Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to Rot-Weiss Ahlen. A crowd of 8,503 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Schalke 04 and Rot-Weiss Ahlen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both FC Schalke 04 and Rot-Weiss Ahlen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0FC Schalke 04 kick off the first half!
4.34
0-0Bakary Francke flicks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Dittmann. Torsten Dittmann knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dennis Duberry.
14.41
Marc Ouindi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Linus Walter. Linus Walter knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sven Richter.
18.20
0-0Torsten Matthäus knocks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Smith. Shaun Smith kicks a strong pass forward to Jakob Bartsch. Jakob Bartsch controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.26
Marc Ouindi knocks the ball forward to Linus Walter. Linus Walter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.49
Julian Cziommer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Moritz Meidt. Moritz Meidt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jonas Winkler who gathers it comfortably.
32.41
Guillermo Lucius makes a simple pass to Lars Buchwald. Lars Buchwald makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jakob Bartsch. Jakob Bartsch knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.43
0-0Sven Hermann kicks a strong pass forward to Nils Sparwasser. Nils Sparwasser makes a probing pass to Torsten Dittmann. Torsten Dittmann knocks the ball forward to Linus Walter but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
34.46
Julian Cziommer knocks the ball forward to Jakob Bartsch. Jakob Bartsch knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jonas Kirschner.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Rot-Weiss Ahlen kick off!
54.01
Torsten Matthäus threads the ball through to Shaun Smith. Shaun Smith makes a probing pass to Moritz Meidt. Moritz Meidt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jakob Bartsch but he's offside!
57.20
0-0Guillermo Lucius clumsily knocks into Torsten Dittmann. Guillermo Lucius is warned by the referee! Torsten Dittmann runs off the knock.
66.15
0-1Marc Schramm brings the ball forward. Marc Schramm makes a simple pass to Torsten Dittmann. Torsten Dittmann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
71.27
0-1Julian Cziommer hacks Moritz Busse from behind! Julian Cziommer is warned by the referee! Moritz Busse grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
72.05
Ashley Palmer makes a simple pass to Jakob Bartsch. Jakob Bartsch knocks in a cross ball towards Moritz Meidt. Moritz Meidt flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.08
0-1FC Schalke 04 are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Rot-Weiss Ahlen's defence.
78.43
Ashley Palmer chips the ball to his team mate, Jakob Bartsch. Jakob Bartsch controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.50
Jakob Bartsch barges into Sven Hermann. The referee calls over Jakob Bartsch and warns him to calm down! Sven Hermann runs off the knock.
84.09
Nikolas Buchwald barges into Moritz Meidt. Nikolas Buchwald is given a warning by the referee! Moritz Meidt gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
87.49
0-1Guillermo Lucius threads the ball through to Shaun Smith. Shaun Smith knocks the ball forward to Jakob Bartsch. Jakob Bartsch shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Jonas Winkler!
89.22
Ashley Palmer knocks the ball forward to Moritz Meidt. Moritz Meidt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jonas Winkler who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
26%
47.9%
26%
Scorers