Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     FC Energie CottbusFC Energie Cottbus
Iain RicherIain Richer Paul Mc cain Paul Mc cain
Tadashi SaitoT. Saito76
G
1
G
73Ricardo GomesR. Gomes
Ivar WijkerI. Wijker74
D
2
D
65Tiago TeixeiraT. Teixeira
Claudio CircatiC. Circati73
D
3
D
71Glynn WilcoxG. Wilcox
Benjamin GaillotB. Gaillot72
D
4
D
68Ruben MartinsR. Martins
Dmitri YashinD. Yashin89
M
5
M
70Niccolo HarrisonN. Harrison
Francisco MarinF. Marin81
M
6
M
78Nicholas HuardN. Huard
Quim ReisQ. Reis77
M
captain7captain
M
73Juan GarridoJ. Garrido
Charles MarquetC. Marquet75
M
8
M
71Daan HoekstraD. Hoekstra
Chris HughesC. Hughes80
A
9
A
74Marcel BusseM. Busse
Albert MerinoA. Merino79
A
10
A
67Miguel PinheiroM. Pinheiro
Daniele DrakeD. Drake78
A
11
A
83Christian ThieleC. Thiele
 
Jose FernandezJ. Fernandez77
A
12
M
68Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison
Matthias TurekM. Turek76
A
13
M
72Cristiano ValenteC. Valente
Manuel AntunesM. Antunes75
M
14
A
71Guillaume KanouteG. Kanoute

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to FC Energie Cottbus. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Energie Cottbus are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Köller.


0.00
The whistle blows and Eintracht Frankfurt kick off!
2.44
Tiago Teixeira pushes mid-way up the pitch. Tiago Teixeira knocks the ball forward to Daan Hoekstra. Daan Hoekstra knocks in a cross ball towards Juan Garrido. Juan Garrido rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
6.48
Quim Reis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Merino. Albert Merino knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ricardo Gomes who gathers it comfortably.
10.22
Ivar Wijker hits a low pass to Quim Reis. Quim Reis threads the ball through to Daniele Drake. Daniele Drake whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Marin. Francisco Marin finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Ricardo Gomes easily punches it away to safety.
12.38
With vision, Ruben Martins picks a pass forward to Niccolo Harrison. With a delightful solo run, Niccolo Harrison stretches the opposition's defence. Niccolo Harrison whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Pinheiro. Miguel Pinheiro makes a looping header on goal but Tadashi Saito is on top of it.
16.55
Tiago Teixeira hits a low pass to Juan Garrido. Juan Garrido flicks a high pass forward. Niccolo Harrison holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Niccolo Harrison knocks in a cross ball towards Nicholas Huard. Nicholas Huard is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
27.23
Nicholas Huard chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Thiele. Christian Thiele sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
33.11
Juan Garrido passes the ball forward to Miguel Pinheiro. Miguel Pinheiro shoots from outside the area. Good keeping from Tadashi Saito as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
34.33
It's a corner kick. Nicholas Huard loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Daniele Drake chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
36.04
Charles Marquet sees a break and surges forward. Charles Marquet controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Ricardo Gomes gets down and covers it.
39.02
Quim Reis knocks the ball forward to Daniele Drake. Daniele Drake chips the ball to his team mate, Charles Marquet. Charles Marquet muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
42.02
Tiago Teixeira knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Huard. Nicholas Huard flicks the ball to his team mate, Daan Hoekstra. Daan Hoekstra knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ivar Wijker.
44.39
Ivar Wijker flicks a high pass forward to Benjamin Gaillot who brings the ball under control. Benjamin Gaillot makes a beautiful solo run. Benjamin Gaillot knocks in a cross ball towards Daniele Drake. Daniele Drake makes a looping header on goal. Glynn Wilcox clears it off the line with his head!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt appear unchanged since the first half. FC Energie Cottbus also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Energie Cottbus kick off and get the second half underway!
47.51
Tiago Teixeira darts forward. Tiago Teixeira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niccolo Harrison. Niccolo Harrison shoots from outside the area but somehow Tadashi Saito manages to keep it out.
48.42
Albert Merino flicks a high pass forward to Daniele Drake who brings the ball under control. Daniele Drake knocks in a cross ball towards Albert Merino. Albert Merino outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Ricardo Gomes easily punches it away to safety.
49.04
Daniele Drake controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Chris Hughes. Chris Hughes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ricardo Gomes who gathers it comfortably.
54.22
Daan Hoekstra flicks a high pass forward to Christian Thiele who brings the ball under control. Christian Thiele knocks in a cross ball towards Marcel Busse. Marcel Busse jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Tadashi Saito!
60.40
Eintracht Frankfurt have made a substitution with Manuel Antunes replacing Albert Merino .
63.07
Claudio Circati flicks a high pass forward to Ivar Wijker who brings the ball under control. Ivar Wijker makes a simple pass to Daniele Drake. Daniele Drake threads the ball through to Chris Hughes but he's offside!
65.05
Francisco Marin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Charles Marquet. Charles Marquet whips in a cross ball towards Quim Reis. Quim Reis rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
66.06
Juan Garrido controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daan Hoekstra. Daan Hoekstra lofts in a cross ball towards Marcel Busse. With a superhuman jump, Marcel Busse connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
69.13
Juan Garrido kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Pinheiro. Miguel Pinheiro shoots from 20 yards. Tadashi Saito comfortably gets down and covers it.
71.48
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
73.10
Ruben Martins controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niccolo Harrison. Niccolo Harrison makes a simple pass to Miguel Pinheiro. Miguel Pinheiro whips in a cross ball towards Marcel Busse. Marcel Busse makes a deft header. Magnificent save by Tadashi Saito!
75.31
Tiago Teixeira comes in with a late challenge on Chris Hughes. Tiago Teixeira is shown the yellow card! Chris Hughes runs off the knock.
78.29
Glynn Wilcox threads the ball through to Juan Garrido. Juan Garrido makes a simple pass to Daan Hoekstra. Daan Hoekstra knocks in a cross ball towards Marcel Busse. Marcel Busse connects with a diving header his aim is horrendously poor!
81.19
Ivar Wijker surges forward with the ball. Ivar Wijker lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Marin. Francisco Marin flicks the ball with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
85.29
Showing fabulous composure, Ivar Wijker plays the ball forward to Manuel Antunes. Manuel Antunes kicks a strong pass forward to Chris Hughes. Chris Hughes knocks in a cross ball towards Charles Marquet. With a superhuman jump, Charles Marquet connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Ricardo Gomes picks it out of the air!
89.36
Ruben Martins threads a neat ball through to Juan Garrido. Juan Garrido passes the ball forward to Marcel Busse. Marcel Busse knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Benjamin Gaillot.
90.00
Juan Garrido controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daan Hoekstra. Daan Hoekstra knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Pinheiro. Miguel Pinheiro outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

FC Energie Cottbus
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
7
8
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.2%
52.8%
Play Area
27.8%
43.1%
29.2%

Scorers
Juan Garrido 2
Nicholas Huard 17

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Juan Garrido of FC Energie Cottbus

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

1.Ricardo Gomes (GK)
8
2.Tiago Teixeira (DEF)yellow card
7
3.Glynn Wilcox (DEF)
6
4.Ruben Martins (DEF)
6
5.Niccolo Harrison (MID)
8
6.Nicholas Huard (MID)goal scored
8
7.Juan Garrido (MID)goal scored
9
8.Daan Hoekstra (MID)
7
9.Marcel Busse (ATT)
6
10.Miguel Pinheiro (ATT)
6
11.Christian Thiele (ATT)
6
 
12.Gavin Morrison (MID)
0
13.Cristiano Valente (MID)
0
14.Guillaume Kanoute (ATT)
0