Match Report


SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth     FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Tobias BackesT. Backes74
G
1
G
75Malte BräutigamM. Bräutigam
Andrez ZambrottaA. Zambrotta65
D
2
D
70Uwe BorchardU. Borchard
Eusebio De PoliE. De Poli61
D
captain3
D
69Alexander GovouA. Govou
Moritz SchraderM. Schrader57
D
4
D
62Eugenio BertarelliE. Bertarelli
Noah WitteN. Witte71
M
5
D
48Nico KoschmiederN. Koschmieder
Colin NaysmithC. Naysmith67
M
6
M
70Matthias KühnM. Kühn
Linus ScholzL. Scholz67
M
7
M
64Uwe BeckenbauerU. Beckenbauer
Patrick LloydP. Lloyd63
M
8captain
M
57Jason GallagherJ. Gallagher
Hannes WelkeH. Welke68
A
9
A
63Richard MasonR. Mason
Ulrich BuffelU. Buffel66
A
10
A
62Marcel BierhoffM. Bierhoff
Victor BoschV. Bosch55
A
11
A
60Stefan WillS. Will
 
David PrantlD. Prantl58
M
12
A
57Peter MondragonP. Mondragon
Nico ReimersN. Reimers57
M
13
A
55Hugo GomesH. Gomes
Thomas AugsteinT. Augstein55
D
14
A
54Philipp SchöllP. Schöll

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Playmobil-Stadion where SpVgg Greuther Fürth play host to FC Nürnberg in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Nürnberg appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Thomas Poschner.


0.00
SpVgg Greuther Fürth get the match underway!
10.48
Nico Koschmieder makes a strong solo run forward. Nico Koschmieder knocks the ball forward to Marcel Bierhoff. Marcel Bierhoff controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. What a cracker!! Tobias Backes had no chance!! Goal for FC Nürnberg!
14.37
Eugenio Bertarelli drives a long ball upfield. Richard Mason shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
16.21
Jason Gallagher flicks a high pass forward to Stefan Will who brings the ball under control. Stefan Will shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.23
Seeing a gap ahead, Eusebio De Poli plays the ball forward to Linus Scholz. Linus Scholz kicks a strong pass forward to Hannes Welke. Hannes Welke knocks in a cross ball towards Victor Bosch. Victor Bosch connects with a diving header but it is shockingly off target!
27.29
Uwe Beckenbauer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcel Bierhoff. Marcel Bierhoff sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.10
Uwe Beckenbauer knocks the ball forward to Marcel Bierhoff. Marcel Bierhoff shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
33.25
Linus Scholz threads a neat ball through to Victor Bosch. Victor Bosch passes the ball forward but Ulrich Buffel is offside!
39.01
Colin Naysmith runs straight at the opposition's defence. Colin Naysmith flicks the ball to his team mate, Ulrich Buffel. Ulrich Buffel makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
40.38
Uwe Borchard sees space and advances. Uwe Borchard passes the ball forward to Richard Mason. Richard Mason shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
44.36
Andrez Zambrotta flicks a high ball forward to Linus Scholz who takes it down. Linus Scholz kicks a strong pass forward to Hannes Welke. Hannes Welke plays a quick one-two with Victor Bosch and rushes in on goal... Hannes Welke strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
Colin Naysmith advances with the ball. Colin Naysmith puts a great ball through. Hannes Welke runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth have changed their lineup with David Prantl replacing Tobias Backes and Nico Reimers replacing Colin Naysmith. FC Nürnberg appear unchanged since the first half. The SpVgg Greuther Fürth players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with FC Nürnberg kicking off!
53.29
Uwe Borchard hacks Ulrich Buffel from behind! The referee brings Uwe Borchard to one side and gives him a warning! Ulrich Buffel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.40
Eusebio De Poli flicks the ball to his team mate, Linus Scholz. Linus Scholz flicks a high ball forward to Hannes Welke who gracefully takes it down. Hannes Welke finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Malte Bräutigam effortlessly smothers it!
57.39
Uwe Beckenbauer threads a neat ball through to Stefan Will. Stefan Will knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.46
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made a substitution with Thomas Augstein replacing Victor Bosch .FC Nürnberg have made 3 substitutions with Peter Mondragon replacing Alexander Govou, Hugo Gomes replacing Nico Koschmieder and Philipp Schöll replacing Marcel Bierhoff .
61.47
Eusebio De Poli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nico Reimers. Nico Reimers flicks the ball to his team mate, Hannes Welke. Hannes Welke shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
63.19
Jason Gallagher changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jason Gallagher lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Mason. Richard Mason makes a convincing header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.35
Nico Reimers threads a neat ball through to Thomas Augstein. Thomas Augstein shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Malte Bräutigam.
67.05
Linus Scholz takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Noah Witte cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
69.42
Eusebio De Poli kicks a strong pass forward to Patrick Lloyd. Patrick Lloyd makes a simple pass to Thomas Augstein. Thomas Augstein makes a simple pass, allowing Hannes Welke to run into the box. Hannes Welke makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
73.59
Eusebio De Poli flicks the ball to his team mate, Nico Reimers. Nico Reimers threads a neat ball through to Hannes Welke. Hannes Welke plays a quick one-two with Thomas Augstein and rushes in on goal... Hannes Welke muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
77.20
Uwe Beckenbauer flicks a high pass forward. Richard Mason collects the pass. Richard Mason shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
78.07
Matthias Kühn catches Patrick Lloyd on the ankles. Matthias Kühn is given a warning by the referee! Patrick Lloyd runs off the knock.
79.09
Hannes Welke clumsily knocks into Uwe Borchard. The referee calls over Hannes Welke and shows him a yellow card! Uwe Borchard runs off the knock.
89.22
Linus Scholz hits a low pass to Hannes Welke. Hannes Welke shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

FC Nürnberg
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
7
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.6%
36.4%
Play Area
24.7%
44.2%
31.2%

Scorers
Hannes Welke 69
Marcel Bierhoff 10

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hannes Welke of SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Match Ratings
1.Tobias Backes (GK)
6
2.Andrez Zambrotta (DEF)
6
3.Eusebio De Poli (DEF)
8
4.Moritz Schrader (DEF)
6
5.Noah Witte (MID)
6
6.Colin Naysmith (MID)
7
7.Linus Scholz (MID)
8
8.Patrick Lloyd (MID)
6
9.Hannes Welke (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
9
10.Ulrich Buffel (ATT)
6
11.Victor Bosch (ATT)
6
 
12.David Prantl (MID)
6
13.Nico Reimers (MID)
7
14.Thomas Augstein (DEF)
7

1.Malte Bräutigam (GK)
7
2.Uwe Borchard (DEF)
7
3.Alexander Govou (DEF)
6
4.Eugenio Bertarelli (DEF)
6
5.Nico Koschmieder (DEF)
7
6.Matthias Kühn (MID)
5
7.Uwe Beckenbauer (MID)
7
8.Jason Gallagher (MID)
7
9.Richard Mason (ATT)
6
10.Marcel Bierhoff (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Stefan Will (ATT)
6
 
12.Peter Mondragon (ATT)
6
13.Hugo Gomes (ATT)
6
14.Philipp Schöll (ATT)
6