Match Report


Hertha BSCHertha BSC     FC St. PauliFC St. Pauli
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Stefan EmmerlichS. Emmerlich59
G
1
G
62Richard OakleyR. Oakley
Jan NordwaldJ. Nordwald70
D
2
D
69Marcel SchraderM. Schrader
John CooperJ. Cooper63
D
3
D
63Kai ZimmermannK. Zimmermann
Jakob DittmannJ. Dittmann62
D
4
D
62Stefan WeigelS. Weigel
Dietmar SchröderD. Schröder62
D
5captain
D
59Paul RaffP. Raff
David MatthäusD. Matthäus65
M
captain6
M
67Eduardo VieiraE. Vieira
Alfredo ContiA. Conti62
M
7
M
65Paul HeiserP. Heiser
Jakob WidmannJ. Widmann51
M
8
M
64Anthony GreavesA. Greaves
Stuart HansenS. Hansen50
M
9
M
63Julian BirnbaumJ. Birnbaum
Jakob GerlachJ. Gerlach76
A
10
A
69Ian ShiltonI. Shilton
Anton DörnerA. Dörner61
A
11
A
56Philipp RaffP. Raff
 
Graham CortG. Cort61
D
12
M
59Del WilcoxD. Wilcox
David WidmannD. Widmann60
D
13
D
58Lars ThieleL. Thiele
Jonas SeifertJ. Seifert58
A
14
G
57Alberto MarquesA. Marques

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Olympiastadion where Hertha BSC play host to FC St. Pauli. A crowd of 7,738 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Hertha BSC and FC St. Pauli are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Uwe Klinsmann.


0.00
FC St. Pauli start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.31
Eduardo Vieira sees a break and surges forward. Eduardo Vieira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
8.38
Julian Birnbaum deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Greaves. Anthony Greaves cuts inside the box! Anthony Greaves comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
14.58
Anthony Greaves passes the ball forward to Eduardo Vieira. Eduardo Vieira plays a scrappy one-two with Ian Shilton and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Eduardo Vieira provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
15.18
David Matthäus takes a quick throw-in, which Jakob Widmann takes on the chest. Jakob Widmann takes it forward alone. Jakob Widmann knocks in a cross ball towards Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is shockingly off target!
16.16
Paul Heiser flicks a high pass forward. Philipp Raff controls it well on his chest. Philipp Raff knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.23
Jakob Gerlach makes a simple pass to Anton Dörner. Anton Dörner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.43
Alfredo Conti flicks a high pass forward. David Matthäus controls it well on his chest. David Matthäus advances with the ball. David Matthäus threads a neat ball through to Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Richard Oakley.
23.49
Alfredo Conti takes a quick corner, playing it short to Stuart Hansen. Stuart Hansen deftly flicks the ball on. Richard Oakley scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
26.00
Stuart Hansen sees Anton Dörner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Anton Dörner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.55
Jakob Widmann chips the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Conti. Alfredo Conti changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Alfredo Conti makes a defence splitting pass to Jakob Widmann. Jakob Widmann looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
30.03
Paul Raff laces a through ball forward to Eduardo Vieira. Eduardo Vieira makes a probing pass to Anthony Greaves. Anthony Greaves advances inside the box! Anthony Greaves shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Stefan Emmerlich manages to gather it.
38.48
Anthony Greaves flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Birnbaum. Julian Birnbaum advances inside the box! Julian Birnbaum rockets a shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
39.11
Jakob Widmann sees a break and surges forward. Jakob Widmann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kai Zimmermann.
40.20
Anthony Greaves flicks a high pass forward. Philipp Raff holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Philipp Raff knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Cooper.
44.42
Jakob Dittmann flicks a high pass forward. David Matthäus controls it well on his chest. David Matthäus flicks a high ball forward to Jakob Widmann who takes it down. Jakob Widmann shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hertha BSC appear unchanged since the first half. FC St. Pauli also appear unchanged since the first half. The Hertha BSC players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Hertha BSC kick off the second half!
48.50
Anthony Greaves flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Birnbaum. Julian Birnbaum shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Stefan Emmerlich manages to gather it.
49.15
Kai Zimmermann makes a beautiful solo run. Kai Zimmermann takes it forward alone. Kai Zimmermann lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Greaves. Anthony Greaves heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
55.29
Paul Heiser flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Greaves holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Anthony Greaves knocks in a cross ball towards Philipp Raff. Philipp Raff finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Stefan Emmerlich has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.42
Ian Shilton barges into John Cooper. Ian Shilton is warned by the referee! John Cooper hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.24
Jakob Widmann hits a low pass to Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paul Raff.
65.06
Jakob Widmann makes a probing pass to Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach shoots from long range. Richard Oakley gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
71.35
Paul Heiser comes in with a late challenge on Jakob Dittmann. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jakob Dittmann stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.40
Hertha BSC have made a substitution with Graham Cort replacing Stuart Hansen .
84.49
Paul Heiser controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anthony Greaves. Anthony Greaves shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.54
John Cooper catches Marcel Schrader on the ankles. The referee calls over John Cooper and shows him a yellow card! Marcel Schrader grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
Philipp Raff flicks a high pass forward. Ian Shilton collects the pass. Ian Shilton shoots from 25 yards. Good keeping from Stefan Emmerlich as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
90.00
Corner kick to FC St. Pauli. Marcel Schrader plays it out to the edge of the box. Jakob Dittmann gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Hertha BSC

FC St. Pauli
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.8%
54.2%
Play Area
32.5%
44.6%
22.9%

Scorers
Eduardo Vieira 3
Philipp Raff 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Anthony Greaves of FC St. Pauli

Match Ratings
1.Stefan Emmerlich (GK)
7
2.Jan Nordwald (DEF)
6
3.John Cooper (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Jakob Dittmann (DEF)
6
5.Dietmar Schröder (DEF)
6
6.David Matthäus (MID)
6
7.Alfredo Conti (MID)
7
8.Jakob Widmann (MID)
7
9.Stuart Hansen (MID)
6
10.Jakob Gerlach (ATT)
6
11.Anton Dörner (ATT)
6
 
12.Graham Cort (DEF)
6
13.David Widmann (DEF)
0
14.Jonas Seifert (ATT)
0

1.Richard Oakley (GK)
7
2.Marcel Schrader (DEF)
6
3.Kai Zimmermann (DEF)
8
4.Stefan Weigel (DEF)
6
5.Paul Raff (DEF)
6
6.Eduardo Vieira (MID)goal scored
9
7.Paul Heiser (MID)yellow card
6
8.Anthony Greaves (MID)
9
9.Julian Birnbaum (MID)
6
10.Ian Shilton (ATT)
6
11.Philipp Raff (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Del Wilcox (MID)
0
13.Lars Thiele (DEF)
0
14.Alberto Marques (GK)
0