Match Report


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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at RheinEnergieStadion where FC Köln play host to FC St. Pauli. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Köln are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC St. Pauli appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Szepan.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC St. Pauli get the match underway!
3.37
Nikolas Roth hacks Bakary Götz from behind! Nikolas Roth is shown the yellow card! Bakary Götz stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.13
Oliver Linke makes a beautiful solo run. Oliver Linke knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Cziommer. Simon Cziommer heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
6.24
Bakary Masur controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Philipp Dittmann. Philipp Dittmann chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Cziommer. Simon Cziommer kicks a strong pass forward to Anton Cziommer but the referee indicates it's offside!
12.11
Edwin Garrault threads a neat ball through to Oliver Linke. Oliver Linke threads the ball through to Anton Cziommer. Anton Cziommer finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
20.12
Seeing a gap ahead, Nikolas Gleisenstein plays the ball forward to Nikolas Roth. Nikolas Roth whips in a cross ball towards Sebastian Vidal. Sebastian Vidal powers a header at goal but it rises well off target!
24.39
Linus Ouindi flicks a high ball forward to Simon Cziommer who takes it down. Simon Cziommer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mario Quaresma who gathers it comfortably.
26.30
Nikolas Gleisenstein flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Vidal holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sebastian Vidal shoots from outside the area but Jonas Gelb reads it well. Excellent keeping!
27.07
Albrecht Herzog makes a simple pass to Rainer Vogel. Rainer Vogel flicks a high pass forward. Nikolas Roth holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nikolas Roth whips in a cross ball towards Sebastian Vidal. Sebastian Vidal jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
33.52
Claudio Gonzalez threads a neat ball through to Anton Cziommer. Anton Cziommer lofts in a cross ball towards Alassandro Lucchini. Alassandro Lucchini makes a deft header but it is miles over!
38.20
Jakob Linke passes the ball forward to Sebastian Vidal. Sebastian Vidal knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bakary Masur.
39.59
Bakary Götz flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Linke holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oliver Linke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Cziommer. Simon Cziommer shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
42.28
Rainer Vogel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sebastian Vidal. Sebastian Vidal shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Köln appear unchanged since the first half. FC St. Pauli also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Köln players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with FC Köln kicking off!
48.36
Jakob Linke runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jakob Linke knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Sebastian Vidal is offside!
49.17
Rainer Vogel makes a probing pass to Nikolas Roth. Nikolas Roth shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.37
Rainer Vogel hits a low pass to Nikolas Roth. Nikolas Roth shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
59.21
Edwin Garrault deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oliver Linke. Oliver Linke knocks the ball forward to Simon Cziommer. Simon Cziommer knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Alassandro Lucchini is offside!
60.02
FC Köln have made a substitution with Gerhard Beck replacing Anton Cziommer .FC St. Pauli have made a substitution with Simon Seibert replacing Edoardo Bortoluzzi and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
63.33
Fatik Wijngaarden knocks the ball forward to Jakob Linke. Jakob Linke chips the ball to his team mate, Jan Fromm. Jan Fromm knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edwin Garrault.
65.36
FC Köln are playing deep, stifling the play and making it hard for their opposition to score.
69.41
Fatik Wijngaarden hits a low pass to Rainer Vogel. Rainer Vogel hits a low pass to Sebastian Vidal. Sebastian Vidal shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
71.56
Oliver Linke flicks a high ball forward to Gerhard Beck who takes it down. Gerhard Beck deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Cziommer but the linesman indicates offside!
72.01
Lennart Böhm hacks Simon Cziommer from behind! The referee warns Lennart Böhm to calm down! Simon Cziommer runs off the knock.
73.05
Jakob Linke takes a quick throw-in, which Rainer Vogel takes on the chest. Rainer Vogel makes a beautiful solo run. Rainer Vogel shoots from long range. Jonas Gelb comfortably gets down and covers it.
77.20
FC St. Pauli have made 2 substitutions with Marc Beckenbauer replacing Mario Quaresma and Kevin Engels replacing Albrecht Herzog .
79.05
Bakary Götz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio Gonzalez. Claudio Gonzalez flicks a high pass forward. Alassandro Lucchini controls it well on his chest. Alassandro Lucchini cuts inside the box! Alassandro Lucchini shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
87.41
Philipp Dittmann flicks a high pass forward to Alassandro Lucchini who brings the ball under control. Alassandro Lucchini knocks in a cross ball towards Gerhard Beck. Gerhard Beck is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
90.00
Rainer Vogel sees Sebastian Vidal in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sebastian Vidal tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
30.8%
43.6%
25.6%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rainer Vogel of FC St. Pauli

Match Ratings
1.Jonas Gelb (GK)
9
2.Edwin Garrault (DEF)
7
3.Bakary Götz (DEF)
7
4.Bakary Masur (DEF)
6
5.Claudio Gonzalez (MID)
7
6.Philipp Dittmann (MID)
7
7.Oliver Linke (MID)
9
8.Linus Ouindi (MID)
6
9.Simon Cziommer (ATT)
6
10.Alassandro Lucchini (ATT)
7
11.Anton Cziommer (ATT)
6
 
12.Gerhard Beck (ATT)
6
13.Oliver Szepan (DEF)
0
14.David Schäfer (ATT)
0