Match Report


Hannover 96Hannover 96     FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04
Computer Player Computer Player Dave Townsend Dave Townsend
Samir FrommS. Fromm69
G
1
G
81Matthias BirnbaumM. Birnbaum
Lars LensingL. Lensing68
D
captain2captain
D
62Florian LittbarskiF. Littbarski
Matt GlassM. Glass67
D
3
D
61Luis JimenezL. Jimenez
Matthias FrieserM. Frieser62
D
4
D
60Anton BierhoffA. Bierhoff
Marc KohlerM. Kohler69
M
5
D
57Hauke NeuhausH. Neuhaus
Richard GoughR. Gough67
M
6
M
66Msaddeck DordevicM. Dordevic
Hans Van Der PennenH. Van Der Pennen61
M
7
M
60Jose E. SurianoJ. Suriano
Marc LindemannM. Lindemann58
M
8
M
52Peter MendesP. Mendes
Simon KneisslS. Kneissl63
A
9
A
70Torsten RohrschneiderT. Rohrschneider
Lars KnappL. Knapp63
A
10
A
61Bogdan RudgeB. Rudge
Gary MortonG. Morton62
A
11
A
65Paul BischoffP. Bischoff
 
Pascal KuzorraP. Kuzorra64
G
12
D
68Christian PoschnerC. Poschner
Aniello MazzoliA. Mazzoli60
G
13
A
67Vincenzo VogelV. Vogel
Sebastian BeckenbauerS. Beckenbauer60
D
14
A
65Louis KorstenL. Korsten

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at AWD-Arena where Hannover 96 play host to FC Schalke 04. A crowd of 17,585 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hannover 96 are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Thomas Diakite.


0.00
Hannover 96 get the match underway!
2.08
Msaddeck Dordevic flicks a high pass forward to Bogdan Rudge who brings the ball under control. Bogdan Rudge knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Samir Fromm easily picks it out of the air!
3.53
Luis Jimenez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose E. Suriano. Jose E. Suriano plays the ball forward to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider passes the ball forward but Bogdan Rudge is offside!
9.12
Msaddeck Dordevic flicks a high pass forward. Bogdan Rudge collects the pass. Bogdan Rudge plays a one-two with Torsten Rohrschneider and advances towards the goal... Matthias Frieser barges into Bogdan Rudge. Bogdan Rudge appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
12.34
Jose E. Suriano threads a neat ball through to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Bischoff. With a superhuman jump, Paul Bischoff connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's there!! Samir Fromm has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
22.05
Anton Bierhoff threads a neat ball through to Jose E. Suriano. Jose E. Suriano makes a simple pass to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider hits a low pass to Paul Bischoff. Matt Glass catches Paul Bischoff on the ankles. Paul Bischoff appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
24.52
Richard Gough threads a neat ball through to Gary Morton. Gary Morton shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
26.23
Hauke Neuhaus brings the ball forward. Hauke Neuhaus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
28.17
Richard Gough flicks a high pass forward. Gary Morton collects the pass. Gary Morton tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
32.15
Peter Mendes threads a neat ball through to Bogdan Rudge. Bogdan Rudge knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matthias Frieser.
33.05
Lars Lensing comes in with a late challenge on Bogdan Rudge. Lars Lensing is shown the yellow card! Bogdan Rudge grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
33.05
Free kick to FC Schalke 04 just outside the area...
34.20
Peter Mendes takes a cautious run up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
38.27
Hans Van Der Pennen sees Lars Knapp in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lars Knapp plays a quick one-two with Simon Kneissl and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Lars Knapp provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
44.34
Anton Bierhoff deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose E. Suriano. Jose E. Suriano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bogdan Rudge. Bogdan Rudge knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Bischoff. With a superhuman jump, Paul Bischoff connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hannover 96 appear unchanged since the first half. FC Schalke 04 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Schalke 04 kick off!
54.32
Msaddeck Dordevic kicks a strong pass forward to Bogdan Rudge. Bogdan Rudge shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.14
Simon Kneissl comes in with a late challenge on Florian Littbarski. The referee brings Simon Kneissl to one side and gives him a warning! Florian Littbarski hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.54
Peter Mendes clumsily knocks into Marc Kohler. Peter Mendes is warned by the referee! Marc Kohler runs off the knock.
63.08
Lars Lensing flicks a high pass forward. Marc Lindemann collects the pass. Marc Lindemann knocks the ball forward to Lars Knapp. Lars Knapp sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
67.28
Msaddeck Dordevic knocks the ball forward to Bogdan Rudge. Bogdan Rudge shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.16
Hauke Neuhaus threads the ball through to Peter Mendes. With great vision, Peter Mendes plays the ball forward to Bogdan Rudge. Bogdan Rudge controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
75.29
Richard Gough runs up as Marc Kohler takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Richard Gough brings the ball forward. Richard Gough finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.25
Luis Jimenez kicks a strong pass forward to Msaddeck Dordevic. Msaddeck Dordevic takes it forward alone. Msaddeck Dordevic finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Samir Fromm!
79.41
Msaddeck Dordevic flicks a high pass forward. Bogdan Rudge collects the pass. Bogdan Rudge makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Torsten Rohrschneider but he's offside!
84.26
Jose E. Suriano sees space and advances. Jose E. Suriano chips the ball to his team mate, Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.30
Florian Littbarski controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Msaddeck Dordevic. Msaddeck Dordevic makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff plays a one-two with Torsten Rohrschneider and rushes in on goal... Paul Bischoff side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's there!! Samir Fromm has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Hannover 96

FC Schalke 04
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
30.6%
69.4%
Play Area
29.2%
44.4%
26.4%

Scorers
Lars Knapp 38
Paul Bischoff 12, 87
Torsten Rohrschneider 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Bischoff of FC Schalke 04

Match Ratings