Match Report


Waldhof MannheimWaldhof Mannheim     Hertha BSCHertha BSC
Tj PhilsTj Phils James Dunlop James Dunlop
Giancarlo MiglioriniG. Migliorini70
G
1
G
77Rolf LechnerR. Lechner
Torsten LorenzT. Lorenz73
D
2
D
78António HoyosA. Hoyos
Steffen ReimersS. Reimers78
D
3
D
79Filipe QuaresmaF. Quaresma
Stefan LanderlS. Landerl75
D
4
D
77Julio HarrisJ. Harris
Tony LanckohrT. Lanckohr70
D
5
D
75Fabian Natale Del VecchioF. Del Vecchio
Gerhard KöpkeG. Köpke71
M
6
M
91Eben AppiahE. Appiah
Komian GirardK. Girard70
M
7
M
74Gunnar HalleG. Halle
Maurizio PonzoM. Ponzo73
M
8
A
71Gonzalo CohenG. Cohen
Stuart NivenS. Niven81
A
captain9captain
A
71Tomas FonsecaT. Fonseca
Stefan OuindiS. Ouindi67
A
10
A
74Uwe LindemannU. Lindemann
Steffen SzepanS. Szepan72
A
11
A
69Gerhard EberleG. Eberle
 
Marc KrügerM. Krüger37
D
12
D
73Julien MuhlsteinJ. Muhlstein
Florian BirkwaldF. Birkwald56
M
13
M
71Rainer VogelR. Vogel
Samir SeifertS. Seifert31
A
14
A
61Alexander WallnerA. Wallner

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Match Report
The weather is mixed here at Carl-Benz-Stadion where Waldhof Mannheim play host to Hertha BSC. A crowd of 20,857 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Waldhof Mannheim are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hertha BSC appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Vincenzo Rösler.


0.00
The whistle blows and Waldhof Mannheim get the match underway!
2.06
Gunnar Halle makes a probing pass to Uwe Lindemann. Uwe Lindemann tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
3.48
Stefan Landerl surges forward with the ball. Stefan Landerl advances with the ball. Stefan Landerl plays a sublime one-two with Steffen Szepan and races in on goal... Stefan Landerl muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Stefan Landerl scores for Waldhof Mannheim!!
8.59
Julio Harris clumsily knocks into Stuart Niven. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stuart Niven carries on, but is struggling a bit.
9.21
Gunnar Halle chips the ball to his team mate, Gonzalo Cohen. Gonzalo Cohen skips past Tony Lanckohr! Gonzalo Cohen shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
10.35
Komian Girard changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Komian Girard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.05
Gunnar Halle threads the ball through to Uwe Lindemann. Uwe Lindemann skips past Stefan Landerl! Some superb footwork from Uwe Lindemann provides some space. He shoots at goal but is denied by Steffen Reimers. Excellent block.
21.52
Julio Harris knocks the ball to his team mate, Eben Appiah. With great vision, Eben Appiah plays the ball forward to Uwe Lindemann. Uwe Lindemann runs straight at the defence! Uwe Lindemann comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
22.06
Stefan Landerl makes a probing pass to Maurizio Ponzo. Maurizio Ponzo flicks a high ball forward to Stefan Ouindi who takes it down. Stefan Ouindi whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven makes a looping header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
26.31
Eben Appiah makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gonzalo Cohen. Gonzalo Cohen runs straight at the defence! Gonzalo Cohen muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
32.59
Stefan Landerl hacks Gunnar Halle from behind! Stefan Landerl is warned by the referee! Gunnar Halle runs off the knock.
33.18
Julio Harris pushes mid-way up the pitch. Julio Harris threads a neat ball through to Uwe Lindemann. Uwe Lindemann sees Tomas Fonseca just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Tomas Fonseca cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
36.31
Gunnar Halle flicks a high ball forward to Uwe Lindemann who takes it down. Uwe Lindemann whips in a cross ball towards Tomas Fonseca. Tomas Fonseca jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies just wide!
39.39
Gerhard Köpke hits a low pass to Steffen Szepan. Steffen Szepan shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
40.40
Gerhard Köpke plays the ball forward to Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
Komian Girard flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Niven holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stuart Niven knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fabian Natale Del Vecchio.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Waldhof Mannheim appear unchanged since the first half. Hertha BSC also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Hertha BSC kick off!
47.40
Filipe Quaresma flicks a high pass forward. Gunnar Halle controls it well on his chest. Gunnar Halle makes a probing pass to Gerhard Eberle. Gerhard Eberle plays a one-two with Gonzalo Cohen and advances towards the goal... Gerhard Eberle strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball cannons off Torsten Lorenz, going out of play.
48.43
Eben Appiah takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Giancarlo Migliorini scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
53.41
Gunnar Halle knocks the ball to his team mate, Uwe Lindemann. Uwe Lindemann skips past Stefan Landerl! Some world-class footwork from Uwe Lindemann provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
59.53
Eben Appiah clumsily knocks into Gerhard Köpke. The referee calls over Eben Appiah and shows him a yellow card! Gerhard Köpke grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.10
Torsten Lorenz passes the ball forward to Komian Girard. Komian Girard kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Rolf Lechner.
61.20
It's a corner kick which Komian Girard takes quickly, playing the ball short to Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Rolf Lechner has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
65.29
Steffen Reimers flicks a high pass forward. Komian Girard holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Komian Girard decides to run forward with the ball. Komian Girard shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
66.38
Gerhard Köpke makes a simple pass to Steffen Szepan. Steffen Szepan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Filipe Quaresma.
67.02
Steffen Reimers flicks a high pass forward. Maurizio Ponzo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Maurizio Ponzo flicks a high pass forward to Stuart Niven who brings the ball under control. Stuart Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rolf Lechner who gathers it comfortably.
71.44
Komian Girard hits a low pass to Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
72.11
Uwe Lindemann hacks Stefan Landerl from behind! Uwe Lindemann is warned by the referee! Stefan Landerl runs off the knock.
77.08
Hertha BSC have made a substitution with Alexander Wallner replacing Uwe Lindemann .
78.13
Gunnar Halle hits a low pass to Alexander Wallner. Alexander Wallner shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.51
Steffen Reimers flicks a high pass forward to Gerhard Köpke who brings the ball under control. Gerhard Köpke laces a through ball forward to Stefan Ouindi. Stefan Ouindi skips past Julio Harris! Stefan Ouindi rockets a shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
84.37
Komian Girard changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Komian Girard whips in a cross ball towards Steffen Szepan. Steffen Szepan makes a deft header but it's drastically wayward!
87.29
Gunnar Halle knocks the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Eberle. Gerhard Eberle knocks in a cross ball towards Tomas Fonseca. Tomas Fonseca connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Giancarlo Migliorini manages to gather it effortlessly.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Waldhof Mannheim

Hertha BSC
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
4
9
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.1%
46.9%
Play Area
33.3%
40.7%
25.9%

Scorers
Stefan Landerl 3
Stuart Niven 22, 61
Gonzalo Cohen 26
Tomas Fonseca 33
Uwe Lindemann 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Uwe Lindemann of Hertha BSC

Match Ratings
1.Giancarlo Migliorini (GK)
7
2.Torsten Lorenz (DEF)
6
3.Steffen Reimers (DEF)
6
4.Stefan Landerl (DEF)goal scored
8
5.Tony Lanckohr (DEF)
6
6.Gerhard Köpke (MID)
6
7.Komian Girard (MID)
8
8.Maurizio Ponzo (MID)
6
9.Stuart Niven (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
10.Stefan Ouindi (ATT)
6
11.Steffen Szepan (ATT)
6
 
12.Marc Krüger (DEF)
0
13.Florian Birkwald (MID)
0
14.Samir Seifert (ATT)
0

1.Rolf Lechner (GK)
6
2.António Hoyos (DEF)
6
3.Filipe Quaresma (DEF)
6
4.Julio Harris (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Fabian Natale Del Vecchio (DEF)
6
6.Eben Appiah (MID)yellow card
6
7.Gunnar Halle (MID)
8
8.Gonzalo Cohen (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Tomas Fonseca (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Uwe Lindemann (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Gerhard Eberle (ATT)
6
 
12.Julien Muhlstein (DEF)
0
13.Rainer Vogel (MID)
0
14.Alexander Wallner (ATT)
6