Match Report


SV Wacker BurghausenSV Wacker Burghausen     MSV DuisburgMSV Duisburg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Seth AndrewsS. Andrews52
G
1
G
58Steffen PoschnerS. Poschner
David HitzlspergerD. Hitzlsperger68
D
2
D
75Stephen DublinS. Dublin
Matt StrachanM. Strachan66
D
captain3
D
56Adolfo HerreraA. Herrera
Linus ArndtL. Arndt62
D
4
D
54Noah EiltsN. Eilts
Julian BirnbaumJ. Birnbaum55
D
5
M
65Uwe RohrschneiderU. Rohrschneider
Vasco JesusV. Jesus61
M
6
M
59Gerhard HelmerG. Helmer
Uwe BorchardU. Borchard58
M
7captain
M
53Jakob SpenglerJ. Spengler
Seyni BoriosS. Borios55
M
8
M
52Kai GeisK. Geis
Uwe WesselmannU. Wesselmann54
M
9
A
61Simon DeanS. Dean
Albrecht JungA. Jung71
A
10
A
56Kai KnappK. Knapp
Alessio CrucianiA. Cruciani61
A
11
A
47Nicolas WieczorekN. Wieczorek
 
Luigi GrabbiL. Grabbi60
A
12
G
56Hauke NeuhausH. Neuhaus
Ray ManfrediniR. Manfredini59
A
13
G
55Geoffrey PienaarG. Pienaar
Moreno BrighiM. Brighi55
D
14
D
52Torsten BrücknerT. Brückner

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Wacker Sportpark where SV Wacker Burghausen play host to MSV Duisburg. A crowd of 8,075 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SV Wacker Burghausen are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while MSV Duisburg appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastian Poschner.


0.00
SV Wacker Burghausen kick off and get the first half underway!
3.35
Noah Eilts flicks the ball to his team mate, Uwe Rohrschneider. With vision, Uwe Rohrschneider plays the ball forward to Kai Knapp. Kai Knapp controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
4.09
Noah Eilts flicks a high pass forward. Gerhard Helmer controls it well on his chest. Gerhard Helmer threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Wieczorek. Nicolas Wieczorek shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
8.51
Uwe Rohrschneider threads a neat ball through to Kai Knapp. Kai Knapp shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
10.34
Seyni Borios surges forward with the ball. Seyni Borios plays a scrappy one-two with Albrecht Jung and advances towards the goal... Seyni Borios takes a shot at goal but Steffen Poschner is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
12.24
Gerhard Helmer threads a neat ball through to Simon Dean. Simon Dean shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
15.19
Noah Eilts barges into Alessio Cruciani. The referee brings Noah Eilts to one side and gives him a warning! Alessio Cruciani runs off the knock.
26.52
Jakob Spengler flicks a high pass forward. Simon Dean controls it well on his chest. Simon Dean sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
27.30
David Hitzlsperger catches Nicolas Wieczorek on the ankles. The referee calls over David Hitzlsperger and shows him a yellow card! Nicolas Wieczorek runs off the knock.
30.46
Stephen Dublin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gerhard Helmer. Gerhard Helmer knocks the ball forward to Simon Dean. Simon Dean shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
33.22
Linus Arndt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Uwe Borchard. Uwe Borchard runs straight at the opposition's defence. Uwe Borchard plays a scrappy one-two with Alessio Cruciani and stumbles forward towards the goal... Uwe Borchard comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.03
Kai Geis hits a low pass to Kai Knapp. Kai Knapp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.48
Seyni Borios deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alessio Cruciani. Alessio Cruciani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.28
Adolfo Herrera sees Gerhard Helmer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gerhard Helmer flicks a high pass forward to Nicolas Wieczorek who brings the ball under control. Nicolas Wieczorek 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!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. SV Wacker Burghausen appear unchanged since the first half. MSV Duisburg also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The second half starts with MSV Duisburg kicking off!
47.26
Matt Strachan makes a simple pass to Seyni Borios. Seyni Borios changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Seyni Borios deftly passes the ball to Alessio Cruciani, releasing him through on goal. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alessio Cruciani provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
48.22
Adolfo Herrera hits a low pass to Gerhard Helmer. Gerhard Helmer flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Wieczorek collects the pass. Nicolas Wieczorek knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Strachan.
53.50
Uwe Rohrschneider sees Simon Dean in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Dean controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
59.59
Seyni Borios catches Jakob Spengler on the ankles. The referee calls over Seyni Borios and warns him to calm down! Jakob Spengler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.35
SV Wacker Burghausen have made 2 substitutions with Luigi Grabbi replacing David Hitzlsperger and Ray Manfredini replacing Uwe Borchard .MSV Duisburg have made 3 substitutions with Hauke Neuhaus replacing Adolfo Herrera, Geoffrey Pienaar replacing Jakob Spengler and Torsten Brückner replacing Nicolas Wieczorek .
61.38
Gerhard Helmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kai Knapp. Kai Knapp shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.22
Matt Strachan hacks Torsten Brückner from behind! Matt Strachan is shown the yellow card! Torsten Brückner gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
66.44
MSV Duisburg are dictating the run of play here today.
67.56
Kai Geis laces a weighted ball forward to Simon Dean. Simon Dean lofts in a cross ball towards Torsten Brückner. Torsten Brückner jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
71.35
Julian Birnbaum clumsily knocks into Kai Knapp. The referee brings Julian Birnbaum to one side and gives him a warning! Kai Knapp hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.06
Gerhard Helmer kicks a strong pass forward to Torsten Brückner. Torsten Brückner finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
73.22
With a delightful solo run, Seyni Borios stretches the opposition's defence. Seyni Borios shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
77.57
SV Wacker Burghausen have made a substitution with Moreno Brighi replacing Albrecht Jung .
78.60
Stephen Dublin hoofs the ball up the pitch. Simon Dean knocks in a cross ball towards Torsten Brückner. Torsten Brückner knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.07
Noah Eilts chips the ball to his team mate, Uwe Rohrschneider. Uwe Rohrschneider knocks the ball forward to Kai Knapp. Kai Knapp plays a one-two with Torsten Brückner and rushes in on goal... Kai Knapp cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
85.36
Linus Arndt knocks the ball forward to Uwe Wesselmann. Uwe Wesselmann plays the ball forward to Moreno Brighi. Moreno Brighi shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
87.55
Julian Birnbaum makes a probing pass to Ray Manfredini. Ray Manfredini flicks a high ball forward to Alessio Cruciani who takes it down. Alessio Cruciani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

SV Wacker Burghausen

MSV Duisburg
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
3
11
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.8%
63.2%
Play Area
32.2%
43.7%
24.1%

Scorers
Kai Knapp 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gerhard Helmer of MSV Duisburg

Match Ratings
1.Seth Andrews (GK)
6
2.David Hitzlsperger (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Matt Strachan (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Linus Arndt (DEF)
6
5.Julian Birnbaum (DEF)
6
6.Vasco Jesus (MID)
6
7.Uwe Borchard (MID)
7
8.Seyni Borios (MID)
8
9.Uwe Wesselmann (MID)
6
10.Albrecht Jung (ATT)
6
11.Alessio Cruciani (ATT)
6
 
12.Luigi Grabbi (ATT)
6
13.Ray Manfredini (ATT)
6
14.Moreno Brighi (DEF)
6

1.Steffen Poschner (GK)
7
2.Stephen Dublin (DEF)
7
3.Adolfo Herrera (DEF)
6
4.Noah Eilts (DEF)
7
5.Uwe Rohrschneider (MID)
7
6.Gerhard Helmer (MID)
9
7.Jakob Spengler (MID)
6
8.Kai Geis (MID)
6
9.Simon Dean (ATT)
6
10.Kai Knapp (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Nicolas Wieczorek (ATT)
6
 
12.Hauke Neuhaus (GK)
6
13.Geoffrey Pienaar (GK)
6
14.Torsten Brückner (DEF)
6