Match Report


F.C. Hansa RostockF.C. Hansa Rostock     FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Pascal KnappP. Knapp41
G
1
G
64Paul JessP. Jess
Julian NichollsJ. Nicholls70
D
2
D
64Jan DiakiteJ. Diakite
Martin ArndtM. Arndt58
D
3captain
D
63Colin HendryC. Hendry
Gianfranco De PatreG. De Patre58
D
4
D
62Marc PolheimM. Polheim
Colin HendryC. Hendry71
M
5
D
60Marc SalakoM. Salako
Nikolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald71
M
6
M
64Egbert DitewigE. Ditewig
Nigel TaylorN. Taylor68
M
captain7
M
62Juan CastroJ. Castro
Bakary MatthäusB. Matthäus68
M
8
M
59Oleg MercerO. Mercer
Arno EngelsA. Engels60
A
9
A
66Anton JanesA. Janes
Steffen ArndtS. Arndt59
A
10
A
63Jose Javier AlonsoJ. Alonso
Rainer NeuhausR. Neuhaus56
A
11
A
59Enrique GarciaE. Garcia
 
Chris FerdinandC. Ferdinand66
M
12
G
58Paulo MonteiroP. Monteiro
Eric WeigelE. Weigel59
M
13
D
56Martin BierhoffM. Bierhoff
Roberto TeixeiraR. Teixeira57
M
14
A
55Giampiero BerrettaG. Berretta

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at DKB-Arena where F.C. Hansa Rostock play host to FC Nürnberg. A crowd of 8,957 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
F.C. Hansa Rostock are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Nürnberg appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jose  Duran.


0.00
FC Nürnberg kick off the first half!
10.41
Colin Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Oleg Mercer controls it well on his chest. Oleg Mercer flicks a high pass forward. Enrique Garcia collects the pass. Enrique Garcia shoots from outside the area. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
15.06
Juan Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Enrique Garcia. Enrique Garcia controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.36
Juan Castro passes the ball forward to Jose Javier Alonso. Jose Javier Alonso tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
24.48
Gianfranco De Patre kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Hendry. Without breaking stride, Colin Hendry plays the ball forward to Steffen Arndt. Steffen Arndt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Colin Hendry.
27.26
Nikolas Buchwald flicks a high pass forward. Steffen Arndt holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Steffen Arndt shoots from 25 yards. Paul Jess gets down and covers it.
30.34
Marc Polheim advances with the ball. Marc Polheim flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Alonso. Jose Javier Alonso sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Pascal Knapp gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
32.16
Oleg Mercer sees Jose Javier Alonso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Javier Alonso controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
38.42
With some swift thinking, Egbert Ditewig plays the ball forward to Anton Janes. Anton Janes whips in a cross ball towards Enrique Garcia. Enrique Garcia rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Pascal Knapp is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
44.02
With great vision, Martin Arndt plays the ball forward to Nigel Taylor. Nigel Taylor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arno Engels. Arno Engels sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Paul Jess with no chance!! Goal for F.C. Hansa Rostock!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
F.C. Hansa Rostock start the second half!
49.24
Oleg Mercer sees Anton Janes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Anton Janes shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
51.30
Nigel Taylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steffen Arndt. Steffen Arndt plays a scrappy one-two with Arno Engels and advances towards the goal... Steffen Arndt tries a spectacular strike but it rises well off target!
61.29
Julian Nicholls flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry decides to run forward with the ball. Colin Hendry tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.09
Nikolas Buchwald runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Nikolas Buchwald passes the ball forward but Steffen Arndt is offside!
65.01
Bakary Matthäus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arno Engels. Arno Engels lofts in a cross ball towards Steffen Arndt. Steffen Arndt is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
71.53
Juan Castro flicks the ball to his team mate, Enrique Garcia. Enrique Garcia lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Alonso. Jose Javier Alonso rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.26
Juan Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Alonso. Jose Javier Alonso knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Martin Arndt.
77.34
F.C. Hansa Rostock have made 2 substitutions with Chris Ferdinand replacing Steffen Arndt and Eric Weigel replacing Rainer Neuhaus .
79.02
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
83.13
Juan Castro flicks a high pass forward to Anton Janes who brings the ball neatly under control. Anton Janes shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Oleg Mercer flicks a high pass forward. Enrique Garcia easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Enrique Garcia controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

F.C. Hansa Rostock

FC Nürnberg
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
25.8%
50%
24.2%

Scorers
Arno Engels 44
Enrique Garcia 10, 38
Jose Javier Alonso 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Enrique Garcia of FC Nürnberg

Match Ratings
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)
7
8.Bakary Matthäus (MID)
6
9.Arno Engels (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Steffen Arndt (ATT)
6
11.Rainer Neuhaus (ATT)
6
 
12.Chris Ferdinand (MID)
6
13.Eric Weigel (MID)
6
14.Roberto Teixeira (MID)
0

1.Paul Jess (GK)
6
2.Jan Diakite (DEF)
6
3.Colin Hendry (DEF)
6
4.Marc Polheim (DEF)
6
5.Marc Salako (DEF)
6
6.Egbert Ditewig (MID)
6
7.Juan Castro (MID)
7
8.Oleg Mercer (MID)
7
9.Anton Janes (ATT)
6
10.Jose Javier Alonso (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Enrique Garcia (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Paulo Monteiro (GK)
0
13.Martin Bierhoff (DEF)
0
14.Giampiero Berretta (ATT)
0