Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     Hertha BSCHertha BSC
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Julian WallnerJ. Wallner67
G
1
G
70Pascal BackesP. Backes
Dianboto BogaczykD. Bogaczyk71
D
captain2
D
83Kai ArnoldK. Arnold
Pablo CarcedoP. Carcedo63
D
3
D
65Albrecht KohlerA. Kohler
Sebastian WielandS. Wieland62
D
4
D
57Lars RöhligL. Röhlig
Oliver WitteO. Witte68
M
5
M
54Jean-Michel MargueriteJ. Marguerite
Bakary BirnbaumB. Birnbaum63
M
6
M
51Florian SammerF. Sammer
Steffen LindnerS. Lindner62
M
7captain
M
50Arno BöhmA. Böhm
Hannes BeckH. Beck61
M
8
M
47Malte KistnerM. Kistner
Gaspar VarelaG. Varela60
A
9
M
46Nikolas EngelsN. Engels
Nwankwo MarrN. Marr57
A
10
A
63Hauke SchäferH. Schäfer
Julian PrantlJ. Prantl50
A
11
A
62Neil MeiklejohnN. Meiklejohn
 
Nils ArnoldN. Arnold61
M
12
G
68Robert MccannR. Mccann
Andre VieiraA. Vieira60
G
13
A
57Sebastian LittbarskiS. Littbarski
Stefan BirnbaumS. Birnbaum58
M
14
A
57Torsten MatthäusT. Matthäus

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to Hertha BSC. A crowd of 9,756 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Eintracht Frankfurt are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hertha BSC appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastian Eberle.


0.00
Hertha BSC get the match underway!
2.08
Nikolas Engels hacks Bakary Birnbaum from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Bakary Birnbaum stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.32
Malte Kistner flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Schäfer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hauke Schäfer shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Julian Wallner!
8.20
Malte Kistner hacks Oliver Witte from behind! The referee calls over Malte Kistner and shows him a yellow card! Oliver Witte stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.38
Hannes Beck chips the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Marr. Nwankwo Marr tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
12.40
Pablo Carcedo threads a neat ball through to Oliver Witte. Oliver Witte plays the ball forward to Nwankwo Marr. Nwankwo Marr sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
15.39
Sebastian Wieland breaks forward. Sebastian Wieland knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Prantl. Julian Prantl tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
16.23
Pablo Carcedo flicks the ball to his team mate, Hannes Beck. Hannes Beck runs straight at the opposition's defence. Hannes Beck shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
18.36
Pablo Carcedo catches Hauke Schäfer on the ankles. The referee calls over Pablo Carcedo and shows him a yellow card! Hauke Schäfer stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.28
Dianboto Bogaczyk flicks the ball to his team mate, Steffen Lindner. Steffen Lindner kicks a strong pass forward to Nwankwo Marr. Nwankwo Marr shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
22.47
Dianboto Bogaczyk hits a low pass to Hannes Beck. Hannes Beck brings the ball forward. Hannes Beck tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
26.40
Florian Sammer hacks Pablo Carcedo from behind! The referee calls over Florian Sammer and shows him a yellow card! Pablo Carcedo runs off the knock.
44.22
Dianboto Bogaczyk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steffen Lindner. Steffen Lindner knocks the ball forward to Gaspar Varela. Gaspar Varela knocks in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Marr. Nwankwo Marr finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Pascal Backes!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt appear unchanged since the first half. Hertha BSC also appear unchanged since the first half. The Hertha BSC players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Eintracht Frankfurt start the second half!
47.18
Pablo Carcedo makes a probing pass to Oliver Witte. Oliver Witte flicks a high pass forward. Gaspar Varela collects the pass. Gaspar Varela shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
51.31
Dianboto Bogaczyk chips the ball to his team mate, Bakary Birnbaum. Bakary Birnbaum sees Julian Prantl in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Julian Prantl controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
54.39
Steffen Lindner threads the ball through to Gaspar Varela. Gaspar Varela whips in a cross ball towards Julian Prantl. Julian Prantl beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Eintracht Frankfurt!
57.45
Steffen Lindner makes a probing pass to Nwankwo Marr. Nwankwo Marr shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Pascal Backes. Excellent save.
60.56
Eintracht Frankfurt have made 2 substitutions with Andre Vieira replacing Pablo Carcedo and Stefan Birnbaum replacing Steffen Lindner .
61.58
Florian Sammer kicks a strong pass forward to Hauke Schäfer. Hauke Schäfer shoots from outside the area. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
65.27
Dianboto Bogaczyk flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Birnbaum collects the pass. Stefan Birnbaum controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nwankwo Marr. Nwankwo Marr lofts in a cross ball towards Gaspar Varela. Gaspar Varela is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
66.05
Lars Röhlig threads a neat ball through to Florian Sammer. Florian Sammer sees Hauke Schäfer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hauke Schäfer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
67.58
Hannes Beck kicks a strong pass forward to Gaspar Varela. Gaspar Varela finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.07
Andre Vieira barges into Hauke Schäfer. Andre Vieira is shown the yellow card! Hauke Schäfer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.40
Eintracht Frankfurt have made a substitution with Nils Arnold replacing Nwankwo Marr .
78.40
Oliver Witte threads a neat ball through to Nils Arnold. Nils Arnold shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
81.46
Malte Kistner barges into Oliver Witte. Malte Kistner is given a warning by the referee! Oliver Witte carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

Hertha BSC
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
9
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
77.8%
22.2%
Play Area
34.6%
40.7%
24.7%

Scorers
Gaspar Varela 47
Julian Prantl 54
Hauke Schäfer 62

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dianboto Bogaczyk of Eintracht Frankfurt

Match Ratings
1.Julian Wallner (GK)
6
2.Dianboto Bogaczyk (DEF)
8
3.Pablo Carcedo (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Sebastian Wieland (DEF)
6
5.Oliver Witte (MID)
6
6.Bakary Birnbaum (MID)
6
7.Steffen Lindner (MID)
6
8.Hannes Beck (MID)
7
9.Gaspar Varela (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Nwankwo Marr (ATT)
6
11.Julian Prantl (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Nils Arnold (MID)
6
13.Andre Vieira (GK)yellow card
5
14.Stefan Birnbaum (MID)
6

1.Pascal Backes (GK)
6
2.Kai Arnold (DEF)
6
3.Albrecht Kohler (DEF)
6
4.Lars Röhlig (DEF)
6
5.Jean-Michel Marguerite (MID)
6
6.Florian Sammer (MID)yellow card
6
7.Arno Böhm (MID)
6
8.Malte Kistner (MID)yellow card
5
9.Nikolas Engels (MID)red card
3
10.Hauke Schäfer (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Neil Meiklejohn (ATT)
6
 
12.Robert Mccann (GK)
0
13.Sebastian Littbarski (ATT)
0
14.Torsten Matthäus (ATT)
0