Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Allianz Arena where FC Bayern Munich play host to DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
FC Bayern Munich are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while DSC Arminia Bielefeld appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
FC Bayern Munich start the match!
9.34
Malte Sachs chips the ball to his team mate, Irving Jimenez. Irving Jimenez makes a probing pass to Eric Pfeiffer. Eric Pfeiffer whips in a cross ball towards Landon Peterson. Landon Peterson flicks the ball with his head. Alain Lucca manages to gather it comfortably.
16.50
Yuuma Arai controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eric Pfeiffer. Eric Pfeiffer shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.31
Caio Aldair makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anton Helmer. Anton Helmer passes the ball forward to Jaime Moreira. Jaime Moreira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.08
Malte Sachs makes a simple pass to Daniel Faria. Daniel Faria makes a simple pass to Eugenio Reyes. Eugenio Reyes lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Pfeiffer. Eric Pfeiffer heads the ball goalwards. Alain Lucca is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
27.34
Rainer Lindemann knocks the ball forward to Yuuma Arai. Yuuma Arai brings the ball forward. Yuuma Arai goes all the way! Yuuma Arai rockets a shot on goal. Alain Lucca is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
30.13
Bakary Kauder knocks the ball to his team mate, Anton Helmer. Anton Helmer knocks the ball forward to Jaime Moreira. Jaime Moreira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rainer Lindemann.
32.54
Luca Di Salvatore kicks a strong pass forward to Yuuma Arai. Yuuma Arai makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eugenio Reyes. Eugenio Reyes shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.07
Eric Pfeiffer catches Bakary Kauder on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Bakary Kauder gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
38.39
Daniel Faria makes a probing pass to Landon Peterson. Landon Peterson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alain Lucca who gathers it comfortably.
39.38
DSC Arminia Bielefeld are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
44.58
Philipp Köpke kicks a strong pass forward to Florian Kauder. Florian Kauder knocks the ball forward to Martin Borchard but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
Yuuma Arai makes a probing pass to Landon Peterson. Landon Peterson lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Reyes. Eugenio Reyes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The second half starts with DSC Arminia Bielefeld kicking off!
53.45
Paul Arendt passes the ball forward to Michele Cristiano. Michele Cristiano makes a probing pass to Florian Kauder. Florian Kauder plays a perfect one-two with Jaime Moreira and rushes in on goal... Florian Kauder rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Simão Herrera!
61.04
Malte Sachs makes a beautiful solo run. Malte Sachs makes a probing pass to Eric Pfeiffer. Eric Pfeiffer shoots from long range but it flies wide!
63.44
Irving Jimenez knocks the ball forward to Landon Peterson. Landon Peterson shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
66.33
Yuuma Arai threads the ball through to Eric Pfeiffer. Eric Pfeiffer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Caio Aldair.
71.23
Irving Jimenez flicks the ball to his team mate, Landon Peterson. Landon Peterson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alain Lucca who gathers it comfortably.
72.59
Anton Helmer barges into Irving Jimenez. The referee calls over Anton Helmer and shows him a yellow card! Irving Jimenez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.06
Irving Jimenez makes a beautiful solo run. Irving Jimenez whips in a cross ball towards Landon Peterson. Landon Peterson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Alain Lucca manages to keep it out.
81.30
Philipp Köpke makes a simple pass to Florian Kauder. Florian Kauder plays a perfect one-two with Martin Borchard and rushes in on goal... Florian Kauder makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Simão Herrera.
84.02
Bojan Jonssen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jaime Moreira. Jaime Moreira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Simão Herrera who gathers it comfortably.
87.50
DSC Arminia Bielefeld are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate FC Bayern Munich's defence.
89.16
Yuuma Arai deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Reyes. Eugenio Reyes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Caio Aldair.
90.00
Anton Helmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Borchard. Martin Borchard goes all the way! Martin Borchard shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Martin Borchard!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Yuuma Arai of FC Bayern Munich
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.7%
45.3%
Play Area
25.3%
44%
30.7%