Match Report
| Hannover 96 | Hannover 96 |  |  | MSV Duisburg | MSV Duisburg | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tobias Beckenbauer | T. Beckenbauer |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 |  | Ronald Seedorf | R. Seedorf | |||||||||
| Stuart Rae | S. Rae |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 | | Hauke Beckmann | H. Beckmann | |||||||||
| Sebastian Basler | S. Basler | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Bakary Brückner | B. Brückner | |||||||||
| Eric Seifert | E. Seifert | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 |  | Alberto Almeida | A. Almeida | |||||||||
| Gerhard Köller | G. Köller | | 65 | M | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Christian Bierhoff | C. Bierhoff | |||||||||
| John White | J. White | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 |  | Joachim Matzuzzi | J. Matzuzzi | |||||||||
| Anton Masur | A. Masur | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Martin Behrens | M. Behrens | |||||||||
| Bakary Lindner | B. Lindner | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Steffen Babbel | S. Babbel | |||||||||
| Alexander Augstein | A. Augstein | | 59 | A | | 9 | | M | 52 | | Armin Köpke | A. Köpke | |||||||||
| Tobias Birnbaum | T. Birnbaum | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Nicolas Szepan | N. Szepan | |||||||||
| Gavin Le Saux | G. Le Saux |  | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Simon Roth | S. Roth | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at AWD-Arena where Hannover 96 play host to MSV Duisburg. A crowd of 9,507 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Hannover 96 are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while MSV Duisburg appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Hannover 96 are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while MSV Duisburg appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0MSV Duisburg kick off!
2.22
0-0Christian Bierhoff makes a simple pass to Steffen Babbel. Steffen Babbel knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Roth. Simon Roth shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
3.13
Stuart Rae makes a beautiful solo run. Stuart Rae knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Le Saux. Gavin Le Saux goes all the way! Gavin Le Saux shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
6.25
0-0Anton Masur decides to run forward with the ball. Anton Masur shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Ronald Seedorf manages to gather it comfortably.
12.30
Eric Seifert makes a probing pass to Bakary Lindner. Bakary Lindner chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Le Saux. Gavin Le Saux shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
14.59
Sebastian Basler passes the ball forward to Anton Masur. Anton Masur sees space and advances. Anton Masur shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.51
0-0Armin Köpke barges into John White. Armin Köpke is shown the yellow card! John White runs off the knock.
22.54
0-0Stuart Rae chips the ball to his team mate, Anton Masur. Anton Masur kicks a strong pass forward to Tobias Birnbaum. Tobias Birnbaum knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ronald Seedorf who gathers it comfortably.
26.01
Sebastian Basler chips the ball to his team mate, Anton Masur. Anton Masur deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Augstein. Alexander Augstein lofts in a cross ball towards Tobias Birnbaum. Tobias Birnbaum powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
27.22
1-0Gerhard Köller kicks a strong pass forward to Tobias Birnbaum. Tobias Birnbaum shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
30.40
Christian Bierhoff kicks a strong pass forward to Joachim Matzuzzi. Joachim Matzuzzi makes a probing pass to Nicolas Szepan. Nicolas Szepan shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
32.44
1-0Martin Behrens catches John White on the ankles. Martin Behrens is given a warning by the referee! John White stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.18
Sebastian Basler threads the ball through to Anton Masur. Anton Masur deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tobias Birnbaum. Tobias Birnbaum shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Ronald Seedorf manages to gather it comfortably.
39.17
Armin Köpke makes a beautiful solo run. Armin Köpke knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tobias Beckenbauer who gathers it comfortably.
44.19
Sebastian Basler flicks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Lindner. Bakary Lindner kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Le Saux. Gavin Le Saux whips in a cross ball towards Tobias Birnbaum. Tobias Birnbaum heads the ball goalwards but somehow Ronald Seedorf manages to keep it out.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Hannover 96 kick off!
47.55
Eric Seifert surges forward with the ball. Eric Seifert knocks the ball forward to Alexander Augstein. Alexander Augstein shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
48.20
Simon Roth clumsily knocks into Stuart Rae. Simon Roth is warned by the referee! Stuart Rae runs off the knock.
54.55
Armin Köpke passes the ball forward to Simon Roth. Simon Roth knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Rae.
57.44
1-0Hannover 96 are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
61.53
Bakary Brückner kicks a strong pass forward to Armin Köpke. Armin Köpke makes a simple pass to Nicolas Szepan. Nicolas Szepan tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Tobias Beckenbauer manages to gather it comfortably.
65.52
John White hacks Steffen Babbel from behind! The referee calls over John White and shows him a yellow card! Steffen Babbel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.58
John White decides to run forward with the ball. John White lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Le Saux. Gavin Le Saux flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.58
Steffen Babbel knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Szepan. Nicolas Szepan knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Roth. Simon Roth flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
75.30
Eric Seifert takes it forward alone. Eric Seifert makes a simple pass to Tobias Birnbaum. Tobias Birnbaum whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Le Saux. Gavin Le Saux is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.01
1-0Martin Behrens flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Roth. Simon Roth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Szepan but the linesman indicates offside!
83.38
Anton Masur sees a break and surges forward. Anton Masur goes all the way! Anton Masur makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Ronald Seedorf.
84.04
John White makes a simple pass to Tobias Birnbaum. Tobias Birnbaum lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Le Saux. Gavin Le Saux flicks the ball with his head. Ronald Seedorf manages to gather it comfortably.
85.53
Anton Masur makes a probing pass to Tobias Birnbaum. Tobias Birnbaum controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
87.15
Eric Seifert knocks the ball forward to Anton Masur. Anton Masur passes the ball forward to Tobias Birnbaum. Tobias Birnbaum makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexander Augstein but he's offside!
89.07
Armin Köpke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicolas Szepan. Nicolas Szepan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Stuart Rae makes a probing pass to Anton Masur. Anton Masur advances with the ball. Anton Masur shoots from long range but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
9
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
65.2%
34.8%
Play Area
28.1%
43.8%
28.1%
Scorers