Match Report


FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg     FC KölnFC Köln
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Albrecht FrieserA. Frieser63
G
1captain
G
73Jonas GelbJ. Gelb
Alexander ZimmermannA. Zimmermann64
D
2
D
65Edwin GarraultE. Garrault
Julian ErlerJ. Erler64
D
captain3
D
61Bakary GötzB. Götz
Pascal NeudeckerP. Neudecker62
D
4
D
56Bakary MasurB. Masur
Julian GalliJ. Galli53
D
5
M
67Claudio GonzalezC. Gonzalez
Dietmar BirnbaumD. Birnbaum50
D
6
M
64Philipp DittmannP. Dittmann
Anton ZiegeA. Ziege68
M
7
M
62Oliver LinkeO. Linke
Nikolas RummeniggeN. Rummenigge68
M
8
M
58Linus OuindiL. Ouindi
Liam Le SauxL. Le Saux62
M
9
A
71Simon CziommerS. Cziommer
Philipp SchraderP. Schrader63
A
10
A
62Alassandro LucchiniA. Lucchini
Markus WallnerM. Wallner60
A
11
A
56Gerhard BeckG. Beck
 
Nico StiepermannN. Stiepermann62
G
12
D
53Oliver SzepanO. Szepan
Alexander EngelsA. Engels61
G
13
A
52David SchäferD. Schäfer
Samir AhrensS. Ahrens59
M
14
M
51Jan GleisensteinJ. Gleisenstein

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to FC Köln. A crowd of 9,227 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Nürnberg are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while FC Köln appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Markus Hamann.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Köln get the match underway!
22.23
Claudio Gonzalez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Cziommer. Simon Cziommer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
26.35
Alexander Zimmermann pushes mid-way up the pitch. Alexander Zimmermann brings the ball forward. Alexander Zimmermann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
30.11
Philipp Dittmann hits a low pass to Simon Cziommer. Simon Cziommer flicks a high pass forward. Gerhard Beck controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Gerhard Beck side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
40.16
Nikolas Rummenigge knocks the ball to his team mate, Markus Wallner. Markus Wallner plays a one-two with Philipp Schrader and advances towards the goal... Markus Wallner rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.03
Alexander Zimmermann flicks a high ball forward to Anton Ziege who takes it down. Anton Ziege threads a neat ball through to Markus Wallner. Markus Wallner whips in a cross ball towards Philipp Schrader. Philipp Schrader whips the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Nürnberg appear unchanged since the first half. FC Köln also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Köln players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
FC Nürnberg start the second half!
49.46
Bakary Masur clumsily knocks into Philipp Schrader. The referee calls over Bakary Masur and warns him to calm down! Philipp Schrader carries on, but is struggling a bit.
53.38
Oliver Linke flicks a high ball forward to Simon Cziommer who takes it down. Simon Cziommer plays a one-two with Alassandro Lucchini and advances towards the goal... Simon Cziommer tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.38
FC Köln have made a substitution with Oliver Szepan replacing Gerhard Beck .
65.08
Nikolas Rummenigge brings the ball forward. Nikolas Rummenigge finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
69.11
Liam Le Saux threads a neat ball through to Markus Wallner. Markus Wallner flicks the ball to his team mate, Philipp Schrader. Bakary Götz hacks Philipp Schrader from behind! Philipp Schrader appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
75.54
Nikolas Rummenigge makes a simple pass to Philipp Schrader. Philipp Schrader shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.48
FC Nürnberg are keeping most of the possession.
81.54
Bakary Götz knocks the ball to his team mate, Philipp Dittmann. Philipp Dittmann flicks a high ball forward to Oliver Szepan who takes it down. Oliver Szepan skips past Julian Galli! Oliver Szepan makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.23
Oliver Linke clumsily knocks into Nikolas Rummenigge. Oliver Linke is warned by the referee! Nikolas Rummenigge grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
Alexander Zimmermann takes it forward alone. Alexander Zimmermann knocks the ball to his team mate, Markus Wallner. Markus Wallner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bakary Masur.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Nürnberg

FC Köln
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.6%
34.4%
Play Area
32.8%
45.9%
21.3%

Scorers
Simon Cziommer 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simon Cziommer of FC Köln

Match Ratings