Match Report
| FC Energie Cottbus | FC Energie Cottbus |  |  | VfL Bochum | VfL Bochum | ||||||||||||||||
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| Nils Polheim | N. Polheim |  | 70 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Alec Mcallister | A. Mcallister | ||||||||
| Ashley Davies | A. Davies |  | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 |  | Seyni Cygan | S. Cygan | |||||||||
| Markus Brückner | M. Brückner | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Craig Ferguson | C. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Pascal Kühn | P. Kühn | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 |  | Willem Timmer | W. Timmer | |||||||||
| Thomas Wendel | T. Wendel | | 60 | D | | 5 | | M | 77 | | Pim Claes | P. Claes | |||||||||
| Julian Buchwald | J. Buchwald | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Robin Knol | R. Knol | |||||||||
| Del Kerr | D. Kerr | | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 |  | Tiziano Totti | T. Totti | |||||||||
| Jose Valente | J. Valente |  | 71 | A | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Paul Mckinlay | P. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Malte Behrens | M. Behrens | | 68 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 | | Steffen Diakite | S. Diakite | |||||||||
| Guilherme Andrade | G. Andrade | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Ian Grot | I. Grot | |||||||||
| Paul Kneissl | P. Kneissl | | 59 | A | | 11 | | | A | 69 | | Duncan Scholes | D. Scholes | ||||||||
| John Bos | J. Bos | | 67 | G | | 12 | | A | 62 | | Pascal Francke | P. Francke | |||||||||
| Sol Barmby | S. Barmby | | 66 | M | | 13 | | D | 60 | | Hugo Moutinho | H. Moutinho | |||||||||
| Tomasz Valéry | T. Valéry | | 64 | M | | 14 | | M | 59 | | Markus Brehme | M. Brehme | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stadion der Freundschaft where FC Energie Cottbus play host to VfL Bochum. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Energie Cottbus are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while VfL Bochum appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Cziommer.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Energie Cottbus are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while VfL Bochum appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Cziommer.
0.00
0-0VfL Bochum start the match!
3.10
0-0Thomas Wendel catches Steffen Diakite on the ankles. The referee calls over Thomas Wendel and warns him to calm down! Steffen Diakite hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.40
0-1Paul Mckinlay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Scholes. Duncan Scholes plays a one-two with Steffen Diakite and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Duncan Scholes provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
9.12
0-1Tiziano Totti flicks a high ball forward to Steffen Diakite who takes it down. Steffen Diakite knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Scholes. Duncan Scholes makes a looping header on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.08
0-1Robin Knol hits a low pass to Duncan Scholes. Duncan Scholes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Nils Polheim.
13.39
0-1It's a corner kick. Pim Claes kicks a low ball out wide. Guilherme Andrade gets to the ball and clears it up field.
18.17
Willem Timmer hits a low pass to Tiziano Totti. Tiziano Totti chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Grot. Ian Grot plays a scrappy one-two with Duncan Scholes and advances towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Ian Grot provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
20.28
0-1Ashley Davies threads a neat ball through to Del Kerr. Del Kerr surges forward with the ball. Del Kerr knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.20
Robin Knol catches Julian Buchwald on the ankles. The referee calls over Robin Knol and warns him to calm down! Julian Buchwald hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.54
Thomas Wendel makes a probing pass to Del Kerr. Del Kerr controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Malte Behrens. Malte Behrens knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Valente. Jose Valente finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Alec Mcallister is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
27.35
Robin Knol flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Scholes controls it well on his chest. Duncan Scholes plays a one-two with Ian Grot and advances towards the goal... Duncan Scholes takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
32.59
Julian Buchwald passes the ball forward to Guilherme Andrade. Guilherme Andrade lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Kneissl. Paul Kneissl fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Alec Mcallister. Excellent save.
33.23
Paul Mckinlay passes the ball forward to Duncan Scholes. Duncan Scholes edges inside the box! Duncan Scholes takes a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
39.02
Seeing a gap ahead, Del Kerr plays the ball forward to Jose Valente. Jose Valente finds some space and shoots from distance. Good keeping from Alec Mcallister as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
40.54
1-1Corner kick to FC Energie Cottbus. Del Kerr plays it short to Ashley Davies. Ashley Davies flicks the ball on with his first touch. Duncan Scholes reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
42.12
1-1Seyni Cygan flicks a high pass forward. Pim Claes controls it well on his chest. Pim Claes threads a neat ball through to Duncan Scholes. Duncan Scholes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Grot but he's offside!
45.00
1-1VfL Bochum are dictating the run of play here today.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Energie Cottbus appear unchanged since the first half. VfL Bochum also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Energie Cottbus players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The second half starts with FC Energie Cottbus kicking off!
51.57
Robin Knol decides to run forward with the ball. Robin Knol threads the ball through to Ian Grot but he's offside!
53.42
Robin Knol makes a probing pass to Steffen Diakite. Steffen Diakite shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
54.06
With great vision, Markus Brückner plays the ball forward to Julian Buchwald. Julian Buchwald chips the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Andrade. Guilherme Andrade finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
57.01
Robin Knol makes a simple pass to Ian Grot. Ian Grot threads the ball through to Duncan Scholes but he's offside!
59.54
Tiziano Totti plays the ball forward to Steffen Diakite. Steffen Diakite shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
65.49
Markus Brückner takes it forward alone. Markus Brückner makes a simple pass to Paul Kneissl. Paul Kneissl whips in a cross ball towards Guilherme Andrade. Guilherme Andrade beats his man to it with a header but it misses the target by a large margin!
67.55
1-1Ian Grot catches Pascal Kühn on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Pascal Kühn runs off the knock.
73.11
Steffen Diakite hacks Ashley Davies from behind! The referee brings Steffen Diakite to one side and gives him a warning! Ashley Davies runs off the knock.
78.43
Tiziano Totti darts forward. Tiziano Totti tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
79.11
Markus Brückner makes a simple pass to Del Kerr. Del Kerr kicks a strong pass forward to Guilherme Andrade. Guilherme Andrade controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
81.10
Thomas Wendel makes a probing pass to Del Kerr. Del Kerr brings the ball forward. Del Kerr shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
87.59
Robin Knol hacks Del Kerr from behind! The referee brings Robin Knol to one side and gives him another warning! Del Kerr hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Del Kerr flicks a high pass forward to Paul Kneissl who brings the ball under control. Paul Kneissl whips in a cross ball towards Jose Valente. Jose Valente is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
42%
58%
Play Area
38.3%
40.7%
21%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Scholes of VfL Bochum |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Nils Polheim (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Ashley Davies (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Markus Brückner (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Pascal Kühn (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Thomas Wendel (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Julian Buchwald (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Del Kerr (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Jose Valente (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 9. | Malte Behrens (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Guilherme Andrade (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Paul Kneissl (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | John Bos (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Sol Barmby (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Tomasz Valéry (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Alec Mcallister (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Seyni Cygan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Craig Ferguson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Willem Timmer (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Pim Claes (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Robin Knol (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Tiziano Totti (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Paul Mckinlay (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Steffen Diakite (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Ian Grot (ATT) |  | 6 |
| 11. | Duncan Scholes (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Pascal Francke (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Hugo Moutinho (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Markus Brehme (MID) | 0 | |