Match Report


FC KölnFC Köln     FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04
Christian BüchterChristian Büchter Dave Townsend Dave Townsend
Nikolas ScholzN. Scholz67
G
1
G
81Matthias BirnbaumM. Birnbaum
Carlos SantosC. Santos65
D
2
D
62Florian LittbarskiF. Littbarski
Marcos FloresM. Flores68
D
3captain
D
75Markus WieczorekM. Wieczorek
Sven KühnS. Kühn63
D
4
D
68Christian PoschnerC. Poschner
Marcel RöslerM. Rösler63
D
5
D
57Hauke NeuhausH. Neuhaus
Patricio GarciaP. Garcia78
M
6
M
66Msaddeck DordevicM. Dordevic
Pedro PostigaP. Postiga66
M
7
M
68Loic ZouaouiL. Zouaoui
Seb PavonS. Pavon68
M
captain8
M
71Emmanuel LouironE. Louiron
Simon LangeS. Lange67
M
9
A
70Torsten RohrschneiderT. Rohrschneider
Aldo TiribocchiA. Tiribocchi73
A
10
A
61Bogdan RudgeB. Rudge
Marc WallnerM. Wallner74
A
11
A
65Paul BischoffP. Bischoff
 
Nicolas BorchardN. Borchard57
G
12
M
68Miguel CamposM. Campos
Nicolas LangeN. Lange63
D
13
A
65Louis KorstenL. Korsten
Frederico RuizF. Ruiz70
A
14
D
60Anton BierhoffA. Bierhoff

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at RheinEnergieStadion where FC Köln play host to FC Schalke 04. A crowd of 17,376 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Köln are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Simon Hitzlsperger.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Köln get the match underway!
2.18
Pedro Postiga clumsily knocks into Emmanuel Louiron. Pedro Postiga is given a warning by the referee! Emmanuel Louiron carries on, but is struggling a bit.
3.26
Loic Zouaoui kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff knocks in a cross ball towards Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies well off target!
8.21
Pedro Postiga flicks a high pass forward. Marc Wallner controls it well on his chest. Marc Wallner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hauke Neuhaus.
9.06
Seb Pavon knocks the ball forward to Aldo Tiribocchi. Aldo Tiribocchi shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
15.37
Emmanuel Louiron clumsily knocks into Patricio Garcia. The referee calls over Emmanuel Louiron and shows him a yellow card! Patricio Garcia runs off the knock.
18.34
Seb Pavon sees space and advances. Seb Pavon whips in a cross ball towards Aldo Tiribocchi. Aldo Tiribocchi makes a looping header on goal. Matthias Birnbaum picks it out of the air!
21.50
Showing composure, Pedro Postiga plays the ball forward to Marc Wallner. Marc Wallner lofts in a cross ball towards Aldo Tiribocchi. Aldo Tiribocchi flicks the ball with his head but it rises well off target!
24.09
Carlos Santos sees Seb Pavon in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Seb Pavon knocks the ball forward to Aldo Tiribocchi. Aldo Tiribocchi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.18
Hauke Neuhaus sweeps the ball up the wings. Paul Bischoff passes the ball forward but Bogdan Rudge is offside!
28.27
Pedro Postiga passes the ball forward to Aldo Tiribocchi. Aldo Tiribocchi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.33
Aldo Tiribocchi clumsily knocks into Christian Poschner. Aldo Tiribocchi is given a warning by the referee! Christian Poschner runs off the knock.
34.25
Loic Zouaoui threads a neat ball through to Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff lofts in a cross ball towards Bogdan Rudge. Bogdan Rudge whips the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
40.48
Christian Poschner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Loic Zouaoui. Loic Zouaoui hits a low pass to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider advances inside the box! Torsten Rohrschneider shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
42.36
Seb Pavon barges into Loic Zouaoui. The referee brings Seb Pavon to one side and gives him a warning! Loic Zouaoui gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
44.07
Florian Littbarski plays the ball forward to Msaddeck Dordevic. Msaddeck Dordevic flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Rohrschneider holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Torsten Rohrschneider shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
FC Schalke 04 kick off the second half!
48.55
Marcel Rösler sees Pedro Postiga in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. With some swift thinking, Pedro Postiga plays the ball forward to Aldo Tiribocchi. Aldo Tiribocchi cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Aldo Tiribocchi provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Christian Poschner.
50.56
Simon Lange takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Some silky footwork from Marcel Rösler provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
54.23
Seb Pavon barges into Msaddeck Dordevic. Seb Pavon is given another warning by the referee! Msaddeck Dordevic gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.11
FC Köln have made a substitution with Nicolas Lange replacing Pedro Postiga .
63.57
Marcos Flores flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Lange. With imagination, Nicolas Lange laces a weighted ball forward to Aldo Tiribocchi. Aldo Tiribocchi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Florian Littbarski.
77.08
FC Köln have made a substitution with Nicolas Borchard replacing Marcos Flores .
78.10
Loic Zouaoui hits a low pass to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
79.29
Nicolas Lange hits a low pass to Aldo Tiribocchi. Aldo Tiribocchi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.17
Emmanuel Louiron controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff kicks a strong pass forward to Torsten Rohrschneider but the referee indicates it's offside!
87.03
Sven Kühn kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Lange. With vision, Simon Lange plays the ball forward to Marc Wallner. Marc Wallner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hauke Neuhaus.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Köln

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

Possession
58.4%
41.6%
Play Area
27.3%
45.5%
27.3%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Loic Zouaoui of FC Schalke 04

Match Ratings