Match Report


FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg     FSV Mainz 05FSV Mainz 05
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Albrecht FrieserA. Frieser63
G
1
G
60Nicolas BreyerN. Breyer
Alexander ZimmermannA. Zimmermann64
D
2
D
61Rainer WilkeR. Wilke
Julian ErlerJ. Erler64
D
captain3
D
57Ivan PichichiI. Pichichi
Pascal NeudeckerP. Neudecker62
D
4
D
50Sven FrommS. Fromm
Hannes JentschH. Jentsch59
D
5
D
48Linus RichterL. Richter
Dietmar BirnbaumD. Birnbaum50
D
6
M
73Rainer FreundR. Freund
Anton ZiegeA. Ziege68
M
7
M
59Matthias HitzlspergerM. Hitzlsperger
Nikolas RummeniggeN. Rummenigge68
M
8
M
58Lars KohlerL. Kohler
Liam Le SauxL. Le Saux62
M
9
M
54Lennart SchumacherL. Schumacher
Philipp SchraderP. Schrader63
A
10captain
A
59Jakob LindemannJ. Lindemann
Markus WallnerM. Wallner60
A
11
A
52Alexander JentschA. Jentsch
 
Nico StiepermannN. Stiepermann62
G
12
G
55Martin GeisM. Geis
Alexander EngelsA. Engels61
G
13
M
54Sebastian KlinsmannS. Klinsmann
Samir AhrensS. Ahrens59
M
14
G
52Scott LockleyS. Lockley

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to FSV Mainz 05. A crowd of 8,522 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Nürnberg are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while FSV Mainz 05 appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by David Hoeness.


0.00
FC Nürnberg start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.32
Hannes Jentsch plays the ball forward to Nikolas Rummenigge. Nikolas Rummenigge flicks a high pass forward. Philipp Schrader holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Philipp Schrader knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolas Breyer who gathers it comfortably.
10.58
Anton Ziege receives the ball from a throw-in from Liam Le Saux. Anton Ziege changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Anton Ziege shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
16.10
Nikolas Rummenigge kicks a strong pass forward to Markus Wallner. Markus Wallner shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
20.46
Julian Erler flicks the ball to his team mate, Nikolas Rummenigge. Nikolas Rummenigge flicks a high pass forward to Markus Wallner who brings the ball under control. Markus Wallner shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
28.04
Liam Le Saux kicks a strong pass forward to Philipp Schrader. Philipp Schrader shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
34.23
Without breaking stride, Lars Kohler plays the ball forward to Jakob Lindemann. Jakob Lindemann tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
38.30
Julian Erler chips the ball to his team mate, Liam Le Saux. Liam Le Saux threads a neat ball through to Philipp Schrader. Philipp Schrader knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.24
Liam Le Saux flicks a high pass forward to Markus Wallner who brings the ball under control. Markus Wallner plays a one-two with Philipp Schrader and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Markus Wallner provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Nürnberg appear unchanged since the first half. FSV Mainz 05 also appear unchanged since the first half. The FSV Mainz 05 players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and FSV Mainz 05 kick off!
48.05
Julian Erler chips the ball to his team mate, Nikolas Rummenigge. Nikolas Rummenigge passes the ball forward to Markus Wallner. Markus Wallner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Nicolas Breyer gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
49.04
Liam Le Saux flicks a high pass forward. Philipp Schrader holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Philipp Schrader whips in a cross ball towards Markus Wallner. Markus Wallner directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
55.27
Lars Kohler makes an attacking run forward. Lars Kohler shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Albrecht Frieser.
56.10
Rainer Freund takes a quick corner, playing it short to Linus Richter. Linus Richter makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
57.12
Seeing a gap ahead, Lars Kohler laces a weighted ball forward to Jakob Lindemann. Jakob Lindemann shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
60.03
FSV Mainz 05 have made 2 substitutions with Sebastian Klinsmann replacing Matthias Hitzlsperger and Martin Geis replacing Jakob Lindemann .
73.47
Liam Le Saux flicks a high pass forward. Philipp Schrader collects the pass. Philipp Schrader advances inside the box! Some awkward footwork from Philipp Schrader provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it's a woeful effort!
77.46
FSV Mainz 05 have made a substitution with Scott Lockley replacing Sven Fromm .
83.06
Showing intelligent composure, Anton Ziege picks a pass forward to Philipp Schrader. Philipp Schrader whips in a cross ball towards Markus Wallner. Markus Wallner beats his man to it with a header but it flies wide!
87.19
Nikolas Rummenigge controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Philipp Schrader. Philipp Schrader finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Nürnberg

FSV Mainz 05
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
27.9%
50%
22.1%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lars Kohler of FSV Mainz 05

Match Ratings