Match Report


Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC      Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Linus WillL. Will59
G
1
G
64Dietmar HelmerD. Helmer
Eduardo GutierrezE. Gutierrez62
D
2
D
63Martin DöringM. Döring
Philipp SchrammP. Schramm60
D
3captain
D
58Fabian Natale BalleriF. Balleri
Hauke WalterH. Walter58
D
4
D
57Arno VöllerA. Völler
Torsten LensingT. Lensing57
D
5
M
72Samir DiakiteS. Diakite
Albrecht RohrschneiderA. Rohrschneider64
M
captain6
M
68Alexander DöringA. Döring
Sebastian WinklerS. Winkler57
M
7
M
55Anton EberleA. Eberle
Simon LeeS. Lee53
M
8
M
50Vincenzo ArnoldV. Arnold
Tobias SchumacherT. Schumacher49
M
9
A
67Paul RummeniggeP. Rummenigge
Uwe RitzingerU. Ritzinger63
A
10
A
66Paul CookeP. Cooke
David KöpkeD. Köpke60
A
11
A
59Mario CastroM. Castro
 
Dietmar BeckmannD. Beckmann60
A
12
G
64Nico SpenglerN. Spengler
Christian BergC. Berg58
G
13
A
57Arno SchrammA. Schramm
Thomas AhrensT. Ahrens56
A
14
D
56Patrick WomeP. Wome

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Wildparkstadion where Karlsruher SC play host to Eintracht Frankfurt. A crowd of 12,092 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Karlsruher SC are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Eintracht Frankfurt appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Albrecht Müller.


0.00
The whistle blows and Eintracht Frankfurt get the match underway!
2.10
Martin Döring barges into Uwe Ritzinger. The referee brings Martin Döring to one side and gives him a warning! Uwe Ritzinger stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.25
Anton Eberle surges forward with the ball. Anton Eberle shoots from outside the area but Linus Will reads it well. Superb keeping!
10.07
Sebastian Winkler hits a low pass to David Köpke. David Köpke flicks the ball to his team mate, Uwe Ritzinger. Uwe Ritzinger shoots from long range but is denied by Dietmar Helmer. Excellent save.
12.59
Tobias Schumacher makes a probing pass to Uwe Ritzinger. Uwe Ritzinger shoots from 20 yards but Dietmar Helmer is on top of his game. Good save!
18.42
Martin Döring threads a neat ball through to Anton Eberle. Anton Eberle chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Cooke. Paul Cooke knocks the ball forward to Paul Rummenigge but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
21.48
Simon Lee flicks a high ball forward to David Köpke who takes it down. David Köpke knocks in a cross ball towards Uwe Ritzinger. Uwe Ritzinger knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Dietmar Helmer manages to gather it effortlessly.
32.57
Simon Lee hits a low pass to Sebastian Winkler. Sebastian Winkler finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
34.15
Samir Diakite runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Samir Diakite knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Rummenigge. Paul Rummenigge beats his man to it with a header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
36.58
Arno Völler takes a long throw-in. Anton Eberle flicks a high pass forward. Paul Rummenigge controls it well on his chest. Paul Rummenigge controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Alexander Döring through on goal. Philipp Schramm clumsily knocks into Alexander Döring. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
40.04
Vincenzo Arnold comes in with a late challenge on Eduardo Gutierrez. Vincenzo Arnold is shown the yellow card! Eduardo Gutierrez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Karlsruher SC appear unchanged since the first half. Eintracht Frankfurt have changed their lineup with Nico Spengler replacing Vincenzo Arnold. The Eintracht Frankfurt players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Karlsruher SC kicking off!
47.22
Fabian Natale Balleri flicks a high ball forward to Alexander Döring who takes it down. Alexander Döring shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
59.48
Albrecht Rohrschneider flicks a high pass forward. Uwe Ritzinger controls it well on his chest. Uwe Ritzinger sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
60.29
David Köpke catches Alexander Döring on the ankles. The referee warns David Köpke to calm down! Alexander Döring runs off the knock.
65.34
Arno Völler decides to run forward with the ball. Arno Völler flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Döring. Alexander Döring shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
66.13
Eduardo Gutierrez flicks a high pass forward. Simon Lee controls it well on his chest. Simon Lee sees Albrecht Rohrschneider in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Albrecht Rohrschneider threads the ball through to David Köpke but he's offside!
71.05
Anton Eberle makes an attacking run forward. Anton Eberle lofts in a cross ball towards Alexander Döring. Alexander Döring rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's drastically wayward!
72.19
Fabian Natale Balleri sees Samir Diakite in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Samir Diakite flicks a high pass forward. Mario Castro controls it well on his chest. Mario Castro whips in a cross ball towards Paul Cooke. Paul Cooke is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
75.15
Sebastian Winkler hits a low pass to Simon Lee. Simon Lee knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Winkler. Sebastian Winkler lofts in a cross ball towards David Köpke. David Köpke beats his man to it with a header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.39
Martin Döring flicks a high pass forward to Anton Eberle who brings the ball under control. With a delightful solo run, Anton Eberle stretches the opposition's defence. Anton Eberle whips in a cross ball towards Mario Castro. Mario Castro is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
79.39
Eintracht Frankfurt appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-1-4-1 formation.
85.10
Sebastian Winkler runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Sebastian Winkler shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Karlsruher SC

Eintracht Frankfurt
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
28.9%
45.8%
25.3%

Scorers
Mario Castro 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Anton Eberle of Eintracht Frankfurt

Match Ratings