Match Report


FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04     Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt
Richard KetlandRichard Ketland Iain Richer Iain Richer
Pascal BorchardP. Borchard71
G
1
G
77Tadashi SaitoT. Saito
George MentinkG. Mentink71
D
2
D
73Ricardo SemedoR. Semedo
Eugenio MolownyE. Molowny70
D
3
D
73Claudio CircatiC. Circati
Simon SparwasserS. Sparwasser67
D
4
D
73Ralph MurrinR. Murrin
Torsten PolheimT. Polheim65
D
5
M
72Helder JardimH. Jardim
Graziano GuardalbenG. Guardalben70
M
6captain
M
77Charles MarquetC. Marquet
Scott RoyceS. Royce64
M
7
M
72Tommy LockleyT. Lockley
Ivan FernandezI. Fernandez75
M
captain8
M
75Manuel AntunesM. Antunes
Matthias LinkeM. Linke74
M
9
A
74Steffen RöhnerS. Röhner
Guillaume KanouteG. Kanoute71
A
10
A
79Albert MerinoA. Merino
Alberto GentoA. Gento71
A
11
A
71Konstantinos GeorgiadisK. Georgiadis
 
Jonas MetzgerJ. Metzger67
M
12
M
78Quim ReisQ. Reis
Dietmar DehmD. Dehm61
M
13
A
78Daniele DrakeD. Drake
Sergio SoaresS. Soares67
A
14
A
77Jose FernandezJ. Fernandez

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to Eintracht Frankfurt. A crowd of 20,051 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Eintracht Frankfurt appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Oliver Schramm.


0.00
The whistle blows and Eintracht Frankfurt get the match underway!
4.23
Claudio Circati advances with the ball. Claudio Circati passes the ball forward to Steffen Röhner. Steffen Röhner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.46
Simon Sparwasser makes a simple pass to Ivan Fernandez. Ivan Fernandez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute plays a one-two with Alberto Gento and advances towards the goal... Guillaume Kanoute cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. Superb reactions from Tadashi Saito. What a save!
9.53
Ivan Fernandez threads the ball through to Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento lofts in a cross ball towards Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Ralph Murrin. That should have been a goal!
12.23
Scott Royce kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.21
Ralph Murrin knocks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Lockley. Tommy Lockley passes the ball forward to Charles Marquet. Charles Marquet runs straight at the defence! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Charles Marquet provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it is deflected wide by Simon Sparwasser.
19.14
It's a corner kick. Tommy Lockley loops the ball in to towards the near post. Ralph Murrin makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Pascal Borchard is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
27.17
Ricardo Semedo hacks Guillaume Kanoute from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Guillaume Kanoute stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.08
Tommy Lockley threads the ball through to Konstantinos Georgiadis. Konstantinos Georgiadis cuts inside the box! Konstantinos Georgiadis side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
39.15
Charles Marquet receives the ball from a throw-in from Tommy Lockley. Charles Marquet kicks a strong pass forward to Konstantinos Georgiadis. Konstantinos Georgiadis knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Charles Marquet is offside!
44.34
Tommy Lockley makes a probing pass to Charles Marquet. Charles Marquet chips the ball to his team mate, Albert Merino. Some silky footwork from Albert Merino provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Pascal Borchard smothers it!
45.00
Scott Royce flicks a high pass forward. Guillaume Kanoute controls it well on his chest. Guillaume Kanoute controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Schalke 04 appear unchanged since the first half. Eintracht Frankfurt also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Schalke 04 start the second half!
48.17
Torsten Polheim flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Fernandez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ivan Fernandez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tadashi Saito who gathers it comfortably.
53.33
Ralph Murrin flicks a high ball forward to Manuel Antunes who takes it down. Manuel Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Albert Merino controls it well on his chest. Albert Merino rushes past Torsten Polheim! Albert Merino side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
59.37
Steffen Röhner flicks a high pass forward. Albert Merino collects the pass. Albert Merino knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.29
Albert Merino hits a low pass to Konstantinos Georgiadis. Konstantinos Georgiadis cuts inside the box! Konstantinos Georgiadis rockets a shot on goal but it flies just off target!
65.48
Ricardo Semedo flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Lockley holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tommy Lockley flicks the ball to his team mate, Helder Jardim. Helder Jardim controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
66.00
Charles Marquet knocks the ball to his team mate, Konstantinos Georgiadis. Konstantinos Georgiadis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
69.25
Graziano Guardalben flicks a high ball forward to Guillaume Kanoute who takes it down. Guillaume Kanoute knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.35
Tommy Lockley plays the ball forward to Charles Marquet. Charles Marquet advances inside the box! Charles Marquet muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
73.57
Ivan Fernandez decides to run forward with the ball. Ivan Fernandez passes the ball forward but Alberto Gento is offside!
75.35
Steffen Röhner flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Lockley collects the pass. Tommy Lockley kicks a strong pass forward to Albert Merino but the referee indicates it's offside!
77.53
FC Schalke 04 have made 3 substitutions with Jonas Metzger replacing Graziano Guardalben, Dietmar Dehm replacing Scott Royce and Sergio Soares replacing Alberto Gento .
81.01
Charles Marquet hacks Ivan Fernandez from behind! Charles Marquet is shown the yellow card! Ivan Fernandez stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.49
Matthias Linke flicks a high pass forward. Guillaume Kanoute controls it well on his chest. Guillaume Kanoute lofts in a cross ball towards Matthias Linke. Matthias Linke makes a deft header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Dietmar Dehm knocks the ball forward to Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute shoots from 20 yards. Superb reactions from Tadashi Saito. What a save!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Schalke 04

Eintracht Frankfurt
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
2
4
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
27.4%
46.4%
26.2%

Scorers
Ralph Murrin 19

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ralph Murrin of Eintracht Frankfurt

Match Ratings