Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     F.C. Hansa RostockF.C. Hansa Rostock
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Christian BierhoffC. Bierhoff64
G
1
G
41Pascal KnappP. Knapp
Massimiliano PagliucaM. Pagliuca68
D
2
D
70Julian NichollsJ. Nicholls
Uwe WelkeU. Welke63
D
3
D
58Martin ArndtM. Arndt
Adrian KingA. King61
D
captain4
D
58Gianfranco De PatreG. De Patre
Marcel JahnM. Jahn60
D
5
M
71Colin HendryC. Hendry
Eusebio SereniE. Sereni69
M
6
M
71Nikolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald
Federico BianconeF. Biancone63
M
7captain
M
68Nigel TaylorN. Taylor
Tobias WillT. Will58
M
8
M
68Bakary MatthäusB. Matthäus
Kai SchäferK. Schäfer60
A
9
A
60Arno EngelsA. Engels
Oliver PfeifferO. Pfeiffer59
A
10
A
59Steffen ArndtS. Arndt
Markus HanssenM. Hanssen56
A
11
A
56Rainer NeuhausR. Neuhaus
 
Hauke EngelsH. Engels62
G
12
M
66Chris FerdinandC. Ferdinand
Samir BreitnerS. Breitner60
D
13
M
59Eric WeigelE. Weigel
Nicolas BorchardN. Borchard59
D
14
M
57Roberto TeixeiraR. Teixeira

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to F.C. Hansa Rostock. A crowd of 9,130 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Eintracht Frankfurt are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while F.C. Hansa Rostock appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Steffen Ziege.


0.00
F.C. Hansa Rostock kick off!
6.44
Uwe Welke kicks a strong pass forward to Tobias Will. With imagination, Tobias Will plays the ball forward to Oliver Pfeiffer. Oliver Pfeiffer shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
8.18
Markus Hanssen catches Martin Arndt on the ankles. Markus Hanssen is given a warning by the referee! Martin Arndt gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
9.22
Tobias Will flicks a high ball forward to Kai Schäfer who takes it down. Kai Schäfer shoots from 25 yards. Pascal Knapp is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
12.51
Adrian King runs forward with the ball. Adrian King plays the ball forward to Markus Hanssen. Markus Hanssen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Pascal Knapp is on top of it.
16.24
Eusebio Sereni sees Oliver Pfeiffer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oliver Pfeiffer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.39
Federico Biancone threads a neat ball through to Markus Hanssen. Markus Hanssen edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Markus Hanssen provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.08
Marcel Jahn knocks the ball forward to Federico Biancone. Federico Biancone threads the ball through to Markus Hanssen. Markus Hanssen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martin Arndt.
24.53
Colin Hendry clumsily knocks into Tobias Will. The referee warns Colin Hendry to calm down! Tobias Will stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.50
Tobias Will flicks a high pass forward. Markus Hanssen collects the pass. Markus Hanssen knocks in a cross ball towards Kai Schäfer. Kai Schäfer directs the ball goalwards with his head. Pascal Knapp is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
30.40
Gianfranco De Patre sees Nigel Taylor in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nigel Taylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rainer Neuhaus. Rainer Neuhaus shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
33.49
Nigel Taylor chips the ball to his team mate, Steffen Arndt. Steffen Arndt shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
40.13
Colin Hendry makes a probing pass to Rainer Neuhaus. Rainer Neuhaus plays a scrappy one-two with Steffen Arndt and stumbles forward towards the goal... Rainer Neuhaus strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
Rainer Neuhaus comes in with a late challenge on Uwe Welke. Rainer Neuhaus is shown the yellow card! Uwe Welke runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt appear unchanged since the first half. F.C. Hansa Rostock also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Eintracht Frankfurt get the second half underway!
48.53
Gianfranco De Patre knocks the ball to his team mate, Nikolas Buchwald. Nikolas Buchwald flicks a high pass forward. Rainer Neuhaus collects the pass. Rainer Neuhaus cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Rainer Neuhaus provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
55.41
Martin Arndt powers a long ball forward. Rainer Neuhaus cuts inside the box! Rainer Neuhaus rockets a shot on goal but it rises well off target!
66.37
Eusebio Sereni hits a low pass to Oliver Pfeiffer. Oliver Pfeiffer knocks in a cross ball towards Kai Schäfer. Kai Schäfer knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
71.17
Massimiliano Pagliuca clumsily knocks into Steffen Arndt. Massimiliano Pagliuca is given a warning by the referee! Steffen Arndt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.19
Eusebio Sereni flicks a high pass forward to Kai Schäfer who brings the ball under control. Kai Schäfer makes a pass forward but Markus Hanssen is yards offside!
77.22
Eintracht Frankfurt have made 2 substitutions with Hauke Engels replacing Oliver Pfeiffer and Nicolas Borchard replacing Adrian King .F.C. Hansa Rostock have made 2 substitutions with Chris Ferdinand replacing Steffen Arndt and Eric Weigel replacing Rainer Neuhaus .
81.39
Arno Engels catches Nicolas Borchard on the ankles. Arno Engels is shown the yellow card! Nicolas Borchard stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.31
Nicolas Borchard flicks a high pass forward. Eusebio Sereni collects the pass. Eusebio Sereni passes the ball forward to Markus Hanssen. Markus Hanssen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pascal Knapp who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

F.C. Hansa Rostock
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.7%
41.3%
Play Area
30.7%
40%
29.3%

Scorers
Kai Schäfer 9, 28
Markus Hanssen 18
Rainer Neuhaus 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kai Schäfer of Eintracht Frankfurt

Match Ratings
1.Christian Bierhoff (GK)
6
2.Massimiliano Pagliuca (DEF)
6
3.Uwe Welke (DEF)
6
4.Adrian King (DEF)
6
5.Marcel Jahn (DEF)
6
6.Eusebio Sereni (MID)
7
7.Federico Biancone (MID)
7
8.Tobias Will (MID)
7
9.Kai Schäfer (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Oliver Pfeiffer (ATT)
6
11.Markus Hanssen (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Hauke Engels (GK)
6
13.Samir Breitner (DEF)
0
14.Nicolas Borchard (DEF)
6

1.Pascal Knapp (GK)
6
2.Julian Nicholls (DEF)
6
3.Martin Arndt (DEF)
6
4.Gianfranco De Patre (DEF)
6
5.Colin Hendry (MID)
6
6.Nikolas Buchwald (MID)
6
7.Nigel Taylor (MID)
6
8.Bakary Matthäus (MID)
6
9.Arno Engels (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Steffen Arndt (ATT)
6
11.Rainer Neuhaus (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
 
12.Chris Ferdinand (MID)
6
13.Eric Weigel (MID)
6
14.Roberto Teixeira (MID)
0