Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     Hannover 96Hannover 96
Iain RicherIain Richer Computer Player Computer Player
Tadashi SaitoT. Saito77
G
1
G
63Torsten BorchardT. Borchard
Ricardo SemedoR. Semedo73
D
2
D
78Darl LambersD. Lambers
Claudio CircatiC. Circati73
D
3
D
76Ruel RodgersR. Rodgers
Ralph MurrinR. Murrin73
D
4captain
D
69Gaspar NascimentoG. Nascimento
Helder JardimH. Jardim72
M
5
M
70Alexandre RamosA. Ramos
Charles MarquetC. Marquet77
M
captain6
M
70Denny Van Der SarD. Van Der Sar
Tommy LockleyT. Lockley72
M
7
M
70Linus FrieserL. Frieser
Manuel AntunesM. Antunes75
M
8
M
64Alexander StiepermannA. Stiepermann
Steffen RöhnerS. Röhner74
A
9
A
67Juan-Carlos MonteroJ. Montero
Albert MerinoA. Merino79
A
10
A
66Jimmy ArveladzeJ. Arveladze
Konstantinos GeorgiadisK. Georgiadis71
A
11
A
62Philipp BirnbaumP. Birnbaum
 
Quim ReisQ. Reis78
M
12
D
69Anthony KanuA. Kanu
Daniele DrakeD. Drake78
A
13
A
62Evans CarnascialiE. Carnasciali
Jose FernandezJ. Fernandez77
A
14
G
61Jorge FariaJ. Faria

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to Hannover 96. A crowd of 19,829 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Eintracht Frankfurt and Hannover 96 are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Florian Gerlach.


0.00
Hannover 96 start the match!
12.15
Denny Van Der Sar threads a neat ball through to Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
14.07
Linus Frieser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze knocks in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Montero. Juan-Carlos Montero directs the ball goalwards with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
15.22
Alexander Stiepermann advances with the ball. Alexander Stiepermann shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
16.55
Darl Lambers flicks a high pass forward. Denny Van Der Sar holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Denny Van Der Sar flicks a high pass forward. Linus Frieser holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Linus Frieser shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
18.22
Tommy Lockley plays the ball forward to Manuel Antunes. Manuel Antunes whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Lockley. Tommy Lockley powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.28
Manuel Antunes kicks a strong pass forward to Charles Marquet. Charles Marquet shoots from 25 yards but Torsten Borchard reads it well. Excellent keeping!
27.09
Ralph Murrin lofts the ball long. Steffen Röhner sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
28.44
Konstantinos Georgiadis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steffen Röhner. Steffen Röhner threads the ball through to Konstantinos Georgiadis but he's offside!
32.54
Albert Merino hacks Darl Lambers from behind! The referee calls over Albert Merino and shows him a yellow card! Darl Lambers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.45
Denny Van Der Sar changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Denny Van Der Sar advances inside the box! Denny Van Der Sar looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but is denied by Tadashi Saito. Excellent save.
40.49
Manuel Antunes chips the ball to his team mate, Konstantinos Georgiadis. Konstantinos Georgiadis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Merino but he's offside!
42.31
Ruel Rodgers flicks a high ball forward to Denny Van Der Sar who takes it down. With fabulous vision, Denny Van Der Sar laces a weighted ball forward to Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Tadashi Saito comfortably gets down and covers it.
44.00
From the throw-in, Ralph Murrin picks out Claudio Circati. Claudio Circati knocks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Murrin. Ralph Murrin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steffen Röhner. Steffen Röhner shoots from long range but Torsten Borchard is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt appear unchanged since the first half. Hannover 96 also appear unchanged since the first half. The Eintracht Frankfurt players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Eintracht Frankfurt get the second half underway!
53.00
Linus Frieser passes the ball forward to Alexandre Ramos. Alexandre Ramos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
54.18
With great vision, Ricardo Semedo plays the ball forward to Tommy Lockley. Tommy Lockley threads the ball through to Helder Jardim. Helder Jardim tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.52
Helder Jardim threads a neat ball through to Konstantinos Georgiadis. Konstantinos Georgiadis skips past Ruel Rodgers! Konstantinos Georgiadis comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Eintracht Frankfurt!
61.00
Manuel Antunes hacks Denny Van Der Sar from behind! The referee calls over Manuel Antunes and shows him a yellow card! Denny Van Der Sar gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
67.03
Ralph Murrin breaks forward. Ralph Murrin laces a weighted ball forward to Albert Merino. Albert Merino skips past Darl Lambers! Some world-class footwork from Albert Merino provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but is denied by Torsten Borchard. Excellent save.
75.49
Tommy Lockley clumsily knocks into Denny Van Der Sar. The referee calls over Tommy Lockley and shows him a yellow card! Denny Van Der Sar stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.48
Helder Jardim chips the ball to his team mate, Tommy Lockley. Tommy Lockley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.09
Charles Marquet flicks a high ball forward to Tommy Lockley who takes it down. Tommy Lockley makes a probing pass to Konstantinos Georgiadis but he's offside!
84.49
Tommy Lockley makes a probing pass to Helder Jardim. Helder Jardim makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Konstantinos Georgiadis. Konstantinos Georgiadis rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! Torsten Borchard has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
87.40
Manuel Antunes runs straight at the opposition's defence. Manuel Antunes makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Albert Merino. Some good footwork from Albert Merino provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
Charles Marquet sees Steffen Röhner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steffen Röhner knocks in a cross ball towards Konstantinos Georgiadis. Konstantinos Georgiadis makes a deft header but it flies well off target!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

Hannover 96
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.7%
40.3%
Play Area
19.4%
44.8%
35.8%

Scorers
Konstantinos Georgiadis 58, 84
Albert Merino 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Konstantinos Georgiadis of Eintracht Frankfurt

Match Ratings