Match Report
| FC Nürnberg | FC Nürnberg |  |  | Rot-Weiss Ahlen | Rot-Weiss Ahlen | ||||||||||||||||
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| Anton Götz | A. Götz |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 | | Lars Ziege | L. Ziege | |||||||||
| Torsten Lensing | T. Lensing | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Arno Köller | A. Köller | |||||||||
| David Gardner | D. Gardner |  | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Pascal Polheim | P. Polheim | |||||||||
| Simon Janes | S. Janes | | 75 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Torsten Gleisenstein | T. Gleisenstein | |||||||||
| Jan Buchwald | J. Buchwald | | 83 | M |  | | 5 | | D | 58 | | Armin Rahn | A. Rahn | ||||||||
| Christian Borchard | C. Borchard | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 | | Leon Wieland | L. Wieland | |||||||||
| Vincenzo Hanke | V. Hanke | | 78 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 |  | Ciro Conti | C. Conti | |||||||||
| Duarte Fernandes | D. Fernandes |  | 84 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Lars Wilke | L. Wilke | |||||||||
| Hannes Seifert | H. Seifert | | 68 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 | | Jacob King | J. King | |||||||||
| Moritz Bischoff | M. Bischoff | | 82 | A | | 10 | | | A | 66 | | Torsten Matthäus | T. Matthäus | ||||||||
| Helder Moreira | H. Moreira | | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Jakob Vogel | J. Vogel | |||||||||
| Rainer Jahn | R. Jahn | | 73 | A | | 12 | | G | 66 | | Oliver Breyer | O. Breyer | |||||||||
| Tobias Backes | T. Backes | | 69 | A | | 13 | | A | 60 | | Alexander Ziegenhagen | A. Ziegenhagen | |||||||||
| Malte Meidt | M. Meidt | | 73 | A | | 14 | | A | 57 | | Lars Vogel | L. Vogel | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to Rot-Weiss Ahlen. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Nürnberg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rot-Weiss Ahlen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Artur Tavares.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Nürnberg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rot-Weiss Ahlen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Artur Tavares.
0.00
0-0Rot-Weiss Ahlen kick off and get the first half underway!
3.06
1-0Christian Borchard passes the ball forward to Jan Buchwald. Jan Buchwald passes the ball forward to Moritz Bischoff. Moritz Bischoff plays a sublime one-two with Hannes Seifert and races in on goal... Moritz Bischoff muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
10.07
Duarte Fernandes threads a neat ball through to Helder Moreira. Helder Moreira whips in a cross ball towards Hannes Seifert. Hannes Seifert beats his man to it with a header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Hannes Seifert!
15.42
2-0Arno Köller makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leon Wieland. Leon Wieland shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
18.12
David Gardner knocks the ball forward to Simon Janes. Simon Janes threads a neat ball through to Jan Buchwald. Jan Buchwald makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Duarte Fernandes. Duarte Fernandes tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
22.20
3-0Leon Wieland comes in with a late challenge on Simon Janes. Leon Wieland is warned by the referee! Simon Janes stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.01
3-0Duarte Fernandes makes an attacking run forward. Duarte Fernandes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.57
Jacob King hacks Simon Janes from behind! Jacob King is given a warning by the referee! Simon Janes runs off the knock.
27.07
Torsten Gleisenstein makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ciro Conti. Seeing a gap ahead, Ciro Conti plays the ball forward to Leon Wieland. Leon Wieland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.17
Vincenzo Hanke sees Christian Borchard in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Christian Borchard knocks in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Hanke. Vincenzo Hanke powers a header at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Lars Ziege!
38.39
Leon Wieland threads a neat ball through to Torsten Matthäus. Torsten Matthäus shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Anton Götz effortlessly smothers it!
39.42
Vincenzo Hanke threads a neat ball through to Jan Buchwald. Jan Buchwald plays a one-two with Moritz Bischoff and advances towards the goal... Jan Buchwald takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.27
4-0FC Nürnberg are in full control of this game.
44.44
Christian Borchard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Helder Moreira. Helder Moreira shoots from 20 yards. Lars Ziege gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
45.00
4-0Duarte Fernandes makes a simple pass to Hannes Seifert. Hannes Seifert controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Nürnberg appear unchanged since the first half. Rot-Weiss Ahlen have changed their lineup with Alexander Ziegenhagen replacing Ciro Conti.
45.00
FC Nürnberg start the second half!
48.39
4-0Torsten Lensing sees Vincenzo Hanke in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vincenzo Hanke makes a simple pass to Hannes Seifert. Hannes Seifert threads the ball through to Helder Moreira but he's offside!
49.51
Duarte Fernandes sees space and advances. Duarte Fernandes shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
53.59
Lars Wilke flicks a high pass forward. Alexander Ziegenhagen controls it well on his chest. Alexander Ziegenhagen shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.52
Torsten Gleisenstein makes a simple pass to Jakob Vogel. Jakob Vogel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Janes.
59.46
Simon Janes decides to run forward with the ball. Simon Janes flicks a high pass forward. Helder Moreira collects the pass. Helder Moreira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.29
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
65.17
Hannes Seifert passes the ball forward to Moritz Bischoff. Moritz Bischoff whips in a cross ball towards Hannes Seifert. Hannes Seifert flicks the ball with his head. Lars Ziege gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
66.22
Arno Köller sees Lars Wilke in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lars Wilke threads the ball through to Alexander Ziegenhagen. Alexander Ziegenhagen passes the ball forward but Lars Wilke is offside!
67.11
David Gardner threads a neat ball through to Vincenzo Hanke. Vincenzo Hanke makes a probing pass to Helder Moreira. Helder Moreira whips in a cross ball towards Moritz Bischoff. Moritz Bischoff makes a convincing header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
78.14
Torsten Gleisenstein pushes mid-way up the pitch. Torsten Gleisenstein passes the ball forward to Jacob King. Jacob King shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
79.37
Lars Wilke hits a low pass to Torsten Matthäus. Torsten Matthäus shoots from long range but Anton Götz is on top of it.
83.22
Pascal Polheim passes the ball forward to Leon Wieland. Leon Wieland kicks a strong pass forward to Torsten Matthäus. Torsten Matthäus sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
89.12
Pascal Polheim plays the ball forward to Armin Rahn. Armin Rahn flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Vogel controls it well on his chest. Jakob Vogel shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
6
0
Shots on Target
9
5
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.6%
44.4%
Play Area
24.4%
41.1%
34.4%
Scorers
| Moritz Bischoff 3, 67 Hannes Seifert 10 Duarte Fernandes 18, 50 Jan Buchwald 39 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Duarte Fernandes of FC Nürnberg |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Anton Götz (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Torsten Lensing (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | David Gardner (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Simon Janes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jan Buchwald (MID) |  | 8 |
| 6. | Christian Borchard (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Vincenzo Hanke (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Duarte Fernandes (MID) | | 9 |
| 9. | Hannes Seifert (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Moritz Bischoff (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Helder Moreira (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Rainer Jahn (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Tobias Backes (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Malte Meidt (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Lars Ziege (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Arno Köller (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Pascal Polheim (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Torsten Gleisenstein (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Armin Rahn (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Leon Wieland (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Ciro Conti (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Lars Wilke (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Jacob King (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Torsten Matthäus (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Jakob Vogel (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Oliver Breyer (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alexander Ziegenhagen (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Lars Vogel (ATT) | 0 | |