Match Report


MSV DuisburgMSV Duisburg     FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04
Computer Player Computer Player Ed Davies Ed Davies
Linus PrantlL. Prantl66
G
1captain
G
70Pascal BorchardP. Borchard
Gareth JohnsonG. Johnson58
D
2
D
67Gerhard NeuhausG. Neuhaus
Jakob JanesJ. Janes58
D
3
D
65Simon SparwasserS. Sparwasser
Maurizio Di MeglioM. Di Meglio53
D
4
D
62Oliver WallnerO. Wallner
Don MorrisonD. Morrison53
D
5
D
65Torsten PolheimT. Polheim
Samir SchefflerS. Scheffler69
M
6
M
74Ivan FernandezI. Fernandez
Vasco CamposV. Campos59
M
7
M
69Jean DeguervilleJ. Deguerville
Simon RöslerS. Rösler59
M
8
M
71Matthias LinkeM. Linke
Martijn HuistraM. Huistra57
M
9
A
67Alberto GentoA. Gento
Malte StiepermannM. Stiepermann62
A
10
A
67Sergio SoaresS. Soares
Sebastian WinklerS. Winkler59
A
captain11
A
58Stephen LiddellS. Liddell
 
Marcel HallerM. Haller57
G
12
D
61Nils RöhligN. Röhlig
Moritz HelmerM. Helmer57
A
13
M
65Jonas MetzgerJ. Metzger
Simon CziommerS. Cziommer56
M
14
A
60Nikolas KrügerN. Krüger

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at MSV Arena where MSV Duisburg play host to FC Schalke 04. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
MSV Duisburg are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Philipp Hoeness.


0.00
MSV Duisburg kick off!
3.36
Malte Stiepermann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Winkler. Sebastian Winkler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.44
Maurizio Di Meglio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vasco Campos. Vasco Campos knocks the ball to his team mate, Samir Scheffler. Samir Scheffler shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
12.51
Torsten Polheim plays the ball forward to Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Liddell. Stephen Liddell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Don Morrison.
16.11
Sergio Soares catches Jakob Janes on the ankles. Sergio Soares is shown the yellow card! Jakob Janes runs off the knock.
20.31
Simon Rösler threads the ball through to Martijn Huistra. Martijn Huistra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.52
Maurizio Di Meglio flicks a high pass forward. Malte Stiepermann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Malte Stiepermann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
22.05
Ivan Fernandez threads a neat ball through to Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento plays a scrappy one-two with Ivan Fernandez and advances towards the goal... Alberto Gento cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
26.40
Simon Sparwasser chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Fernandez. Ivan Fernandez knocks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Soares. Sergio Soares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Linus Prantl who gathers it comfortably.
34.46
Simon Sparwasser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean Deguerville. Jean Deguerville knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Liddell. Stephen Liddell directs the ball goalwards with his head. Linus Prantl picks it out of the air!
38.02
Simon Sparwasser kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Liddell. Stephen Liddell knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.07
Jean Deguerville flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Gento controls it well on his chest. Alberto Gento cuts inside the box! Alberto Gento strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
45.00
Sebastian Winkler flicks a high pass forward. Malte Stiepermann controls it well on his chest. Malte Stiepermann lofts in a cross ball towards Vasco Campos. Vasco Campos directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. MSV Duisburg appear unchanged since the first half. FC Schalke 04 also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Schalke 04 players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
FC Schalke 04 kick off the second half!
48.17
Seeing a gap ahead, Matthias Linke plays the ball forward to Jean Deguerville. Jean Deguerville hits a low pass to Stephen Liddell. Stephen Liddell shoots from distance but Linus Prantl is on top of it.
51.56
Ivan Fernandez flicks a high ball forward to Jean Deguerville who gracefully takes it down. Jean Deguerville lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Liddell. Stephen Liddell powers a header at goal. Linus Prantl is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
60.23
FC Schalke 04 have made 2 substitutions with Nils Röhlig replacing Gerhard Neuhaus and Jonas Metzger replacing Ivan Fernandez .
61.24
Oliver Wallner advances with the ball. Oliver Wallner flicks a high pass forward. Sergio Soares collects the pass. Sergio Soares shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Linus Prantl manages to gather it comfortably.
63.30
Nils Röhlig flicks a high pass forward. Jean Deguerville holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jean Deguerville plays the ball forward to Stephen Liddell. Stephen Liddell shoots from long range but somehow Linus Prantl manages to keep it out.
69.36
Maurizio Di Meglio clumsily knocks into Stephen Liddell. Maurizio Di Meglio is given a warning by the referee! Stephen Liddell runs off the knock.
72.19
Jean Deguerville flicks a high pass forward to Alberto Gento who brings the ball under control. With a delightful solo run, Alberto Gento stretches the opposition's defence. Alberto Gento shoots from distance. Linus Prantl gets down and covers it.
73.07
Vasco Campos flicks a high pass forward. Simon Rösler collects the pass. Simon Rösler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nils Röhlig.
75.22
Malte Stiepermann hacks Nils Röhlig from behind! Malte Stiepermann is given a warning by the referee! Nils Röhlig stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.30
Jakob Janes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martijn Huistra. Seeing a gap ahead, Martijn Huistra plays the ball forward to Malte Stiepermann. Malte Stiepermann shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Pascal Borchard smothers it!
85.05
Oliver Wallner sees space and advances. With a delightful solo run, Oliver Wallner stretches the opposition's defence. Oliver Wallner lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Liddell. Stephen Liddell beats his man to it with a header but it is deflected wide by Gareth Johnson.
86.47
It's a corner kick which Matthias Linke takes quickly, playing the ball short to Stephen Liddell. Stephen Liddell takes a shot at goal but is denied by Jakob Janes. Excellent block.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

MSV Duisburg

FC Schalke 04
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
9
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.3%
51.7%
Play Area
28.1%
43.8%
28.1%

Scorers
Vasco Campos 45
Stephen Liddell 52

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stephen Liddell of FC Schalke 04

Match Ratings