Match Report
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Olympiastadion where Hertha BSC play host to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. A crowd of 9,587 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hertha BSC are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gerhard Cziommer.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hertha BSC are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gerhard Cziommer.
0.00
0-0Hertha BSC kick off and get the first half underway!
6.20
0-0Albrecht Kohler hits a low pass to Florian Sammer. Florian Sammer chips the ball to his team mate, Hauke Schäfer. Hauke Schäfer shoots from 25 yards. Tobias Backes gets down and covers it.
9.06
0-0Florian Sammer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hauke Schäfer. Hauke Schäfer shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
14.13
Arno Böhm makes a simple pass to Neil Meiklejohn. Neil Meiklejohn finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Tobias Backes.
15.49
0-0Moritz Schrader flicks a high pass forward to Noah Witte who brings the ball under control. Noah Witte flicks a high pass forward. Victor Bosch controls it well on his chest. Victor Bosch knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lars Röhlig.
16.20
Nikolas Engels threads a neat ball through to Hauke Schäfer. Hauke Schäfer shoots from distance but it flies wide!
20.48
Linus Scholz changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Linus Scholz plays a scrappy one-two with Victor Bosch and stumbles forward towards the goal... Linus Scholz strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
21.56
Noah Witte passes the ball forward to Victor Bosch. Victor Bosch knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kai Arnold.
22.43
Nikolas Engels surges forward with the ball. Nikolas Engels shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
26.06
Kai Arnold makes a strong solo run forward. Without breaking stride, Kai Arnold plays the ball forward to Hauke Schäfer. Hauke Schäfer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
27.37
Eusebio De Poli knocks the ball forward to Noah Witte. Noah Witte passes the ball forward to Hannes Welke. Hannes Welke plays a one-two with Victor Bosch and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Hannes Welke provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
30.52
0-0Seeing a gap ahead, Eusebio De Poli plays the ball forward to Colin Naysmith. Colin Naysmith chips the ball to his team mate, Hannes Welke. Hannes Welke advances inside the box! Albrecht Kohler comes in with a late challenge on Hannes Welke. Hannes Welke appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
38.17
Linus Scholz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hannes Welke. Hannes Welke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.48
Lars Röhlig makes a probing pass to Jean-Michel Marguerite. Jean-Michel Marguerite makes a simple pass to Neil Meiklejohn. Neil Meiklejohn deftly passes the ball to Hauke Schäfer, releasing him through on goal. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Hauke Schäfer provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but slams it into the crowd!
44.45
Eusebio De Poli darts forward. Eusebio De Poli threads a neat ball through to Ulrich Buffel. Ulrich Buffel shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Hertha BSC appear unchanged since the first half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth have changed their lineup with David Prantl replacing Tobias Backes and Nico Reimers replacing Colin Naysmith. The SpVgg Greuther Fürth players seem much more motivated whilst the Hertha BSC players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
SpVgg Greuther Fürth kick off!
48.58
Moritz Schrader threads the ball through to Noah Witte. Noah Witte threads a neat ball through to Ulrich Buffel. Ulrich Buffel knocks in a cross ball towards Victor Bosch. Victor Bosch makes a deft header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.35
0-0Hauke Schäfer catches Eusebio De Poli on the ankles. Hauke Schäfer is shown the yellow card! Eusebio De Poli stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.37
0-0SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made a substitution with Thomas Augstein replacing Victor Bosch .
63.53
Patrick Lloyd hits a low pass to Hannes Welke. Hannes Welke makes a defence splitting pass to Ulrich Buffel. Ulrich Buffel cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but Pascal Backes is on top of it.
65.39
0-0Malte Kistner clumsily knocks into Andrez Zambrotta. Malte Kistner is given a warning by the referee! Andrez Zambrotta hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.24
Eusebio De Poli comes in with a late challenge on Neil Meiklejohn. Eusebio De Poli is shown the yellow card! Neil Meiklejohn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.09
Jean-Michel Marguerite passes the ball forward to Neil Meiklejohn. Neil Meiklejohn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
72.33
Malte Kistner flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Meiklejohn. Neil Meiklejohn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. David Prantl comfortably gets down and covers it.
73.25
0-1Nico Reimers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Augstein. Thomas Augstein whips in a cross ball towards Ulrich Buffel. Ulrich Buffel knocks the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Pascal Backes had no chance!! Goal for SpVgg Greuther Fürth!
78.48
Nikolas Engels flicks a high pass forward to Hauke Schäfer who brings the ball under control. Hauke Schäfer tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
21.8%
46.2%
32.1%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Ulrich Buffel of SpVgg Greuther Fürth |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Pascal Backes (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Kai Arnold (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Albrecht Kohler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Lars Röhlig (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jean-Michel Marguerite (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Florian Sammer (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Arno Böhm (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Malte Kistner (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Nikolas Engels (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Hauke Schäfer (ATT) |  | 6 |
| 11. | Neil Meiklejohn (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Robert Mccann (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Sebastian Littbarski (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Torsten Matthäus (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Tobias Backes (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Andrez Zambrotta (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Eusebio De Poli (DEF) | | 7 |
| 4. | Moritz Schrader (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Noah Witte (MID) | 8 | |
| 6. | Colin Naysmith (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Linus Scholz (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Patrick Lloyd (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Hannes Welke (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Ulrich Buffel (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Victor Bosch (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | David Prantl (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Nico Reimers (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Thomas Augstein (DEF) | 7 | |