Match Report
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at AOL Arena where Hamburger SV play Hertha BSC in this league cup game. A crowd of 17,858 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Hamburger SV and Hertha BSC are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jakob Frieser.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Hamburger SV and Hertha BSC are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jakob Frieser.
0.00
0-0Hertha BSC get the match underway!
2.45
1-0Edwin Heesakkers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sergio Banuelos. Sergio Banuelos shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Eric Knapp had no chance!! Goal for Hamburger SV!
6.57
1-0John Britton chips the ball to his team mate, Bernard Billong. Bernard Billong runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Bernard Billong shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
8.01
1-0Dan Degn flicks a high pass forward. Lennart Scheffler collects the pass. Lennart Scheffler flicks a high pass forward. Abel Quaresma collects the pass. Abel Quaresma lofts in a cross ball towards Franco Maniero. Franco Maniero flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Jannes Heije!
9.56
Kemal Haynes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sergio Banuelos. Sergio Banuelos finds some space and shoots from distance but Eric Knapp reads it well. Nice save!
10.49
Sergio Banuelos knocks the ball to his team mate, Bernard Billong. Bernard Billong shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.18
Lennart Scheffler threads a neat ball through to Christian Schönenborn. Christian Schönenborn lofts in a cross ball towards Alan Goldberg. Alan Goldberg makes a deft header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
18.31
1-1Marcel Maier threads the ball through to Dave Lawton. Dave Lawton threads a neat ball through to Alan Goldberg. Alan Goldberg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.00
Marcel Maier chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Schönenborn. Christian Schönenborn threads the ball through to Dave Lawton. Dave Lawton shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
26.06
Alistair Carter chips the ball to his team mate, John Britton. With vision, John Britton plays the ball forward to Bernard Billong. Bernard Billong controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
28.07
Lennart Scheffler threads a neat ball through to Paul Birkwald. Paul Birkwald knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.35
Craig Gemmell flicks a high pass forward. Alistair Carter controls it well on his chest. Alistair Carter sees Christian Nyarko in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Christian Nyarko makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Bernard Billong. Bernard Billong shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Eric Knapp. Excellent save.
38.58
1-1Christian Schönenborn flicks a high pass forward. Lennart Scheffler controls it well on his chest. Lennart Scheffler whips in a cross ball towards Franco Maniero. Franco Maniero gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies towards the top corner but Miguel Castro is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
40.26
1-1Corner kick to Hertha BSC. Christian Schönenborn plays it out to the edge of the box. Miguel Castro reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
45.00
Alistair Carter knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Gemmell. Craig Gemmell advances inside the box! Craig Gemmell cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Hamburger SV appear unchanged since the first half. Hertha BSC also appear unchanged since the first half. The Hertha BSC players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Hamburger SV start the second half!
48.34
Jonas Rösler sees Lennart Scheffler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lennart Scheffler sees Alan Goldberg in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alan Goldberg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.52
Craig Gemmell flicks a high pass forward to Bernard Billong who brings the ball under control. Bernard Billong finds some space and shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Bernard Billong!
53.41
Lennart Scheffler kicks a strong pass forward to Franco Maniero. Franco Maniero lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Birkwald. Paul Birkwald rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Hertha BSC!
61.17
Franco Maniero hits a low pass to Paul Birkwald. Paul Birkwald shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Jannes Heije!
65.31
2-2Jonas Rösler passes the ball forward to Paul Birkwald. Paul Birkwald controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alan Goldberg. Alan Goldberg passes the ball forward but Paul Birkwald is offside!
66.12
Miguel Castro sweeps the ball long. Sergio Banuelos tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
69.48
Abel Quaresma knocks the ball forward to Lennart Scheffler. Lennart Scheffler knocks in a cross ball towards Franco Maniero. Franco Maniero directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.26
2-3Hamburger SV have made a substitution with Rodrigo Carvalho replacing Christian Nyarko .
78.29
Jonas Rösler sees space and advances. Jonas Rösler flicks the ball to his team mate, Franco Maniero. Franco Maniero shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
79.31
John Britton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Gemmell. Craig Gemmell flicks a high ball forward to Sergio Banuelos who takes it down. Sergio Banuelos shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.22
Marcel Maier sees Dan Degn in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dan Degn flicks a high pass forward. Paul Birkwald collects the pass. Paul Birkwald whips in a cross ball towards Franco Maniero. Franco Maniero beats his man to it with a header but it flies well off target!
87.52
Abel Quaresma threads a neat ball through to Dave Lawton. Dave Lawton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Franco Maniero. Franco Maniero knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Goldberg. Alan Goldberg is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
42.5%
57.5%
Play Area
31.5%
37%
31.5%
Scorers
| Sergio Banuelos 2 Bernard Billong 50 | Alan Goldberg 14, 88 Paul Birkwald 53 Franco Maniero 69 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Franco Maniero of Hertha BSC |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Jannes Heije (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | John Britton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 3. | Miguel Castro (GK) | 6 | |
| 4. | Sékou Diané (GK) | 6 | |
| 5. | Edwin Heesakkers (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Alistair Carter (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Craig Gemmell (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Kemal Haynes (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Christian Nyarko (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Sergio Banuelos (ATT) |  | 7 |
| 11. | Bernard Billong (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Sebastian Götz (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Rodrigo Carvalho (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Delano Bosman (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Eric Knapp (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Dan Degn (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Marcel Maier (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jonas Rösler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Christian Schönenborn (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Dave Lawton (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Lennart Scheffler (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Abel Quaresma (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alan Goldberg (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Franco Maniero (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Paul Birkwald (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Rainer Ritzinger (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Hauke Helmer (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Samuel Campos (DEF) | 0 | |