Match Report


SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth     SC FreiburgSC Freiburg
Christopher GeorgeChristopher George Simonpu Simon Simonpu Simon
Hauke SchönenbornH. Schönenborn68
G
1
G
74Alexander BusseA. Busse
Jonas AugsteinJ. Augstein63
D
2
D
66Nico WitteN. Witte
Stephen HutchisonS. Hutchison73
D
3
D
65Martin BehrensM. Behrens
Jose Javier GilJ. Gil66
D
4
D
64Oliver BirnbaumO. Birnbaum
Lars BeckenbauerL. Beckenbauer70
D
5
D
62Nikolas ThielemannN. Thielemann
Garry McNeillG. McNeill71
M
6captain
M
70Ivan MolinaI. Molina
Ferdinando FilippiF. Filippi71
M
7
M
67John BrescianoJ. Bresciano
Arno RummeniggeA. Rummenigge70
M
8
M
66Nils ArnoldN. Arnold
Stefan YrjonpoikaS. Yrjonpoika75
A
captain9
M
65Leon SchröderL. Schröder
Kodjo GiulyK. Giuly68
A
10
A
71Paul WilcoxP. Wilcox
Manuel AlmeidaM. Almeida70
A
11
A
62John HansenJ. Hansen
 
Paul FreundP. Freund69
D
12
G
65Frederic BaghdadF. Baghdad
Gerhard ZiegeG. Ziege67
M
13
M
63Jonas JaschkeJ. Jaschke
Graeme BloomerG. Bloomer33
A
14
M
54Roberto VidalR. Vidal

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Playmobil-Stadion where SpVgg Greuther Fürth play host to SC Freiburg. A crowd of 19,869 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while SC Freiburg appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Nikolas Schulze.


0.00
The whistle blows and SpVgg Greuther Fürth kick off!
10.24
Garry McNeill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly makes a defence splitting pass to Manuel Almeida. Some silky footwork from Manuel Almeida provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
12.38
Garry McNeill flicks a high pass forward to Manuel Almeida who brings the ball under control. Manuel Almeida shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
14.59
John Hansen flicks a high ball forward to Ivan Molina who takes it down. Ivan Molina lofts in a cross ball towards John Hansen. John Hansen is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's well over the bar!
15.22
Lars Beckenbauer hits a low pass to Garry McNeill. Garry McNeill chips the ball to his team mate, Ferdinando Filippi. Ferdinando Filippi finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Alexander Busse.
16.13
Garry McNeill takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Paul Wilcox jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
26.00
Lars Beckenbauer gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. Arno Rummenigge knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.42
John Bresciano catches Ferdinando Filippi on the ankles. John Bresciano is warned by the referee! Ferdinando Filippi gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
28.42
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
30.06
Stephen Hutchison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry McNeill. Garry McNeill flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Yrjonpoika. Stefan Yrjonpoika threads the ball through to Kodjo Giuly but he's offside!
33.20
Lars Beckenbauer pushes mid-way up the pitch. Lars Beckenbauer flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Almeida controls it well on his chest. Manuel Almeida threads the ball through to Kodjo Giuly but he's offside!
38.22
Paul Wilcox comes in with a late challenge on Jose Javier Gil. Paul Wilcox is warned by the referee! Jose Javier Gil stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.25
Jonas Augstein deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ferdinando Filippi. With a delightful solo run, Ferdinando Filippi stretches the opposition's defence. Ferdinando Filippi lofts in a cross ball towards Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly flicks the ball with his head. Wonderful reactions from Alexander Busse keeps it out!
42.17
Arno Rummenigge barges into John Bresciano. Arno Rummenigge is shown the yellow card! John Bresciano stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.41
Stephen Hutchison plays the ball forward to Ferdinando Filippi. Ferdinando Filippi flicks a high ball forward to Kodjo Giuly who takes it down. Kodjo Giuly shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Jonas Augstein catches John Hansen on the ankles. The referee calls over Jonas Augstein and shows him a yellow card! John Hansen grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear unchanged since the first half. SC Freiburg also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
SC Freiburg kick off!
47.25
Nico Witte flicks a high pass forward to Ivan Molina who brings the ball under control. Ivan Molina deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Bresciano. John Bresciano whips in a cross ball towards John Hansen. John Hansen directs the ball goalwards with his head. Hauke Schönenborn manages to gather it easily.
49.25
Nils Arnold brings the ball forward. Nils Arnold sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
51.49
Arno Rummenigge controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefan Yrjonpoika. Stefan Yrjonpoika shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
54.51
Jonas Augstein sees Stefan Yrjonpoika in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stefan Yrjonpoika plays a scrappy one-two with Garry McNeill and stumbles forward towards the goal... Stefan Yrjonpoika rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.42
John Bresciano makes a simple pass to Paul Wilcox. Paul Wilcox knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Hutchison.
60.07
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made a substitution with Paul Freund replacing Jonas Augstein .
63.23
Paul Freund kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Yrjonpoika. Stefan Yrjonpoika whips in a cross ball towards Garry McNeill. Garry McNeill connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
66.41
John Bresciano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leon Schröder. Leon Schröder shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Hauke Schönenborn. What a great pair of hands!
71.27
Nico Witte takes it forward alone. Nico Witte makes a simple pass to John Hansen. John Hansen shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
73.41
Arno Rummenigge controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly shoots from outside the area but Alexander Busse reads it well. Excellent save!
77.53
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made a substitution with Graeme Bloomer replacing Kodjo Giuly .
78.56
Martin Behrens comes in with a late challenge on Graeme Bloomer. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Graeme Bloomer grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
79.14
Arno Rummenigge flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Yrjonpoika controls it well on his chest. Stefan Yrjonpoika sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.03
Stephen Hutchison breaks forward. Stephen Hutchison runs straight at the opposition's defence. Stephen Hutchison plays a quick one-two with Stefan Yrjonpoika and rushes in on goal... Stephen Hutchison comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Alexander Busse is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
85.14
Manuel Almeida flicks the ball to his team mate, Graeme Bloomer. Graeme Bloomer shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
87.48
Stefan Yrjonpoika barges into Oliver Birnbaum. Stefan Yrjonpoika is warned by the referee! Oliver Birnbaum stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.03
Arno Rummenigge makes a simple pass to Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nikolas Thielemann.
90.00
Nikolas Thielemann barges into Graeme Bloomer. The referee calls over Nikolas Thielemann and shows him a yellow card! Graeme Bloomer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

SC Freiburg
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.5%
34.5%
Play Area
25.3%
43.7%
31%

Scorers
Garry McNeill 63
Stephen Hutchison 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stephen Hutchison of SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Match Ratings
1.Hauke Schönenborn (GK)
6
2.Jonas Augstein (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Stephen Hutchison (DEF)goal scored
9
4.Jose Javier Gil (DEF)
6
5.Lars Beckenbauer (DEF)
7
6.Garry McNeill (MID)goal scored
8
7.Ferdinando Filippi (MID)
7
8.Arno Rummenigge (MID)yellow card
6
9.Stefan Yrjonpoika (ATT)
7
10.Kodjo Giuly (ATT)
6
11.Manuel Almeida (ATT)
6
 
12.Paul Freund (DEF)
6
13.Gerhard Ziege (MID)
0
14.Graeme Bloomer (ATT)
6

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