Match Report


FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04     FC KaiserslauternFC Kaiserslautern
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Oliver HollmerO. Hollmer67
G
1
G
47Markus ArnoldM. Arnold
Ted-Kelton BaillsT. Baills72
D
2
D
65Pascal RohrschneiderP. Rohrschneider
Noah HollmerN. Hollmer60
D
captain3
D
58Adam TilerA. Tiler
Sven WieczorekS. Wieczorek58
D
4
D
51Hauke GerlachH. Gerlach
Simon EmmerlichS. Emmerlich55
D
5
D
49Sebastian GeisS. Geis
Julian FranckeJ. Francke68
M
6
M
71Francis KingF. King
Oliver LangeO. Lange64
M
7captain
M
63Leon WalterL. Walter
Stefan DöringS. Döring61
M
8
M
58Moritz HanssenM. Hanssen
Anton SchnellingerA. Schnellinger60
M
9
M
55Vincenzo BaslerV. Basler
Thomas BeckT. Beck63
A
10
M
53Sebastian PfeifferS. Pfeiffer
Martin AlonsoM. Alonso61
A
11
A
70Armin FreundA. Freund
 
Malte HallerM. Haller58
A
12
A
60Graham ChadwickG. Chadwick
Gerhard DörnerG. Dörner55
M
13
A
58Florian StreichF. Streich
Christian CziommerC. Cziommer54
M
14
M
50Hannes GerlachH. Gerlach

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to FC Kaiserslautern. A crowd of 8,892 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Kaiserslautern appear to be shaped for 4-5-1.
Today's match is refereed by Thomas Helmer.


0.00
FC Kaiserslautern kick off and get the match underway!
16.46
Ted-Kelton Baills threads the ball through to Anton Schnellinger. Anton Schnellinger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Beck. Thomas Beck tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
24.10
Leon Walter sees space and advances. Leon Walter knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Simon Emmerlich.
30.07
Hauke Gerlach clumsily knocks into Martin Alonso. The referee brings Hauke Gerlach to one side and gives him a warning! Martin Alonso hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.09
Stefan Döring flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Beck holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Thomas Beck knocks the ball forward to Martin Alonso but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Schalke 04 appear unchanged since the first half. FC Kaiserslautern have changed their lineup with Graham Chadwick replacing Markus Arnold. 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 get the second half underway!
49.28
Julian Francke flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Beck controls it well on his chest. Thomas Beck shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
51.02
Francis King flicks a high pass forward to Armin Freund who brings the ball under control. Armin Freund skips past Noah Hollmer! Armin Freund tries a spectacular strike. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
55.58
Julian Francke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Beck. Thomas Beck plays a one-two with Martin Alonso and rushes in on goal... Thomas Beck shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
65.57
Francis King chips the ball to his team mate, Armin Freund. Armin Freund shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
66.29
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
69.34
Armin Freund clumsily knocks into Sven Wieczorek. Armin Freund is given a warning by the referee! Sven Wieczorek carries on, but is struggling a bit.
73.52
Francis King passes the ball forward to Armin Freund. Armin Freund shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
77.44
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.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

FC Schalke 04

FC Kaiserslautern
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.7%
62.3%
Play Area
30.2%
52.8%
17%

Scorers
Thomas Beck 56
Armin Freund 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Armin Freund of FC Kaiserslautern

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

1.Markus Arnold (GK)
6
2.Pascal Rohrschneider (DEF)
6
3.Adam Tiler (DEF)
6
4.Hauke Gerlach (DEF)
6
5.Sebastian Geis (DEF)
6
6.Francis King (MID)
7
7.Leon Walter (MID)
6
8.Moritz Hanssen (MID)
6
9.Vincenzo Basler (MID)
7
10.Sebastian Pfeiffer (MID)
6
11.Armin Freund (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Graham Chadwick (ATT)
6
13.Florian Streich (ATT)
0
14.Hannes Gerlach (MID)
0