Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg
Iain RicherIain Richer Olly Martin Olly Martin
Tadashi SaitoT. Saito76
G
1
G
80Vincenzo HallerV. Haller
Ricardo SemedoR. Semedo73
D
2
D
83Maximilian NiedermayrM. Niedermayr
Ivar WijkerI. Wijker74
D
captain3
D
81Gerhard HollmerG. Hollmer
Benjamin GaillotB. Gaillot72
D
4
D
79Rainer MasurR. Masur
Andres RamosA. Ramos70
D
5
D
79Hannes LindnerH. Lindner
Quim ReisQ. Reis77
M
6captain
M
85Pascal BirkwaldP. Birkwald
Charles MarquetC. Marquet75
M
7
M
83Linus SchrammL. Schramm
Dmitri YashinD. Yashin89
M
8
M
79Anton KaiserA. Kaiser
Daniele DrakeD. Drake78
A
9
A
89Stefan BreitnerS. Breitner
Albert MerinoA. Merino79
A
10
A
74Arno GelbA. Gelb
Chris HughesC. Hughes80
A
11
A
73Sven BusseS. Busse
 
Manuel AntunesM. Antunes75
M
12
M
77Simon WitteS. Witte
Tommy LockleyT. Lockley72
M
13
D
76Anton MüllerA. Müller
Jose FernandezJ. Fernandez77
A
14
D
74Nicolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to FC Nürnberg. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Nürnberg are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Rodolfo Gomez.


0.00
FC Nürnberg kick off and get the match underway!
3.24
Linus Schramm flicks a high pass forward. Sven Busse collects the pass. Sven Busse flicks a high pass forward. Arno Gelb collects the pass. Arno Gelb lofts in a cross ball towards Sven Busse. Sven Busse jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Superb reactions from Tadashi Saito. What a save!
9.37
Pascal Birkwald chips the ball to his team mate, Sven Busse. Sven Busse whips in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb heads the ball goalwards. Ricardo Semedo clears it off the line with his head!
10.33
Charles Marquet threads a neat ball through to Dmitri Yashin. Dmitri Yashin whips in a cross ball towards Albert Merino. Albert Merino flicks the ball with his head but Vincenzo Haller is on top of it.
12.49
Rainer Masur threads the ball through to Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andres Ramos.
14.13
Ricardo Semedo clumsily knocks into Arno Gelb. Ricardo Semedo is shown the yellow card! Arno Gelb hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.25
Anton Kaiser threads the ball through to Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Good keeping from Tadashi Saito as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
17.34
Anton Kaiser takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Pascal Birkwald makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
18.32
Hannes Lindner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sven Busse. Sven Busse knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.07
Andres Ramos threads the ball through to Quim Reis. Quim Reis runs straight at the opposition's defence. Quim Reis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hannes Lindner.
22.45
Albert Merino controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniele Drake. Daniele Drake knocks in a cross ball towards Charles Marquet. Charles Marquet makes a convincing header. Vincenzo Haller manages to gather it.
24.53
Benjamin Gaillot threads a neat ball through to Dmitri Yashin. Dmitri Yashin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Quim Reis. Quim Reis rushes past Hannes Lindner! Quim Reis shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
26.38
FC Nürnberg are dictating the run of play here today.
28.19
Quim Reis threads the ball through to Albert Merino. Albert Merino threads the ball through to Dmitri Yashin but he's offside!
30.19
Charles Marquet makes a simple pass to Quim Reis. Quim Reis knocks in a cross ball towards Albert Merino. Albert Merino powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Eintracht Frankfurt!
33.32
Charles Marquet catches Linus Schramm on the ankles. Charles Marquet is shown the yellow card! Linus Schramm hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.54
Andres Ramos clumsily knocks into Stefan Breitner. Andres Ramos is given a warning by the referee! Stefan Breitner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.24
Gerhard Hollmer catches Dmitri Yashin on the ankles. The referee warns Gerhard Hollmer to calm down! Dmitri Yashin grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
44.54
Pascal Birkwald flicks a high pass forward to Linus Schramm who brings the ball under control. Linus Schramm knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tadashi Saito who gathers it comfortably.
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 Nürnberg also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Nürnberg players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Eintracht Frankfurt kick off and get the second half underway!
47.02
Rainer Masur takes it forward alone. Rainer Masur sees Pascal Birkwald in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pascal Birkwald makes a probing pass between the defence to Sven Busse. Sven Busse shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
54.30
Anton Kaiser hits a low pass to Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm whips in a cross ball towards Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC Nürnberg!
60.28
Eintracht Frankfurt have made a substitution with Jose Fernandez replacing Daniele Drake .FC Nürnberg have made 3 substitutions with Simon Witte replacing Rainer Masur, Anton Müller replacing Linus Schramm and Nicolas Buchwald replacing Sven Busse .
63.46
Hannes Lindner knocks the ball forward to Anton Kaiser. Anton Kaiser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb plays a quick one-two with Nicolas Buchwald and rushes in on goal... Arno Gelb side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Tadashi Saito is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
67.17
Gerhard Hollmer knocks the ball forward to Anton Kaiser. Anton Kaiser flicks a high ball forward to Stefan Breitner who takes it down. Stefan Breitner sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Tadashi Saito. What a great pair of hands!
77.33
Charles Marquet threads a neat ball through to Dmitri Yashin. Dmitri Yashin edges inside the box! Dmitri Yashin comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. What a cracker!! Vincenzo Haller had no chance!! Goal for Eintracht Frankfurt!
81.34
Benjamin Gaillot flicks a high pass forward to Albert Merino who brings the ball under control. Albert Merino threads the ball through into the box. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Chris Hughes provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
89.51
Hannes Lindner barges into Dmitri Yashin. The referee brings Hannes Lindner to one side and gives him a warning! Dmitri Yashin is really getting knocked about but he carries on with a struggle.
90.00
Gerhard Hollmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Pascal Birkwald. Pascal Birkwald deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anton Müller. Anton Müller plays a scrappy one-two with Stefan Breitner and advances towards the goal... Anton Müller looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies well off target!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

FC Nürnberg
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.5%
54.5%
Play Area
27.3%
44.2%
28.6%

Scorers
Albert Merino 30
Dmitri Yashin 77
Sven Busse 47
Stefan Breitner 54
Arno Gelb 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sven Busse of FC Nürnberg

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

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