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 F.C. Hansa Rostock. A crowd of 7,491 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Eintracht Frankfurt and F.C. Hansa Rostock are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Eintracht Frankfurt and F.C. Hansa Rostock are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Eintracht Frankfurt kick off!
2.21
0-0Thomas Köpke passes the ball forward to Nicolas Ahrens. Nicolas Ahrens shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Thomas Littbarski manages to gather it comfortably.
3.32
0-0Rainer Raff passes the ball forward to Oliver Wesselmann. Oliver Wesselmann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
6.39
0-0Thomas Köpke sees a break and surges forward. Thomas Köpke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.19
Leon Ziegler passes the ball forward to Torsten Buchwald. Torsten Buchwald knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.45
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
26.15
Nicolas Spengler makes a simple pass to Oliver Wesselmann. Oliver Wesselmann shoots from 25 yards but somehow Jan Köpke manages to keep it out.
32.02
Simon Metzler makes a probing pass to Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Torsten Buchwald. Torsten Buchwald knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Thomas Littbarski who gathers it comfortably.
33.50
F.C. Hansa Rostock are easily keeping Eintracht Frankfurt at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
34.01
1-0Leon Ziegler knocks the ball forward to Torsten Buchwald. Torsten Buchwald whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas Ahrens. Nicolas Ahrens is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
38.50
Rainer Raff sees a break and surges forward. Rainer Raff plays a perfect one-two with Torsten Cziommer and rushes in on goal... Rainer Raff takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
39.05
Simon Metzler chips the ball to his team mate, Leon Ziegler. Leon Ziegler kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Ahrens. Nicolas Ahrens knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Thomas Littbarski who gathers it comfortably.
42.29
1-0Samir Kirschner hacks Thomas Köpke from behind! Samir Kirschner is warned by the referee! Thomas Köpke carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and F.C. Hansa Rostock get the second half underway!
48.13
Thomas Köpke decides to run forward with the ball. Thomas Köpke controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.44
Leon Ziegler makes a simple pass to Nicolas Ahrens. Nicolas Ahrens knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.01
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
66.17
Brian Shilton chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Köpke. Thomas Köpke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Ahrens. Nicolas Ahrens knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pascal Turek.
71.51
1-0Nicolas Spengler surges forward with the ball. Nicolas Spengler threads the ball through to Torsten Cziommer but he's offside!
73.25
Thomas Köpke chips the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Ahrens. Nicolas Ahrens shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
75.13
Lars Gerlach makes a probing pass to Nicolas Ahrens. Nicolas Ahrens knocks in a cross ball towards Torsten Buchwald. Torsten Buchwald is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Thomas Littbarski is on top of it.
78.41
F.C. Hansa Rostock are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Eintracht Frankfurt's defence.
83.20
Torsten Cziommer catches Brian Shilton on the ankles. The referee calls over Torsten Cziommer and warns him to calm down! Brian Shilton grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
66.1%
33.9%
Play Area
22.6%
54.8%
22.6%
Scorers