Match Report


FC AugsburgFC Augsburg     Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Dietmar HollmerD. Hollmer67
G
1
G
64Dietmar HelmerD. Helmer
Ludovic IsmaëlL. Ismaël58
D
2
D
63Martin DöringM. Döring
Stephen HansenS. Hansen57
D
3captain
D
58Fabian Natale BalleriF. Balleri
Peter OliverP. Oliver56
D
captain4
D
57Arno VöllerA. Völler
Leon HermannL. Hermann50
D
5
M
72Samir DiakiteS. Diakite
Kai KühnK. Kühn69
M
6
M
68Alexander DöringA. Döring
Lomano KoncheskyL. Konchesky69
M
7
M
55Anton EberleA. Eberle
Paul GallacherP. Gallacher64
M
8
M
50Vincenzo ArnoldV. Arnold
Simon BischoffS. Bischoff52
M
9
A
67Paul RummeniggeP. Rummenigge
Hauke SeibertH. Seibert60
A
10
A
66Paul CookeP. Cooke
Rainer RohrschneiderR. Rohrschneider58
A
11
A
59Mario CastroM. Castro
 
Albrecht WalterA. Walter57
G
12
G
64Nico SpenglerN. Spengler
Marc RöhligM. Röhlig57
A
13
A
57Arno SchrammA. Schramm
Anthony ThirlwellA. Thirlwell54
A
14
D
56Patrick WomeP. Wome

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at WWK Arena where FC Augsburg play host to Eintracht Frankfurt. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Augsburg 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 Nico Fromm.


0.00
FC Augsburg start the match!
2.35
Fabian Natale Balleri sees Mario Castro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mario Castro passes the ball forward but Paul Rummenigge is offside!
3.16
Vincenzo Arnold clumsily knocks into Rainer Rohrschneider. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rainer Rohrschneider stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.37
Samir Diakite chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Cooke. Paul Cooke tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
20.18
Martin Döring flicks the ball to his team mate, Fabian Natale Balleri. Fabian Natale Balleri flicks a high pass forward. Mario Castro controls it well on his chest. Mario Castro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
21.12
Arno Völler flicks a high pass forward. Paul Rummenigge collects the pass. Paul Rummenigge flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Döring. Alexander Döring shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Dietmar Hollmer!
30.54
Arno Völler flicks a high pass forward. Martin Döring collects the pass. Martin Döring surges forward with the ball. Martin Döring whips in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Arnold. Vincenzo Arnold gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just off target!
32.14
Fabian Natale Balleri flicks a high pass forward to Alexander Döring who brings the ball under control. Alexander Döring threads the ball through to Mario Castro but he's offside!
33.30
Anton Eberle flicks a high ball forward to Paul Cooke who takes it down. Paul Cooke makes a simple pass, allowing Paul Rummenigge to run into the box. Paul Rummenigge takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
34.40
Fabian Natale Balleri sees space and advances. Fabian Natale Balleri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mario Castro. Mario Castro kicks a strong pass forward to Alexander Döring but the referee indicates it's offside!
42.18
Martin Döring flicks a high ball forward to Alexander Döring who takes it down. Alexander Döring makes a simple pass to Anton Eberle. Anton Eberle plays a scrappy one-two with Samir Diakite and advances towards the goal... Anton Eberle takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
45.00
Anton Eberle changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Anton Eberle knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Peter Oliver.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Augsburg 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 whistle blows and Eintracht Frankfurt kick off!
47.51
Arno Völler flicks a high pass forward to Alexander Döring who brings the ball under control. Alexander Döring deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samir Diakite. Samir Diakite deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Döring but the linesman indicates offside!
49.06
Lomano Konchesky comes in with a late challenge on Nico Spengler. Lomano Konchesky is given a warning by the referee! Nico Spengler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.56
Nico Spengler flicks a high pass forward to Paul Cooke who brings the ball under control. Paul Cooke plays a quick one-two with Paul Rummenigge and rushes in on goal... Paul Cooke rockets a shot on goal. Dietmar Hollmer is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
60.25
Eintracht Frankfurt have made a substitution with Arno Schramm replacing Arno Völler .
61.28
Martin Döring plays the ball forward to Arno Schramm. Arno Schramm decides to run forward with the ball. Arno Schramm cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Arno Schramm provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies wide!
63.37
Kai Kühn kicks a strong pass forward to Hauke Seibert. Hauke Seibert knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arno Schramm.
67.50
Leon Hermann sees Paul Gallacher in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Gallacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Rainer Rohrschneider. Rainer Rohrschneider kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Gallacher but the referee indicates it's offside!
73.01
Lomano Konchesky chips the ball to his team mate, Hauke Seibert. Hauke Seibert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.43
Eintracht Frankfurt appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-1-4-1 formation.
77.43
Lomano Konchesky knocks the ball to his team mate, Hauke Seibert. Hauke Seibert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.21
Mario Castro makes a simple pass to Paul Rummenigge. Paul Rummenigge tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
81.29
Lomano Konchesky threads the ball through to Rainer Rohrschneider. Rainer Rohrschneider whips in a cross ball towards Hauke Seibert. Hauke Seibert finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Dietmar Helmer effortlessly picks it out of the air!
84.21
Paul Gallacher makes a probing pass to Rainer Rohrschneider. Rainer Rohrschneider sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
85.03
Arno Schramm threads the ball through to Fabian Natale Balleri. Fabian Natale Balleri knocks the ball forward to Mario Castro. Mario Castro hits a low pass to Nico Spengler. Nico Spengler looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Augsburg

Eintracht Frankfurt
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
1
7
Offsides
1
4
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.1%
65.9%
Play Area
29.4%
44.7%
25.9%

Scorers
Paul Cooke 52
Nico Spengler 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nico Spengler of Eintracht Frankfurt

Match Ratings
1.Dietmar Hollmer (GK)
6
2.Ludovic Ismaël (DEF)
6
3.Stephen Hansen (DEF)
6
4.Peter Oliver (DEF)
6
5.Leon Hermann (DEF)
6
6.Kai Kühn (MID)
6
7.Lomano Konchesky (MID)
6
8.Paul Gallacher (MID)
7
9.Simon Bischoff (MID)
6
10.Hauke Seibert (ATT)
6
11.Rainer Rohrschneider (ATT)
6
 
12.Albrecht Walter (GK)
0
13.Marc Röhlig (ATT)
0
14.Anthony Thirlwell (ATT)
0

1.Dietmar Helmer (GK)
6
2.Martin Döring (DEF)
8
3.Fabian Natale Balleri (DEF)
8
4.Arno Völler (DEF)
6
5.Samir Diakite (MID)
6
6.Alexander Döring (MID)
6
7.Anton Eberle (MID)
7
8.Vincenzo Arnold (MID)yellow card
5
9.Paul Rummenigge (ATT)
7
10.Paul Cooke (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Mario Castro (ATT)
8
 
12.Nico Spengler (GK)goal scored
9
13.Arno Schramm (ATT)
7
14.Patrick Wome (DEF)
0