Match Report


SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth     F.C. Hansa RostockF.C. Hansa Rostock
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Urvin Van BarneveldU. Van Barneveld52
G
captain1
G
49Miguel MartinM. Martin
Hauke StiepermannH. Stiepermann65
D
2
D
71Julian NichollsJ. Nicholls
Gilles BridgesG. Bridges56
D
3
D
60Gianfranco De PatreG. De Patre
Markus WelterM. Welter54
D
4
D
58Martin ArndtM. Arndt
Rainer SchrammR. Schramm58
M
5
M
71Colin HendryC. Hendry
Edgar FernandesE. Fernandes56
M
6
M
71Nikolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald
Lars DittrichL. Dittrich54
M
7captain
M
68Nigel TaylorN. Taylor
Bakary PalumboB. Palumbo49
M
8
M
66Chris FerdinandC. Ferdinand
Jonas BergJ. Berg48
M
9
A
60Steffen ArndtS. Arndt
Silvio SousaS. Sousa62
A
10
A
60Arno EngelsA. Engels
Anton NetzerA. Netzer58
A
11
A
56Rainer NeuhausR. Neuhaus
 
Sven FreundS. Freund57
A
12
M
60Eric WeigelE. Weigel
Christian SchefflerC. Scheffler54
D
13
M
58Roberto TeixeiraR. Teixeira
Thomas PfeifferT. Pfeiffer53
A
14
D
56Leon VöllerL. Völler

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Playmobil-Stadion where SpVgg Greuther Fürth play host to F.C. Hansa Rostock. A crowd of 8,645 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while F.C. Hansa Rostock appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Poschner.


0.00
SpVgg Greuther Fürth start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.05
Without breaking stride, Julian Nicholls plays the ball forward to Nikolas Buchwald. Nikolas Buchwald flicks a high pass forward. Arno Engels collects the pass. Arno Engels knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hauke Stiepermann.
3.22
Nigel Taylor sees space and advances. Nigel Taylor shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
6.09
Julian Nicholls flicks a high ball forward to Nikolas Buchwald who takes it down. Nikolas Buchwald controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rainer Neuhaus. Rainer Neuhaus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Urvin Van Barneveld manages to gather it.
8.35
Edgar Fernandes flicks a high pass forward to Silvio Sousa who brings the ball under control. Silvio Sousa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Miguel Martin is on top of it.
9.29
Rainer Schramm threads the ball through to Silvio Sousa. Silvio Sousa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.30
Anton Netzer clumsily knocks into Martin Arndt. Anton Netzer is shown the yellow card! Martin Arndt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.14
Gilles Bridges comes in with a late challenge on Arno Engels. Gilles Bridges is warned by the referee! Arno Engels runs off the knock.
14.39
Markus Welter flicks a high pass forward to Rainer Schramm who brings the ball under control. Rainer Schramm changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Rainer Schramm plays a one-two with Anton Netzer and rushes in on goal... Some awkward footwork from Rainer Schramm provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
15.29
Martin Arndt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Taylor. Nigel Taylor sees Steffen Arndt in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steffen Arndt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Markus Welter.
18.35
Nigel Taylor runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Nigel Taylor knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Arno Engels is offside!
21.02
Hauke Stiepermann makes a beautiful solo run. Hauke Stiepermann makes an attacking run forward. Hauke Stiepermann shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Miguel Martin manages to gather it easily.
30.28
Chris Ferdinand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arno Engels. Arno Engels knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.06
Markus Welter hacks Rainer Neuhaus from behind! Markus Welter is given a warning by the referee! Rainer Neuhaus runs off the knock.
32.06
Free kick to F.C. Hansa Rostock just outside the area...
33.54
Rainer Neuhaus takes a short run up and sends in a curling shot. It's is just wide of the post. Good effort.
36.07
Julian Nicholls barges into Bakary Palumbo. The referee brings Julian Nicholls to one side and gives him a warning! Bakary Palumbo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.41
Gilles Bridges decides to run forward with the ball. Gilles Bridges flicks a high pass forward. Silvio Sousa collects the pass. Silvio Sousa makes a great pass forward. Anton Netzer runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
39.33
Hauke Stiepermann passes the ball forward to Rainer Schramm. Rainer Schramm threads a neat ball through to Silvio Sousa. Silvio Sousa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Miguel Martin manages to keep it out.
40.20
Bakary Palumbo flicks a high pass forward. Anton Netzer controls it well on his chest. Anton Netzer plays a scrappy one-two with Silvio Sousa and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Anton Netzer provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
42.01
Lars Dittrich controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anton Netzer. Anton Netzer shoots from long range. Miguel Martin comfortably gets down and covers it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear unchanged since the first half. F.C. Hansa Rostock also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and F.C. Hansa Rostock kick off!
47.47
Nikolas Buchwald makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steffen Arndt. Steffen Arndt sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
48.54
Martin Arndt threads the ball through to Nikolas Buchwald. Nikolas Buchwald laces a weighted ball forward to Steffen Arndt. Steffen Arndt lofts in a cross ball towards Rainer Neuhaus. Rainer Neuhaus is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Urvin Van Barneveld gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
49.29
Markus Welter boots it upfield. Silvio Sousa finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Miguel Martin easily smothers it!
53.45
Hauke Stiepermann makes a run forward as Gilles Bridges takes the throw-in. Hauke Stiepermann skillfully chests the ball down. Hauke Stiepermann hoofs the ball up the pitch. Silvio Sousa tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.32
Rainer Neuhaus catches Markus Welter on the ankles. Rainer Neuhaus is given a warning by the referee! Markus Welter stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.29
Hauke Stiepermann catches Arno Engels on the ankles. The referee warns Hauke Stiepermann to calm down! Arno Engels runs off the knock.
67.04
Seeing a gap ahead, Chris Ferdinand plays the ball forward to Steffen Arndt. Steffen Arndt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Urvin Van Barneveld who gathers it comfortably.
73.26
Chris Ferdinand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steffen Arndt. Steffen Arndt shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Urvin Van Barneveld smothers it!
75.37
Colin Hendry hacks Jonas Berg from behind! The referee warns Colin Hendry to calm down! Jonas Berg stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.27
F.C. Hansa Rostock have made 2 substitutions with Eric Weigel replacing Arno Engels and Roberto Teixeira replacing Rainer Neuhaus .
78.33
Rainer Schramm controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Silvio Sousa. Silvio Sousa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Martin Arndt.
87.02
Rainer Schramm passes the ball forward to Anton Netzer. Anton Netzer finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
Lars Dittrich hacks Nikolas Buchwald from behind! The referee calls over Lars Dittrich and shows him a yellow card! Nikolas Buchwald grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

F.C. Hansa Rostock
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
5
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.9%
54.1%
Play Area
28.2%
42.4%
29.4%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Miguel Martin of F.C. Hansa Rostock

Match Ratings
1.Urvin Van Barneveld (GK)
8
2.Hauke Stiepermann (DEF)
8
3.Gilles Bridges (DEF)
6
4.Markus Welter (DEF)
6
5.Rainer Schramm (MID)
8
6.Edgar Fernandes (MID)
6
7.Lars Dittrich (MID)yellow card
5
8.Bakary Palumbo (MID)
7
9.Jonas Berg (MID)
6
10.Silvio Sousa (ATT)
7
11.Anton Netzer (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Sven Freund (ATT)
0
13.Christian Scheffler (DEF)
0
14.Thomas Pfeiffer (ATT)
0

1.Miguel Martin (GK)
9
2.Julian Nicholls (DEF)
7
3.Gianfranco De Patre (DEF)
7
4.Martin Arndt (DEF)
6
5.Colin Hendry (MID)
5
6.Nikolas Buchwald (MID)
7
7.Nigel Taylor (MID)
7
8.Chris Ferdinand (MID)
8
9.Steffen Arndt (ATT)
6
10.Arno Engels (ATT)
6
11.Rainer Neuhaus (ATT)
7
 
12.Eric Weigel (MID)
6
13.Roberto Teixeira (MID)
6
14.Leon Völler (DEF)
0