Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at MSV Arena where MSV Duisburg play host to SV Werder Bremen. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both MSV Duisburg and SV Werder Bremen are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Kuzorra.


0.00
MSV Duisburg kick off and get the match underway!
2.39
David Rohrschneider flicks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Freund. Bakary Freund flicks the ball to his team mate, Uwe Wilke. Uwe Wilke sees Gialuca Castiglione just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Gialuca Castiglione shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Nicolas Dittmann manages to keep it out.
4.57
Jan Lindemann passes the ball forward to Nikolas Schnellinger. Nikolas Schnellinger shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
8.42
Nico Zimmermann flicks a high pass forward. Noah Overath controls it well on his chest. Noah Overath passes the ball forward to Nikolas Schnellinger. Nikolas Schnellinger shoots from outside the area. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
12.57
Cosimo Bertani flicks a high pass forward to Gianmarco Colucci who brings the ball under control. Gianmarco Colucci deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Haoulid Barul. Haoulid Barul knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolas Dittmann who gathers it comfortably.
15.30
Paul Birkwald flicks the ball to his team mate, Markus Rösler. Markus Rösler flicks a high ball forward to Uwe Wilke who takes it down. Uwe Wilke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nico Zimmermann.
20.24
Steffen Dittmann 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 shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
21.35
Ernest Lamey threads the ball through to Noah Overath. Noah Overath sees Nico Ritzinger in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nico Ritzinger finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Philipp Sparwasser!
22.01
Gianmarco Colucci clumsily knocks into Hauke Hanssen. The referee calls over Gianmarco Colucci and shows him a yellow card! Hauke Hanssen runs off the knock.
24.32
Cosimo Bertani advances with the ball. Cosimo Bertani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gialuca Castiglione. Gialuca Castiglione passes the ball forward but Uwe Wilke is offside!
26.17
Jan Lindemann chips the ball to his team mate, Nico Ritzinger. Nico Ritzinger shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
28.56
Cosimo Bertani surges forward with the ball. Cosimo Bertani flicks a high pass forward to Haoulid Barul who brings the ball neatly under control. Haoulid Barul sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Nicolas Dittmann reads it well. Quality keeping!
34.33
Paul Birkwald sees Markus Rösler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Markus Rösler hits a low pass to Haoulid Barul. Haoulid Barul whips in a cross ball towards Gialuca Castiglione. With a superhuman jump, Gialuca Castiglione connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Solid save from Nicolas Dittmann. What a great pair of hands!
36.44
MSV Duisburg are keeping most of the possession.
38.30
Seeing a gap ahead, Markus Helmer picks a pass forward to Haoulid Barul. Haoulid Barul controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Nicolas Dittmann.
39.19
Gianmarco Colucci takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. David Rohrschneider makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
Noah Overath knocks the ball forward to Nico Ritzinger. Nico Ritzinger knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cosimo Bertani.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and SV Werder Bremen get the second half underway!
48.26
Steffen Dittmann flicks a high ball forward to Gerhard Höfer who takes it down. Gerhard Höfer flicks a high pass forward. Albrecht Hitzlsperger controls it well on his chest. Albrecht Hitzlsperger shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
49.59
Jan Lindemann threads a neat ball through to Albrecht Hitzlsperger. Albrecht Hitzlsperger shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
51.24
Bakary Freund flicks a high pass forward to Uwe Wilke who brings the ball under control. Uwe Wilke lofts in a cross ball towards Haoulid Barul. Haoulid Barul flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
55.32
Noah Overath takes it forward alone. Noah Overath shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
59.54
Steffen Dittmann sees Jan Lindemann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jan Lindemann knocks the ball to his team mate, Nikolas Schnellinger. Nikolas Schnellinger shoots from long range. Philipp Sparwasser gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
60.34
SV Werder Bremen have made a substitution with Filipe Neves replacing Nikolas Schnellinger .
61.35
Hauke Hanssen threads a neat ball through to Nico Ritzinger. Nico Ritzinger tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
63.34
Hauke Hanssen flicks a high pass forward. Filipe Neves holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Filipe Neves shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
65.21
Noah Overath makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nico Ritzinger. Nico Ritzinger shoots from long range but somehow Philipp Sparwasser manages to keep it out.
66.33
Gerhard Höfer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nico Ritzinger. Nico Ritzinger knocks in a cross ball towards Filipe Neves. David Rohrschneider hacks Filipe Neves from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
67.47
Hauke Hanssen makes a probing pass to Albrecht Hitzlsperger. Albrecht Hitzlsperger knocks in a cross ball towards Nico Ritzinger. Nico Ritzinger finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
69.49
Markus Helmer flicks a high pass forward to Haoulid Barul who brings the ball under control. Haoulid Barul shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
72.22
Markus Helmer clumsily knocks into Noah Overath. The referee warns Markus Helmer to calm down! Noah Overath hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.38
Markus Rösler makes a simple pass to Haoulid Barul. Haoulid Barul tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
75.49
Bakary Freund knocks the ball to his team mate, Uwe Wilke. Uwe Wilke shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Nicolas Dittmann manages to gather it.
78.12
Albrecht Hitzlsperger hacks David Rohrschneider from behind! The referee calls over Albrecht Hitzlsperger and warns him to calm down! David Rohrschneider stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.15
Hauke Hanssen sees Nico Ritzinger in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nico Ritzinger plays a quick one-two with Filipe Neves and rushes in on goal... Nico Ritzinger cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Philipp Sparwasser manages to keep it out.
85.22
Steffen Dittmann threads a neat ball through to Noah Overath. Noah Overath flicks a high ball forward to Nico Ritzinger who takes it down. Nico Ritzinger controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.58
Nico Zimmermann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Lindemann. Seeing a gap ahead, Jan Lindemann plays the ball forward to Filipe Neves. Filipe Neves lofts in a cross ball towards Albrecht Hitzlsperger. Albrecht Hitzlsperger makes a looping header on goal but it flies well off target!
89.21
Noah Overath barges into Gianmarco Colucci. Noah Overath is warned by the referee! Gianmarco Colucci hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Jan Lindemann flicks the ball to his team mate, Filipe Neves. Filipe Neves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Rohrschneider.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
2
11
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.2%
56.8%
Play Area
32.6%
44.2%
23.2%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Haoulid Barul of MSV Duisburg

Match Ratings