Match Report


Rot-Weiss OberhausenRot-Weiss Oberhausen     FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04
Computer Player Computer Player Ed Davies Ed Davies
Vincenzo JahnV. Jahn73
G
1captain
G
71Pascal BorchardP. Borchard
David NordwaldD. Nordwald70
D
2
D
67Gerhard NeuhausG. Neuhaus
Nicola C. SeraoN. Serao67
D
3
D
65Simon SparwasserS. Sparwasser
Bakary FranckeB. Francke54
D
4
D
65Marc AdamsM. Adams
Arno SchraderA. Schrader54
D
5
D
65Torsten PolheimT. Polheim
Anthony FuchsA. Fuchs71
M
6
M
74Ivan FernandezI. Fernandez
Uwe KuzorraU. Kuzorra69
M
7
M
69Jean DeguervilleJ. Deguerville
Erik Van GobbelE. Van Gobbel67
M
captain8
M
71Matthias LinkeM. Linke
Eddie WallworkE. Wallwork69
A
9
A
67Sergio SoaresS. Soares
Noah HelmerN. Helmer69
A
10
A
69Alberto GentoA. Gento
Torsten MatthäusT. Matthäus62
A
11
A
72Clive FroggattC. Froggatt
 
Simon BabbelS. Babbel63
M
12
D
61Nils RöhligN. Röhlig
Gavin GemmellG. Gemmell59
G
13
M
60Dietmar DehmD. Dehm
Thomas DittrichT. Dittrich54
D
14
A
58Stephen LiddellS. Liddell

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Niederrheinstadion where Rot-Weiss Oberhausen 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.
Both Rot-Weiss Oberhausen and FC Schalke 04 are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marcel Frieser.


0.00
The first half starts with Rot-Weiss Oberhausen kicking off!
2.12
Gerhard Neuhaus flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Fernandez controls it well on his chest. Ivan Fernandez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sergio Soares. Sergio Soares lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
6.35
Matthias Linke advances with the ball. Matthias Linke knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Alberto Gento scores for FC Schalke 04!!
10.24
Matthias Linke makes a probing pass to Jean Deguerville. Jean Deguerville makes a probing pass to Alberto Gento but he's offside!
14.44
Simon Sparwasser flicks a high pass forward to Gerhard Neuhaus who brings the ball under control. Gerhard Neuhaus plays the ball forward to Sergio Soares. Sergio Soares shoots from 25 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. FC Schalke 04 are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
15.46
Jean Deguerville makes a probing pass to Ivan Fernandez. Ivan Fernandez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.34
Marc Adams flicks a high pass forward. Simon Sparwasser holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With some swift thinking, Simon Sparwasser plays the ball forward to Sergio Soares. Sergio Soares knocks in a cross ball towards Matthias Linke. David Nordwald barges into Matthias Linke. Matthias Linke appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
18.19
Sergio Soares hacks Nicola C. Serao from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nicola C. Serao stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.44
Marc Adams hacks Torsten Matthäus from behind! Marc Adams is shown the yellow card! Torsten Matthäus stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.38
Matthias Linke knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean Deguerville. Jean Deguerville shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
28.42
Noah Helmer comes in with a late challenge on Matthias Linke. Noah Helmer is given a warning by the referee! Matthias Linke stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.28
Bakary Francke flicks a high pass forward. David Nordwald controls it well on his chest. David Nordwald threads a neat ball through to Eddie Wallwork. Eddie Wallwork finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
32.28
Clive Froggatt kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento shoots from distance but Vincenzo Jahn reads it well. Well saved!
33.31
Erik Van Gobbel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Wallwork. Eddie Wallwork shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
34.42
Jean Deguerville takes a short throw-in bringing Clive Froggatt into play. With a delightful solo run, Clive Froggatt stretches the opposition's defence. Clive Froggatt knocks in a cross ball towards Sergio Soares. Sergio Soares is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC Schalke 04!
39.32
Arno Schrader flicks a high pass forward to Nicola C. Serao who brings the ball under control. Nicola C. Serao laces a through ball forward to Eddie Wallwork. Eddie Wallwork sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rot-Weiss Oberhausen have changed their lineup with Gavin Gemmell replacing Anthony Fuchs and Thomas Dittrich replacing Eddie Wallwork. FC Schalke 04 appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Schalke 04 kick off!
47.06
Thomas Dittrich flicks a high pass forward to Torsten Matthäus who brings the ball under control. Torsten Matthäus shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.14
Uwe Kuzorra threads the ball through to Noah Helmer. Noah Helmer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Simon Sparwasser.
54.55
Clive Froggatt makes a beautiful solo run. Clive Froggatt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arno Schrader.
60.05
FC Schalke 04 have made 3 substitutions with Nils Röhlig replacing Gerhard Neuhaus, Dietmar Dehm replacing Jean Deguerville and Stephen Liddell replacing Sergio Soares .
66.48
Dietmar Dehm hacks Uwe Kuzorra from behind! Dietmar Dehm is shown the yellow card! Uwe Kuzorra stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.08
Dietmar Dehm flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Gento controls it well on his chest. Alberto Gento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.11
With vision, Matthias Linke plays the ball forward to Stephen Liddell. Stephen Liddell knocks in a cross ball towards Matthias Linke. Matthias Linke is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Matthias Linke scores for FC Schalke 04!!
72.52
Simon Sparwasser flicks a high pass forward. Dietmar Dehm holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dietmar Dehm makes a probing pass to Clive Froggatt. Clive Froggatt shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
75.41
David Nordwald clumsily knocks into Stephen Liddell. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stephen Liddell stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.18
Nicola C. Serao passes the ball forward to Uwe Kuzorra. Uwe Kuzorra flicks a high ball forward to Noah Helmer who takes it down. Noah Helmer lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Dittrich. Thomas Dittrich beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
78.39
Uwe Kuzorra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Torsten Matthäus. Torsten Matthäus knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Gemmell. Gavin Gemmell gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.14
David Nordwald advances with the ball. David Nordwald knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.42
Ivan Fernandez chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento lofts in a cross ball towards Clive Froggatt. Clive Froggatt makes a convincing header. Clive Froggatt scores for FC Schalke 04!!
84.39
Marc Adams makes a simple pass to Dietmar Dehm. Dietmar Dehm makes a probing pass to Stephen Liddell. Stephen Liddell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Jahn who gathers it comfortably.
87.16
Showing composure, Uwe Kuzorra laces a weighted ball forward to Torsten Matthäus. Torsten Matthäus knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Sparwasser.
89.45
Ivan Fernandez makes a probing pass to Clive Froggatt. Clive Froggatt plays a quick one-two with Alberto Gento and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Clive Froggatt provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
Torsten Matthäus runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Torsten Matthäus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ivan Fernandez.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rot-Weiss Oberhausen

FC Schalke 04
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.2%
55.8%
Play Area
32.6%
45.3%
22.1%

Scorers
Alberto Gento 6
Sergio Soares 34
Matthias Linke 69
Clive Froggatt 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matthias Linke of FC Schalke 04

Match Ratings
1.Vincenzo Jahn (GK)
6
2.David Nordwald (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Nicola C. Serao (DEF)
6
4.Bakary Francke (DEF)
6
5.Arno Schrader (DEF)
6
6.Anthony Fuchs (MID)
6
7.Uwe Kuzorra (MID)
6
8.Erik Van Gobbel (MID)
6
9.Eddie Wallwork (ATT)
6
10.Noah Helmer (ATT)
6
11.Torsten Matthäus (ATT)
6
 
12.Simon Babbel (MID)
0
13.Gavin Gemmell (GK)
6
14.Thomas Dittrich (DEF)
6

1.Pascal Borchard (GK)
6
2.Gerhard Neuhaus (DEF)
6
3.Simon Sparwasser (DEF)
6
4.Marc Adams (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Torsten Polheim (DEF)
6
6.Ivan Fernandez (MID)
6
7.Jean Deguerville (MID)
6
8.Matthias Linke (MID)goal scored
9
9.Sergio Soares (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
10.Alberto Gento (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Clive Froggatt (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Nils Röhlig (DEF)
6
13.Dietmar Dehm (MID)yellow card
6
14.Stephen Liddell (ATT)
6