Match Report
| FSV Mainz 05 | FSV Mainz 05 |  |  | Karlsruher SC | Karlsruher SC | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomas Veloso | T. Veloso |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Cosimo Savino | C. Savino | |||||||||
| Torsten Köller | T. Köller |  | 78 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 | | Lars Schulze | L. Schulze | |||||||||
| Florian Behrens | F. Behrens | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Nikolas Stiepermann | N. Stiepermann | |||||||||
| Lee Myers | L. Myers |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Marc Hanssen | M. Hanssen | |||||||||
| Scott Thomson | S. Thomson |  | 65 | D | | 5 | | D | 67 | | Oliver Kaiser | O. Kaiser | |||||||||
| Malte Babbel | M. Babbel | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 |  | Rodolfo Vila | R. Vila | |||||||||
| Dave Lodewijks | D. Lodewijks |  | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Kai Berg | K. Berg | |||||||||
| Harvey Boertien | H. Boertien | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Oliver Wieland | O. Wieland | |||||||||
| Thomas Fromm | T. Fromm | | 56 | M | | 9 | | M | 60 | | Stefan Möller | S. Möller | |||||||||
| Niccolo Thirlwell | N. Thirlwell | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Paul Reimers | P. Reimers | |||||||||
| Martin Döring | M. Döring | | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Bakary Jung | B. Jung | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadion am Bruchweg where FSV Mainz 05 play host to Karlsruher SC . A crowd of 17,850 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both FSV Mainz 05 and Karlsruher SC are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both FSV Mainz 05 and Karlsruher SC are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Karlsruher SC start the match!
2.26
0-0Florian Behrens surges forward with the ball. Florian Behrens deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Döring. Martin Döring knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lars Schulze.
6.41
0-1Oliver Kaiser makes a probing pass to Kai Berg. Kai Berg flicks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Jung. Bakary Jung goes all the way! Bakary Jung takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.25
0-1Florian Behrens chips the ball to his team mate, Dave Lodewijks. Dave Lodewijks controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Döring. Martin Döring goes all the way! Martin Döring shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.31
0-1FSV Mainz 05 are easily keeping Karlsruher SC at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
32.51
Lee Myers passes the ball forward to Harvey Boertien. Harvey Boertien passes the ball forward to Martin Döring. Martin Döring knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marc Hanssen.
33.25
Dave Lodewijks controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Döring. Martin Döring knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cosimo Savino who gathers it comfortably.
34.22
Lee Myers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Malte Babbel. Malte Babbel makes a simple pass to Niccolo Thirlwell. Niccolo Thirlwell plays a perfect one-two with Martin Döring and rushes in on goal... Niccolo Thirlwell shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
44.11
Thomas Fromm passes the ball forward to Niccolo Thirlwell. Niccolo Thirlwell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oliver Kaiser.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
FSV Mainz 05 kick off and get the second half underway!
47.12
Kai Berg knocks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Jung. Bakary Jung sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.56
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
54.20
Oliver Wieland surges forward with the ball. Oliver Wieland knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Torsten Köller.
57.56
Dave Lodewijks flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Döring. Martin Döring plays a perfect one-two with Niccolo Thirlwell and rushes in on goal... Martin Döring tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.08
Malte Babbel makes a probing pass to Martin Döring. Martin Döring shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.25
Harvey Boertien chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Döring. Martin Döring knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lars Schulze.
71.47
Lars Schulze flicks the ball to his team mate, Kai Berg. Kai Berg chips the ball to his team mate, Bakary Jung. Bakary Jung controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.25
Lee Myers threads the ball through to Harvey Boertien. Harvey Boertien knocks the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Thirlwell. Niccolo Thirlwell shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.06
FSV Mainz 05 are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Karlsruher SC 's defence.
84.30
Kai Berg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bakary Jung. Bakary Jung knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.02
Florian Behrens makes a simple pass to Harvey Boertien. Harvey Boertien makes a beautiful solo run. Harvey Boertien whips in a cross ball towards Niccolo Thirlwell. Niccolo Thirlwell heads the ball goalwards. Niccolo Thirlwell scores for FSV Mainz 05!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
67.7%
32.3%
Play Area
21.5%
44.6%
33.8%
Scorers
| Niccolo Thirlwell 34, 89 Martin Döring 58 | Bakary Jung 6 |