Match Report


FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg     Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC
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Vincenzo HallerV. Haller81
G
1captain
G
61Fredrik RichardsF. Richards
Samuel SuggsS. Suggs75
D
2
D
74Arno KrügerA. Krüger
Hannes KohlerH. Kohler72
D
3
D
71Billy SounessB. Souness
Nicolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald75
D
4
D
68Sebastiao FonsecaS. Fonseca
Gerhard HollmerG. Hollmer82
D
5
D
67Victor FuentesV. Fuentes
Jakob WendelJ. Wendel76
M
captain6
M
74Alexander RothA. Roth
Pascal BirkwaldP. Birkwald86
M
7
M
67Jakob FrieserJ. Frieser
Nils BartschN. Bartsch81
M
8
M
66Clive FletcherC. Fletcher
Sven BusseS. Busse73
A
9
A
73Colin MarrC. Marr
Simon BierhoffS. Bierhoff72
A
10
A
72Hugo DiezH. Diez
Arno GelbA. Gelb75
A
11
A
61Adrian SherwoodA. Sherwood
 
Rainer MasurR. Masur79
D
12
D
66Stanislas BahS. Bah
Linus SchrammL. Schramm83
M
13
D
58Kevin PrantlK. Prantl
Kevin LindemannK. Lindemann72
A
14
G
57Julian KuzorraJ. Kuzorra

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to Karlsruher SC . A crowd of 18,854 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Nürnberg and Karlsruher SC are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Rodolfo Gomez.


0.00
Karlsruher SC get the match underway!
4.48
Hannes Kohler makes a probing pass to Pascal Birkwald. Pascal Birkwald threads a neat ball through to Jakob Wendel. Jakob Wendel shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
6.44
Hannes Kohler sees Simon Bierhoff in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Bierhoff whips in a cross ball towards Sven Busse. Sven Busse outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
8.14
Nicolas Buchwald flicks a high pass forward. Simon Bierhoff holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simon Bierhoff lofts in a cross ball towards Sven Busse. Sven Busse finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Fredrik Richards has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
12.53
Samuel Suggs flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Wendel collects the pass. Jakob Wendel passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Sven Busse. Sven Busse knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arno Krüger.
15.25
Alexander Roth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Diez. Hugo Diez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.14
Jakob Wendel chips the ball to his team mate, Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.24
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
27.05
Billy Souness comes in with a late challenge on Nils Bartsch. The referee brings Billy Souness to one side and gives him a warning! Nils Bartsch runs off the knock.
33.03
Nils Bartsch flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Birkwald holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pascal Birkwald knocks in a cross ball towards Nils Bartsch. Nils Bartsch flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.29
Nils Bartsch controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb lofts in a cross ball towards Pascal Birkwald. Pascal Birkwald jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Fredrik Richards is on top of it.
38.47
Nils Bartsch makes a simple pass to Sven Busse. Sven Busse rushes past Billy Souness! Sven Busse side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
Colin Marr threads a neat ball through to Hugo Diez. Hugo Diez passes the ball forward but Adrian Sherwood is offside!
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. Karlsruher SC also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Nürnberg start the second half!
47.39
Nicolas Buchwald threads a neat ball through to Hannes Kohler. Hannes Kohler threads a neat ball through to Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fredrik Richards who gathers it comfortably.
49.02
Arno Krüger flicks a high pass forward to Victor Fuentes who brings the ball under control. Victor Fuentes makes a beautiful solo run. With some swift thinking, Victor Fuentes plays the ball forward to Adrian Sherwood who has made a great run into the box. Some good footwork from Adrian Sherwood provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
51.14
With vision, Jakob Wendel laces a weighted ball forward to Sven Busse. Sven Busse advances inside the box! Victor Fuentes hacks Sven Busse from behind! Sven Busse appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
54.31
Without breaking stride, Clive Fletcher plays the ball forward to Alexander Roth. Alexander Roth controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
55.23
Arno Gelb threads a neat ball through to Sven Busse. Sven Busse knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.40
Alexander Roth passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Hugo Diez. Hugo Diez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicolas Buchwald.
60.04
FC Nürnberg have made 3 substitutions with Rainer Masur replacing Gerhard Hollmer, Linus Schramm replacing Pascal Birkwald and Kevin Lindemann replacing Sven Busse .
66.34
Rainer Masur flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Wendel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jakob Wendel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Lindemann. Kevin Lindemann is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
69.05
Billy Souness controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Marr. Colin Marr whips in a cross ball towards Adrian Sherwood. Adrian Sherwood powers a header at goal but it flies just off target!
72.34
Jakob Wendel flicks a high pass forward to Linus Schramm who brings the ball under control. Linus Schramm advances inside the box! Linus Schramm side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
73.20
Clive Fletcher hits a low pass to Colin Marr. Colin Marr edges inside the box! Colin Marr rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
77.52
Jakob Frieser flicks a high pass forward. Adrian Sherwood holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adrian Sherwood shoots from 25 yards. Wonderful reactions from Vincenzo Haller keeps it out!
78.59
Jakob Frieser passes the ball forward to Adrian Sherwood. Adrian Sherwood knocks in a cross ball towards Alexander Roth. Alexander Roth rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
81.14
Nils Bartsch chips the ball to his team mate, Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb passes the ball forward but Linus Schramm is offside!
83.37
Hannes Kohler comes in with a late challenge on Clive Fletcher. Hannes Kohler is given a warning by the referee! Clive Fletcher runs off the knock.
87.41
Nicolas Buchwald flicks the ball to his team mate, Nils Bartsch. Nils Bartsch flicks the ball to his team mate, Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb lofts in a cross ball towards Jakob Wendel. Jakob Wendel beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
Adrian Sherwood clumsily knocks into Nils Bartsch. Adrian Sherwood is shown the yellow card! Nils Bartsch stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

FC Nürnberg

Karlsruher SC
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.7%
39.3%
Play Area
25%
47.6%
27.4%

Scorers
Sven Busse 8
Nils Bartsch 33
Kevin Lindemann 66
Jakob Wendel 87
Alexander Roth 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jakob Wendel of FC Nürnberg

Match Ratings
1.Vincenzo Haller (GK)
7
2.Samuel Suggs (DEF)
6
3.Hannes Kohler (DEF)
6
4.Nicolas Buchwald (DEF)
6
5.Gerhard Hollmer (DEF)
6
6.Jakob Wendel (MID)goal scored
9
7.Pascal Birkwald (MID)
7
8.Nils Bartsch (MID)goal scored
8
9.Sven Busse (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Simon Bierhoff (ATT)
7
11.Arno Gelb (ATT)
8
 
12.Rainer Masur (DEF)
6
13.Linus Schramm (MID)
6
14.Kevin Lindemann (ATT)goal scored
7

1.Fredrik Richards (GK)
6
2.Arno Krüger (DEF)
6
3.Billy Souness (DEF)
6
4.Sebastiao Fonseca (DEF)
6
5.Victor Fuentes (DEF)
6
6.Alexander Roth (MID)goal scored
8
7.Jakob Frieser (MID)
6
8.Clive Fletcher (MID)
6
9.Colin Marr (ATT)
6
10.Hugo Diez (ATT)
6
11.Adrian Sherwood (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Stanislas Bah (DEF)
0
13.Kevin Prantl (DEF)
0
14.Julian Kuzorra (GK)
0