Match Report


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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Olympiastadion where Hertha BSC play host to MSV Duisburg. A crowd of 12,464 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Hertha BSC are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while MSV Duisburg appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jakob Jentsch.


0.00
MSV Duisburg kick off the first half!
2.19
Torsten Cziommer threads a neat ball through to Steffen Birkwald. Steffen Birkwald knocks the ball to his team mate, Samir Birkwald. Samir Birkwald lofts in a cross ball towards Nikolas Frieser. Nikolas Frieser connects with a diving header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
6.28
Florian Seibert clumsily knocks into Abel Quaresma. The referee brings Florian Seibert to one side and gives him a warning! Abel Quaresma runs off the knock.
12.15
Dave Lawton sees a break and surges forward. Dave Lawton flicks the ball to his team mate, Hauke Helmer. Hauke Helmer lofts in a cross ball towards Lennart Scheffler. Lennart Scheffler rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Christian Prantl didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
16.03
Markus Röhlig knocks the ball forward to Samir Birkwald. Samir Birkwald knocks in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Behrens. Vincenzo Behrens connects with a diving header. Eric Knapp is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.39
Christian Schönenborn takes it forward alone. Christian Schönenborn finds some space and shoots from distance but Christian Prantl is on top of it.
24.06
Markus Röhlig threads the ball through to Vincenzo Behrens. Vincenzo Behrens knocks in a cross ball towards Nikolas Frieser. Nikolas Frieser heads the ball goalwards but it's a woeful effort!
32.16
Dan Degn flicks a high pass forward. Dave Lawton controls it well on his chest. Dave Lawton flicks a high ball forward to Hauke Helmer who takes it down. Hauke Helmer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
44.53
Dan Degn flicks a high pass forward. Marcel Maier collects the pass. Marcel Maier knocks the ball forward to Lennart Scheffler. Lennart Scheffler lofts in a cross ball towards Hauke Helmer. With a superhuman jump, Hauke Helmer connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Christian Prantl with no chance!! Goal for Hertha BSC!
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. MSV Duisburg 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!
51.07
Scott Souness controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dave Lawton. Dave Lawton threads the ball through to Hauke Helmer. Hauke Helmer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Markus Röhlig.
53.59
Markus Röhlig hacks Abel Quaresma from behind! The referee warns Markus Röhlig to calm down! Abel Quaresma runs off the knock.
54.39
Samir Birkwald surges forward with the ball. Samir Birkwald whips in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Behrens. Vincenzo Behrens makes a deft header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
60.36
Jose Diaz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nikolas Frieser. Nikolas Frieser kicks a strong pass forward to Samir Birkwald but the referee indicates it's offside!
63.11
Markus Röhlig takes it forward alone. Markus Röhlig knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.06
With great vision, Jose Diaz plays the ball forward to Samir Birkwald. Samir Birkwald makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vincenzo Behrens. Vincenzo Behrens threads the ball through to Nikolas Frieser but he's offside!
71.37
Alan Goldberg hacks Markus Röhlig from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Markus Röhlig stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.22
With some swift thinking, Simon Cziommer plays the ball forward to Vincenzo Behrens. Vincenzo Behrens knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.07
Hertha BSC have made a substitution with Samuel Campos replacing Alan Goldberg .
78.07
Torsten Cziommer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steffen Birkwald. With a delightful solo run, Steffen Birkwald stretches the opposition's defence. Steffen Birkwald knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eric Knapp who gathers it comfortably.
81.18
Markus Röhlig knocks the ball forward to Steffen Birkwald. Steffen Birkwald shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
84.33
With imagination, Scott Souness plays the ball forward to Samuel Campos. Showing composure, Samuel Campos plays the ball forward to Paul Birkwald. Paul Birkwald shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
87.15
Dave Lawton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samuel Campos. Samuel Campos whips in a cross ball towards Hauke Helmer. Hauke Helmer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
Marcel Maier makes a probing pass to Dave Lawton. Dave Lawton flicks a high ball forward to Paul Birkwald who takes it down. Paul Birkwald whips in a cross ball towards Lennart Scheffler. Lennart Scheffler is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Florian Seibert happens to be in the right place to block it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

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

Possession
51.4%
48.6%
Play Area
33.3%
44.4%
22.2%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Samir Birkwald of MSV Duisburg

Match Ratings
1.Eric Knapp (GK)
6
2.Dan Degn (DEF)
7
3.Scott Souness (DEF)
7
4.Marcel Maier (DEF)
6
5.Christian Schönenborn (MID)
6
6.Dave Lawton (MID)
7
7.Lennart Scheffler (MID)
7
8.Abel Quaresma (MID)
6
9.Alan Goldberg (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Paul Birkwald (ATT)
6
11.Hauke Helmer (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Jonas Rösler (DEF)
0
13.Rainer Ritzinger (DEF)
0
14.Samuel Campos (DEF)
6