Match Report


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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Tivoli where Alemannia Aachen play host to VfB Lübeck. A crowd of 9,801 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Alemannia Aachen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while VfB Lübeck appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Neudecker.


0.00
VfB Lübeck kick off!
12.02
Lennart Spengler comes in with a late challenge on Martin Widmann. Lennart Spengler is given a warning by the referee! Martin Widmann carries on, but is struggling a bit.
14.20
Martin Widmann hits a low pass to Francisco Mendez. Francisco Mendez whips in a cross ball towards Sven Beck. With a superhuman jump, Sven Beck connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Stefan Behrens clears it off the line with his head!
16.32
Eric Netzer flicks a high pass forward. Matthias Buchwald holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With great vision, Matthias Buchwald plays the ball forward to Francisco Mendez. Francisco Mendez shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
18.10
Philipp Metzger flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Jesus holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alberto Jesus knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Erler. Julian Erler finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.55
Oscar Cimarelli threads a neat ball through to Matthias Buchwald. Matthias Buchwald threads the ball through to Martin Widmann. Martin Widmann makes a defence splitting pass to Humphrey Turpijn. Humphrey Turpijn comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball comes in low, but Simon Neudecker smothers it!
22.48
Humphrey Turpijn catches Stefan Behrens on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stefan Behrens hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.50
Stefan Behrens passes the ball forward to Sebastian Emmerlich. Sebastian Emmerlich flicks a high pass forward. Julian Erler collects the pass. Julian Erler rushes past Matthias Köpke! Julian Erler comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
28.08
Seeing a gap ahead, Oliver Köpke laces a through ball forward to Matthias Buchwald. Matthias Buchwald flicks a high pass forward. Humphrey Turpijn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Humphrey Turpijn finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.50
Sebastian Emmerlich clumsily knocks into Matthias Buchwald. Sebastian Emmerlich is given a warning by the referee! Matthias Buchwald carries on, but is struggling a bit.
32.45
Matthias Köpke makes a simple pass to Eric Rohrschneider. Eric Rohrschneider surges forward with the ball. Eric Rohrschneider controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Simon Neudecker. What a great pair of hands!
36.23
Oscar Cimarelli knocks the ball forward to Matthias Köpke. Matthias Köpke threads a neat ball through to Sven Beck. Sven Beck controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
40.28
Sebastian Emmerlich flicks a high pass forward. Gregorio Gonzalez collects the pass. Gregorio Gonzalez flicks a high pass forward. Julian Erler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Erler shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
44.16
Martin Widmann knocks the ball to his team mate, Humphrey Turpijn. Humphrey Turpijn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Martin Widmann clumsily knocks into Sebastian Emmerlich. Martin Widmann is shown the yellow card! Sebastian Emmerlich grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Alemannia Aachen appear unchanged since the first half. VfB Lübeck also appear unchanged since the first half. The Alemannia Aachen players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Alemannia Aachen kick off!
47.57
Philipp Metzger makes a probing pass to Julian Erler. Julian Erler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
49.58
Stefan Behrens makes a probing pass to Gregorio Gonzalez. Gregorio Gonzalez hits a low pass to Alberto Jesus. Alberto Jesus shoots from long range. Arno Masur gets down and covers it.
51.34
Julian Erler comes in with a late challenge on Oscar Cimarelli. Julian Erler is given a warning by the referee! Oscar Cimarelli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.36
Gregorio Gonzalez makes a probing pass to Alberto Jesus. Alberto Jesus passes the ball forward to Julian Erler. Julian Erler muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Arno Masur.
58.40
It's a corner kick. Lennart Spengler loops the ball in to towards the near post. Stefan Behrens rockets a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
60.21
Martin Widmann comes in with a late challenge on Gregorio Gonzalez. Martin Widmann is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Gregorio Gonzalez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.12
Eric Netzer comes in with a very late challenge on Alberto Jesus. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Alberto Jesus gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
63.15
Matthias Köpke threads a neat ball through to Sven Beck. Sven Beck runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Sven Beck knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.31
Eric Rohrschneider clumsily knocks into Philipp Metzger. Eric Rohrschneider is shown the yellow card! Philipp Metzger hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.31
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
5
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
2
0

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
29.9%
44.2%
26%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Julian Erler of VfB Lübeck

Match Ratings