Match Report
| FC Nürnberg | FC Nürnberg |  |  | FC Schalke 04 | FC Schalke 04 | ||||||||||||||||
| Connor Ellerton-Baines | Connor Ellerton-Baines | Michael Xavier | Michael Xavier | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anton Götz | A. Götz |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 75 | | Steffen Birkwald | S. Birkwald | ||||||||
| Torsten Lensing | T. Lensing | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | M | 37 |  | Jonatan Djordjic | J. Djordjic | |||||||||
| Cristiano Ferreira | C. Ferreira |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 |  | Damien Bridges | D. Bridges | |||||||||
| David Gardner | D. Gardner | | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 71 |  | Farid Zemmouri | F. Zemmouri | |||||||||
| David Meidt | D. Meidt | | 83 | M | | | 5 | | D | 75 |  | Patricio Gainza | P. Gainza | ||||||||
| Christian Borchard | C. Borchard | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Vincenzo Janes | V. Janes | |||||||||
| Jesper Schmeichel | J. Schmeichel |  | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 73 | | Martin Metzger | M. Metzger | |||||||||
| Duarte Fernandes | D. Fernandes | | 84 | M | | 8 | | A | 70 |  | Orlando Zerdoux | O. Zerdoux | |||||||||
| Malte Meidt | M. Meidt | | 73 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Jimmy Haise | J. Haise | |||||||||
| Moritz Bischoff | M. Bischoff | | 82 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Uwe Scheffler | U. Scheffler | |||||||||
| Ted Huard | T. Huard | | 80 | A | | 11 | | A | 79 | | Cesar Santos | C. Santos | |||||||||
| Rainer Jahn | R. Jahn | | 73 | A | | 12 | | M | 69 | | Msaddeck Carriére | M. Carriére | |||||||||
| Tobias Backes | T. Backes | | 69 | A | | 13 | | A | 59 | | Jan Witte | J. Witte | |||||||||
| Hannes Seifert | H. Seifert | | 68 | A | | 14 | | M | 68 | | Tobias Poschner | T. Poschner | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to FC Schalke 04. A crowd of 20,414 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Nürnberg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Jakob Frieser.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Nürnberg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Jakob Frieser.
0.00
0-0FC Nürnberg kick off the first half!
3.40
0-0Farid Zemmouri flicks a high pass forward. Uwe Scheffler collects the pass. Uwe Scheffler finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
4.02
0-0Martin Metzger flicks the ball to his team mate, Jimmy Haise. Jimmy Haise makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Cesar Santos. Cesar Santos tries a spectacular strike. Anton Götz gets down and covers it.
6.33
David Gardner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christian Borchard. Christian Borchard kicks a strong pass forward to Malte Meidt. Malte Meidt hits a low pass to Moritz Bischoff. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Moritz Bischoff provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
8.58
0-0With a delightful solo run, Martin Metzger stretches the opposition's defence. Martin Metzger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Orlando Zerdoux but he's offside!
14.06
0-0Torsten Lensing brings the ball forward. Torsten Lensing surges forward with the ball. Torsten Lensing knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.17
David Gardner flicks a high pass forward. Christian Borchard collects the pass. Christian Borchard picks a pass forward to Malte Meidt. Malte Meidt edges inside the box! Malte Meidt side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is miles over!
20.31
Damien Bridges flicks a high ball forward to Vincenzo Janes who takes it down. Vincenzo Janes runs straight at the opposition's defence. Vincenzo Janes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Gardner.
22.50
Farid Zemmouri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Metzger. Martin Metzger knocks the ball forward to Vincenzo Janes. Vincenzo Janes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
24.38
0-1Damien Bridges makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Metzger. With vision, Martin Metzger laces a weighted ball forward to Cesar Santos. Cesar Santos shoots from outside the area. The ball takes a deflection leaving Anton Götz with no chance!! Goal for FC Schalke 04!
27.05
Martin Metzger knocks the ball to his team mate, Orlando Zerdoux. Orlando Zerdoux knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jesper Schmeichel.
28.29
Christian Borchard flicks a high pass forward. Malte Meidt holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Malte Meidt rushes past Patricio Gainza! Some silky footwork from Malte Meidt provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
34.46
Duarte Fernandes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ted Huard. Ted Huard controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
38.34
Christian Borchard chips the ball to his team mate, Moritz Bischoff. Moritz Bischoff knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Farid Zemmouri.
44.16
With some swift thinking, Martin Metzger plays the ball forward to Vincenzo Janes. Vincenzo Janes lofts in a cross ball towards Orlando Zerdoux. Orlando Zerdoux gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Nürnberg appear unchanged since the first half. FC Schalke 04 also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
FC Schalke 04 kick off the second half!
48.59
0-2Farid Zemmouri clumsily knocks into Ted Huard. Farid Zemmouri is shown the yellow card! Ted Huard runs off the knock.
51.44
Farid Zemmouri boots it upfield. Orlando Zerdoux shoots from distance. Solid save from Anton Götz. What a great pair of hands!
53.08
Jesper Schmeichel hits a low pass to Ted Huard. Ted Huard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Steffen Birkwald. Excellent save.
54.50
With a delightful solo run, Uwe Scheffler stretches the opposition's defence. Uwe Scheffler whips in a cross ball towards Orlando Zerdoux. Orlando Zerdoux is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
59.38
Cristiano Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Moritz Bischoff holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Moritz Bischoff shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. FC Nürnberg are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
60.35
Showing composure, Martin Metzger plays the ball forward to Cesar Santos. Cesar Santos shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Anton Götz!
61.19
Jonatan Djordjic hits a low pass to Vincenzo Janes. Vincenzo Janes makes a probing pass to Cesar Santos. Cesar Santos whips in a cross ball towards Orlando Zerdoux. Orlando Zerdoux flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Anton Götz. Excellent save.
63.26
David Gardner makes a probing pass to David Meidt. David Meidt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Moritz Bischoff. Moritz Bischoff knocks in a cross ball towards Ted Huard. Ted Huard finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Steffen Birkwald didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
65.27
From the throw-in, Christian Borchard picks out Torsten Lensing. Torsten Lensing knocks the ball forward to Ted Huard. Ted Huard tries a spectacular long range effort. Steffen Birkwald gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
66.21
Martin Metzger flicks the ball to his team mate, Uwe Scheffler. Uwe Scheffler lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Janes. Vincenzo Janes outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
69.30
Martin Metzger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Orlando Zerdoux. Orlando Zerdoux knocks in a cross ball towards Jimmy Haise. Jimmy Haise makes a looping header on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
72.39
Damien Bridges flicks a high pass forward. Farid Zemmouri easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Farid Zemmouri threads a neat ball through to Cesar Santos. Cesar Santos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anton Götz who gathers it comfortably.
73.43
Martin Metzger threads a neat ball through to Orlando Zerdoux. Orlando Zerdoux makes a great pass forward. Vincenzo Janes runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
78.42
Jesper Schmeichel threads a neat ball through to Ted Huard. Ted Huard makes a probing pass to Malte Meidt but he's offside!
79.18
0-4Martin Metzger hacks Cristiano Ferreira from behind! The referee calls over Martin Metzger and warns him to calm down! Cristiano Ferreira runs off the knock.
87.06
Martin Metzger barges into David Gardner. The referee calls over Martin Metzger again and warns him to calm down! David Gardner runs off the knock.
89.02
Martin Metzger catches Jesper Schmeichel on the ankles. Martin Metzger is shown the yellow card! Jesper Schmeichel runs off the knock.
90.00
Martin Metzger catches Jesper Schmeichel on the ankles. The referee calls over Martin Metzger yet again and warns him to calm down! Jesper Schmeichel runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
5
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.6%
52.4%
Play Area
26.8%
42.7%
30.5%
Scorers
| Cesar Santos 24 Orlando Zerdoux 44, 54 Vincenzo Janes 66 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Orlando Zerdoux of FC Schalke 04 |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Anton Götz (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Torsten Lensing (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Cristiano Ferreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | David Gardner (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | David Meidt (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Christian Borchard (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Jesper Schmeichel (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Duarte Fernandes (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Malte Meidt (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Moritz Bischoff (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Ted Huard (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Rainer Jahn (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Tobias Backes (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Hannes Seifert (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Steffen Birkwald (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Jonatan Djordjic (MID) | 6 | |
| 3. | Damien Bridges (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Farid Zemmouri (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Patricio Gainza (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Vincenzo Janes (MID) |  | 8 |
| 7. | Martin Metzger (MID) | | 7 |
| 8. | Orlando Zerdoux (ATT) | | 9 |
| 9. | Jimmy Haise (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Uwe Scheffler (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Cesar Santos (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Msaddeck Carriére (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jan Witte (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Tobias Poschner (MID) | 0 | |