Match Report


Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach      FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04
Computer Player Computer Player Dave Townsend Dave Townsend
Jimmy SartorJ. Sartor67
G
1
G
81Matthias BirnbaumM. Birnbaum
Nikolas BabbelN. Babbel71
D
2
D
62Florian LittbarskiF. Littbarski
Juan KikoJ. Kiko67
D
3captain
D
75Markus WieczorekM. Wieczorek
Maurice KellerM. Keller66
D
4
D
67Fabrice GilletF. Gillet
Billy MillsB. Mills68
M
5
D
68Christian PoschnerC. Poschner
Andres MarquezA. Marquez66
M
6
M
71Emmanuel LouironE. Louiron
Roy Van HaarenR. Van Haaren66
M
7
M
68Loic ZouaouiL. Zouaoui
Chris LampardC. Lampard65
M
8
M
68Miguel CamposM. Campos
Simon RaffS. Raff75
A
9
A
70Torsten RohrschneiderT. Rohrschneider
Oliver KistnerO. Kistner61
A
captain10
A
61Bogdan RudgeB. Rudge
Gabriel ZebreG. Zebre57
A
11
A
65Paul BischoffP. Bischoff
 
Armin JanesA. Janes65
D
12
M
66Msaddeck DordevicM. Dordevic
Marc EderM. Eder65
G
13
A
65Louis KorstenL. Korsten
Seb UrasS. Uras65
M
14
D
60Anton BierhoffA. Bierhoff

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to FC Schalke 04. A crowd of 17,920 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Borussia Mönchengladbach 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 Samir Schnoor.


0.00
Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off!
3.28
Andres Marquez flicks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Zebre. Gabriel Zebre shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
4.03
Chris Lampard takes it forward alone. Chris Lampard whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Zebre. Gabriel Zebre connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Gabriel Zebre scores for Borussia Mönchengladbach !!
9.46
Loic Zouaoui knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.01
Maurice Keller threads a neat ball through to Chris Lampard. With a delightful solo run, Chris Lampard stretches the opposition's defence. Chris Lampard lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Raff. Simon Raff is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but is denied by Matthias Birnbaum. Excellent save.
21.08
With vision, Billy Mills picks a pass forward to Oliver Kistner. Oliver Kistner knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Raff. Christian Poschner comes in with a late challenge on Simon Raff. Penalty not given!!
28.45
Miguel Campos kicks a strong pass forward to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Jimmy Sartor. Excellent save.
32.26
Andres Marquez kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Raff. Simon Raff knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matthias Birnbaum who gathers it comfortably.
34.07
Markus Wieczorek kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Campos. Miguel Campos knocks the ball forward to Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff makes a probing pass between the defence to Bogdan Rudge. Bogdan Rudge shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
36.19
Roy Van Haaren flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Zebre holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gabriel Zebre knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Christian Poschner.
39.47
Roy Van Haaren laces a weighted ball forward to Simon Raff. Simon Raff controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Gabriel Zebre through on goal. Gabriel Zebre looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Matthias Birnbaum gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
40.12
Maurice Keller flicks a high pass forward. Billy Mills holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Mills advances with the ball. Billy Mills shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Roy Van Haaren plays the ball forward to Oliver Kistner. Oliver Kistner lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Raff. Florian Littbarski comes in with a late challenge on Simon Raff. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
45.00
The referee points to the spot..
45.00
Simon Raff takes a long run up. The keeper is sent the wrong way and the ball is placed into the bottom left corner. Goal!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The second half starts with FC Schalke 04 kicking off!
48.04
Miguel Campos catches Andres Marquez on the ankles. The referee calls over Miguel Campos and shows him a yellow card! Andres Marquez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.06
Emmanuel Louiron threads a neat ball through to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider plays a quick one-two with Bogdan Rudge and rushes in on goal... Torsten Rohrschneider takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Jimmy Sartor had no chance!! Goal for FC Schalke 04!
57.48
Fabrice Gillet hacks Simon Raff from behind! Fabrice Gillet is shown the yellow card! Simon Raff hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.23
Emmanuel Louiron plays the ball forward to Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff plays a one-two with Bogdan Rudge and advances towards the goal... Paul Bischoff side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.23
FC Schalke 04 have made a substitution with Msaddeck Dordevic replacing Miguel Campos .
66.13
Florian Littbarski knocks the ball forward to Msaddeck Dordevic. Msaddeck Dordevic knocks the ball forward to Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff threads a neat ball through to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Good keeping from Jimmy Sartor as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
67.53
It's a corner kick. Loic Zouaoui kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Jimmy Sartor drops low and scoops up the ball.
69.38
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
71.03
Juan Kiko knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Mills. Billy Mills knocks the ball forward to Simon Raff. Simon Raff shoots from 25 yards but Matthias Birnbaum reads it well. Quality keeping!
72.06
Loic Zouaoui hacks Roy Van Haaren from behind! The referee brings Loic Zouaoui to one side and gives him a warning! Roy Van Haaren stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.22
With imagination, Chris Lampard plays the ball forward to Oliver Kistner. Oliver Kistner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Markus Wieczorek.
77.09
Seeing Emmanuel Louiron's run, Loic Zouaoui quickly throws the ball into his path. Emmanuel Louiron kicks a strong pass forward to Bogdan Rudge. Bogdan Rudge lofts in a cross ball towards Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider makes a deft header. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
83.09
Loic Zouaoui flicks a high pass forward. Bogdan Rudge holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bogdan Rudge plays a one-two with Paul Bischoff and advances towards the goal... Bogdan Rudge looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
84.52
Emmanuel Louiron threads a neat ball through to Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
87.08
Emmanuel Louiron sees a break and surges forward. Emmanuel Louiron whips in a cross ball towards Bogdan Rudge. Bogdan Rudge makes a looping header on goal. It's there!! Jimmy Sartor has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Borussia Mönchengladbach

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

Possession
63.5%
36.5%
Play Area
29.4%
47.1%
23.5%

Scorers
Gabriel Zebre 4
Simon Raff 45 (p)
Torsten Rohrschneider 51
Paul Bischoff 59
Bogdan Rudge 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bogdan Rudge of FC Schalke 04

Match Ratings
1.Jimmy Sartor (GK)
7
2.Nikolas Babbel (DEF)
7
3.Juan Kiko (DEF)
6
4.Maurice Keller (DEF)
6
5.Billy Mills (MID)
6
6.Andres Marquez (MID)
6
7.Roy Van Haaren (MID)
6
8.Chris Lampard (MID)
7
9.Simon Raff (ATT)goal scored
6
10.Oliver Kistner (ATT)
6
11.Gabriel Zebre (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Armin Janes (DEF)
0
13.Marc Eder (GK)
0
14.Seb Uras (MID)
0

1.Matthias Birnbaum (GK)
7
2.Florian Littbarski (DEF)
6
3.Markus Wieczorek (DEF)
6
4.Fabrice Gillet (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Christian Poschner (DEF)
6
6.Emmanuel Louiron (MID)
8
7.Loic Zouaoui (MID)
6
8.Miguel Campos (MID)yellow card
5
9.Torsten Rohrschneider (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Bogdan Rudge (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Paul Bischoff (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Msaddeck Dordevic (MID)
6
13.Louis Korsten (ATT)
0
14.Anton Bierhoff (DEF)
0