Match Report


Hannover 96Hannover 96     FC St. PauliFC St. Pauli
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Samir FrommS. Fromm69
G
1
G
70Demlaba DebecD. Debec
Lars LensingL. Lensing68
D
captain2
D
72Leonardo AriasL. Arias
Matt GlassM. Glass67
D
3
D
71Paul BowyerP. Bowyer
Matthias FrieserM. Frieser62
D
4captain
D
69Ugo HollowayU. Holloway
Marc KohlerM. Kohler69
M
5
D
68Des CoppingerD. Coppinger
Richard GoughR. Gough67
M
6
M
74Craig KasperC. Kasper
Hans Van Der PennenH. Van Der Pennen61
M
7
M
71Craig MaddisonC. Maddison
Marc LindemannM. Lindemann58
M
8
M
67Trevor DixonT. Dixon
Simon KneisslS. Kneissl63
A
9
A
71Matthew EdwardsM. Edwards
Lars KnappL. Knapp63
A
10
A
63Winston SmitW. Smit
Gary MortonG. Morton62
A
11
A
58Valeriy VyshnevskyV. Vyshnevsky
 
Pascal KuzorraP. Kuzorra64
G
12
M
64Ronnie LisbieR. Lisbie
Aniello MazzoliA. Mazzoli60
G
13
D
61Edmundo BravoE. Bravo
Sebastian BeckenbauerS. Beckenbauer60
D
14
A
58Bakary PfeifferB. Pfeiffer

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at AWD-Arena where Hannover 96 play host to FC St. Pauli. A crowd of 15,800 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hannover 96 are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC St. Pauli appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Samir Schnoor.


0.00
FC St. Pauli kick off!
2.12
Trevor Dixon flicks a high ball forward to Winston Smit who takes it down. Winston Smit knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Valeriy Vyshnevsky is offside!
3.25
Craig Maddison hits a low pass to Valeriy Vyshnevsky. Valeriy Vyshnevsky knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lars Lensing.
4.55
Matthias Frieser threads the ball through to Hans Van Der Pennen. Hans Van Der Pennen flicks a high pass forward. Simon Kneissl collects the pass. Simon Kneissl sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Demlaba Debec gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
9.01
Craig Maddison flicks a high pass forward to Winston Smit who brings the ball under control. Winston Smit lofts in a cross ball towards Valeriy Vyshnevsky. With a superhuman jump, Valeriy Vyshnevsky connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Samir Fromm is on top of it.
10.35
Matthias Frieser pushes up the pitch. Matthias Frieser flicks a high pass forward to Lars Knapp who brings the ball under control. Lars Knapp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.37
Trevor Dixon flicks a high pass forward. Matthew Edwards collects the pass. Matthew Edwards shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
14.47
Lars Lensing deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Gough. Richard Gough changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Richard Gough knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Kneissl. Simon Kneissl outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies well off target!
15.27
Trevor Dixon catches Richard Gough on the ankles. Trevor Dixon is warned by the referee! Richard Gough carries on, but is struggling a bit.
16.37
Richard Gough sees Lars Knapp in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lars Knapp shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Demlaba Debec easily smothers it!
18.05
Ugo Holloway threads a neat ball through to Craig Kasper. Craig Kasper advances with the ball. Craig Kasper shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Samir Fromm manages to gather it comfortably.
20.40
Marc Kohler knocks the ball forward to Lars Knapp. Lars Knapp tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
24.29
Craig Maddison flicks a high pass forward to Valeriy Vyshnevsky who brings the ball under control. Valeriy Vyshnevsky lofts in a cross ball towards Winston Smit. Winston Smit outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Samir Fromm easily picks it out of the air!
26.14
Richard Gough makes a probing pass to Simon Kneissl. Simon Kneissl knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Des Coppinger.
28.47
Trevor Dixon clumsily knocks into Richard Gough. The referee calls over Trevor Dixon again and warns him to calm down! Richard Gough hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.23
Marc Kohler sees Simon Kneissl in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Kneissl shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
33.19
Des Coppinger knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Kasper. Craig Kasper kicks a strong pass forward to Valeriy Vyshnevsky. Valeriy Vyshnevsky shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
40.42
Des Coppinger arcs the ball upfield. Winston Smit whips in a cross ball towards Valeriy Vyshnevsky. Valeriy Vyshnevsky heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hannover 96 appear unchanged since the first half. FC St. Pauli have changed their lineup with Bakary Pfeiffer replacing Valeriy Vyshnevsky.

45.00
The whistle blows and Hannover 96 kick off!
47.47
Marc Lindemann advances with the ball. Marc Lindemann shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
49.33
With vision, Ugo Holloway plays the ball forward to Craig Maddison. Craig Maddison hits a low pass to Winston Smit. Winston Smit advances inside the box! Winston Smit comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is shockingly off target!
54.02
Hans Van Der Pennen comes in with a late challenge on Craig Maddison. The referee calls over Hans Van Der Pennen and warns him to calm down! Craig Maddison stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.46
Craig Kasper deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthew Edwards. Matthew Edwards knocks in a cross ball towards Winston Smit. Winston Smit connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Samir Fromm manages to keep it out.
63.17
Craig Maddison knocks the ball to his team mate, Winston Smit. Winston Smit chips the ball to his team mate, Matthew Edwards. Matthew Edwards strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
66.10
Craig Maddison flicks a high ball forward to Bakary Pfeiffer who takes it down. Bakary Pfeiffer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matthew Edwards but he's offside!
67.10
Richard Gough makes a simple pass to Simon Kneissl. Simon Kneissl deftly passes the ball to Lars Knapp, releasing him through on goal. Lars Knapp makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
69.45
Trevor Dixon threads the ball through to Bakary Pfeiffer. Bakary Pfeiffer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Samir Fromm who gathers it comfortably.
81.52
Richard Gough makes a simple pass to Lars Knapp. Lars Knapp tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Demlaba Debec manages to keep it out.
84.01
Marc Kohler flicks a high pass forward. Simon Kneissl controls it well on his chest. Simon Kneissl knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.01
Craig Kasper sees Matthew Edwards in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matthew Edwards sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Samir Fromm easily smothers it!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Hannover 96

FC St. Pauli
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.7%
47.3%
Play Area
24.2%
45.1%
30.8%

Scorers
Matthew Edwards 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matthew Edwards of FC St. Pauli

Match Ratings
1.Samir Fromm (GK)
8
2.Lars Lensing (DEF)
6
3.Matt Glass (DEF)
6
4.Matthias Frieser (DEF)
7
5.Marc Kohler (MID)
6
6.Richard Gough (MID)
9
7.Hans Van Der Pennen (MID)
6
8.Marc Lindemann (MID)
6
9.Simon Kneissl (ATT)
7
10.Lars Knapp (ATT)
6
11.Gary Morton (ATT)
6
 
12.Pascal Kuzorra (GK)
0
13.Aniello Mazzoli (GK)
0
14.Sebastian Beckenbauer (DEF)
0

1.Demlaba Debec (GK)
7
2.Leonardo Arias (DEF)
6
3.Paul Bowyer (DEF)
6
4.Ugo Holloway (DEF)
6
5.Des Coppinger (DEF)
7
6.Craig Kasper (MID)
8
7.Craig Maddison (MID)
7
8.Trevor Dixon (MID)
6
9.Matthew Edwards (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Winston Smit (ATT)
8
11.Valeriy Vyshnevsky (ATT)
6
 
12.Ronnie Lisbie (MID)
0
13.Edmundo Bravo (DEF)
0
14.Bakary Pfeiffer (ATT)
6