Match Report


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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to Bayer Leverkusen. A crowd of 8,848 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Nürnberg are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bayer Leverkusen appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Poschner.


0.00
Bayer Leverkusen kick off!
3.01
Jan Diakite makes a simple pass to Juan Castro. Juan Castro flicks a high pass forward. Jose Javier Alonso controls it well on his chest. Jose Javier Alonso whips in a cross ball towards Enrique Garcia. Enrique Garcia makes a deft header. What a cracker!! Jonas Arndt had no chance!! Goal for FC Nürnberg!
8.32
Gerhard Helmer runs forward with the ball. Gerhard Helmer passes the ball forward to Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner skips past Marc Salako! Lars Breitner cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
12.24
Colin McCoist kicks a strong pass forward to Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner hits a low pass to Pascal Winkler. Colin Hendry catches Pascal Winkler on the ankles. Pascal Winkler appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
18.15
Juan Castro hits a low pass to Anton Janes. Anton Janes threads a neat ball through to Jose Javier Alonso. Jose Javier Alonso tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
21.27
Linus Zick kicks a strong pass forward to Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.07
Paul Wesselmann sees Anton Janes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Anton Janes lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Alonso. Jose Javier Alonso finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
28.43
Pascal Winkler clumsily knocks into Marc Polheim. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Marc Polheim hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.26
Rainer Wendel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Noah Schumacher. Noah Schumacher flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Winkler collects the pass. Pascal Winkler whips in a cross ball towards Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies just wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Nürnberg appear unchanged since the first half. Bayer Leverkusen have changed their lineup with Simon Sammer replacing Linus Zick.

45.00
FC Nürnberg kick off the second half!
47.23
Noah Schumacher makes a probing pass to Julian Lensing. Julian Lensing sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Paul Jess is on top of it.
55.10
Noah Schumacher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner plays a one-two with Julian Lensing and rushes in on goal... Lars Breitner strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
60.17
Bayer Leverkusen have made a substitution with Pascal Lindemann replacing Gerhard Helmer .
61.23
Juan Castro flicks a high pass forward. Jose Javier Alonso collects the pass. Jose Javier Alonso lofts in a cross ball towards Enrique Garcia. Enrique Garcia connects with a diving header but it is tipped over by Jonas Arndt.
62.06
Egbert Ditewig takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Enrique Garcia cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.35
Marc Polheim barges into Lars Breitner. The referee warns Marc Polheim to calm down! Lars Breitner stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.21
Noah Schumacher kicks a strong pass forward to Lars Breitner. Lars Breitner whips in a cross ball towards Pascal Winkler. Pascal Winkler rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
69.48
Egbert Ditewig threads a neat ball through to Anton Janes. Anton Janes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
72.36
Julian Lensing barges into Marc Salako. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Marc Salako runs off the knock.
75.53
Paul Wesselmann flicks a high pass forward. Enrique Garcia controls it well on his chest. Enrique Garcia knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pascal Lindemann.
77.26
Colin McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Julian Lensing holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Lensing shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
78.42
Juan Castro flicks a high ball forward to Enrique Garcia who takes it down. Enrique Garcia knocks the ball to his team mate, Anton Janes. Anton Janes shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Jonas Arndt easily smothers it!
79.16
Egbert Ditewig comes in with a late challenge on Colin McCoist. Egbert Ditewig is shown the yellow card! Colin McCoist stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.50
Noah Schumacher hacks Colin Hendry from behind! The referee warns Noah Schumacher to calm down! Colin Hendry gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

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

Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
34.2%
43.8%
21.9%


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

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

1.Jonas Arndt (GK)
7
2.Gerhard Helmer (DEF)
6
3.Thomas Hitzlsperger (DEF)
6
4.Rainer Wendel (DEF)
7
5.Don Telfer (MID)
6
6.Noah Schumacher (MID)
8
7.Colin McCoist (MID)
6
8.Linus Zick (MID)
6
9.Pascal Winkler (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Julian Lensing (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Lars Breitner (ATT)
7
 
12.Dennis Gerrard (MID)
0
13.Pascal Lindemann (MID)
6
14.Simon Sammer (DEF)
6