Match Report


Hannover 96Hannover 96     Alemannia AachenAlemannia Aachen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Torsten BorchardT. Borchard63
G
1
G
66Leon ArendtL. Arendt
Ruel RodgersR. Rodgers76
D
2
D
71Oscar CimarelliO. Cimarelli
Gaspar NascimentoG. Nascimento69
D
3captain
D
59Eric NetzerE. Netzer
Anthony KanuA. Kanu69
D
captain4
D
57Malte FriedmannM. Friedmann
Alexandre RamosA. Ramos70
M
5
D
56Matthias KöpkeM. Köpke
Denny Van Der SarD. Van Der Sar70
M
6
M
74Walter SavinoW. Savino
Linus FrieserL. Frieser70
M
7
M
63Matthias BuchwaldM. Buchwald
Alexander StiepermannA. Stiepermann64
M
8
M
61Martin WidmannM. Widmann
Juan-Carlos MonteroJ. Montero67
A
9
A
73Sven BeckS. Beck
Jimmy ArveladzeJ. Arveladze66
A
10
A
68Humphrey TurpijnH. Turpijn
Philipp BirnbaumP. Birnbaum62
A
11
A
67Francisco MendezF. Mendez
 
Evans CarnascialiE. Carnasciali62
A
12
A
66Lennart BaslerL. Basler
Jorge FariaJ. Faria61
G
13
A
66Albert LeonA. Leon
Markus FriedmannM. Friedmann61
D
14
A
63Oliver HallerO. Haller

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at AWD-Arena where Hannover 96 play host to Alemannia Aachen. A crowd of 16,763 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hannover 96 are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Alemannia Aachen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Torsten Eilts.


0.00
The whistle blows and Hannover 96 kick off!
2.16
Linus Frieser plays the ball forward to Denny Van Der Sar. Denny Van Der Sar runs straight at the opposition's defence. Denny Van Der Sar tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
20.46
Alexander Stiepermann passes the ball forward to Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
22.04
Juan-Carlos Montero sees Jimmy Arveladze in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jimmy Arveladze finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.12
With imagination, Gaspar Nascimento laces a through ball forward to Linus Frieser. Linus Frieser plays the ball forward to Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
26.17
Sven Beck flicks a high ball forward to Francisco Mendez who takes it down. Francisco Mendez skips past Gaspar Nascimento! Francisco Mendez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.56
Linus Frieser passes the ball forward to Alexandre Ramos. Alexandre Ramos edges inside the box! Alexandre Ramos tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
32.40
With a delightful solo run, Anthony Kanu stretches the opposition's defence. Anthony Kanu lofts in a cross ball towards Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
44.34
Malte Friedmann passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Humphrey Turpijn. Humphrey Turpijn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Alexandre Ramos threads a neat ball through to Juan-Carlos Montero. Juan-Carlos Montero shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hannover 96 appear unchanged since the first half. Alemannia Aachen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Alemannia Aachen kick off!
49.27
Malte Friedmann flicks a high ball forward to Eric Netzer who takes it down. Eric Netzer passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Martin Widmann. Martin Widmann knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ruel Rodgers.
51.33
Martin Widmann knocks the ball forward to Matthias Buchwald. Matthias Buchwald knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.49
Eric Netzer passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Matthias Buchwald. Matthias Buchwald deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Walter Savino. Walter Savino shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.13
Linus Frieser passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Juan-Carlos Montero. Juan-Carlos Montero tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
71.48
Linus Frieser makes a beautiful solo run. Linus Frieser tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.46
Ruel Rodgers pushes up the pitch. Ruel Rodgers makes a beautiful solo run. Ruel Rodgers shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
79.24
Matthias Buchwald knocks the ball to his team mate, Humphrey Turpijn. Humphrey Turpijn shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
83.09
Oscar Cimarelli kicks a strong pass forward to Matthias Buchwald. Matthias Buchwald flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Mendez. Francisco Mendez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
89.29
Matthias Buchwald flicks a high pass forward to Humphrey Turpijn who brings the ball under control. Humphrey Turpijn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Hannover 96

Alemannia Aachen
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
25%
48.3%
26.7%

Scorers
Jimmy Arveladze 32
Linus Frieser 71
Francisco Mendez 26, 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francisco Mendez of Alemannia Aachen

Match Ratings