Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     Hertha BSCHertha BSC
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Christian BierhoffC. Bierhoff64
G
1
G
68Jan PienaarJ. Pienaar
Uwe WelkeU. Welke64
D
2captain
D
71Lars VöllerL. Völler
Adrian KingA. King63
D
3
D
70Stefan KlinsmannS. Klinsmann
Marcel JahnM. Jahn61
D
captain4
D
62Jonas WelterJ. Welter
Samir BreitnerS. Breitner60
D
5
D
48Paulo FonsecaP. Fonseca
Eusebio SereniE. Sereni70
M
6
M
67Hannes WieczorekH. Wieczorek
Federico BianconeF. Biancone64
M
7
M
63Noah LinkeN. Linke
Malte SchneiderM. Schneider60
M
8
M
62Bernardo ScarpaB. Scarpa
Kai SchäferK. Schäfer61
A
9
A
80Nico ErlerN. Erler
Marcel ArendtM. Arendt60
A
10
A
61Scott MatteoS. Matteo
Oliver PfeifferO. Pfeiffer60
A
11
A
60Hauke FrieserH. Frieser
 
Hauke EngelsH. Engels62
G
12
G
67Max TuhuteruM. Tuhuteru
Nicolas BorchardN. Borchard60
D
13
G
63Alan MacleanA. Maclean
Alex NivenA. Niven60
D
14
M
62Anton HoenessA. Hoeness

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to Hertha BSC. A crowd of 18,852 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Eintracht Frankfurt and Hertha BSC are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Uwe Hitzlsperger.


0.00
Eintracht Frankfurt kick off the first half!
2.05
Malte Schneider catches Hannes Wieczorek on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Hannes Wieczorek stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.19
Noah Linke hacks Federico Biancone from behind! Noah Linke is shown the yellow card! Federico Biancone hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.00
Hannes Wieczorek deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hauke Frieser. Hauke Frieser knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Christian Bierhoff who gathers it comfortably.
6.50
Adrian King flicks a high pass forward. Malte Schneider collects the pass. Malte Schneider flicks a high pass forward to Marcel Arendt who brings the ball under control. Marcel Arendt plays a one-two with Oliver Pfeiffer and advances towards the goal... Marcel Arendt muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
14.13
Malte Schneider flicks a high ball forward to Marcel Arendt who takes it down. Marcel Arendt tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Jan Pienaar!
26.14
Marcel Jahn flicks a high ball forward to Federico Biancone who takes it down. Federico Biancone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oliver Pfeiffer. Oliver Pfeiffer plays a quick one-two with Kai Schäfer and rushes in on goal... Oliver Pfeiffer shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
39.13
Federico Biancone hits a low pass to Oliver Pfeiffer. Oliver Pfeiffer tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.07
Hannes Wieczorek comes in with a late challenge on Malte Schneider. The referee calls over Hannes Wieczorek and shows him a yellow card! Malte Schneider runs off the knock.
45.00
Bernardo Scarpa threads the ball through to Hauke Frieser. Hauke Frieser whips in a cross ball towards Nico Erler. With a superhuman jump, Nico Erler connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt appear unchanged since the first half. Hertha BSC also appear unchanged since the first half. The Hertha BSC players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Hertha BSC kick off the second half!
48.37
Malte Schneider sees a break and surges forward. Malte Schneider makes a probing pass to Kai Schäfer but he's offside!
53.20
Federico Biancone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kai Schäfer. Kai Schäfer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oliver Pfeiffer but he's offside!
57.51
Federico Biancone makes a beautiful solo run. Federico Biancone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oliver Pfeiffer but the linesman indicates offside!
61.18
Malte Schneider laces a weighted ball forward to Kai Schäfer. Kai Schäfer knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Pfeiffer. Oliver Pfeiffer finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Eintracht Frankfurt!
66.27
Hannes Wieczorek makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Matteo. Scott Matteo skips past Adrian King! Scott Matteo tries a spectacular strike but slams it into the crowd!
72.49
Jonas Welter barges into Marcel Arendt. The referee calls over Jonas Welter and shows him a yellow card! Marcel Arendt runs off the knock.
77.08
Eintracht Frankfurt have made 2 substitutions with Hauke Engels replacing Marcel Arendt and Alex Niven replacing Marcel Jahn .
79.08
Hannes Wieczorek flicks a high ball forward to Hauke Frieser who takes it down. Hauke Frieser lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Matteo. Scott Matteo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's drastically wayward!
81.33
Eusebio Sereni kicks a strong pass forward to Kai Schäfer. Kai Schäfer threads a neat ball through to Hauke Engels. Some good footwork from Hauke Engels provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
83.37
Federico Biancone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hauke Engels. Hauke Engels lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Pfeiffer. Oliver Pfeiffer rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jan Pienaar with no chance!! Goal for Eintracht Frankfurt! That's his third!
87.09
Federico Biancone takes it forward alone. Federico Biancone advances inside the box! Federico Biancone tries a spectacular strike but it's well over the bar!
90.00
With great vision, Bernardo Scarpa plays the ball forward to Scott Matteo. Scott Matteo shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

Hertha BSC
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
6
0
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.6%
32.4%
Play Area
23.9%
47.9%
28.2%

Scorers
Marcel Arendt 6
Oliver Pfeiffer 26, 61, 83

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

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

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