Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     DSC Arminia BielefeldDSC Arminia Bielefeld
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Christian BierhoffC. Bierhoff64
G
1
G
67Markus SchöllM. Schöll
Uwe WelkeU. Welke64
D
2
D
66Hannes SchneiderH. Schneider
Adrian KingA. King63
D
3captain
D
65Martin MacchiM. Macchi
Marcel JahnM. Jahn61
D
captain4
D
64Nwankwo MurrinN. Murrin
Samir BreitnerS. Breitner60
D
5
D
58Oliver SchneiderO. Schneider
Eusebio SereniE. Sereni70
M
6
M
75Malte WelkeM. Welke
Federico BianconeF. Biancone64
M
7
M
74Matt BoothM. Booth
Malte SchneiderM. Schneider60
M
8
A
73Dietmar JungD. Jung
Kai SchäferK. Schäfer61
A
9
A
68Juan-Carlos MendezJ. Mendez
Marcel ArendtM. Arendt60
A
10
A
64Hannes EngelsH. Engels
Oliver PfeifferO. Pfeiffer60
A
11
A
62Don HutchisonD. Hutchison
 
Hauke EngelsH. Engels62
G
12
M
71Moritz KoschmiederM. Koschmieder
Nicolas BorchardN. Borchard60
D
13
G
65Yazid WimbeeY. Wimbee
Alex NivenA. Niven60
D
14
M
61Florian MarascoF. Marasco

BloodArena
today's match is sponsored by Blood Arena
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to DSC Arminia Bielefeld. A crowd of 18,500 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Eintracht Frankfurt are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while DSC Arminia Bielefeld appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Uwe Babbel.


0.00
DSC Arminia Bielefeld kick off the first half!
2.30
Malte Welke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan-Carlos Mendez. Juan-Carlos Mendez lofts in a cross ball towards Hannes Engels. Hannes Engels gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
8.49
Malte Welke makes a probing pass to Don Hutchison. Don Hutchison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adrian King.
10.24
Malte Welke flicks a high pass forward. Dietmar Jung controls it well on his chest. Dietmar Jung lofts in a cross ball towards Don Hutchison. Don Hutchison makes a convincing header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.17
Eusebio Sereni changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Eusebio Sereni lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Pfeiffer. Oliver Pfeiffer fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
22.15
Nwankwo Murrin chips the ball to his team mate, Malte Welke. Malte Welke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Don Hutchison. Don Hutchison knocks in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Mendez. Juan-Carlos Mendez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Christian Bierhoff.
23.57
Corner kick to DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Matt Booth plays it to the near post. Hannes Engels takes a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
26.03
Federico Biancone runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Federico Biancone makes a defence splitting pass to Oliver Pfeiffer. Oliver Pfeiffer tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Oliver Pfeiffer!
32.50
Eusebio Sereni sees Kai Schäfer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kai Schäfer tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
33.45
Martin Macchi plays the ball forward to Malte Welke. Malte Welke flicks a high pass forward. Don Hutchison collects the pass. Don Hutchison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Christian Bierhoff who gathers it comfortably.
34.16
Malte Schneider flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Arendt. Marcel Arendt cuts inside the box! Marcel Arendt cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
36.43
Malte Welke laces a weighted ball forward to Juan-Carlos Mendez. Juan-Carlos Mendez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marcel Jahn.
38.19
Adrian King knocks the ball to his team mate, Eusebio Sereni. Eusebio Sereni hits a low pass to Kai Schäfer. Kai Schäfer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nwankwo Murrin.
40.33
Marcel Arendt hacks Hannes Schneider from behind! Marcel Arendt is shown the yellow card! Hannes Schneider runs off the knock.
42.52
Hannes Engels barges into Adrian King. The referee brings Hannes Engels to one side and gives him a warning! Adrian King hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt appear unchanged since the first half. DSC Arminia Bielefeld also appear unchanged since the first half. The DSC Arminia Bielefeld players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Eintracht Frankfurt kick off and get the second half underway!
53.55
Eusebio Sereni chips the ball to his team mate, Oliver Pfeiffer. Oliver Pfeiffer tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
54.31
Marcel Jahn hacks Juan-Carlos Mendez from behind! Marcel Jahn is given a warning by the referee! Juan-Carlos Mendez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.25
Martin Macchi hits a low pass to Malte Welke. Malte Welke threads the ball through to Hannes Engels. Hannes Engels shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.55
Oliver Schneider flicks a high ball forward to Malte Welke who takes it down. Malte Welke runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Malte Welke knocks in a cross ball towards Hannes Engels. Hannes Engels flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
59.39
Matt Booth threads the ball through to Juan-Carlos Mendez. Juan-Carlos Mendez knocks in a cross ball towards Dietmar Jung. Dietmar Jung connects with a diving header. Solid save from Christian Bierhoff.
60.07
DSC Arminia Bielefeld have made 3 substitutions with Moritz Koschmieder replacing Hannes Engels, Yazid Wimbee replacing Malte Welke and Florian Marasco replacing Nwankwo Murrin .
61.09
Malte Schneider hits a low pass to Oliver Pfeiffer. Oliver Pfeiffer passes the ball forward but Marcel Arendt is offside!
66.17
Federico Biancone flicks a high pass forward. Kai Schäfer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kai Schäfer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
67.02
Matt Booth clumsily knocks into Eusebio Sereni. The referee warns Matt Booth to calm down! Eusebio Sereni runs off the knock.
69.30
Matt Booth flicks a high pass forward. Moritz Koschmieder holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Moritz Koschmieder knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.13
Matt Booth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Moritz Koschmieder. Moritz Koschmieder knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.30
Martin Macchi threads the ball through to Matt Booth. Matt Booth makes a simple pass to Juan-Carlos Mendez. Juan-Carlos Mendez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Christian Bierhoff who gathers it comfortably.
77.16
Eintracht Frankfurt have made 2 substitutions with Hauke Engels replacing Marcel Arendt and Alex Niven replacing Marcel Jahn .
79.40
Federico Biancone flicks a high ball forward to Kai Schäfer who takes it down. Kai Schäfer tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Markus Schöll manages to keep it out.
85.15
Hauke Engels barges into Florian Marasco. The referee calls over Hauke Engels and shows him a yellow card! Florian Marasco runs off the knock.
89.22
Alex Niven flicks a high pass forward. Federico Biancone collects the pass. Federico Biancone sees space and advances. Federico Biancone knocks in a cross ball towards Kai Schäfer. Kai Schäfer whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
90.00
Yazid Wimbee clumsily knocks into Malte Schneider. Yazid Wimbee is warned by the referee! Malte Schneider hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

DSC Arminia Bielefeld
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
22.2%
43.2%
34.6%

Scorers
Oliver Pfeiffer 18, 26
Don Hutchison 10

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Oliver Pfeiffer of Eintracht Frankfurt

Match Ratings
1.Christian Bierhoff (GK)
7
2.Uwe Welke (DEF)
6
3.Adrian King (DEF)
6
4.Marcel Jahn (DEF)
5
5.Samir Breitner (DEF)
6
6.Eusebio Sereni (MID)
8
7.Federico Biancone (MID)
8
8.Malte Schneider (MID)
6
9.Kai Schäfer (ATT)
6
10.Marcel Arendt (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Oliver Pfeiffer (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Hauke Engels (GK)yellow card
5
13.Nicolas Borchard (DEF)
0
14.Alex Niven (DEF)
6

1.Markus Schöll (GK)
6
2.Hannes Schneider (DEF)
6
3.Martin Macchi (DEF)
6
4.Nwankwo Murrin (DEF)
6
5.Oliver Schneider (DEF)
6
6.Malte Welke (MID)
7
7.Matt Booth (MID)
6
8.Dietmar Jung (ATT)
6
9.Juan-Carlos Mendez (ATT)
6
10.Hannes Engels (ATT)
6
11.Don Hutchison (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Moritz Koschmieder (MID)
6
13.Yazid Wimbee (GK)
5
14.Florian Marasco (MID)
6