Match Report


FC St. PauliFC St. Pauli     Hannover 96Hannover 96
Jay LivermoreJay Livermore Manny King Manny King
Leon WilcoxL. Wilcox72
G
captain1
G
64Marc HitzlspergerM. Hitzlsperger
Orlando MeeuwisO. Meeuwis68
D
2
D
64Olivier NalisO. Nalis
Jermaine WinterburnJ. Winterburn71
D
3
D
65Oliver WitteO. Witte
Regi OlfersR. Olfers74
D
4
D
72Alexander KöllerA. Köller
Samuel IpouaS. Ipoua42
M
5
M
68Diogo MarquesD. Marques
Kevin SzepanK. Szepan68
M
6
M
69Pape MansouriP. Mansouri
Gaspar RegoG. Rego72
M
7
M
69Uwe StreichU. Streich
Steffen KohlerS. Kohler68
M
8captain
M
70Romero P. CalvoR. Calvo
Geoffrey SonzogniG. Sonzogni65
A
9
A
68Oliver MetzlerO. Metzler
Jonathan De FrancescoJ. De Francesco67
A
10
A
68Steffen RöhligS. Röhlig
Hauke SchefflerH. Scheffler70
A
11
A
68Hannes ArendtH. Arendt
 
Nuno JardimN. Jardim65
D
12
M
66Nikolas FriedmannN. Friedmann
Scott ClelandS. Cleland66
M
13
A
67Uwe BeckenbauerU. Beckenbauer
Jorge BarrosJ. Barros56
A
14
A
67Steed MassaS. Massa

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Millerntor-Stadion where FC St. Pauli play host to Hannover 96. A crowd of 18,431 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both FC St. Pauli and Hannover 96 are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dietmar Fromm.


0.00
FC St. Pauli kick off the first half!
3.12
Olivier Nalis darts forward. Olivier Nalis flicks a high pass forward to Hannes Arendt who brings the ball under control. Hannes Arendt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gaspar Rego.
8.52
Alexander Köller takes the throw-in. Olivier Nalis chips the ball to his team mate, Hannes Arendt. Hannes Arendt flicks a high pass forward to Oliver Metzler who brings the ball under control. Oliver Metzler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.54
Kevin Szepan knocks the ball forward to Geoffrey Sonzogni. Geoffrey Sonzogni knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexander Köller.
12.17
Hannes Arendt makes a high pass forward. Oliver Metzler shows exceptional athleticism as he brings the ball under control. Oliver Metzler whips in a cross ball towards Romero P. Calvo. With a superhuman jump, Romero P. Calvo connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but is denied by Leon Wilcox. Excellent save.
18.39
Regi Olfers plays the ball forward to Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego sees Jonathan De Francesco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jonathan De Francesco shoots from 20 yards but Marc Hitzlsperger is on top of his game. Excellent save!
20.22
Olivier Nalis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pape Mansouri. Pape Mansouri makes a beautiful solo run. Pape Mansouri shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
21.28
Oliver Metzler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steffen Röhlig. Steffen Röhlig knocks in a cross ball towards Romero P. Calvo. Romero P. Calvo powers a header at goal. Leon Wilcox easily punches it away to safety.
22.36
Steffen Kohler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonathan De Francesco. Jonathan De Francesco lofts in a cross ball towards Hauke Scheffler. Hauke Scheffler makes a looping header on goal but it's well over the bar!
24.47
Olivier Nalis pushes up the pitch. Olivier Nalis knocks the ball forward to Oliver Metzler. Oliver Metzler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
27.55
Regi Olfers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego threads the ball through to Jonathan De Francesco. Jonathan De Francesco advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Jonathan De Francesco provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
28.34
With imagination, Oliver Witte plays the ball forward to Uwe Streich. Uwe Streich passes the ball forward to Romero P. Calvo. Romero P. Calvo whips in a cross ball towards Hannes Arendt. Hannes Arendt makes a deft header but Leon Wilcox reads it well. Quality keeping!
33.22
Kevin Szepan plays the ball forward to Hauke Scheffler. Hauke Scheffler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oliver Witte.
38.41
Diogo Marques hits a low pass to Uwe Streich. Uwe Streich knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leon Wilcox who gathers it comfortably.
42.52
Diogo Marques advances with the ball. Diogo Marques knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Regi Olfers.
45.00
Steffen Kohler advances with the ball. Without breaking stride, Steffen Kohler plays the ball forward to Hauke Scheffler. Hauke Scheffler lofts in a cross ball towards Geoffrey Sonzogni. Geoffrey Sonzogni makes a looping header on goal. The shot is on target but blocked by Alexander Köller. That should have been a goal!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC St. Pauli appear unchanged since the first half. Hannover 96 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Hannover 96 kick off and get the second half underway!
47.15
Oliver Metzler flicks a high pass forward. Steffen Röhlig collects the pass. Steffen Röhlig whips in a cross ball towards Hannes Arendt. Hannes Arendt rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Leon Wilcox reads it well. Superb keeping!
51.20
Gaspar Rego chips the ball to his team mate, Samuel Ipoua. Samuel Ipoua knocks the ball forward to Geoffrey Sonzogni. Geoffrey Sonzogni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.29
Pape Mansouri makes a probing pass to Diogo Marques. Diogo Marques knocks in a cross ball towards Steffen Röhlig. Steffen Röhlig fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Hannover 96!
57.43
Kevin Szepan knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Ipoua. Samuel Ipoua makes a simple pass to Geoffrey Sonzogni. Geoffrey Sonzogni passes the ball forward to Jonathan De Francesco. Jonathan De Francesco rockets a shot on goal but somehow Marc Hitzlsperger manages to keep it out.
59.28
Jermaine Winterburn advances with the ball. Jermaine Winterburn chips the ball to his team mate, Geoffrey Sonzogni. Geoffrey Sonzogni lofts in a cross ball towards Hauke Scheffler. Hauke Scheffler flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
61.28
FC St. Pauli have made a substitution with Scott Cleland replacing Samuel Ipoua .
63.44
Regi Olfers threads the ball through to Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego flicks a high pass forward to Hauke Scheffler who brings the ball under control. Hauke Scheffler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.36
Gaspar Rego catches Uwe Streich on the ankles. The referee calls over Gaspar Rego and warns him to calm down! Uwe Streich stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.39
Alexander Köller flicks a high pass forward. Olivier Nalis controls it well on his chest. Olivier Nalis makes an attacking run forward. Olivier Nalis shoots from long range but somehow Leon Wilcox manages to keep it out.
73.01
Jermaine Winterburn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Szepan. Kevin Szepan flicks a high pass forward to Hauke Scheffler who brings the ball under control. Hauke Scheffler shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
77.02
Hannes Arendt kicks a strong pass forward to Oliver Metzler. Oliver Metzler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leon Wilcox who gathers it comfortably.
79.50
Seeing a gap ahead, Gaspar Rego plays the ball forward to Scott Cleland. Scott Cleland lofts in a cross ball towards Jonathan De Francesco. With a superhuman jump, Jonathan De Francesco connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Marc Hitzlsperger is on top of his game. Great keeping!
81.55
Jonathan De Francesco comes in with a late challenge on Pape Mansouri. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Pape Mansouri runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC St. Pauli

Hannover 96
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
7
6
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.9%
54.1%
Play Area
31.8%
41.2%
27.1%

Scorers
Hauke Scheffler 59
Steffen Röhlig 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Olivier Nalis of Hannover 96

Match Ratings
1.Leon Wilcox (GK)
8
2.Orlando Meeuwis (DEF)
6
3.Jermaine Winterburn (DEF)
7
4.Regi Olfers (DEF)
7
5.Samuel Ipoua (MID)
6
6.Kevin Szepan (MID)
7
7.Gaspar Rego (MID)
7
8.Steffen Kohler (MID)
7
9.Geoffrey Sonzogni (ATT)
7
10.Jonathan De Francesco (ATT)yellow card
7
11.Hauke Scheffler (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Nuno Jardim (DEF)
0
13.Scott Cleland (MID)
6
14.Jorge Barros (ATT)
0

1.Marc Hitzlsperger (GK)
8
2.Olivier Nalis (DEF)
9
3.Oliver Witte (DEF)
6
4.Alexander Köller (DEF)
6
5.Diogo Marques (MID)
8
6.Pape Mansouri (MID)
6
7.Uwe Streich (MID)
6
8.Romero P. Calvo (MID)
7
9.Oliver Metzler (ATT)
6
10.Steffen Röhlig (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Hannes Arendt (ATT)
7
 
12.Nikolas Friedmann (MID)
0
13.Uwe Beckenbauer (ATT)
0
14.Steed Massa (ATT)
0