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There are a few clouds overhead here at DKB-Arena where F.C. Hansa Rostock play host to Bayer Leverkusen. A crowd of 19,050 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both F.C. Hansa Rostock and Bayer Leverkusen are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Philippe Armand.


0.00
F.C. Hansa Rostock kick off and get the first half underway!
9.37
Henry Stuart flicks the ball to his team mate, Eric Meidt. Eric Meidt flicks a high pass forward. Warren Campbell collects the pass. Warren Campbell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Rainer Oswald manages to gather it easily.
10.22
Stephen McNeill hits a low pass to Mathieur Silva. Mathieur Silva threads a neat ball through to Philipp Behrens. Philipp Behrens lofts in a cross ball towards Hauke Kauder. Hauke Kauder is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Hauke Kauder scores for F.C. Hansa Rostock!!
20.52
Linus Sparwasser clumsily knocks into Christian Beckmann. Linus Sparwasser is warned by the referee! Christian Beckmann carries on, but is struggling a bit.
21.55
Daniel Moeliker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Iglesias. Jose Iglesias flicks the ball to his team mate, Philipp Behrens. Philipp Behrens threads the ball through into the box. Kamal Rabesandratana side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies wide!
26.39
Christian Beckmann sees space and advances. Christian Beckmann edges inside the box! Christian Beckmann looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
27.40
Thomas Birnbaum takes it forward alone. Thomas Birnbaum knocks the ball forward to Hauke Kauder. Hauke Kauder shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.06
Mamar Charpennet controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Philipp Behrens. Philipp Behrens knocks in a cross ball towards Kamal Rabesandratana. Kamal Rabesandratana is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Oliver Ziegenhagen has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
36.57
Linus Sparwasser kicks a strong pass forward to Warren Campbell. Warren Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards Uwe Freund. Uwe Freund connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Bayer Leverkusen!
39.54
Christian Beckmann runs straight at the opposition's defence. Christian Beckmann shoots from 25 yards but somehow Oliver Ziegenhagen manages to keep it out.
40.20
Thomas Birnbaum barges into Warren Campbell. The referee calls over Thomas Birnbaum and shows him a yellow card! Warren Campbell stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.14
With a delightful solo run, Mathieur Silva stretches the opposition's defence. Mathieur Silva lofts in a cross ball towards Kamal Rabesandratana. Kamal Rabesandratana makes a convincing header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. F.C. Hansa Rostock appear unchanged since the first half. Bayer Leverkusen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Bayer Leverkusen kicking off!
47.28
Mathieur Silva sees Philipp Behrens in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Philipp Behrens plays a one-two with Kamal Rabesandratana and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Philipp Behrens provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Oliver Ziegenhagen gets down and covers it.
49.47
Linus Sparwasser threads a neat ball through to Uwe Freund. Uwe Freund sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
51.02
Mathieur Silva passes the ball forward to Philipp Behrens. Philipp Behrens puts a great ball through. Kamal Rabesandratana runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
54.54
Stephen McNeill kicks a strong pass forward to Christian Beckmann. Christian Beckmann makes a simple pass to Kamal Rabesandratana. Kamal Rabesandratana knocks in a cross ball towards Philipp Behrens. Philipp Behrens is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
55.39
Christian Beckmann flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Kauder controls it well on his chest. Hauke Kauder plays a scrappy one-two with Philipp Behrens and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Hauke Kauder provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
61.55
Linus Sparwasser flicks a high pass forward to Warren Campbell who brings the ball under control. Warren Campbell shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.46
Mathieur Silva flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Kauder controls it well on his chest. Hauke Kauder cuts inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Hauke Kauder provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Hauke Kauder! That's his third!
73.14
Eric Meidt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dirk Klompe. Dirk Klompe passes the ball forward to Warren Campbell. Warren Campbell cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
75.29
Henry Stuart makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Linus Sparwasser. Linus Sparwasser threads a neat ball through to Warren Campbell. Warren Campbell tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.51
F.C. Hansa Rostock have made 2 substitutions with Leon Laver replacing Kamal Rabesandratana and Peter Midgley replacing Mamar Charpennet .
78.54
Stephen McNeill hacks Uwe Freund from behind! The referee warns Stephen McNeill to calm down! Uwe Freund gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
79.10
Henry Stuart passes the ball forward to Adolfo Soler. Adolfo Soler flicks a high ball forward to Warren Campbell who takes it down. Warren Campbell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
85.51
Mathieur Silva runs straight at the opposition's defence. Mathieur Silva threads the ball through into the box. Some good footwork from Leon Laver provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
87.48
Christian Beckmann flicks a high pass forward. Philipp Behrens collects the pass. Philipp Behrens flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Kauder controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Hauke Kauder provides some space. He shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Oliver Ziegenhagen!
90.00
Thomas Birnbaum slams into Oliver Hollmer with his studs up. Thomas Birnbaum is shown the red card!! Oliver Hollmer runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
5
2
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
56.4%
43.6%
Play Area
25.6%
46.2%
28.2%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hauke Kauder of F.C. Hansa Rostock

Match Ratings