Match Report


FC KölnFC Köln     DSC Arminia BielefeldDSC Arminia Bielefeld
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Albrecht SchöllA. Schöll66
G
1
G
67Markus SchöllM. Schöll
Steffen BackesS. Backes76
D
2
D
66Hannes SchneiderH. Schneider
Christian FranciosoC. Francioso69
D
3captain
D
65Martin MacchiM. Macchi
Aaron MelchiotA. Melchiot64
D
4
D
64Nwankwo MurrinN. Murrin
Leon SachsL. Sachs62
D
5
D
58Oliver SchneiderO. Schneider
Oliver GerlachO. Gerlach74
M
6
M
75Malte WelkeM. Welke
Oliver WallnerO. Wallner72
M
captain7
M
74Matt BoothM. Booth
Billy RaeB. Rae70
M
8
A
73Dietmar JungD. Jung
Moreno TedescoM. Tedesco73
A
9
A
68Juan-Carlos MendezJ. Mendez
Saul FuserS. Fuser70
A
10
A
64Hannes EngelsH. Engels
Nico BirnbaumN. Birnbaum68
A
11
A
62Don HutchisonD. Hutchison
 
Carl GranttC. Grantt64
A
12
M
71Moritz KoschmiederM. Koschmieder
Andy BurleyA. Burley62
M
13
G
65Yazid WimbeeY. Wimbee
Frank Van Der MeerF. Van Der Meer61
D
14
M
61Florian MarascoF. Marasco

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at RheinEnergieStadion where FC Köln play host to DSC Arminia Bielefeld. A crowd of 18,926 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Köln 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 Thomas Schnoor.


0.00
FC Köln kick off and get the match underway!
6.09
Matt Booth hits a low pass to Dietmar Jung. Dietmar Jung knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.40
Billy Rae flicks the ball to his team mate, Moreno Tedesco. Moreno Tedesco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.31
Matt Booth darts forward. Matt Booth lofts in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Mendez. Juan-Carlos Mendez connects with a diving header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.24
Oliver Wallner kicks a strong pass forward to Moreno Tedesco. Moreno Tedesco knocks in a cross ball towards Nico Birnbaum. Nico Birnbaum is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
14.19
Matt Booth makes a probing pass to Don Hutchison. Don Hutchison lofts in a cross ball towards Dietmar Jung. Dietmar Jung makes a deft header. Albrecht Schöll didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
15.30
Billy Rae flicks a high pass forward. Nico Birnbaum holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nico Birnbaum finds some space and shoots from distance but Markus Schöll is on top of it.
18.37
Martin Macchi flicks a high ball forward to Matt Booth who takes it down. With vision, Matt Booth laces a weighted ball forward to Dietmar Jung. Dietmar Jung knocks in a cross ball towards Don Hutchison. Don Hutchison whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Don Hutchison!
21.34
Aaron Melchiot knocks the ball forward to Oliver Wallner. Oliver Wallner flicks a high ball forward to Moreno Tedesco who takes it down. Moreno Tedesco shoots from 25 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
26.33
With some swift thinking, Malte Welke plays the ball forward to Hannes Engels. Hannes Engels knocks in a cross ball towards Dietmar Jung. Dietmar Jung powers a header at goal but slams it into the crowd!
27.17
Oliver Wallner flicks a high pass forward. Nico Birnbaum controls it well on his chest. Nico Birnbaum lofts in a cross ball towards Moreno Tedesco. Moreno Tedesco finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Martin Macchi. Excellent block.
28.35
Oliver Schneider pushes up the pitch. Oliver Schneider hits a low pass to Hannes Engels. Hannes Engels skips past Aaron Melchiot! Hannes Engels tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but is blocked by Christian Francioso.
30.12
From the throw-in, Malte Welke picks out Matt Booth. Matt Booth changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Matt Booth 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 shockingly off target!
34.58
Malte Welke flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Mendez collects the pass. Juan-Carlos Mendez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.06
Matt Booth kicks a strong pass forward to Dietmar Jung. Dietmar Jung edges inside the box! Dietmar Jung side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
40.47
Oliver Gerlach makes an attacking run forward. Oliver Gerlach shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Köln appear unchanged since the first half. DSC Arminia Bielefeld also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and DSC Arminia Bielefeld get the second half underway!
53.28
Don Hutchison barges into Leon Sachs. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Leon Sachs hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.06
Aaron Melchiot surges forward with the ball. Aaron Melchiot flicks a high pass forward. Moreno Tedesco controls it well on his chest. Moreno Tedesco shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
57.54
Oliver Gerlach advances with the ball. Oliver Gerlach shoots from 25 yards. Good keeping from Markus Schöll as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
59.08
Oliver Wallner takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Markus Schöll jumps up and plucks the ball out of the air.
60.49
DSC Arminia Bielefeld have made 3 substitutions with Moritz Koschmieder replacing Hannes Engels, Yazid Wimbee replacing Malte Welke and Florian Marasco replacing Nwankwo Murrin .
61.58
Aaron Melchiot knocks the ball forward to Oliver Wallner. Oliver Wallner makes a probing pass to Saul Fuser. Saul Fuser controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
66.49
Oliver Gerlach threads a neat ball through to Nico Birnbaum. Nico Birnbaum shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
67.02
Yazid Wimbee flicks a high pass forward. Dietmar Jung controls it well on his chest. Dietmar Jung shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
69.40
Aaron Melchiot clumsily knocks into Dietmar Jung. Aaron Melchiot is warned by the referee! Dietmar Jung carries on, but is struggling a bit.
72.03
Martin Macchi pushes mid-way up the pitch. Martin Macchi hits a low pass to Moritz Koschmieder. Moritz Koschmieder knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Albrecht Schöll who gathers it comfortably.
73.23
Florian Marasco threads a neat ball through to Matt Booth. Matt Booth flicks a high pass forward. Dietmar Jung collects the pass. Dietmar Jung lofts in a cross ball towards Moritz Koschmieder. Moritz Koschmieder powers a header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
75.16
Matt Booth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don Hutchison. Don Hutchison knocks in a cross ball towards Dietmar Jung. Dietmar Jung outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.16
FC Köln have made 3 substitutions with Carl Grantt replacing Leon Sachs, Andy Burley replacing Billy Rae and Frank Van Der Meer replacing Saul Fuser .
78.50
Matt Booth flicks a high ball forward to Moritz Koschmieder who takes it down. Moritz Koschmieder plays a one-two with Dietmar Jung and advances towards the goal... Moritz Koschmieder comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
89.38
Matt Booth hacks Christian Francioso from behind! The referee warns Matt Booth to calm down! Christian Francioso stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

FC Köln

DSC Arminia Bielefeld
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.6%
56.4%
Play Area
30.8%
44.9%
24.4%

Scorers
Moreno Tedesco 21
Juan-Carlos Mendez 9
Don Hutchison 18
Dietmar Jung 36, 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dietmar Jung of DSC Arminia Bielefeld

Match Ratings
1.Albrecht Schöll (GK)
6
2.Steffen Backes (DEF)
6
3.Christian Francioso (DEF)
6
4.Aaron Melchiot (DEF)
6
5.Leon Sachs (DEF)
6
6.Oliver Gerlach (MID)
6
7.Oliver Wallner (MID)
7
8.Billy Rae (MID)
6
9.Moreno Tedesco (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Saul Fuser (ATT)
6
11.Nico Birnbaum (ATT)
6
 
12.Carl Grantt (ATT)
6
13.Andy Burley (MID)
6
14.Frank Van Der Meer (DEF)
6

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