Match Report
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to SV Eintracht Trier 05. A crowd of 13,000 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Eintracht Frankfurt are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SV Eintracht Trier 05 appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nico Fromm.
The pitch is in good condition.
Eintracht Frankfurt are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SV Eintracht Trier 05 appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nico Fromm.
0.00
0-0Eintracht Frankfurt kick off the first half!
3.05
0-0Nicolas Jahn darts forward. Nicolas Jahn picks a pass forward to Uwe Matthäus. Uwe Matthäus skips past Martin Döring! Uwe Matthäus rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
10.18
0-0With a delightful solo run, Arno Völler stretches the opposition's defence. Arno Völler edges inside the box! Arno Völler strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
16.13
0-0Samir Diakite barges into Morris Collymore. The referee brings Samir Diakite to one side and gives him a warning! Morris Collymore hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.35
0-1Tobias Ritzinger threads a neat ball through to Sergio Alberda. Sergio Alberda knocks the ball forward to Uwe Matthäus. Uwe Matthäus plays a one-two with Eugenio Menendez and advances towards the goal... Uwe Matthäus tries a spectacular strike. The ball takes a deflection leaving Dietmar Helmer with no chance!! Goal for SV Eintracht Trier 05!
32.16
0-1Malte Kneissl flicks a high pass forward to Eugenio Menendez who brings the ball under control. Eugenio Menendez knocks the ball to his team mate, Uwe Matthäus. Uwe Matthäus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.14
Fabian Natale Balleri passes the ball forward to Anton Eberle. Anton Eberle shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
34.04
Samir Diakite sees Paul Cooke in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Cooke finds some space and shoots from distance but Simon Seibert is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
36.02
Alexander Döring controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anton Eberle. Anton Eberle plays a scrappy one-two with Paul Rummenigge and advances towards the goal... Anton Eberle tries a spectacular strike. Solid save from Simon Seibert. What a great pair of hands!
40.05
Nicolas Jahn threads a neat ball through to Julian Molina. Julian Molina knocks in a cross ball towards Morris Collymore. Morris Collymore directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Dietmar Helmer has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
44.02
Anton Eberle flicks a high pass forward to Samir Diakite who brings the ball under control. Samir Diakite plays a scrappy one-two with Paul Rummenigge and stumbles forward towards the goal... Samir Diakite looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
45.00
Alexander Döring makes a beautiful solo run. Alexander Döring knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Simon Seibert who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt have changed their lineup with Nico Spengler replacing Vincenzo Arnold. SV Eintracht Trier 05 appear unchanged since the first half. The Eintracht Frankfurt players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
SV Eintracht Trier 05 kick off and get the second half underway!
47.27
Morris Collymore flicks a high pass forward to Uwe Matthäus who brings the ball under control. Uwe Matthäus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
48.56
0-2Arno Völler clumsily knocks into Malte Kneissl. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Malte Kneissl grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
51.19
0-2Martin Döring threads the ball through to Anton Eberle. Anton Eberle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Castro. Mario Castro sees Paul Cooke just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Paul Cooke rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but Tobias Ritzinger blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
53.51
Arno Völler clumsily knocks into Uwe Matthäus. Arno Völler is given a warning by the referee! Uwe Matthäus runs off the knock.
60.11
Anton Eberle threads the ball through to Paul Rummenigge. Paul Rummenigge shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
65.50
Fabian Natale Balleri flicks a high pass forward. Alexander Döring controls it well on his chest. Alexander Döring flicks a high pass forward to Paul Rummenigge who brings the ball under control. Paul Rummenigge plays a quick one-two with Anton Eberle and rushes in on goal... Paul Rummenigge makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.46
Robert Dryden threads the ball through to Eugenio Menendez. Eugenio Menendez makes a simple pass to Peter Dean. Peter Dean shoots from long range. Dietmar Helmer gets down and covers it.
72.50
With great vision, Arno Völler plays the ball forward to Paul Rummenigge. Paul Rummenigge hits a low pass to Paul Cooke. Paul Cooke shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
73.15
Fabian Natale Balleri comes in with a late challenge on Julian Molina. Fabian Natale Balleri is warned by the referee! Julian Molina runs off the knock.
83.53
Fabian Natale Balleri sees Mario Castro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mario Castro threads a neat ball through to Anton Eberle. Anton Eberle skips past Morris Collymore! Anton Eberle makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
84.36
Nicolas Jahn flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Ritzinger collects the pass. Tobias Ritzinger hits a low pass to Uwe Matthäus. Uwe Matthäus plays a one-two with Peter Dean and rushes in on goal... Uwe Matthäus strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it flies wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.5%
47.5%
Play Area
25%
43.8%
31.2%
Scorers
| Paul Rummenigge 60, 66 | Uwe Matthäus 20 Morris Collymore 40 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Paul Rummenigge of Eintracht Frankfurt |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Dietmar Helmer (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Martin Döring (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Fabian Natale Balleri (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Arno Völler (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Samir Diakite (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Alexander Döring (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Anton Eberle (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Vincenzo Arnold (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Paul Rummenigge (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Paul Cooke (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Mario Castro (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Nico Spengler (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Arno Schramm (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Patrick Wome (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Simon Seibert (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Malte Kneissl (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Tobias Ritzinger (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Nicolas Jahn (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Robert Dryden (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Sergio Alberda (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Eugenio Menendez (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Morris Collymore (MID) | | 8 |
| 9. | Uwe Matthäus (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Julian Molina (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Peter Dean (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Julian Littbarski (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Youl Molinier (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Sven Völler (ATT) | 0 | |