Match Report


FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04     FC KaiserslauternFC Kaiserslautern
Dave TownsendDave Townsend Joe Summers Joe Summers
Matthias BirnbaumM. Birnbaum81
G
1
G
80Nacer BouzidiN. Bouzidi
Luis JimenezL. Jimenez61
D
2
D
68Yves-A. GallonY. Gallon
Markus WieczorekM. Wieczorek75
D
3
D
78J-David EmeranJ. Emeran
Fabrice GilletF. Gillet67
D
captain4
D
74Jakob NygaardJ. Nygaard
Hauke NeuhausH. Neuhaus57
D
5
D
78Albrecht BirnbaumA. Birnbaum
Peter MendesP. Mendes52
M
6
M
78Alfredo ReyA. Rey
Loic ZouaouiL. Zouaoui69
M
7captain
M
80Anthony PattersonA. Patterson
Emmanuel LouironE. Louiron71
M
8
A
69Philipe Le PenP. Le Pen
Torsten RohrschneiderT. Rohrschneider70
A
9
A
80Gonçalo FernandezG. Fernandez
Bogdan RudgeB. Rudge61
A
10
A
72Mauricio GarciaM. Garcia
Paul BischoffP. Bischoff65
A
11
A
74Jesper TomassonJ. Tomasson
 
Miguel CamposM. Campos68
M
12
D
71Nicola C. CozzaN. Cozza
Msaddeck DordevicM. Dordevic66
M
13
M
62Hannes KlimekH. Klimek
Louis KorstenL. Korsten65
A
14
A
71Vincenzo BaldiniV. Baldini

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to FC Kaiserslautern. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Kaiserslautern appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Schnoor.


0.00
FC Kaiserslautern kick off!
2.02
Loic Zouaoui makes a probing pass 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. Wonderful reactions from Nacer Bouzidi keeps it out!
8.14
Anthony Patterson takes it forward alone. Anthony Patterson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jesper Tomasson but he's offside!
16.22
Loic Zouaoui flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Rohrschneider collects the pass. Torsten Rohrschneider tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
20.15
Markus Wieczorek flicks a high pass forward. Emmanuel Louiron controls it well on his chest. Emmanuel Louiron flicks a high pass forward. Paul Bischoff holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Bischoff plays a one-two with Bogdan Rudge and rushes in on goal... Paul Bischoff takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
27.13
Peter Mendes flicks the ball to his team mate, Bogdan Rudge. Bogdan Rudge finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Nacer Bouzidi. Excellent save.
30.19
Emmanuel Louiron takes it forward alone. Emmanuel Louiron shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.33
Anthony Patterson runs straight at the opposition's defence. Anthony Patterson knocks the ball to his team mate, Jesper Tomasson. Jesper Tomasson shoots from just inside the box. Wonderful reactions from Matthias Birnbaum keeps it out!
36.28
Jakob Nygaard darts forward. Jakob Nygaard flicks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Garcia. Mauricio Garcia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.42
J-David Emeran hits a low pass to Anthony Patterson. Anthony Patterson flicks the ball to his team mate, Gonçalo Fernandez. Gonçalo Fernandez whips in a cross ball towards Philipe Le Pen. Philipe Le Pen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Matthias Birnbaum didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
42.40
Alfredo Rey catches Emmanuel Louiron on the ankles. Alfredo Rey is shown the yellow card! Emmanuel Louiron hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.38
Peter Mendes flicks a high ball forward to Bogdan Rudge who takes it down. Bogdan Rudge finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
45.00
Emmanuel Louiron threads the ball through to Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Schalke 04 appear unchanged since the first half. FC Kaiserslautern have changed their lineup with Nicola C. Cozza replacing Albrecht Birnbaum.

45.00
FC Schalke 04 start the second half!
55.03
Loic Zouaoui brings the ball forward. Loic Zouaoui knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nacer Bouzidi who gathers it comfortably.
60.20
FC Kaiserslautern have made a substitution with Vincenzo Baldini replacing Gonçalo Fernandez .
66.01
Luis Jimenez sees a break and surges forward. Luis Jimenez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider plays a quick one-two with Bogdan Rudge and rushes in on goal... Torsten Rohrschneider takes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
69.44
Jakob Nygaard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Patterson. Anthony Patterson runs straight at the opposition's defence. Anthony Patterson makes a probing pass to Jesper Tomasson but he's offside!
75.49
Loic Zouaoui flicks a high pass forward. Bogdan Rudge collects the pass. Bogdan Rudge shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
77.12
FC Kaiserslautern have made a substitution with Hannes Klimek replacing Anthony Patterson .
78.13
Hannes Klimek knocks the ball to his team mate, Philipe Le Pen. Philipe Le Pen runs straight at the defence! Philipe Le Pen shoots from just inside the box but it's drastically wayward!
79.22
Fabrice Gillet threads a neat ball through to Peter Mendes. Peter Mendes sees Torsten Rohrschneider in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Torsten Rohrschneider knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff heads the ball goalwards but it flies well off target!
84.21
Alfredo Rey threads a neat ball through to Philipe Le Pen. Philipe Le Pen sees Mauricio Garcia just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Mauricio Garcia comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but it is tipped over by Matthias Birnbaum.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Schalke 04

FC Kaiserslautern
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
7
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.2%
51.8%
Play Area
25.3%
45.8%
28.9%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Anthony Patterson of FC Kaiserslautern

Match Ratings