Match Report
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at AOL Arena where Hamburger SV play host to SV Werder Bremen. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Hamburger SV are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while SV Werder Bremen appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Rodolfo Gomez.
The pitch is in great condition.
Hamburger SV are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while SV Werder Bremen appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Rodolfo Gomez.
0.00
SV Werder Bremen start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.55
Colin Dalglish knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Lozano. Alejandro Lozano makes a probing pass to Adrian Ruotolo. Adrian Ruotolo shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.54
Juan-Carlos Sanz sees Vincenzo Kühn in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vincenzo Kühn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giordano Mazzi but the linesman indicates offside!
15.19
Giordano Mazzi threads a neat ball through to Vincenzo Kühn. Vincenzo Kühn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
20.36
Juan-Carlos Sanz runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Juan-Carlos Sanz knocks in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Kühn. Vincenzo Kühn beats his man to it with a header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
22.03
Alejandro Lozano threads a neat ball through to Juan-Carlos Sanz. Juan-Carlos Sanz knocks the ball forward, putting Giordano Mazzi through on goal. Giordano Mazzi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Hamburger SV!
27.09
Leon Sparwasser makes a simple pass to Nico Kneissl. Nico Kneissl makes a simple pass to Fabian N. Apolloni. Fabian N. Apolloni shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
32.03
Jose Santos knocks the ball forward to Mark King. Mark King flicks a high ball forward to Adrian Ruotolo who takes it down. Adrian Ruotolo knocks in a cross ball towards Giordano Mazzi. Giordano Mazzi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
36.18
Kevin Littbarski threads a neat ball through to Nico Kneissl. Nico Kneissl controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
38.44
Juan-Carlos Sanz passes the ball forward to Alejandro Lozano. Alejandro Lozano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Hamburger SV appear unchanged since the first half. SV Werder Bremen also appear unchanged since the first half. The SV Werder Bremen players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Hamburger SV start the second half!
47.23
Juan-Carlos Sanz flicks a high ball forward to Albrecht Ritzinger who takes it down. Albrecht Ritzinger tries a spectacular long range effort. Silvio Lima gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
54.11
With vision, Michel Ten Hag laces a through ball forward to Nico Kneissl. Nico Kneissl changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Nico Kneissl shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
59.25
Jose Santos knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Lozano. Alejandro Lozano flicks a high pass forward to Vincenzo Kühn who brings the ball under control. Vincenzo Kühn advances inside the box! Vincenzo Kühn tries a spectacular strike but somehow Leon Sparwasser happens to be in the right place to block it.
65.40
Leon Sparwasser passes the ball forward to Steffen Riemann. Steffen Riemann whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Littbarski. Kevin Littbarski powers a header at goal. Jesús Trejo easily punches it away to safety.
69.28
Alejandro Lozano flicks a high pass forward to Albrecht Ritzinger who brings the ball under control. Albrecht Ritzinger whips in a cross ball towards Giordano Mazzi. Giordano Mazzi rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Hamburger SV! The crowd cheers as the Italian celebrates his hattrick!
72.22
Juan-Carlos Sanz passes the ball forward to Albrecht Ritzinger. Albrecht Ritzinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.07
Colin Dalglish flicks a high pass forward to Albrecht Ritzinger who brings the ball under control. Albrecht Ritzinger flicks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Ruotolo. Adrian Ruotolo makes a probing pass to Juan-Carlos Sanz but he's offside!
77.48
SV Werder Bremen have made 2 substitutions with Torsten Kühn replacing Joachim Dalla Bona and Nuno Semedo replacing Michel Ten Hag and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
78.52
Colin Dalglish threads a neat ball through to Giordano Mazzi. Giordano Mazzi whips in a cross ball towards Adrian Ruotolo. Adrian Ruotolo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.09
Alejandro Lozano threads a neat ball through to Adrian Ruotolo. Adrian Ruotolo shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
81.58
Jan Gelb makes a simple pass to Nico Kneissl. Nico Kneissl flicks a high pass forward to Marcel Widmann who brings the ball neatly under control. Marcel Widmann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.56
Nuno Semedo makes a probing pass to Torsten Kühn. Torsten Kühn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mark King.
85.36
Kevin Littbarski controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabian N. Apolloni. Fabian N. Apolloni plays a scrappy one-two with Kevin Littbarski and advances towards the goal... Fabian N. Apolloni makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Colin Dalglish is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
90.00
Giordano Mazzi flicks the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Kühn. Vincenzo Kühn shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
4
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
68.3%
31.7%
Play Area
24.4%
45.1%
30.5%
Scorers
| Giordano Mazzi 22, 32, 69 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Giordano Mazzi of Hamburger SV |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Jesús Trejo (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Cosimo Macchi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jose Santos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Mark King (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Colin Dalglish (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Albrecht Ritzinger (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alejandro Lozano (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Juan-Carlos Sanz (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Adrian Ruotolo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Vincenzo Kühn (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Giordano Mazzi (ATT) | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 9 |
| 12. | Matjaz Ramora (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Kevin Caldwell (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Kevin Power (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Silvio Lima (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Michel Ten Hag (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Leon Sparwasser (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Alexander Ahrens (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jan Gelb (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Nico Kneissl (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Kevin Littbarski (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Joachim Dalla Bona (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Marcel Widmann (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Steffen Riemann (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Fabian N. Apolloni (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Nuno Semedo (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Torsten Kühn (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Jan Morlock (DEF) | 0 | |












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