
27.11
David Müller flicks a high pass forward to Glynn Wilcox who brings the ball under control. Glynn Wilcox advances with the ball. Glynn Wilcox finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Vincenzo Haller. Excellent save.
30.47
Nicolas Buchwald flicks a high pass forward. Anton Müller controls it well on his chest. Anton Müller knocks the ball to his team mate, Pascal Birkwald. Pascal Birkwald cuts inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Pascal Birkwald provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it is shockingly off target!
39.51
Nicolas Buchwald flicks the ball to his team mate, Pascal Birkwald. Pascal Birkwald hits a low pass to Sven Busse. Sven Busse shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
40.35
Nicolas Buchwald flicks a high pass forward to Pascal Birkwald who brings the ball under control. Pascal Birkwald threads a neat ball through to Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff lofts in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb makes a looping header on goal. Ricardo Gomes picks it out of the air!
42.43
Cristiano Valente makes a probing pass to Miguel Pinheiro. Miguel Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Haller who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Energie Cottbus appear unchanged since the first half. FC Nürnberg also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The second half starts with FC Energie Cottbus kicking off!
48.45
Cristiano Valente hits a low pass to Nicholas Huard. Nicholas Huard shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
59.29
Oliver Hamann flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Pinheiro. Miguel Pinheiro shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
60.37
FC Nürnberg have made a substitution with Stefan Breitner replacing Arno Gelb .
69.06
David Müller barges into Linus Schramm. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Linus Schramm carries on, but is struggling a bit.
69.06
Free kick to FC Nürnberg just outside the area...
70.19
Simon Bierhoff takes a slow run up and curls the ball around the wall but the keeper has read it well and catches it comfortably.
72.48
Juan Garrido makes a beautiful solo run. Juan Garrido knocks in a cross ball towards Nicholas Huard. Nicholas Huard knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
77.19
Simon Bierhoff makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Busse. Sven Busse controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
78.34
Anton Kaiser flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Breitner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stefan Breitner sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Ricardo Gomes.
81.59
Marcel Busse clumsily knocks into Anton Müller. The referee warns Marcel Busse to calm down! Anton Müller stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.36
Walter Pandolfi sees space and advances. Walter Pandolfi chips the ball to his team mate, Marcel Busse. Marcel Busse knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.20
Marcel Busse makes a simple pass to Oliver Hamann. Oliver Hamann skips past Maximilian Niedermayr! Maximilian Niedermayr hacks Oliver Hamann from behind! Oliver Hamann appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

FC Energie Cottbus

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

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
22.2%
41.7%
36.1%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ricardo Gomes of FC Energie Cottbus

Match Ratings
1.Ricardo Gomes (GK)
9
2.David Müller (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Glynn Wilcox (DEF)
7
4.Walter Pandolfi (DEF)
7
5.Niccolo Harrison (MID)
6
6.Nicholas Huard (MID)
8
7.Juan Garrido (MID)
7
8.Cristiano Valente (MID)
6
9.Oliver Hamann (MID)
7
10.Marcel Busse (ATT)
6
11.Miguel Pinheiro (ATT)
6
 
12.Gavin Morrison (MID)
0
13.Guillaume Kanoute (ATT)
0
14.Christian Thiele (ATT)
0

1.Vincenzo Haller (GK)
8
2.Maximilian Niedermayr (DEF)
6
3.Anton Müller (DEF)
6
4.Nicolas Buchwald (DEF)
7
5.Rainer Masur (DEF)
6
6.Anton Kaiser (MID)
7
7.Pascal Birkwald (MID)
7
8.Linus Schramm (MID)
7
9.Simon Bierhoff (ATT)
7
10.Sven Busse (ATT)
7
11.Arno Gelb (ATT)
6
 
12.Hannes Kohler (DEF)
0
13.Simon Witte (MID)
0
14.Stefan Breitner (ATT)
6