Match Report


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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Weserstadion where SV Werder Bremen play host to SSV Reutlingen. A crowd of 9,528 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
SV Werder Bremen are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SSV Reutlingen appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Kuzorra.


0.00
SSV Reutlingen kick off the first half!
2.41
Hannes Haller flicks a high pass forward. Marc Zick controls it well on his chest. Marc Zick shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
3.10
Gerhard Höfer threads a neat ball through to Nico Ritzinger. Nico Ritzinger controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
4.40
Noah Overath makes a probing pass to Nikolas Schnellinger. Nikolas Schnellinger controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Duncan Mcgreal effortlessly smothers it!
6.11
Jan Lindemann runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jan Lindemann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Duncan Mcgreal gets down and covers it.
14.35
Noah Overath flicks a high pass forward. Albrecht Hitzlsperger controls it well on his chest. Albrecht Hitzlsperger knocks in a cross ball towards Nikolas Schnellinger. Nikolas Schnellinger is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
15.53
Ernest Lamey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan Lindemann. Jan Lindemann flicks a high pass forward. Nikolas Schnellinger holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nikolas Schnellinger controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Duncan Mcgreal gets down and covers it.
18.50
Hannes Haller flicks a high ball forward to Marc Zick who takes it down. Marc Zick whips in a cross ball towards David Haller. David Haller is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
22.08
Ernest Lamey plays the ball forward to Noah Overath. Noah Overath makes a probing pass to Nikolas Schnellinger. Nikolas Schnellinger shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.40
Hauke Hanssen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nico Ritzinger. Nico Ritzinger knocks in a cross ball towards Nikolas Schnellinger. Nikolas Schnellinger directs the ball goalwards with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Simon Wesselmann. That should have been a goal!
26.34
Noah Overath threads a neat ball through to Nikolas Schnellinger. Nikolas Schnellinger knocks in a cross ball towards Nico Ritzinger. Nico Ritzinger fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
27.16
Hannes Haller flicks a high pass forward. David Haller collects the pass. David Haller plays a scrappy one-two with Marc Zick and stumbles forward towards the goal... David Haller comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
30.23
Steffen Dittmann takes it forward alone. Steffen Dittmann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albrecht Hitzlsperger. Albrecht Hitzlsperger sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
32.08
David Haller barges into Steffen Dittmann. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Steffen Dittmann stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.46
Without breaking stride, Steffen Dittmann plays the ball forward to Jan Lindemann. Jan Lindemann threads a neat ball through to Nico Ritzinger. Nico Ritzinger sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
36.43
Kevin Henderson comes in with a late challenge on Albrecht Hitzlsperger. The referee brings Kevin Henderson to one side and gives him a warning! Albrecht Hitzlsperger hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.37
Jan Lindemann chips the ball to his team mate, Nico Ritzinger. Nico Ritzinger whips in a cross ball towards Albrecht Hitzlsperger. Albrecht Hitzlsperger jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Duncan Mcgreal reads it well. Excellent save!
39.01
Noah Overath sees Nikolas Schnellinger in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nikolas Schnellinger tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
44.31
Christian Poschner catches Noah Overath on the ankles. The referee warns Christian Poschner to calm down! Noah Overath runs off the knock.
45.00
Christian Poschner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Haller. David Haller shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SV Werder Bremen appear unchanged since the first half. SSV Reutlingen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with SV Werder Bremen kicking off!
48.33
Noah Overath flicks the ball to his team mate, Nico Ritzinger. Nico Ritzinger shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
51.44
Jan Lindemann changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jan Lindemann shoots from long range. Duncan Mcgreal easily gets down and covers it.
54.05
Hannes Haller clumsily knocks into Noah Overath. The referee brings Hannes Haller to one side and gives him a warning! Noah Overath hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.23
Jan Lindemann chips the ball to his team mate, Nico Ritzinger. Nico Ritzinger shoots from distance. It's there!! Duncan Mcgreal has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.25
SV Werder Bremen have made 2 substitutions with Philipp Berg replacing Jan Lindemann and Filipe Neves replacing Nikolas Schnellinger .
66.08
Hauke Hanssen takes the throw-in. Noah Overath hits a low pass to Nico Ritzinger. Nico Ritzinger shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.21
Noah Overath flicks a high pass forward. Filipe Neves holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Filipe Neves knocks in a cross ball towards Albrecht Hitzlsperger. Albrecht Hitzlsperger beats his man to it with a header. Duncan Mcgreal effortlessly punches it away to safety.
73.56
Hauke Hanssen sees Filipe Neves in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Filipe Neves shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
78.55
Gerhard Höfer makes a beautiful solo run. Gerhard Höfer rushes past Simon Zick! Gerhard Höfer takes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
79.35
Steffen Dittmann flicks the ball to his team mate, Hauke Hanssen. Hauke Hanssen chips the ball to his team mate, Nico Ritzinger. Nico Ritzinger sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
85.32
Philipp Berg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nico Ritzinger. Nico Ritzinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.40
Simon Wesselmann knocks the ball forward to Hannes Haller. Hannes Haller makes a probing pass to Marc Zick. Marc Zick makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of David Haller. David Haller makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Steffen Dittmann advances with the ball. Steffen Dittmann hits a low pass to Filipe Neves. Filipe Neves shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
10
1
Shots off Target
11
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
75.6%
24.4%
Play Area
20.9%
45.3%
33.7%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Mcgreal of SSV Reutlingen

Match Ratings