Match Report
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to FC Schalke 04. A crowd of 9,256 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Schalke 04 are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Schalke 04 are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with FC Schalke 04 kicking off!
3.57
0-0Norman Williamson chips the ball to his team mate, Markus Möller. Markus Möller shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.27
0-0Albrecht Koschmieder passes the ball forward to Markus Möller. Markus Möller shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Jan Köpke manages to gather it comfortably.
14.17
0-0Lars Gerlach chips the ball to his team mate, Torsten Buchwald. Torsten Buchwald knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicolas Borchard.
15.08
Lars Gerlach brings the ball forward. Lars Gerlach whips in a cross ball towards Torsten Buchwald. Torsten Buchwald heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.23
Thibault Zidane knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Ahrens. Nicolas Ahrens knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.18
Albrecht Koschmieder chips the ball to his team mate, Samir Kauder. Samir Kauder shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
27.35
Thomas Köpke threads the ball through to Torsten Buchwald. Torsten Buchwald shoots from distance. Jan Zimmermann easily smothers it.
28.46
Albrecht Koschmieder decides to run forward with the ball. Albrecht Koschmieder shoots from long range but Jan Köpke is on top of it.
30.34
0-0Markus Möller clumsily knocks into Lars Cziommer. Markus Möller is shown the yellow card! Lars Cziommer runs off the knock.
32.06
Marc Seifert makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jørgen Myssing. Jørgen Myssing chips the ball to his team mate, Samir Kauder. Samir Kauder finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
33.55
Brian Shilton threads the ball through to Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach knocks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Buchwald. Torsten Buchwald tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.06
Lars Cziommer threads the ball through to Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Ahrens. Nicolas Ahrens knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.19
Albrecht Koschmieder kicks a strong pass forward to Markus Möller. Markus Möller finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.40
Lars Gerlach chips the ball to his team mate, Torsten Buchwald. Torsten Buchwald knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.43
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
Thomas Köpke sees space and advances. Thomas Köpke knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Ahrens. Nicolas Ahrens is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Eintracht Frankfurt kick off the second half!
48.15
Malte Krüger sees space and advances. Malte Krüger tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.14
Thomas Köpke chips the ball to his team mate, Torsten Buchwald. Torsten Buchwald shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
59.10
Simon Metzler brings the ball forward. Simon Metzler brings the ball forward. Simon Metzler shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.52
Nico Hanssen flicks the ball to his team mate, Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach makes a probing pass to Nicolas Ahrens. Nicolas Ahrens goes all the way! Nicolas Ahrens cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
61.42
Jørgen Myssing barges into Leon Ziegler. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Leon Ziegler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.48
0-0Markus Möller clumsily knocks into Lars Cziommer. Markus Möller is warned by the referee! Lars Cziommer carries on, but is struggling a bit.
66.26
FC Schalke 04 are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Eintracht Frankfurt's defence.
67.49
Albrecht Koschmieder chips the ball to his team mate, Markus Möller. Markus Möller tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.40
Gerhard Metzler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Norman Williamson. Norman Williamson flicks the ball to his team mate, Markus Möller. Markus Möller knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jan Köpke who gathers it comfortably.
71.09
0-0Norman Williamson comes in with a late challenge on Lars Gerlach. The referee calls over Norman Williamson and warns him to calm down! Lars Gerlach stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.02
Noah Francke kicks a strong pass forward to Norman Williamson. Norman Williamson knocks the ball to his team mate, Samir Kauder. Samir Kauder knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jan Köpke who gathers it comfortably.
79.27
Brian Shilton makes a probing pass to Thomas Köpke. Thomas Köpke decides to run forward with the ball. Thomas Köpke knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jan Zimmermann who gathers it comfortably.
81.00
Lars Cziommer knocks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Köpke. Thomas Köpke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Torsten Buchwald. Torsten Buchwald knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gerhard Metzler.
84.18
Malte Krüger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samir Kauder. Samir Kauder shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
89.03
Gerhard Metzler makes a simple pass to Norman Williamson. Norman Williamson knocks the ball to his team mate, Samir Kauder. Samir Kauder sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
6
8
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
32.6%
42.7%
24.7%