Match Report


FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04     FC Energie CottbusFC Energie Cottbus
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Roger HeesakkersR. Heesakkers69
G
1
G
60Kuami BogaczykK. Bogaczyk
Jakob WillJ. Will65
D
2
D
78Marcel KrügerM. Krüger
Victor MarcelinoV. Marcelino60
D
3
D
69Uwe HelmerU. Helmer
William TardioliW. Tardioli54
D
captain4
D
63Marcus RufusM. Rufus
Stefan KlinsmannS. Klinsmann54
D
5
M
70Bill WindassB. Windass
Philipp JentschP. Jentsch74
M
6captain
M
64Julian WallnerJ. Wallner
Nikolas BreyerN. Breyer56
M
7
M
59Rainer ReimersR. Reimers
Philipp FranckeP. Francke54
M
8
M
56Jakob SchröderJ. Schröder
Paul KlimekP. Klimek52
M
9
A
79Sven HöferS. Höfer
Bruno MaldiniB. Maldini65
A
10
A
79Ousmane LamouchiO. Lamouchi
Matthias PalumboM. Palumbo59
A
11
A
62David MöllerD. Möller
 
Rui JardimR. Jardim63
G
12
A
60Ruben NevesR. Neves
Jakob SpenglerJ. Spengler59
A
13
G
57Jakob LindnerJ. Lindner
Pascal LangeP. Lange57
G
14
M
56Noah SchnellingerN. Schnellinger

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to FC Energie Cottbus. A crowd of 18,460 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Energie Cottbus appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Vincenzo Overath.


0.00
FC Schalke 04 kick off and get the match underway!
3.05
Marcus Rufus flicks a high pass forward to Jakob Schröder who brings the ball under control. Jakob Schröder flicks a high pass forward. David Möller collects the pass. David Möller shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.11
Uwe Helmer flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Schröder controls it well on his chest. Jakob Schröder controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sven Höfer. Sven Höfer shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
9.30
Uwe Helmer hits a low pass to Julian Wallner. Julian Wallner runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Julian Wallner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
15.26
With vision, Marcel Krüger laces a weighted ball forward to Rainer Reimers. Rainer Reimers flicks a high pass forward. Sven Höfer controls it well on his chest. Sven Höfer shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
20.45
Jakob Schröder flicks a high pass forward to David Möller who brings the ball under control. David Möller shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.48
Victor Marcelino flicks the ball to his team mate, Philipp Jentsch. Philipp Jentsch threads a neat ball through to Bruno Maldini. Bruno Maldini lofts in a cross ball towards Matthias Palumbo. Matthias Palumbo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it slams into the crowd!
28.30
Victor Marcelino comes in with a late challenge on Sven Höfer. The referee calls over Victor Marcelino and shows him a yellow card! Sven Höfer stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.15
Uwe Helmer threads the ball through to Julian Wallner. Julian Wallner changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Julian Wallner flicks the ball to his team mate, David Möller. David Möller strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it is tipped over by Roger Heesakkers.
31.50
Jakob Schröder takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Ousmane Lamouchi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but Jakob Will is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
32.50
It's a corner kick. Jakob Schröder loops the ball over to the far post. Roger Heesakkers drops low and scoops up the ball.
33.33
Philipp Jentsch receives the ball from a throw-in from Nikolas Breyer. Philipp Jentsch runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Philipp Jentsch whips in a cross ball towards Bruno Maldini. Bruno Maldini makes a convincing header. Magnificent block by Marcel Krüger!
38.08
Uwe Helmer threads a neat ball through to Rainer Reimers. Rainer Reimers threads a neat ball through to Ousmane Lamouchi. Ousmane Lamouchi shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
39.43
William Tardioli makes a simple pass to Philipp Francke. Philipp Francke makes a probing pass to Bruno Maldini. Bruno Maldini whips in a cross ball towards Matthias Palumbo. Matthias Palumbo makes a convincing header. Kuami Bogaczyk picks it out of the air!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Schalke 04 appear unchanged since the first half. FC Energie Cottbus also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Energie Cottbus start the second half!
51.43
Julian Wallner takes a quick throw-in. Jakob Schröder flicks a high pass forward. David Möller collects the pass. David Möller finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
54.28
Rainer Reimers flicks the ball to his team mate, Ousmane Lamouchi. Ousmane Lamouchi knocks in a cross ball towards David Möller. David Möller beats his man to it with a header but slams it into the crowd!
57.37
Philipp Francke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bruno Maldini. Bruno Maldini whips in a cross ball towards Matthias Palumbo. Matthias Palumbo makes a looping header on goal but it's drastically wayward!
61.09
William Tardioli pushes up the pitch. William Tardioli threads a neat ball through to Matthias Palumbo. Matthias Palumbo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.11
Marcus Rufus flicks a high pass forward to Rainer Reimers who brings the ball under control. Rainer Reimers flicks a high pass forward. Sven Höfer controls it well on his chest. Sven Höfer shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
69.39
Paul Klimek deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bruno Maldini. Bruno Maldini whips in a cross ball towards Matthias Palumbo. Marcus Rufus comes in with a late challenge on Matthias Palumbo. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
72.40
Nikolas Breyer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matthias Palumbo. Matthias Palumbo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.24
Philipp Jentsch flicks a high pass forward to Bruno Maldini who brings the ball under control. Bruno Maldini finds some space and shoots from distance. Kuami Bogaczyk gets down and covers it.
78.08
Rainer Reimers makes a probing pass to David Möller. David Möller knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by William Tardioli.
79.38
Marcel Krüger hacks Philipp Francke from behind! Marcel Krüger is given a warning by the referee! Philipp Francke runs off the knock.
81.32
Marcel Krüger comes in with a late challenge on Matthias Palumbo. The referee calls over Marcel Krüger and shows him a yellow card! Matthias Palumbo grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
87.38
With a delightful solo run, Nikolas Breyer stretches the opposition's defence. Nikolas Breyer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Uwe Helmer.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Schalke 04

FC Energie Cottbus
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
2
8
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.6%
54.4%
Play Area
25.6%
44.4%
30%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Julian Wallner of FC Energie Cottbus

Match Ratings
1.Roger Heesakkers (GK)
8
2.Jakob Will (DEF)
7
3.Victor Marcelino (DEF)yellow card
5
4.William Tardioli (DEF)
7
5.Stefan Klinsmann (DEF)
6
6.Philipp Jentsch (MID)
8
7.Nikolas Breyer (MID)
7
8.Philipp Francke (MID)
8
9.Paul Klimek (MID)
6
10.Bruno Maldini (ATT)
7
11.Matthias Palumbo (ATT)
6
 
12.Rui Jardim (GK)
0
13.Jakob Spengler (ATT)
0
14.Pascal Lange (GK)
0

1.Kuami Bogaczyk (GK)
7
2.Marcel Krüger (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Uwe Helmer (DEF)
8
4.Marcus Rufus (DEF)
7
5.Bill Windass (MID)
6
6.Julian Wallner (MID)
8
7.Rainer Reimers (MID)
8
8.Jakob Schröder (MID)
7
9.Sven Höfer (ATT)
6
10.Ousmane Lamouchi (ATT)
6
11.David Möller (ATT)
6
 
12.Ruben Neves (ATT)
0
13.Jakob Lindner (GK)
0
14.Noah Schnellinger (MID)
0