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Rain falls steadily from above here at MSV Arena where MSV Duisburg play host to Alemannia Aachen. A crowd of 8,627 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
MSV Duisburg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Alemannia Aachen appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastian Poschner.


0.00
Alemannia Aachen kick off the first half!
3.18
Marcel Meidt catches Richard Wallwork on the ankles. The referee calls over Marcel Meidt and shows him a yellow card! Richard Wallwork hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.08
Richard Wallwork flicks a high ball forward to Gerhard Helmer who takes it down. Gerhard Helmer hits a low pass to Kai Knapp. Kai Knapp shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Eric Borchard easily smothers it!
6.22
Vincenzo Nordwald kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Burbage. Andy Burbage controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tijani Langerak. Tijani Langerak shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
15.46
Stephen Dublin hacks Tijani Langerak from behind! The referee calls over Stephen Dublin and shows him a yellow card! Tijani Langerak carries on, but is struggling a bit.
16.58
Kai Geis threads a neat ball through to Simon Dean. Simon Dean skips past Nico Kaiser! Simon Dean shoots from just inside the box. Eric Borchard is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.28
With great vision, Stephen Dublin plays the ball forward to Kai Geis. Kai Geis flicks a high pass forward to Nicolas Wieczorek who brings the ball under control. Nicolas Wieczorek shoots from long range. Eric Borchard gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
24.12
Steffen Pfeiffer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tijani Langerak. Tijani Langerak finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
34.42
Nicolas Neuhaus threads a neat ball through to Andy Burbage. Andy Burbage makes a probing pass to Tijani Langerak. Tijani Langerak knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Meidt. Some silky footwork from Marcel Meidt provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
42.24
Steffen Schnoor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcel Meidt. Marcel Meidt shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. MSV Duisburg appear unchanged since the first half. Alemannia Aachen have changed their lineup with Frederico Bento replacing Steffen Schnoor and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.

45.00
MSV Duisburg kick off and get the second half underway!
48.31
Samuele Imbriani hits a low pass to David Schulze. David Schulze runs deep into the other half of the pitch. David Schulze runs straight at the defence! David Schulze makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Steffen Poschner is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
51.51
Tijani Langerak comes in with a late challenge on Adolfo Herrera. The referee calls over Tijani Langerak and warns him to calm down! Adolfo Herrera stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.05
Nicolas Wieczorek clumsily knocks into Vincenzo Nordwald. The referee calls over Nicolas Wieczorek and warns him to calm down! Vincenzo Nordwald gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
54.33
Adolfo Herrera flicks a high pass forward. Gerhard Helmer controls it well on his chest. Gerhard Helmer makes an attacking run forward. Gerhard Helmer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Eric Borchard is on top of it.
55.57
Nicolas Neuhaus clumsily knocks into Nicolas Wieczorek. The referee warns Nicolas Neuhaus to calm down! Nicolas Wieczorek hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.45
Vincenzo Nordwald makes a probing pass to Andy Burbage. Andy Burbage knocks the ball to his team mate, Tijani Langerak. Tijani Langerak shoots from outside the area. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Tijani Langerak!
61.45
MSV Duisburg have made 3 substitutions with Hauke Neuhaus replacing Richard Wallwork, Geoffrey Pienaar replacing Jakob Spengler and Noah Eilts replacing Nicolas Wieczorek .
66.11
Vincenzo Nordwald threads the ball through to David Schulze. David Schulze darts forward. David Schulze tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Steffen Poschner. Excellent save.
67.24
Hauke Neuhaus advances with the ball. Hauke Neuhaus makes a simple pass to Simon Dean. Simon Dean knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.39
Seeing a gap ahead, Vincenzo Nordwald laces a through ball forward to Steffen Pfeiffer. Steffen Pfeiffer sees Marcel Meidt in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marcel Meidt runs straight at the defence! Marcel Meidt side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
83.33
Andy Burbage takes it forward alone. Andy Burbage knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steffen Poschner who gathers it comfortably.
87.41
Steffen Pfeiffer flicks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Bento. Frederico Bento shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Vincenzo Nordwald brings the ball forward. Vincenzo Nordwald flicks a high pass forward to Frederico Bento who brings the ball under control. Frederico Bento controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
0
7
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.3%
55.7%
Play Area
32.9%
44.3%
22.8%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Schulze of Alemannia Aachen

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

1.Eric Borchard (GK)
7
2.Samuele Imbriani (DEF)
6
3.Vincenzo Nordwald (DEF)
7
4.Nicolas Neuhaus (DEF)
6
5.Nico Kaiser (DEF)
6
6.David Schulze (MID)goal scored
9
7.Steffen Pfeiffer (MID)
7
8.Andy Burbage (MID)
7
9.Steffen Schnoor (MID)
6
10.Tijani Langerak (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Marcel Meidt (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Nicolas Fromm (ATT)
0
13.David Lima (GK)
0
14.Frederico Bento (MID)
6