Match Report


FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04     FC Bayern MunichFC Bayern Munich
Dave TownsendDave Townsend Nick Rowles Nick Rowles
Matthias BirnbaumM. Birnbaum81
G
1captain
G
71Alexander DehmA. Dehm
Florian LittbarskiF. Littbarski62
D
2
D
58Daniel BarbosaD. Barbosa
Markus WieczorekM. Wieczorek75
D
captain3
D
70Hamed HouzeH. Houze
Fabrice GilletF. Gillet67
D
4
D
69Eugenio DuranE. Duran
Christian PoschnerC. Poschner68
D
5
M
76Fernando PichichiF. Pichichi
Peter MendesP. Mendes52
M
6
M
53Stefan TurekS. Turek
Loic ZouaouiL. Zouaoui68
M
7
M
62Anthony ByrneA. Byrne
Emmanuel LouironE. Louiron71
M
8
M
67Jose Javier AlonsoJ. Alonso
Torsten RohrschneiderT. Rohrschneider70
A
9
A
83Florian KoschmiederF. Koschmieder
Vincenzo VogelV. Vogel67
A
10
A
69Julian EngelsJ. Engels
Paul BischoffP. Bischoff65
A
11
A
71Phil MccannP. Mccann
 
Miguel CamposM. Campos68
M
12
G
66Uwe HelmerU. Helmer
Louis KorstenL. Korsten65
A
13
A
59Thierry BurbageT. Burbage
Bogdan RudgeB. Rudge61
A
14
M
58Philipp EberleP. Eberle

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to FC Bayern Munich. A crowd of 19,151 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Bayern Munich appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Schnoor.


0.00
FC Bayern Munich start the match!
8.34
Loic Zouaoui deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Vogel. Vincenzo Vogel hits a low pass to Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff rockets a shot on goal. The ball strikes Hamed Houze's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
9.39
Loic Zouaoui takes a quick corner, playing it short to Peter Mendes. Peter Mendes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies just off target!
12.33
Jose Javier Alonso knocks the ball forward to Phil Mccann. Phil Mccann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matthias Birnbaum who gathers it comfortably.
15.24
Loic Zouaoui sees space and advances. Loic Zouaoui makes a probing pass between the defence to Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's well over the bar!
18.49
Fernando Pichichi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Florian Koschmieder. Florian Koschmieder shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
22.45
Fabrice Gillet chips the ball to his team mate, Emmanuel Louiron. Emmanuel Louiron flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Vogel controls it well on his chest. Vincenzo Vogel skips past Hamed Houze! Vincenzo Vogel looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Superb reactions from Alexander Dehm. What a save!
26.10
Stefan Turek changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Stefan Turek finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.38
Daniel Barbosa kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Javier Alonso. Jose Javier Alonso runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jose Javier Alonso sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
32.45
Fabrice Gillet plays the ball forward to Loic Zouaoui. Showing composure, Loic Zouaoui plays the ball forward to Vincenzo Vogel. Vincenzo Vogel deftly passes the ball to Paul Bischoff, releasing him through on goal. Some silky footwork from Paul Bischoff provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
33.05
Anthony Byrne advances with the ball. Anthony Byrne controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
34.26
Fabrice Gillet controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Loic Zouaoui. Loic Zouaoui flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Rohrschneider controls it well on his chest. Torsten Rohrschneider plays a one-two with Paul Bischoff and advances towards the goal... Torsten Rohrschneider shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
36.45
Loic Zouaoui sees a break and surges forward. Loic Zouaoui plays a one-two with Vincenzo Vogel and rushes in on goal... Loic Zouaoui side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Wonderful reactions from Alexander Dehm keeps it out!
39.28
Loic Zouaoui makes a simple pass to Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff makes a defence splitting pass to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
44.45
Fernando Pichichi sees a break and surges forward. Fernando Pichichi whips in a cross ball towards Julian Engels. Julian Engels is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Matthias Birnbaum is on top of it.
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 Bayern Munich also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Bayern Munich players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
FC Schalke 04 kick off and get the second half underway!
49.49
Florian Littbarski makes a beautiful solo run. Florian Littbarski makes a beautiful solo run. Florian Littbarski threads a neat ball through to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. FC Schalke 04 are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
51.33
Stefan Turek flicks a high ball forward to Phil Mccann who takes it down. Phil Mccann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.23
Emmanuel Louiron flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Rohrschneider collects the pass. Torsten Rohrschneider shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
55.23
Christian Poschner comes in with a late challenge on Phil Mccann. The referee calls over Christian Poschner and warns him to calm down! Phil Mccann carries on, but is struggling a bit.
57.06
Eugenio Duran barges into Torsten Rohrschneider. The referee calls over Eugenio Duran and shows him a yellow card! Torsten Rohrschneider hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.05
FC Bayern Munich appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
63.39
Stefan Turek hits a low pass to Julian Engels. Julian Engels whips in a cross ball towards Florian Koschmieder. Florian Koschmieder knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
66.05
Peter Mendes runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Peter Mendes lofts in a cross ball towards Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.21
Peter Mendes flicks a high pass forward to Torsten Rohrschneider who brings the ball under control. Torsten Rohrschneider shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Alexander Dehm.
78.42
It's a corner kick. Peter Mendes kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Alexander Dehm gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
79.26
Christian Poschner knocks the ball to his team mate, Loic Zouaoui. Loic Zouaoui flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Rohrschneider holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Torsten Rohrschneider makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vincenzo Vogel but he's offside!
87.25
Eugenio Duran chips the ball to his team mate, Fernando Pichichi. Fernando Pichichi makes a simple pass to Julian Engels. Julian Engels whips in a cross ball towards Florian Koschmieder. Florian Koschmieder is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.46
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Schalke 04

FC Bayern Munich
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
6
6
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
33.8%
43.8%
22.5%

Scorers
Torsten Rohrschneider 39, 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Torsten Rohrschneider of FC Schalke 04

Match Ratings