Match Report


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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Ruhrstadion where Rot-Weiss Ahlen play host to DSC Arminia Bielefeld. A crowd of 18,029 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Rot-Weiss Ahlen are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while DSC Arminia Bielefeld appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Steffen Palumbo.


0.00
Rot-Weiss Ahlen start the match!
6.35
Seeing a gap ahead, Hannes Schneider plays the ball forward to Matt Booth. Matt Booth threads the ball through to Hannes Engels. Hannes Engels tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
8.09
Craig Sullivan flicks a high ball forward to Nico Herzog who takes it down. Nico Herzog makes a simple pass to Martin Westwood. Martin Westwood shoots from long range but somehow Markus Schöll manages to keep it out.
10.09
Matt Booth hits a low pass to Juan-Carlos Mendez. Juan-Carlos Mendez shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
15.11
Malte Welke makes a simple pass to Don Hutchison. Don Hutchison shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
18.20
Cristiano Ribeiro makes a probing pass to Tobias Bartsch. Tobias Bartsch makes a pass forward but Martin Westwood makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
22.02
Matt Booth threads a neat ball through to Hannes Engels. Hannes Engels knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.35
Nwankwo Murrin passes the ball forward to Malte Welke. Malte Welke kicks a strong pass forward to Dietmar Jung. Dietmar Jung edges inside the box! Dietmar Jung cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Fabio Sartor has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
27.47
Malte Welke hacks Cristiano Ribeiro from behind! The referee warns Malte Welke to calm down! Cristiano Ribeiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.43
With imagination, Matt Booth laces a weighted ball forward to Juan-Carlos Mendez. Juan-Carlos Mendez cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Juan-Carlos Mendez provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball bounces but comes off Kevin Dalglish and goes wide.
29.47
Matt Booth takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Don Hutchison side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
33.05
Nenad Ursule hits a low pass to Cristiano Ribeiro. Cristiano Ribeiro flicks a high ball forward to Tobias Bartsch who takes it down. Tobias Bartsch tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.37
Nenad Ursule sees a break and surges forward. Nenad Ursule controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tobias Bartsch. Tobias Bartsch knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Markus Schöll who gathers it comfortably.
40.00
Nwankwo Murrin plays a long ball forward. Dietmar Jung whips in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Mendez. Juan-Carlos Mendez knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Fabio Sartor is on top of it.
42.17
Christian Winkler makes a probing pass to Rainer Ritzinger. Rainer Ritzinger shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
Nwankwo Murrin flicks a high pass forward to Matt Booth who brings the ball under control. Matt Booth laces a through ball forward to Juan-Carlos Mendez. Juan-Carlos Mendez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rot-Weiss Ahlen have changed their lineup with Oliver Netzer replacing Craig Sullivan. DSC Arminia Bielefeld appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and DSC Arminia Bielefeld get the second half underway!
47.42
Matt Booth catches Nico Herzog on the ankles. The referee warns Matt Booth to calm down! Nico Herzog hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.41
Nico Herzog threads the ball through to Rainer Ritzinger. Rainer Ritzinger tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
55.13
Matt Booth darts forward. Matt Booth sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
57.13
Martin Macchi flicks a high ball forward to Matt Booth who takes it down. Matt Booth decides to run forward with the ball. Matt Booth knocks in a cross ball towards Dietmar Jung. Dietmar Jung gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.37
DSC Arminia Bielefeld have made 3 substitutions with Moritz Koschmieder replacing Hannes Engels, Yazid Wimbee replacing Malte Welke and Florian Marasco replacing Nwankwo Murrin .
61.46
Oliver Schneider threads a neat ball through to Matt Booth. Matt Booth passes the ball forward to Moritz Koschmieder. Moritz Koschmieder makes a defence splitting pass to Don Hutchison. Don Hutchison comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Don Hutchison!
72.23
Matt Booth threads the ball through to Moritz Koschmieder. Moritz Koschmieder plays a one-two with Don Hutchison and rushes in on goal... Moritz Koschmieder comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
73.45
Cristiano Ribeiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Westwood. Martin Westwood finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
77.04
Cristiano Ribeiro catches Matt Booth on the ankles. The referee calls over Cristiano Ribeiro and warns him to calm down! Matt Booth stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.03
Matt Booth threads the ball through to Moritz Koschmieder. Moritz Koschmieder skips past Nenad Ursule! Moritz Koschmieder tries a spectacular strike. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
87.10
Oliver Schneider passes the ball forward to Yazid Wimbee. Yazid Wimbee chips the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Mendez. Juan-Carlos Mendez lofts in a cross ball towards Don Hutchison. Don Hutchison shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.29
Nico Herzog makes a simple pass to Rainer Ritzinger. Rainer Ritzinger shoots from outside the area but Markus Schöll reads it well. Great save!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
4
7
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
30.1%
42.2%
27.7%

Scorers

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

Match Ratings
1.Fabio Sartor (GK)
6
2.Nenad Ursule (DEF)
6
3.Craig Sullivan (DEF)
6
4.Kevin Dalglish (DEF)
6
5.Tommy Royce (DEF)
6
6.Cristiano Ribeiro (MID)
6
7.Nico Herzog (MID)
6
8.Christian Winkler (MID)
7
9.Tobias Bartsch (ATT)
6
10.Rainer Ritzinger (ATT)
6
11.Martin Westwood (ATT)
6
 
12.Paolo Zini (MID)
0
13.Oliver Netzer (MID)
6
14.Ed Van Der Woerdt (ATT)
0

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)
6
7.Matt Booth (MID)
9
8.Dietmar Jung (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
9.Juan-Carlos Mendez (ATT)
6
10.Hannes Engels (ATT)
6
11.Don Hutchison (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Moritz Koschmieder (MID)
7
13.Yazid Wimbee (GK)
6
14.Florian Marasco (MID)
6