Match Report


Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig      FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04
Computer Player Computer Player Ed Davies Ed Davies
Seyni AnolfoS. Anolfo62
G
1captain
G
70Pascal BorchardP. Borchard
Nicolas BreitnerN. Breitner67
D
2
D
65Simon SparwasserS. Sparwasser
Paul MüllerP. Müller63
D
3
D
67Gerhard NeuhausG. Neuhaus
Eric HendriksE. Hendriks57
D
captain4
D
65Torsten PolheimT. Polheim
Rainer SchröderR. Schröder56
D
5
M
65Jonas MetzgerJ. Metzger
Oliver ZiegeO. Ziege71
M
6
M
60Dietmar DehmD. Dehm
Leon DittmannL. Dittmann59
M
7
M
69Jean DeguervilleJ. Deguerville
Marc WidmannM. Widmann58
M
8
M
71Matthias LinkeM. Linke
Alex DavidsonA. Davidson55
M
9
A
68Alberto GentoA. Gento
Ger TaksG. Taks65
A
10
A
67Sergio SoaresS. Soares
Simon HelmerS. Helmer54
A
11
A
72Clive FroggattC. Froggatt
 
Brian GreeningB. Greening53
A
12
D
64Marc AdamsM. Adams
Eric BischoffE. Bischoff52
M
13
M
56Tobias VogelT. Vogel
Hauke ArendtH. Arendt50
A
14
A
60Nikolas KrügerN. Krüger

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadion an der Hamburger Straße where Eintracht Braunschweig play host to FC Schalke 04. A crowd of 9,684 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Eintracht Braunschweig are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Arno Babbel.


0.00
The whistle blows and Eintracht Braunschweig kick off!
8.54
Torsten Polheim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Sparwasser. Simon Sparwasser flicks a high pass forward to Sergio Soares who brings the ball under control. Sergio Soares cuts inside the box! Sergio Soares shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
12.05
Dietmar Dehm flicks a high ball forward to Torsten Polheim who takes it down. Torsten Polheim kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
14.32
Marc Widmann sees Ger Taks in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ger Taks controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.50
Simon Sparwasser threads a neat ball through to Dietmar Dehm. Dietmar Dehm flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
32.14
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
38.42
Gerhard Neuhaus makes a probing pass to Matthias Linke. Matthias Linke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sergio Soares. Sergio Soares whips in a cross ball towards Clive Froggatt. Clive Froggatt rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Seyni Anolfo gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
44.05
Matthias Linke flicks the ball to his team mate, Clive Froggatt. Clive Froggatt rushes past Paul Müller! Clive Froggatt strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Braunschweig 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!
47.41
Seeing a gap ahead, Marc Widmann plays the ball forward to Ger Taks. Ger Taks plays a one-two with Simon Helmer and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Ger Taks provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
49.17
Paul Müller passes the ball forward to Oliver Ziege. Oliver Ziege flicks a high ball forward to Ger Taks who takes it down. Ger Taks puts a great ball through. Simon Helmer runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
60.00
FC Schalke 04 have made 3 substitutions with Marc Adams replacing Simon Sparwasser, Tobias Vogel replacing Dietmar Dehm and Nikolas Krüger replacing Alberto Gento .
61.03
Marc Adams passes the ball forward to Gerhard Neuhaus. Gerhard Neuhaus makes a probing pass to Nikolas Krüger. Nikolas Krüger knocks in a cross ball towards Sergio Soares. Sergio Soares is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
65.15
Matthias Linke flicks a high pass forward. Jean Deguerville controls it well on his chest. Jean Deguerville flicks a high pass forward. Nikolas Krüger controls it well on his chest. Nikolas Krüger shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
67.17
Marc Widmann makes a beautiful solo run. Marc Widmann lofts in a cross ball towards Ger Taks. Ger Taks knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Torsten Polheim steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
72.01
Clive Froggatt catches Eric Hendriks on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eric Hendriks gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
75.32
Leon Dittmann flicks a high pass forward to Ger Taks who brings the ball under control. Ger Taks flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Helmer. Simon Helmer shoots from just inside the box but it slams into the crowd!
77.27
Jean Deguerville plays the ball forward to Tobias Vogel. Tobias Vogel makes a probing pass to Jean Deguerville. Jean Deguerville knocks in a cross ball towards Clive Froggatt. Clive Froggatt knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Seyni Anolfo didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
81.23
Tobias Vogel chips the ball to his team mate, Clive Froggatt. Clive Froggatt shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Seyni Anolfo smothers it!
83.58
Gerhard Neuhaus decides to run forward with the ball. Gerhard Neuhaus threads the ball through to Nikolas Krüger. Nikolas Krüger plays a one-two with Clive Froggatt and advances towards the goal... Nikolas Krüger shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
87.33
Jean Deguerville barges into Paul Müller. Jean Deguerville is shown the yellow card! Paul Müller stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Braunschweig

FC Schalke 04
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
35.8%
40.3%
23.9%

Scorers
Sergio Soares 61
Nikolas Krüger 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nikolas Krüger of FC Schalke 04

Match Ratings
1.Seyni Anolfo (GK)
8
2.Nicolas Breitner (DEF)
6
3.Paul Müller (DEF)
6
4.Eric Hendriks (DEF)
6
5.Rainer Schröder (DEF)
6
6.Oliver Ziege (MID)
6
7.Leon Dittmann (MID)
6
8.Marc Widmann (MID)
7
9.Alex Davidson (MID)
6
10.Ger Taks (ATT)
7
11.Simon Helmer (ATT)
6
 
12.Brian Greening (ATT)
0
13.Eric Bischoff (MID)
0
14.Hauke Arendt (ATT)
0

1.Pascal Borchard (GK)
6
2.Simon Sparwasser (DEF)
6
3.Gerhard Neuhaus (DEF)
7
4.Torsten Polheim (DEF)
6
5.Jonas Metzger (MID)
6
6.Dietmar Dehm (MID)
6
7.Jean Deguerville (MID)yellow card
6
8.Matthias Linke (MID)
7
9.Alberto Gento (ATT)
6
10.Sergio Soares (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Clive Froggatt (ATT)yellow card
7
 
12.Marc Adams (DEF)
6
13.Tobias Vogel (MID)
6
14.Nikolas Krüger (ATT)goal scored
9