Match Report


FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04     FC Energie CottbusFC Energie Cottbus
Richard KetlandRichard Ketland Paul Mc cain Paul Mc cain
Pascal BorchardP. Borchard71
G
1
G
73Ricardo GomesR. Gomes
George MentinkG. Mentink71
D
2
D
66Wes ShiltonW. Shilton
Simon SparwasserS. Sparwasser67
D
3
D
69Ruben MartinsR. Martins
Roberto FonsecaR. Fonseca68
D
4
D
66Graham BridgesG. Bridges
Torsten PolheimT. Polheim65
D
5
M
74Juan GarridoJ. Garrido
Graziano GuardalbenG. Guardalben71
M
6
M
69Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison
Julian OliverJ. Oliver67
M
7captain
M
73Cristiano ValenteC. Valente
Ivan FernandezI. Fernandez76
M
captain8
M
73Jean DeguervilleJ. Deguerville
Matthias LinkeM. Linke74
M
9
M
74Alejandro CarmonaA. Carmona
Guillaume KanouteG. Kanoute71
A
10
A
66Roberto ButraguenoR. Butragueno
Alberto GentoA. Gento71
A
11
A
75Marcel BusseM. Busse
 
Eugenio MolownyE. Molowny70
D
12
A
67Richard MortonR. Morton
Dietmar DehmD. Dehm61
M
13
M
70Niccolo HarrisonN. Harrison
Sergio SoaresS. Soares67
A
14
M
72James CleggJ. Clegg

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to FC Energie Cottbus. A crowd of 19,164 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Energie Cottbus appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by David Rahn.


0.00
FC Energie Cottbus kick off the first half!
2.28
Graziano Guardalben flicks a high ball forward to Alberto Gento who takes it down. Alberto Gento shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
6.55
Guillaume Kanoute chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Oliver. Julian Oliver knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.14
Graham Bridges catches Guillaume Kanoute on the ankles. The referee calls over Graham Bridges and shows him a yellow card! Guillaume Kanoute grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
10.15
Gavin Morrison sees space and advances. Gavin Morrison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Torsten Polheim.
14.36
Jean Deguerville darts forward. Jean Deguerville shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
15.42
Ivan Fernandez knocks the ball forward to Matthias Linke. Matthias Linke knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
20.43
Matthias Linke sees Ivan Fernandez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ivan Fernandez finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Ricardo Gomes.
21.34
Ivan Fernandez takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Ricardo Gomes scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
22.20
Jean Deguerville flicks a high pass forward to Roberto Butragueno who brings the ball under control. Roberto Butragueno whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Carmona. Alejandro Carmona whips the ball goalwards with his head. Pascal Borchard didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
26.18
With vision, Cristiano Valente plays the ball forward to Marcel Busse. Marcel Busse lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Butragueno. Roberto Fonseca clumsily knocks into Roberto Butragueno. Roberto Butragueno appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
28.29
Cristiano Valente passes the ball forward to Marcel Busse. Marcel Busse threads the ball through into the box. Roberto Butragueno tries a spectacular strike but is denied by Pascal Borchard. Excellent save.
30.25
Graham Bridges hits a low pass to Gavin Morrison. With vision, Gavin Morrison plays the ball forward to Alejandro Carmona. Alejandro Carmona whips in a cross ball towards Jean Deguerville. Jean Deguerville is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
34.04
Graziano Guardalben flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Gento easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alberto Gento flicks a high pass forward. Guillaume Kanoute collects the pass. Guillaume Kanoute knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.36
Torsten Polheim makes a probing pass to Ivan Fernandez. Ivan Fernandez makes a beautiful solo run. Ivan Fernandez shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
40.35
Graham Bridges sees space and advances. Graham Bridges knocks the ball forward to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pascal Borchard who gathers it comfortably.
44.10
Marcel Busse hacks Simon Sparwasser from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Simon Sparwasser carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
Simon Sparwasser receives the ball from a throw-in from Roberto Fonseca. Simon Sparwasser flicks a high pass forward. Graziano Guardalben controls it well on his chest. Graziano Guardalben hits a low pass to Julian Oliver. Julian Oliver shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Schalke 04 appear unchanged since the first half. FC Energie Cottbus also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Energie Cottbus players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
FC Schalke 04 kick off the second half!
49.29
Gavin Morrison makes a simple pass to Cristiano Valente. Cristiano Valente passes the ball forward but Roberto Butragueno is offside!
53.11
Torsten Polheim threads the ball through to Graziano Guardalben. Graziano Guardalben makes an attacking run forward. Graziano Guardalben finds some space and shoots from distance but Ricardo Gomes is on top of it.
60.20
FC Energie Cottbus have made a substitution with Richard Morton replacing Marcel Busse .
63.52
Alberto Gento hits a low pass to Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
65.03
Simon Sparwasser makes a probing pass to Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento flicks the ball to his team mate, Graziano Guardalben. Graziano Guardalben whips in a cross ball towards Guillaume Kanoute. Graham Bridges barges into Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
72.02
Jean Deguerville threads a neat ball through to Roberto Butragueno. Roberto Butragueno shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
73.03
Guillaume Kanoute kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Wes Shilton.
75.27
Without breaking stride, Wes Shilton plays the ball forward to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison surges forward with the ball. Gavin Morrison whips in a cross ball towards Richard Morton. Richard Morton is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.27
FC Schalke 04 have made 3 substitutions with Eugenio Molowny replacing Torsten Polheim, Dietmar Dehm replacing Ivan Fernandez and Sergio Soares replacing Alberto Gento .
81.17
Roberto Fonseca makes a simple pass to Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute knocks the ball forward to Sergio Soares. Sergio Soares knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ruben Martins.
83.09
Simon Sparwasser hacks Jean Deguerville from behind! The referee calls over Simon Sparwasser and shows him a yellow card! Jean Deguerville runs off the knock.
84.25
Simon Sparwasser comes in with a late challenge on Ruben Martins. The referee brings Simon Sparwasser to one side and gives him a warning! Ruben Martins runs off the knock.
90.00
Wes Shilton knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean Deguerville. Jean Deguerville passes the ball forward to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison plays a one-two with Roberto Butragueno and rushes in on goal... Gavin Morrison muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Superb reactions from Pascal Borchard. What a save!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Schalke 04

FC Energie Cottbus
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.4%
48.6%
Play Area
32.4%
43.2%
24.3%

Scorers
Alberto Gento 15
Jean Deguerville 30
Richard Morton 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jean Deguerville of FC Energie Cottbus

Match Ratings