Match Report


Hertha BSCHertha BSC     FC KaiserslauternFC Kaiserslautern
Computer Player Computer Player Bojan Popovic Bojan Popovic
Eric KnappE. Knapp53
G
captain1
G
69Jonas PfeifferJ. Pfeiffer
Dan DegnD. Degn66
D
2
D
51Ralph GuppyR. Guppy
Scott SounessS. Souness64
D
3
D
72Cliff MonteiroC. Monteiro
Marcel MaierM. Maier63
D
4
D
53Roel ChivuR. Chivu
Christian SchönenbornC. Schönenborn71
M
5
M
49Marc KohlerM. Kohler
Dave LawtonD. Lawton63
M
6
M
69Dietmar BrücknerD. Brückner
Lennart SchefflerL. Scheffler61
M
7
M
61Noah WielandN. Wieland
Abel QuaresmaA. Quaresma61
M
8
M
61Torsten KoschmiederT. Koschmieder
Alan GoldbergA. Goldberg67
A
9captain
A
72Moritz HollmerM. Hollmer
Paul BirkwaldP. Birkwald58
A
10
A
71Moritz FrieserM. Frieser
Hauke HelmerH. Helmer55
A
11
A
46Pascal WillP. Will
 
Jonas RöslerJ. Rösler60
D
12
D
49Gary HallG. Hall
Rainer RitzingerR. Ritzinger57
D
13
M
46Peter GriffinP. Griffin
Samuel CamposS. Campos54
D
14
D
45Carlos José MariC. José Mari

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Olympiastadion where Hertha BSC play host to FC Kaiserslautern. A crowd of 13,983 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Hertha BSC and FC Kaiserslautern are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matthias Wendel.


0.00
FC Kaiserslautern start the match!
2.49
Ralph Guppy flicks the ball to his team mate, Pascal Will. Pascal Will knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.10
Dietmar Brückner passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Moritz Hollmer. Moritz Hollmer lofts in a cross ball towards Moritz Frieser. Marcel Maier comes in with a late challenge on Moritz Frieser. Penalty not given!!
6.11
Dave Lawton flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Helmer collects the pass. Hauke Helmer knocks in a cross ball towards Abel Quaresma. Abel Quaresma outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Solid save from Jonas Pfeiffer.
10.15
Dietmar Brückner flicks a high pass forward to Moritz Frieser who brings the ball under control. Moritz Frieser knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.53
Roel Chivu flicks the ball to his team mate, Moritz Frieser. With vision, Moritz Frieser laces a through ball forward to Moritz Hollmer. Moritz Hollmer whips in a cross ball towards Moritz Frieser. Moritz Frieser connects with a diving header but it is tipped over by Eric Knapp.
16.40
Corner kick to FC Kaiserslautern. Torsten Koschmieder plays it to the near post. Pascal Will looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
18.59
With imagination, Lennart Scheffler plays the ball forward to Hauke Helmer. Hauke Helmer whips in a cross ball towards Paul Birkwald. Paul Birkwald rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Jonas Pfeiffer reads it well. Fabulous save!
26.43
Dietmar Brückner clumsily knocks into Abel Quaresma. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Abel Quaresma stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.49
Marcel Maier flicks a high pass forward. Lennart Scheffler collects the pass. Lennart Scheffler makes a simple pass to Hauke Helmer. Hauke Helmer finds some space and shoots from distance. Jonas Pfeiffer easily gets down and covers it.
32.21
Cliff Monteiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dietmar Brückner. Dietmar Brückner passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Noah Wieland. Noah Wieland knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Scott Souness.
33.35
Lennart Scheffler catches Noah Wieland on the ankles. The referee calls over Lennart Scheffler and shows him a yellow card! Noah Wieland grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
34.48
Torsten Koschmieder plays the ball forward to Pascal Will. Pascal Will plays a one-two with Torsten Koschmieder and rushes in on goal... Pascal Will strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.42
Pascal Will comes in with a late challenge on Marcel Maier. Pascal Will is given a warning by the referee! Marcel Maier stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.48
With some swift thinking, Marc Kohler plays the ball forward to Moritz Hollmer. Moritz Hollmer finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.52
Roel Chivu flicks a high pass forward. Noah Wieland controls it well on his chest. Noah Wieland passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Moritz Hollmer. Moritz Hollmer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marcel Maier.
45.00
Dietmar Brückner knocks the ball forward to Moritz Hollmer. Moritz Hollmer whips in a cross ball towards Pascal Will. Pascal Will makes a deft header but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hertha BSC appear unchanged since the first half. FC Kaiserslautern also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The whistle blows and Hertha BSC kick off!
47.23
Noah Wieland advances with the ball. Noah Wieland plays a scrappy one-two with Dietmar Brückner and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Noah Wieland provides some space. He shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Eric Knapp had no chance!! Goal for FC Kaiserslautern!
53.50
Roel Chivu passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Dietmar Brückner. Dietmar Brückner brings the ball forward. Dietmar Brückner plays a quick one-two with Moritz Hollmer and rushes in on goal... Dietmar Brückner looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
55.24
Ralph Guppy clumsily knocks into Alan Goldberg. The referee calls over Ralph Guppy and shows him a yellow card! Alan Goldberg hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.29
Dan Degn makes a simple pass to Lennart Scheffler. Lennart Scheffler flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Helmer collects the pass. Hauke Helmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alan Goldberg but the linesman indicates offside!
61.52
Abel Quaresma makes a probing pass to Hauke Helmer. Hauke Helmer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cliff Monteiro.
63.54
Moritz Hollmer hacks Marcel Maier from behind! The referee motions to Moritz Hollmer to come over. It's a red card!! Marcel Maier stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.34
Christian Schönenborn makes a beautiful solo run. Christian Schönenborn knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Birkwald. Paul Birkwald directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
72.50
Dave Lawton flicks a high pass forward. Paul Birkwald collects the pass. Paul Birkwald whips in a cross ball towards Dave Lawton. Dave Lawton beats his man to it with a header but it's a woeful effort!
73.23
Seeing a gap ahead, Lennart Scheffler plays the ball forward to Paul Birkwald. Paul Birkwald knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.09
Pascal Will hacks Dave Lawton from behind! The referee warns Pascal Will again to calm down! Dave Lawton gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Hertha BSC

FC Kaiserslautern
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
42.5%
57.5%
Play Area
33.8%
42.5%
23.8%

Scorers
Paul Birkwald 67
Noah Wieland 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Noah Wieland of FC Kaiserslautern

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

1.Jonas Pfeiffer (GK)
6
2.Ralph Guppy (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Cliff Monteiro (DEF)
6
4.Roel Chivu (DEF)
6
5.Marc Kohler (MID)
6
6.Dietmar Brückner (MID)yellow card
7
7.Noah Wieland (MID)goal scored
8
8.Torsten Koschmieder (MID)
6
9.Moritz Hollmer (ATT)red card
3
10.Moritz Frieser (ATT)
6
11.Pascal Will (ATT)
5
 
12.Gary Hall (DEF)
0
13.Peter Griffin (MID)
0
14.Carlos José Mari (DEF)
0