Match Report


FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04     SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Oliver HollmerO. Hollmer66
G
1captain
G
48Nicolas MetzlerN. Metzler
Ted-Kelton BaillsT. Baills72
D
2
D
56Gilles BridgesG. Bridges
Noah HollmerN. Hollmer59
D
captain3
D
54Markus WelterM. Welter
Sven WieczorekS. Wieczorek58
D
4
D
65Hauke StiepermannH. Stiepermann
Simon EmmerlichS. Emmerlich55
D
5
M
54Lars DittrichL. Dittrich
Julian FranckeJ. Francke68
M
6
M
58Rainer SchrammR. Schramm
Oliver LangeO. Lange63
M
7
M
49Bakary PalumboB. Palumbo
Stefan DöringS. Döring61
M
8
D
48Eric NordwaldE. Nordwald
Anton SchnellingerA. Schnellinger60
M
9
M
48Jonas BergJ. Berg
Thomas BeckT. Beck63
A
10
A
62Silvio SousaS. Sousa
Martin AlonsoM. Alonso61
A
11
A
57Sven FreundS. Freund
 
Malte HallerM. Haller58
A
12
A
58Anton NetzerA. Netzer
Gerhard DörnerG. Dörner55
M
13
D
54Christian SchefflerC. Scheffler
Christian CziommerC. Cziommer54
M
14
A
53Thomas PfeifferT. Pfeiffer

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. A crowd of 7,644 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gerhard Schnoor.


0.00
SpVgg Greuther Fürth start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.18
Jonas Berg hits a low pass to Sven Freund. Sven Freund shoots from 25 yards. Sven Freund scores for SpVgg Greuther Fürth!!
8.45
Jonas Berg receives the ball from a throw-in from Eric Nordwald. Jonas Berg threads a neat ball through to Sven Freund. Sven Freund knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ted-Kelton Baills.
10.26
Noah Hollmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Francke. Julian Francke makes a probing pass to Martin Alonso. Martin Alonso knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Beck. Thomas Beck finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Nicolas Metzler reads it well. Fabulous stop!
12.22
Simon Emmerlich flicks a high ball forward to Anton Schnellinger who takes it down. Anton Schnellinger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Alonso. Martin Alonso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.27
Noah Hollmer flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Döring collects the pass. Stefan Döring makes a simple pass to Thomas Beck. Thomas Beck lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Alonso. Martin Alonso makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
20.25
Anton Schnellinger plays the ball forward to Thomas Beck. Thomas Beck finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
22.27
Silvio Sousa catches Noah Hollmer on the ankles. The referee calls over Silvio Sousa and warns him to calm down! Noah Hollmer runs off the knock.
30.14
Bakary Palumbo clumsily knocks into Stefan Döring. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stefan Döring hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.09
Rainer Schramm passes the ball forward to Sven Freund. Sven Freund rushes past Sven Wieczorek! Sven Freund shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
42.52
Silvio Sousa barges into Noah Hollmer. The referee warns Silvio Sousa again to calm down! Noah Hollmer stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Hauke Stiepermann sees a break and surges forward. Hauke Stiepermann flicks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Sousa. Silvio Sousa 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. FC Schalke 04 appear unchanged since the first half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Schalke 04 players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Schalke 04 kick off!
48.47
Oliver Lange sees a break and surges forward. Oliver Lange lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Beck. Thomas Beck finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
51.15
Rainer Schramm plays the ball forward to Sven Freund. Sven Freund knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ted-Kelton Baills.
53.58
Thomas Beck hacks Hauke Stiepermann from behind! The referee calls over Thomas Beck and warns him to calm down! Hauke Stiepermann grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
54.45
Hauke Stiepermann barges into Oliver Lange. The referee brings Hauke Stiepermann to one side and gives him a warning! Oliver Lange hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.02
Julian Francke decides to run forward with the ball. Julian Francke finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
67.24
Oliver Lange flicks a high ball forward to Martin Alonso who gracefully takes it down. Martin Alonso shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.07
FC Schalke 04 have made 2 substitutions with Malte Haller replacing Simon Emmerlich and Christian Cziommer replacing Stefan Döring and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
78.08
Jonas Berg makes an attacking run forward. Jonas Berg threads the ball through to Silvio Sousa but he's offside!
85.29
Gilles Bridges hacks Martin Alonso from behind! The referee calls over Gilles Bridges and shows him a yellow card! Martin Alonso runs off the knock.
89.40
Sven Wieczorek pushes mid-way up the pitch. Sven Wieczorek surges forward with the ball. Sven Wieczorek deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Alonso but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
Noah Hollmer knocks the ball forward to Julian Francke. Julian Francke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anton Schnellinger. Anton Schnellinger controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Schalke 04

SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.4%
37.6%
Play Area
30.6%
42.4%
27.1%

Scorers
Martin Alonso 16
Sven Freund 4

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sven Freund of SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Match Ratings
1.Oliver Hollmer (GK)
6
2.Ted-Kelton Baills (DEF)
6
3.Noah Hollmer (DEF)
6
4.Sven Wieczorek (DEF)
7
5.Simon Emmerlich (DEF)
6
6.Julian Francke (MID)
7
7.Oliver Lange (MID)
8
8.Stefan Döring (MID)
6
9.Anton Schnellinger (MID)
6
10.Thomas Beck (ATT)
7
11.Martin Alonso (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Malte Haller (ATT)
6
13.Gerhard Dörner (MID)
0
14.Christian Cziommer (MID)
6

1.Nicolas Metzler (GK)
6
2.Gilles Bridges (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Markus Welter (DEF)
6
4.Hauke Stiepermann (DEF)
6
5.Lars Dittrich (MID)
6
6.Rainer Schramm (MID)
6
7.Bakary Palumbo (MID)yellow card
5
8.Eric Nordwald (DEF)
6
9.Jonas Berg (MID)
7
10.Silvio Sousa (ATT)
5
11.Sven Freund (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Anton Netzer (ATT)
0
13.Christian Scheffler (DEF)
0
14.Thomas Pfeiffer (ATT)
0