Match Report
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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Schuco-Arena where DSC Arminia Bielefeld play host to Hertha BSC. A crowd of 17,408 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
DSC Arminia Bielefeld are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Hertha BSC appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Thomas Schnoor.
The pitch is in good condition.
DSC Arminia Bielefeld are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Hertha BSC appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Thomas Schnoor.
0.00
DSC Arminia Bielefeld kick off the first half!
2.58
Andres Ruiz flicks a high pass forward to Jonas Bierhoff who brings the ball under control. Jonas Bierhoff deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthias Buchwald. Matthias Buchwald plays a quick one-two with Nico Erler and rushes in on goal... Hannes Schneider hacks Matthias Buchwald from behind! Matthias Buchwald appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
8.18
Anton Hoeness clumsily knocks into Matt Booth. The referee brings Anton Hoeness to one side and gives him a warning! Matt Booth runs off the knock.
9.01
Jonas Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Frieser collects the pass. Hauke Frieser plays a one-two with Matthias Buchwald and advances towards the goal... Hauke Frieser shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.06
Matt Booth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hannes Engels. Hannes Engels controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
14.18
Hannes Wieczorek knocks the ball forward to Matthias Buchwald. Matthias Buchwald advances inside the box! Matthias Buchwald takes a shot at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Markus Schöll!
15.10
Stefan Klinsmann flicks a high ball forward to Jonas Bierhoff who takes it down. Jonas Bierhoff makes a probing pass to Nico Erler. Nico Erler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.53
Andres Ruiz sees Anton Hoeness in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Anton Hoeness flicks the ball to his team mate, Nico Erler. Nico Erler shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
21.31
Hannes Schneider threads a neat ball through to Matt Booth. Matt Booth threads a neat ball through to Dietmar Jung. Dietmar Jung knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.51
Nico Erler clumsily knocks into Hannes Schneider. The referee calls over Nico Erler and shows him a yellow card! Hannes Schneider runs off the knock.
27.37
Matt Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Mendez. Juan-Carlos Mendez plays a quick one-two with Hannes Engels and rushes in on goal... Juan-Carlos Mendez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Jan Pienaar has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
30.43
Nwankwo Murrin sees Malte Welke in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Malte Welke knocks the ball forward to Dietmar Jung. Dietmar Jung knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.06
Jonas Bierhoff knocks the ball to his team mate, Hauke Frieser. Hauke Frieser flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthias Buchwald. Matthias Buchwald muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Markus Schöll effortlessly gets down and covers it.
39.30
Matt Booth threads a neat ball through to Dietmar Jung. Dietmar Jung knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. DSC Arminia Bielefeld appear unchanged since the first half. Hertha BSC also appear unchanged since the first half. The Hertha BSC players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Hertha BSC get the second half underway!
47.48
Anton Hoeness flicks a high pass forward. Nico Erler collects the pass. Nico Erler runs straight at the defence! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Nico Erler provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Magnificent save by Markus Schöll!
49.44
Andres Ruiz advances with the ball. Andres Ruiz flicks a high ball forward to Matthias Buchwald who takes it down. Matthias Buchwald lofts in a cross ball towards Hauke Frieser. Hauke Frieser makes a looping header on goal but it is shockingly off target!
51.21
Matt Booth flicks the ball to his team mate, Hannes Engels. Hannes Engels whips in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Mendez. Juan-Carlos Mendez fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Jan Pienaar.
54.39
Fabian Natale Lamacchi makes a probing pass to Malte Welke. Malte Welke knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Hutchison. Don Hutchison plays a quick one-two with Juan-Carlos Mendez and rushes in on goal... Don Hutchison makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Don Hutchison scores for DSC Arminia Bielefeld!!
57.58
Andres Ruiz flicks a high pass forward. Hannes Wieczorek controls it well on his chest. Hannes Wieczorek hits a low pass to Matthias Buchwald. Matthias Buchwald knocks in a cross ball towards Hauke Frieser. Hauke Frieser rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.09
DSC Arminia Bielefeld have made 3 substitutions with Moritz Koschmieder replacing Hannes Engels, Gavin Niven replacing Malte Welke and Yazid Wimbee replacing Martin Macchi .
63.09
Lars Völler passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Anton Hoeness. Anton Hoeness threads a neat ball through to Matthias Buchwald. Matthias Buchwald finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
66.41
Hannes Wieczorek hits a low pass to Nico Erler. Nico Erler tries a spectacular long range effort but Markus Schöll is on top of it.
67.06
Yazid Wimbee hits a low pass to Matt Booth. Matt Booth passes the ball forward to Moritz Koschmieder. Moritz Koschmieder knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jan Pienaar who gathers it comfortably.
72.11
Matthias Buchwald comes in with a late challenge on Yazid Wimbee. Matthias Buchwald is warned by the referee! Yazid Wimbee runs off the knock.
77.08
Anton Hoeness flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthias Buchwald. Matthias Buchwald knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hannes Schneider.
78.20
With great vision, Andres Ruiz plays the ball forward to Anton Hoeness. Anton Hoeness sees a break and surges forward. Anton Hoeness controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Matthias Buchwald through on goal. Matthias Buchwald side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
79.04
Anton Hoeness threads the ball through to Nico Erler. Nico Erler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Markus Schöll. Excellent save.
81.20
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
87.33
Anton Hoeness kicks a strong pass forward to Nico Erler. Nico Erler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
89.27
Gavin Niven flicks the ball to his team mate, Dietmar Jung. Dietmar Jung advances inside the box! Dietmar Jung makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Jan Pienaar!
90.00
Matt Booth hits a low pass to Don Hutchison. Don Hutchison shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Jan Pienaar smothers it!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
1
7
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
37.9%
62.1%
Play Area
34.5%
40.2%
25.3%
Scorers
Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Juan-Carlos Mendez of DSC Arminia Bielefeld |
Match Ratings
1. | Markus Schöll (GK) | 8 | |
2. | Fabian Natale Lamacchi (DEF) | 6 | |
3. | Hannes Schneider (DEF) | 6 | |
4. | Martin Macchi (DEF) | 6 | |
5. | Nwankwo Murrin (DEF) | 6 | |
6. | Malte Welke (MID) | 6 | |
7. | Matt Booth (MID) | 7 | |
8. | Dietmar Jung (ATT) | 6 | |
9. | Juan-Carlos Mendez (ATT) | ![]() | 9 |
10. | Hannes Engels (ATT) | 7 | |
11. | Don Hutchison (ATT) | ![]() | 8 |
12. | Moritz Koschmieder (MID) | 6 | |
13. | Gavin Niven (GK) | 6 | |
14. | Yazid Wimbee (GK) | 6 |
1. | Jan Pienaar (GK) | 7 | |
2. | Lars Völler (DEF) | 6 | |
3. | Stefan Klinsmann (DEF) | 6 | |
4. | Andres Ruiz (DEF) | 8 | |
5. | Jonas Welter (DEF) | 6 | |
6. | Jonas Bierhoff (MID) | 7 | |
7. | Hannes Wieczorek (MID) | 6 | |
8. | Anton Hoeness (MID) | 8 | |
9. | Nico Erler (ATT) | ![]() | 6 |
10. | Matthias Buchwald (ATT) | 7 | |
11. | Hauke Frieser (ATT) | 6 | |
12. | Max Tuhuteru (GK) | 0 | |
13. | Alan Maclean (GK) | 0 | |
14. | Noah Linke (MID) | 0 |