Match Report


SC FreiburgSC Freiburg     Hertha BSCHertha BSC
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Torsten OswaldT. Oswald54
G
1
G
68Jan PienaarJ. Pienaar
Hannes HamannH. Hamann81
D
2captain
D
71Lars VöllerL. Völler
Armin DöringA. Döring77
D
3
D
70Stefan KlinsmannS. Klinsmann
Leon BorchardL. Borchard67
D
4
D
62Jonas WelterJ. Welter
Albrecht AhrensA. Ahrens67
D
5
D
48Paulo FonsecaP. Fonseca
Nico RitzingerN. Ritzinger77
M
captain6
M
67Hannes WieczorekH. Wieczorek
Nils WidmannN. Widmann75
M
7
M
63Noah LinkeN. Linke
Jonas KoschmiederJ. Koschmieder72
A
8
M
62Bernardo ScarpaB. Scarpa
Simon EderS. Eder71
A
9
A
80Nico ErlerN. Erler
Michael GranttM. Grantt65
A
10
A
61Scott MatteoS. Matteo
Moritz FranckeM. Francke56
A
11
A
60Hauke FrieserH. Frieser
 
Rainer HamannR. Hamann73
M
12
G
67Max TuhuteruM. Tuhuteru
Salvatore OrlandoS. Orlando64
D
13
G
63Alan MacleanA. Maclean
Linus WielandL. Wieland62
M
14
M
62Anton HoenessA. Hoeness

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Das Badenova-Stadion where SC Freiburg play host to Hertha BSC. A crowd of 18,359 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SC Freiburg are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Hertha BSC appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Bakary Babbel.


0.00
Hertha BSC kick off the first half!
2.27
Stefan Klinsmann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hannes Wieczorek. Hannes Wieczorek sees Nico Erler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nico Erler shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
3.45
Stefan Klinsmann flicks a high ball forward to Noah Linke who takes it down. Noah Linke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nico Erler. Nico Erler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Leon Borchard.
4.03
Nico Erler clumsily knocks into Leon Borchard. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Leon Borchard hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.52
Paulo Fonseca flicks a high ball forward to Noah Linke who takes it down. Noah Linke flicks a high pass forward. Nico Erler controls it well on his chest. Nico Erler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leon Borchard.
9.39
Seeing a gap ahead, Albrecht Ahrens picks a pass forward to Nils Widmann. Nils Widmann threads the ball through to Michael Grantt. Michael Grantt advances inside the box! Jonas Welter clumsily knocks into Michael Grantt. Michael Grantt appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
14.12
With a delightful solo run, Nils Widmann stretches the opposition's defence. Nils Widmann lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Eder. Simon Eder outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Jan Pienaar manages to gather it easily.
16.07
Leon Borchard flicks a high ball forward to Nico Ritzinger who takes it down. Nico Ritzinger flicks a high pass forward to Simon Eder who brings the ball under control. Simon Eder shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
21.30
Leon Borchard threads a neat ball through to Nils Widmann. Nils Widmann makes a simple pass to Simon Eder. Simon Eder plays a one-two with Michael Grantt and advances towards the goal... Simon Eder takes a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
24.30
Bernardo Scarpa takes it forward alone. Bernardo Scarpa shoots from long range but Torsten Oswald is on top of it.
26.45
Leon Borchard sees Nils Widmann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nils Widmann makes a probing pass to Simon Eder. Simon Eder tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
28.30
Hannes Hamann makes a beautiful solo run. Hannes Hamann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Michael Grantt. Michael Grantt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.15
Nils Widmann kicks a strong pass forward to Jonas Koschmieder. Jonas Koschmieder lofts in a cross ball towards Moritz Francke. Moritz Francke flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
38.24
Albrecht Ahrens advances with the ball. Albrecht Ahrens flicks a high pass forward. Simon Eder holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simon Eder knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jan Pienaar who gathers it comfortably.
39.49
Nils Widmann comes back to take the throw-in. Seeing a gap ahead, Nico Ritzinger plays the ball forward to Michael Grantt. Michael Grantt shoots from distance. Jan Pienaar gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
42.42
Hannes Wieczorek catches Nico Ritzinger on the ankles. The referee calls over Hannes Wieczorek and shows him a yellow card! Nico Ritzinger stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.33
Jonas Welter flicks a high ball forward to Noah Linke who takes it down. Noah Linke flicks a high pass forward. Nico Erler controls it well on his chest. Nico Erler shoots from long range. Good keeping from Torsten Oswald as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
45.00
Hannes Wieczorek takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Simon Eder reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SC Freiburg appear unchanged since the first half. Hertha BSC also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and SC Freiburg kick off!
47.02
Nils Widmann makes a probing pass to Jonas Koschmieder. Jonas Koschmieder lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Eder. Simon Eder flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
53.27
Noah Linke knocks the ball to his team mate, Nico Erler. Nico Erler rushes past Leon Borchard! Some silky footwork from Nico Erler provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies wide!
55.15
Hannes Wieczorek brings the ball forward. Hannes Wieczorek plays a one-two with Nico Erler and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Hannes Wieczorek provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.28
Armin Döring catches Noah Linke on the ankles. The referee warns Armin Döring to calm down! Noah Linke hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.56
Hertha BSC have made 2 substitutions with Max Tuhuteru replacing Nico Erler and Alan Maclean replacing Noah Linke and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
61.62
Nils Widmann brings the ball forward. Nils Widmann shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
63.14
Nils Widmann clumsily knocks into Alan Maclean. Nils Widmann is given a warning by the referee! Alan Maclean hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.11
Armin Döring flicks a high pass forward to Nils Widmann who brings the ball under control. Nils Widmann advances with the ball. Nils Widmann finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Jan Pienaar. Excellent save.
73.32
Hannes Wieczorek flicks a high pass forward to Max Tuhuteru who brings the ball under control. Max Tuhuteru shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
78.53
Nils Widmann advances with the ball. Nils Widmann advances inside the box! Nils Widmann takes a shot at goal. It's there!! Jan Pienaar has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
84.22
Showing composure, Alan Maclean plays the ball forward to Hauke Frieser. Hauke Frieser knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.05
Nils Widmann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Eder. Simon Eder skips past Lars Völler! Simon Eder side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Jonas Welter is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
89.26
Bernardo Scarpa barges into Armin Döring. The referee brings Bernardo Scarpa to one side and gives him a warning! Armin Döring runs off the knock.
90.00
Armin Döring makes a simple pass to Nils Widmann. Nils Widmann surges forward with the ball. Nils Widmann makes a pass forward but Michael Grantt is yards offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

SC Freiburg

Hertha BSC
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
26.9%
45.2%
28%

Scorers
Nils Widmann 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nils Widmann of SC Freiburg

Match Ratings
1.Torsten Oswald (GK)
6
2.Hannes Hamann (DEF)
6
3.Armin Döring (DEF)
6
4.Leon Borchard (DEF)
6
5.Albrecht Ahrens (DEF)
6
6.Nico Ritzinger (MID)
6
7.Nils Widmann (MID)goal scored
9
8.Jonas Koschmieder (ATT)
6
9.Simon Eder (ATT)
7
10.Michael Grantt (ATT)
6
11.Moritz Francke (ATT)
6
 
12.Rainer Hamann (MID)
0
13.Salvatore Orlando (DEF)
0
14.Linus Wieland (MID)
0

1.Jan Pienaar (GK)
7
2.Lars Völler (DEF)
6
3.Stefan Klinsmann (DEF)
6
4.Jonas Welter (DEF)
6
5.Paulo Fonseca (DEF)
6
6.Hannes Wieczorek (MID)yellow card
6
7.Noah Linke (MID)
7
8.Bernardo Scarpa (MID)
6
9.Nico Erler (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Scott Matteo (ATT)
6
11.Hauke Frieser (ATT)
6
 
12.Max Tuhuteru (GK)
6
13.Alan Maclean (GK)
6
14.Anton Hoeness (MID)
0