Match Report


Hannover 96Hannover 96     FSV Mainz 05FSV Mainz 05
Computer Player Computer Player Sean Clayton Sean Clayton
Torsten BorchardT. Borchard63
G
1
G
71Nikolas JanesN. Janes
Darl LambersD. Lambers78
D
2
D
47Alfred RaméA. Ramé
Ruel RodgersR. Rodgers76
D
3
D
59Chris RiggottC. Riggott
Gaspar NascimentoG. Nascimento69
D
captain4
D
69Steed CabezasS. Cabezas
Alexandre RamosA. Ramos70
M
5
D
53Nicolas MüllerN. Müller
Denny Van Der SarD. Van Der Sar70
M
6captain
M
65Ruel DraperR. Draper
Linus FrieserL. Frieser70
M
7
M
70Jean-Luc GaillotJ. Gaillot
Alexander StiepermannA. Stiepermann64
M
8
M
61Robert Van FessemR. Van Fessem
Juan-Carlos MonteroJ. Montero67
A
9
A
61Patricio Guerrero LopezP. Guerrero Lopez
Jimmy ArveladzeJ. Arveladze66
A
10
G
46Adrian DichioA. Dichio
Philipp BirnbaumP. Birnbaum62
A
11
M
41Karim BrocardK. Brocard
 
Anthony KanuA. Kanu69
D
12
D
70Miguel HemdaniM. Hemdani
Evans CarnascialiE. Carnasciali62
A
13
M
71Dion FletcherD. Fletcher
Jorge FariaJ. Faria61
G
14
M
70Gaspar QuaresmaG. Quaresma

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at AWD-Arena where Hannover 96 play host to FSV Mainz 05. A crowd of 17,840 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hannover 96 are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FSV Mainz 05 appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Lars Beckenbauer.


0.00
The whistle blows and Hannover 96 get the match underway!
2.08
Alexander Stiepermann decides to run forward with the ball. Alexander Stiepermann finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
6.33
Jean-Luc Gaillot flicks a high ball forward to Patricio Guerrero Lopez who takes it down. Patricio Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Torsten Borchard who gathers it comfortably.
14.55
Philipp Birnbaum passes the ball forward to Linus Frieser. Linus Frieser lofts in a cross ball towards Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze makes a deft header but somehow Nikolas Janes manages to keep it out.
16.45
Nicolas Müller brings the ball forward. With imagination, Nicolas Müller plays the ball forward to Jean-Luc Gaillot. Jean-Luc Gaillot shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
18.42
Darl Lambers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Ramos. Alexandre Ramos picks a pass forward to Juan-Carlos Montero. Juan-Carlos Montero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.31
Nicolas Müller flicks a high pass forward to Adrian Dichio who brings the ball under control. Adrian Dichio threads a neat ball through to Karim Brocard. Karim Brocard lofts in a cross ball towards Adrian Dichio. Adrian Dichio connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Torsten Borchard has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
28.44
Showing composure, Darl Lambers laces a weighted ball forward to Alexandre Ramos. Alexandre Ramos knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Montero. Juan-Carlos Montero plays a scrappy one-two with Philipp Birnbaum and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Juan-Carlos Montero provides some space. He shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
36.58
Jean-Luc Gaillot makes a probing pass to Robert Van Fessem. Robert Van Fessem lofts in a cross ball towards Adrian Dichio. Adrian Dichio is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hannover 96 appear unchanged since the first half. FSV Mainz 05 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with FSV Mainz 05 kicking off!
47.12
Alexander Stiepermann flicks a high pass forward. Jimmy Arveladze collects the pass. Jimmy Arveladze knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.11
Alexandre Ramos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
53.50
Darl Lambers flicks the ball to his team mate, Linus Frieser. With great vision, Linus Frieser plays the ball forward to Philipp Birnbaum. Philipp Birnbaum shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Nikolas Janes.
55.55
Ruel Rodgers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Denny Van Der Sar but he's offside!
65.42
Robert Van Fessem makes a simple pass to Karim Brocard. Karim Brocard knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gaspar Nascimento.
72.46
Steed Cabezas flicks a high ball forward to Ruel Draper who takes it down. Ruel Draper controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jean-Luc Gaillot. Jean-Luc Gaillot whips in a cross ball towards Patricio Guerrero Lopez. Patricio Guerrero Lopez makes a looping header on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. FSV Mainz 05 are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
73.29
Darl Lambers knocks the ball to his team mate, Denny Van Der Sar. Denny Van Der Sar hits a low pass to Juan-Carlos Montero. Juan-Carlos Montero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.01
Juan-Carlos Montero makes a probing pass to Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.57
Karim Brocard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adrian Dichio. Adrian Dichio knocks in a cross ball towards Karim Brocard. Karim Brocard rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.09
Gaspar Nascimento clumsily knocks into Ruel Draper. The referee calls over Gaspar Nascimento and shows him a yellow card! Ruel Draper carries on, but is struggling a bit.
84.11
Gaspar Nascimento flicks a high pass forward to Linus Frieser who brings the ball under control. Linus Frieser makes an attacking run forward. Linus Frieser finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Nikolas Janes. What a great pair of hands!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Hannover 96

FSV Mainz 05
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.6%
44.4%
Play Area
25%
47.2%
27.8%

Scorers
Adrian Dichio 20, 37

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Adrian Dichio of FSV Mainz 05

Match Ratings