Match Report


FSV Mainz 05FSV Mainz 05     Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Les JeffersL. Jeffers59
G
captain1
G
64Christian BierhoffC. Bierhoff
Kai GötzK. Götz65
D
2
D
68Massimiliano PagliucaM. Pagliuca
Martin RahnM. Rahn63
D
3
D
63Uwe WelkeU. Welke
Christian PoschnerC. Poschner56
D
4captain
D
61Adrian KingA. King
Nico MaierN. Maier68
M
5
D
60Marcel JahnM. Jahn
Ricardo AlvarezR. Alvarez62
M
6
M
69Eusebio SereniE. Sereni
Oliver ZiegeO. Ziege54
M
7
M
65Kevin LorenzK. Lorenz
Vincenzo AhrensV. Ahrens50
M
8
M
63Federico BianconeF. Biancone
Oliver KöllerO. Köller62
A
9
A
60Kai SchäferK. Schäfer
Roberto SanchezR. Sanchez60
A
10
A
59Oliver PfeifferO. Pfeiffer
Marc SachsM. Sachs49
A
11
A
56Markus HanssenM. Hanssen
 
Roland HellemonsR. Hellemons55
G
12
G
62Hauke EngelsH. Engels
Martial PaciosM. Pacios54
D
13
D
60Samir BreitnerS. Breitner
Florian PfeifferF. Pfeiffer49
M
14
D
59Nicolas BorchardN. Borchard

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Stadion am Bruchweg where FSV Mainz 05 play host to Eintracht Frankfurt. A crowd of 9,508 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FSV Mainz 05 are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Eintracht Frankfurt appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gerhard Schnoor.


0.00
Eintracht Frankfurt kick off!
3.01
Christian Poschner flicks a high ball forward to Ricardo Alvarez who takes it down. Ricardo Alvarez passes the ball forward to Roberto Sanchez. Roberto Sanchez shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
8.58
Uwe Welke kicks a strong pass forward to Eusebio Sereni. Eusebio Sereni flicks a high pass forward. Markus Hanssen collects the pass. Markus Hanssen deftly passes the ball to Oliver Pfeiffer, releasing him through on goal. Oliver Pfeiffer comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Les Jeffers is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
14.12
Kai Götz threads the ball through to Ricardo Alvarez. Ricardo Alvarez sees space and advances. Ricardo Alvarez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marc Sachs but he's offside!
16.32
Federico Biancone catches Nico Maier on the ankles. The referee calls over Federico Biancone and warns him to calm down! Nico Maier hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.21
Christian Poschner knocks the ball forward to Oliver Ziege. Oliver Ziege flicks a high pass forward. Marc Sachs collects the pass. Marc Sachs knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.29
Federico Biancone chips the ball to his team mate, Kai Schäfer. Kai Schäfer kicks a strong pass forward to Oliver Pfeiffer but the referee indicates it's offside!
24.29
Kai Götz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ricardo Alvarez. Ricardo Alvarez makes a beautiful solo run. Ricardo Alvarez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
33.05
Christian Poschner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oliver Ziege. Seeing a gap ahead, Oliver Ziege plays the ball forward to Roberto Sanchez. Roberto Sanchez shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.40
Showing composure, Martin Rahn laces a weighted ball forward to Ricardo Alvarez. Ricardo Alvarez makes a probing pass to Roberto Sanchez. Roberto Sanchez shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
39.02
Ricardo Alvarez chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Sanchez. Roberto Sanchez shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Christian Bierhoff!
40.53
Ricardo Alvarez makes a simple pass to Oliver Köller. Oliver Köller shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Martin Rahn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oliver Ziege. Oliver Ziege makes a probing pass to Oliver Köller. Oliver Köller sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Christian Bierhoff manages to keep it out.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FSV Mainz 05 appear unchanged since the first half. Eintracht Frankfurt also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FSV Mainz 05 kick off!
48.49
Uwe Welke flicks a high pass forward to Kevin Lorenz who brings the ball under control. Kevin Lorenz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kai Schäfer. Kai Schäfer chips the ball to his team mate, Markus Hanssen. Markus Hanssen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
51.41
Federico Biancone catches Nico Maier on the ankles. The referee calls over Federico Biancone again and warns him to calm down! Nico Maier runs off the knock.
53.21
Federico Biancone makes a probing pass to Markus Hanssen. Markus Hanssen threads the ball through into the box. Oliver Pfeiffer takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
55.48
Adrian King flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Lorenz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kevin Lorenz flicks the ball to his team mate, Markus Hanssen. Markus Hanssen passes the ball forward but Oliver Pfeiffer is offside!
65.08
Federico Biancone threads the ball through to Markus Hanssen. Markus Hanssen skips past Martin Rahn! Some good footwork from Markus Hanssen provides some space. He shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
69.34
Oliver Ziege changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Oliver Ziege shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
79.16
Adrian King flicks the ball to his team mate, Eusebio Sereni. Eusebio Sereni flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Pfeiffer collects the pass. Oliver Pfeiffer shoots from 20 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Eintracht Frankfurt are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
81.17
Vincenzo Ahrens controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oliver Köller. Oliver Köller knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Christian Bierhoff who gathers it comfortably.
83.25
Oliver Ziege sees Roberto Sanchez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Roberto Sanchez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.30
Ricardo Alvarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marc Sachs. Marc Sachs shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FSV Mainz 05

Eintracht Frankfurt
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68%
32%
Play Area
26.7%
46.7%
26.7%

Scorers
Roberto Sanchez 3
Oliver Pfeiffer 9

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ricardo Alvarez of FSV Mainz 05

Match Ratings
1.Les Jeffers (GK)
6
2.Kai Götz (DEF)
7
3.Martin Rahn (DEF)
7
4.Christian Poschner (DEF)
6
5.Nico Maier (MID)
6
6.Ricardo Alvarez (MID)
9
7.Oliver Ziege (MID)
7
8.Vincenzo Ahrens (MID)
6
9.Oliver Köller (ATT)
6
10.Roberto Sanchez (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Marc Sachs (ATT)
6
 
12.Roland Hellemons (GK)
0
13.Martial Pacios (DEF)
0
14.Florian Pfeiffer (MID)
0

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