Match Report


FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04     Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen
Dave TownsendDave Townsend Computer Player Computer Player
Matthias BirnbaumM. Birnbaum81
G
1captain
G
80Oliver ZiegenhagenO. Ziegenhagen
Florian LittbarskiF. Littbarski62
D
2
D
78Hamed RoyH. Roy
Markus WieczorekM. Wieczorek75
D
captain3
D
64Geoffrey VerberneG. Verberne
Christian PoschnerC. Poschner68
D
4
D
61Henry StuartH. Stuart
Hauke NeuhausH. Neuhaus57
D
5
M
66Adolfo SolerA. Soler
Emmanuel LouironE. Louiron71
M
6
M
61Linus SparwasserL. Sparwasser
Loic ZouaouiL. Zouaoui68
M
7
M
60Eric MeidtE. Meidt
Miguel CamposM. Campos68
M
8
M
56Oliver HollmerO. Hollmer
Torsten RohrschneiderT. Rohrschneider70
A
9
A
69Warren CampbellW. Campbell
Bogdan RudgeB. Rudge61
A
10
A
67Dirk KlompeD. Klompe
Paul BischoffP. Bischoff65
A
11
A
55Uwe FreundU. Freund
 
Msaddeck DordevicM. Dordevic66
M
12
G
62Gianpaolo LafortezzaG. Lafortezza
Louis KorstenL. Korsten65
A
13
D
60Sebastian WillS. Will
Anton BierhoffA. Bierhoff60
D
14
G
58Vincenzo SchachtV. Schacht

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to Bayer Leverkusen. A crowd of 20,346 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bayer Leverkusen appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Bakary Hitzlsperger.


0.00
FC Schalke 04 kick off!
6.19
Linus Sparwasser passes the ball forward to Uwe Freund. Uwe Freund knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Markus Wieczorek.
14.06
From the throw-in, Eric Meidt picks out Adolfo Soler. Adolfo Soler flicks a high pass forward. Warren Campbell controls it well on his chest. Warren Campbell plays a scrappy one-two with Uwe Freund and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Warren Campbell provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but somehow Markus Wieczorek happens to be in the right place to block it.
16.43
Miguel Campos plays the ball forward to Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff shoots from 20 yards but Oliver Ziegenhagen is on top of it.
20.53
Loic Zouaoui makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bogdan Rudge but the linesman indicates offside!
22.55
Christian Poschner flicks a high pass forward to Loic Zouaoui who brings the ball under control. Loic Zouaoui sees a break and surges forward. Loic Zouaoui shoots from distance. Fantastic reaction save from Oliver Ziegenhagen!
24.39
Henry Stuart flicks a high pass forward to Eric Meidt who brings the ball under control. Eric Meidt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Uwe Freund. Uwe Freund plays a scrappy one-two with Dirk Klompe and stumbles forward towards the goal... Uwe Freund looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.36
Miguel Campos barges into Linus Sparwasser. Miguel Campos is shown the yellow card! Linus Sparwasser gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
32.07
Hamed Roy threads a neat ball through to Oliver Hollmer. Oliver Hollmer chips the ball to his team mate, Warren Campbell. Warren Campbell shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
33.55
Linus Sparwasser flicks a high pass forward. Warren Campbell controls it well on his chest. Warren Campbell shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Matthias Birnbaum manages to gather it.
34.50
Eric Meidt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Uwe Freund. Uwe Freund shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.08
Markus Wieczorek threads a neat ball through to Emmanuel Louiron. Emmanuel Louiron sees Paul Bischoff in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Bischoff lofts in a cross ball towards Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider connects with a diving header. Wonderful reactions from Oliver Ziegenhagen keeps it out!
42.51
Seeing a gap ahead, Oliver Hollmer plays the ball forward to Dirk Klompe. Dirk Klompe knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Markus Wieczorek.
44.50
Henry Stuart takes it forward alone. Henry Stuart flicks a high pass forward. Uwe Freund collects the pass. Uwe Freund knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Bayer Leverkusen start the second half!
47.05
Eric Meidt runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Eric Meidt sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Matthias Birnbaum is on top of it.
49.12
Dirk Klompe catches Christian Poschner on the ankles. Dirk Klompe is given a warning by the referee! Christian Poschner stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.27
Miguel Campos flicks a high pass forward. Paul Bischoff holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Bischoff knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hamed Roy.
59.10
Miguel Campos threads a neat ball through to Bogdan Rudge. Bogdan Rudge advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Bogdan Rudge provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
63.32
Adolfo Soler flicks a high pass forward. Uwe Freund collects the pass. Uwe Freund shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.20
Eric Meidt advances with the ball. Eric Meidt finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.59
Emmanuel Louiron makes a simple pass to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff rockets a shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
72.59
Hamed Roy kicks a strong pass forward to Adolfo Soler. Adolfo Soler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Warren Campbell. Warren Campbell finds some space and shoots from distance. Matthias Birnbaum gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
73.58
Linus Sparwasser kicks a strong pass forward to Warren Campbell. Warren Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Uwe Freund but the linesman indicates offside!
77.41
Eric Meidt brings the ball forward. Eric Meidt skips past Markus Wieczorek! Eric Meidt takes a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
79.15
Loic Zouaoui makes a simple pass to Bogdan Rudge. Bogdan Rudge knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Henry Stuart.
81.06
Eric Meidt surges forward with the ball. Eric Meidt shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
85.51
Adolfo Soler decides to run forward with the ball. Adolfo Soler knocks in a cross ball towards Uwe Freund. Uwe Freund is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Matthias Birnbaum reads it well. Well saved!
87.32
Hamed Roy flicks a high ball forward to Linus Sparwasser who takes it down. Linus Sparwasser deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Uwe Freund. Uwe Freund shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Schalke 04

Bayer Leverkusen
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
1
8
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.2%
58.8%
Play Area
31.8%
44.7%
23.5%

Scorers
Bogdan Rudge 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eric Meidt of Bayer Leverkusen

Match Ratings