Match Report


Waldhof MannheimWaldhof Mannheim     Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC
Andrew SleeAndrew Slee Computer Player Computer Player
Ricardo GentoR. Gento64
G
1
G
64Eric JungE. Jung
Julian OswaldJ. Oswald60
D
2
D
72Kai HollmerK. Hollmer
Steffen SchachtS. Schacht58
D
captain3
D
69Rafael ReisR. Reis
Eric BischoffE. Bischoff55
D
4
D
68Alistair LaycockA. Laycock
Nico WalterN. Walter57
D
5
M
73Jakob KneisslJ. Kneissl
Simon MüllerS. Müller62
M
6
M
70Noah HelmerN. Helmer
Torsten MorlockT. Morlock57
M
7
M
69Stefan DöringS. Döring
Matthias KoschmiederM. Koschmieder58
M
8
M
68Gerhard HässlerG. Hässler
David StiepermannD. Stiepermann59
A
9captain
A
63Jordi Van KouwenJ. Van Kouwen
Antonio NascimentoA. Nascimento71
A
10
A
61Marcel BartschM. Bartsch
Lars DittmannL. Dittmann57
A
11
A
48Arnauld VignaroliA. Vignaroli
 
Lars MeidtL. Meidt59
M
12
M
67Torsten HerzogT. Herzog
Albrecht ScholzA. Scholz51
M
13
D
63Remi GrondinR. Grondin
Simon LittbarskiS. Littbarski52
A
14
G
58Mamadou MaurelM. Maurel

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Carl-Benz-Stadion where Waldhof Mannheim play host to Karlsruher SC . A crowd of 16,745 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Waldhof Mannheim are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Karlsruher SC appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gerhard Bierhoff.


0.00
Waldhof Mannheim start the match!
2.27
Stefan Döring controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arnauld Vignaroli. Arnauld Vignaroli knocks in a cross ball towards Marcel Bartsch. Marcel Bartsch jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Ricardo Gento. Excellent save.
3.25
Stefan Döring controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jordi Van Kouwen. Jordi Van Kouwen tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
8.48
Kai Hollmer flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Döring collects the pass. Stefan Döring plays the ball forward to Arnauld Vignaroli. Arnauld Vignaroli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eric Bischoff.
9.03
Gerhard Hässler sees Arnauld Vignaroli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arnauld Vignaroli knocks in a cross ball towards Jordi Van Kouwen. Jordi Van Kouwen heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Ricardo Gento has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
15.11
Steffen Schacht knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Müller. Simon Müller flicks a high pass forward. Lars Dittmann collects the pass. Lars Dittmann shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
20.28
Simon Müller knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Nascimento. Antonio Nascimento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.09
Alistair Laycock passes the ball forward to Gerhard Hässler. Gerhard Hässler flicks the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Vignaroli. Arnauld Vignaroli shoots from 20 yards. Arnauld Vignaroli scores for Karlsruher SC !!
28.58
Torsten Morlock flicks a high ball forward to Antonio Nascimento who takes it down. Antonio Nascimento knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alistair Laycock.
30.02
Stefan Döring flicks a high ball forward to Jordi Van Kouwen who takes it down. Jordi Van Kouwen whips in a cross ball towards Marcel Bartsch. Marcel Bartsch heads the ball goalwards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
33.59
Matthias Koschmieder knocks the ball to his team mate, Lars Dittmann. Lars Dittmann shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
34.28
Noah Helmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Vignaroli. Arnauld Vignaroli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.45
Julian Oswald flicks a high pass forward. Simon Müller collects the pass. Simon Müller deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lars Dittmann. Lars Dittmann shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
44.55
Gerhard Hässler hits a low pass to Jordi Van Kouwen. Jordi Van Kouwen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ricardo Gento who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Eric Bischoff kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Müller. Simon Müller flicks a high pass forward. Lars Dittmann collects the pass. Lars Dittmann finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Waldhof Mannheim appear unchanged since the first half. Karlsruher SC have changed their lineup with Remi Grondin replacing Stefan Döring. The Waldhof Mannheim players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Karlsruher SC kick off and get the second half underway!
49.41
Julian Oswald kicks a strong pass forward to Matthias Koschmieder. Matthias Koschmieder flicks a high ball forward to Antonio Nascimento who takes it down. Antonio Nascimento tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
55.33
Torsten Morlock controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lars Dittmann. Lars Dittmann plays a quick one-two with Antonio Nascimento and rushes in on goal... Lars Dittmann muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
57.31
Alistair Laycock makes a probing pass to Gerhard Hässler. Gerhard Hässler makes a simple pass to Arnauld Vignaroli. Arnauld Vignaroli knocks in a cross ball towards Marcel Bartsch. Marcel Bartsch shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies well off target!
59.45
Remi Grondin threads the ball through to Arnauld Vignaroli. Arnauld Vignaroli whips in a cross ball towards Jordi Van Kouwen. Jordi Van Kouwen is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.11
Waldhof Mannheim have made 3 substitutions with Lars Meidt replacing Torsten Morlock, Simon Littbarski replacing David Stiepermann and Albrecht Scholz replacing Simon Müller .
61.21
Eric Bischoff makes a probing pass to Lars Meidt. Lars Meidt takes it forward alone. Lars Meidt chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Nascimento. Antonio Nascimento makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Eric Jung. Excellent save.
63.26
Remi Grondin passes the ball forward to Arnauld Vignaroli. Arnauld Vignaroli knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steffen Schacht.
65.51
Noah Helmer makes a beautiful solo run. Noah Helmer lofts in a cross ball towards Arnauld Vignaroli. Arnauld Vignaroli outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies just wide!
69.22
Remi Grondin threads a neat ball through to Marcel Bartsch. Marcel Bartsch knocks in a cross ball towards Jordi Van Kouwen. Jordi Van Kouwen connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jordi Van Kouwen!
78.28
Albrecht Scholz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Littbarski. Simon Littbarski plays a quick one-two with Lars Dittmann and rushes in on goal... Some superb footwork from Simon Littbarski provides some space. He shoots at goal but Eric Jung is on top of it.
79.13
Nico Walter knocks the ball forward to Lars Meidt. Lars Meidt flicks a high pass forward. Simon Littbarski holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simon Littbarski tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
84.58
Steffen Schacht comes in with a late challenge on Jordi Van Kouwen. Steffen Schacht is shown the yellow card! Jordi Van Kouwen grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
87.57
Seeing a gap ahead, Gerhard Hässler plays the ball forward to Arnauld Vignaroli. Arnauld Vignaroli knocks in a cross ball towards Marcel Bartsch. Marcel Bartsch beats his man to it with a header but slams it into the crowd!
89.45
Gerhard Hässler knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Bartsch. Marcel Bartsch knocks in a cross ball towards Jordi Van Kouwen. With a superhuman jump, Jordi Van Kouwen connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it rises well off target!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Waldhof Mannheim

Karlsruher SC
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
6
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44%
56%
Play Area
32.1%
42.9%
25%

Scorers
Jordi Van Kouwen 9, 69
Arnauld Vignaroli 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jordi Van Kouwen of Karlsruher SC

Match Ratings
1.Ricardo Gento (GK)
6
2.Julian Oswald (DEF)
6
3.Steffen Schacht (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Eric Bischoff (DEF)
6
5.Nico Walter (DEF)
6
6.Simon Müller (MID)
6
7.Torsten Morlock (MID)
6
8.Matthias Koschmieder (MID)
6
9.David Stiepermann (ATT)
6
10.Antonio Nascimento (ATT)
6
11.Lars Dittmann (ATT)
6
 
12.Lars Meidt (MID)
6
13.Albrecht Scholz (MID)
6
14.Simon Littbarski (ATT)
6

1.Eric Jung (GK)
7
2.Kai Hollmer (DEF)
6
3.Rafael Reis (DEF)
6
4.Alistair Laycock (DEF)
6
5.Jakob Kneissl (MID)
6
6.Noah Helmer (MID)
7
7.Stefan Döring (MID)
7
8.Gerhard Hässler (MID)
7
9.Jordi Van Kouwen (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Marcel Bartsch (ATT)
7
11.Arnauld Vignaroli (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Torsten Herzog (MID)
0
13.Remi Grondin (DEF)
6
14.Mamadou Maurel (GK)
0