Match Report


FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg     FC Bayern MunichFC Bayern Munich
Olly MartinOlly Martin Steve Dunn Steve Dunn
Vincenzo HallerV. Haller81
G
1
G
75Antonio GarridoA. Garrido
Samuel SuggsS. Suggs75
D
2
D
69Oliver KöllerO. Köller
Richard DaviesR. Davies75
D
3
D
71Oliver SachsO. Sachs
Nicolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald75
D
4
D
75Paul WhiteP. White
Rainer MasurR. Masur79
D
5
M
75Nicholas RichardsN. Richards
Anton KaiserA. Kaiser80
M
captain6
M
70Marc SchönenbornM. Schönenborn
Pascal BirkwaldP. Birkwald86
M
7captain
M
68Julian HelmerJ. Helmer
Linus SchrammL. Schramm83
M
8
M
84Ásmundur ThórhallssonÁ. Thórhallsson
Stefan BreitnerS. Breitner89
A
9
A
72Oliver WinklerO. Winkler
Simon BierhoffS. Bierhoff72
A
10
A
73Florin StingaF. Stinga
Arno GelbA. Gelb75
A
11
A
70Bakary MüllerB. Müller
 
Hannes KohlerH. Kohler72
D
12
D
70Julian NahrstedtJ. Nahrstedt
Nils BartschN. Bartsch81
M
13
M
68Leon LinkeL. Linke
Kevin LindemannK. Lindemann72
A
14
A
71Nikolas KauderN. Kauder

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to FC Bayern Munich. A crowd of 18,903 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Nürnberg are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Bayern Munich appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Steffen Busse.


0.00
FC Bayern Munich kick off!
6.10
Oliver Sachs sees Julian Helmer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Julian Helmer changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Julian Helmer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.28
Pascal Birkwald changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Pascal Birkwald skips past Paul White! Pascal Birkwald cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but Antonio Garrido reads it well. Great keeping!
10.24
Nicolas Buchwald flicks a high pass forward. Anton Kaiser controls it well on his chest. Anton Kaiser flicks a high pass forward to Simon Bierhoff who brings the ball under control. Simon Bierhoff plays the ball forward to Arno Gelb who has made a great run into the box. Arno Gelb rockets a shot on goal. Arno Gelb scores for FC Nürnberg!!
18.29
Oliver Sachs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bakary Müller. Bakary Müller lofts in a cross ball towards Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Vincenzo Haller is on top of it.
24.47
Oliver Köller passes the ball forward to Marc Schönenborn. Marc Schönenborn flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Winkler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oliver Winkler shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
28.52
Pascal Birkwald flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul White.
34.32
Anton Kaiser deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb makes a convincing header but it slams into the crowd!
38.42
Marc Schönenborn hits a low pass to Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga knocks the ball forward, putting Marc Schönenborn through on goal. Some good footwork from Marc Schönenborn provides some space. He shoots at goal. Richard Davies steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
39.06
Rainer Masur flicks a high pass forward. Linus Schramm controls it well on his chest. Linus Schramm flicks a high pass forward to Stefan Breitner who brings the ball under control. Stefan Breitner knocks in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Antonio Garrido!
40.29
Pascal Birkwald passes the ball forward to Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner plays a one-two with Simon Bierhoff and rushes in on goal... Stefan Breitner cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Antonio Garrido!
42.46
Bakary Müller chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Richards. Nicholas Richards whips in a cross ball towards Oliver Winkler. Oliver Winkler is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.46
Nicolas Buchwald deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anton Kaiser. Anton Kaiser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner knocks the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
FC Nürnberg kick off and get the second half underway!
47.35
Julian Helmer flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Winkler collects the pass. Oliver Winkler lofts in a cross ball towards Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
51.42
Oliver Köller flicks the ball to his team mate, Marc Schönenborn. Marc Schönenborn threads a neat ball through to Oliver Winkler. Oliver Winkler shoots from distance but it flies wide!
53.35
Oliver Sachs flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Richards. Nicholas Richards flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Winkler controls it well on his chest. Oliver Winkler shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
55.42
Anton Kaiser sees Linus Schramm in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Linus Schramm knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Wonderful reactions from Antonio Garrido keeps it out!
57.54
Seeing a gap ahead, Marc Schönenborn plays the ball forward to Bakary Müller. Bakary Müller shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
59.45
Samuel Suggs flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Birkwald controls it well on his chest. Pascal Birkwald controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anton Kaiser. Anton Kaiser controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Antonio Garrido effortlessly gets down and covers it.
60.51
FC Nürnberg have made a substitution with Nils Bartsch replacing Pascal Birkwald .FC Bayern Munich have made 3 substitutions with Julian Nahrstedt replacing Oliver Sachs, Leon Linke replacing Marc Schönenborn and Nikolas Kauder replacing Oliver Winkler .
65.44
Julian Helmer flicks the ball to his team mate, Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicolas Buchwald.
67.37
Nikolas Kauder catches Richard Davies on the ankles. The referee warns Nikolas Kauder to calm down! Richard Davies runs off the knock.
69.27
Nils Bartsch laces a through ball forward to Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff rushes past Oliver Köller! Simon Bierhoff rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! Antonio Garrido has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.43
Bakary Müller threads a neat ball through to Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.58
Nils Bartsch flicks a high pass forward. Linus Schramm controls it well on his chest. Linus Schramm shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
78.25
Nikolas Kauder surges forward with the ball. Nikolas Kauder knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.40
Ásmundur Thórhallsson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga whips in a cross ball towards Bakary Müller. Bakary Müller whips the ball goalwards with his head. Vincenzo Haller gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
81.12
Linus Schramm chips the ball to his team mate, Nils Bartsch. Nils Bartsch makes a simple pass to Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff passes the ball forward but Stefan Breitner is offside!
87.20
Julian Helmer flicks a high ball forward to Bakary Müller who takes it down. Bakary Müller shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Vincenzo Haller smothers it!
90.00
Linus Schramm deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

FC Nürnberg

FC Bayern Munich
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
7
6
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.2%
53.8%
Play Area
31.2%
41.2%
27.5%

Scorers
Arno Gelb 10
Simon Bierhoff 69
Florin Stinga 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simon Bierhoff of FC Nürnberg

Match Ratings
1.Vincenzo Haller (GK)
7
2.Samuel Suggs (DEF)
6
3.Richard Davies (DEF)
6
4.Nicolas Buchwald (DEF)
6
5.Rainer Masur (DEF)
6
6.Anton Kaiser (MID)
7
7.Pascal Birkwald (MID)
7
8.Linus Schramm (MID)
6
9.Stefan Breitner (ATT)
6
10.Simon Bierhoff (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Arno Gelb (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Hannes Kohler (DEF)
0
13.Nils Bartsch (MID)
7
14.Kevin Lindemann (ATT)
0

1.Antonio Garrido (GK)
8
2.Oliver Köller (DEF)
6
3.Oliver Sachs (DEF)
6
4.Paul White (DEF)
6
5.Nicholas Richards (MID)
6
6.Marc Schönenborn (MID)
6
7.Julian Helmer (MID)
7
8.Ásmundur Thórhallsson (MID)
6
9.Oliver Winkler (ATT)
7
10.Florin Stinga (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Bakary Müller (ATT)
7
 
12.Julian Nahrstedt (DEF)
6
13.Leon Linke (MID)
6
14.Nikolas Kauder (ATT)
6