Match Report


SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth     FSV Mainz 05FSV Mainz 05
Christopher GeorgeChristopher George Sean Clayton Sean Clayton
Hauke SchönenbornH. Schönenborn70
G
1
G
71Nikolas JanesN. Janes
Stefan SparwasserS. Sparwasser69
D
2
D
59Chris RiggottC. Riggott
Florian AugsteinF. Augstein67
D
3
D
69Steed CabezasS. Cabezas
Stephen HutchisonS. Hutchison73
D
4
D
67Pablo BarkeroP. Barkero
Lars BeckenbauerL. Beckenbauer72
D
5
D
53Nicolas MüllerN. Müller
Jose PardoJ. Pardo77
M
captain6captain
M
71Dion FletcherD. Fletcher
Garry McNeillG. McNeill71
M
7
M
70Jean-Luc GaillotJ. Gaillot
Jurgen GoossenJ. Goossen69
M
8
M
68Malte ZieglerM. Ziegler
Kodjo GiulyK. Giuly68
A
9
A
61Patricio Guerrero LopezP. Guerrero Lopez
Manuel AlmeidaM. Almeida70
A
10
A
67Regis RichertR. Richert
Dries van der HoekD. van der Hoek65
A
11
A
65Morris GascoigneM. Gascoigne
 
Oliver SpenglerO. Spengler66
D
12
G
46Adrian DichioA. Dichio
Gerhard KneisslG. Kneissl70
M
13
M
61Robert Van FessemR. Van Fessem
David BirnbaumD. Birnbaum69
A
14
D
47Sebastian LindemannS. Lindemann

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Playmobil-Stadion where SpVgg Greuther Fürth play host to FSV Mainz 05. A crowd of 16,681 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both SpVgg Greuther Fürth and FSV Mainz 05 are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Steffen Busse.


0.00
SpVgg Greuther Fürth kick off and get the match underway!
3.54
Chris Riggott passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Steed Cabezas. Without breaking stride, Steed Cabezas plays the ball forward to Regis Richert. Regis Richert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.44
Pablo Barkero sees Patricio Guerrero Lopez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Patricio Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.04
Steed Cabezas knocks the ball forward to Regis Richert. Regis Richert knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Hutchison.
14.58
Steed Cabezas chips the ball to his team mate, Malte Ziegler. Malte Ziegler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dion Fletcher. Dion Fletcher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.02
Malte Ziegler barges into Jose Pardo. The referee calls over Malte Ziegler and shows him a yellow card! Jose Pardo carries on, but is struggling a bit.
16.25
Pablo Barkero flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Guerrero Lopez controls it well on his chest. Patricio Guerrero Lopez passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Regis Richert. Regis Richert knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Pardo.
18.00
Stephen Hutchison sees a break and surges forward. Stephen Hutchison makes a probing pass to Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida advances inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Manuel Almeida provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but Nikolas Janes reads it well. Excellent keeping!
20.07
Stephen Hutchison flicks a high pass forward to Kodjo Giuly who brings the ball under control. Kodjo Giuly makes an attacking run forward. Kodjo Giuly tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
22.23
Dion Fletcher hacks Jurgen Goossen from behind! The referee warns Dion Fletcher to calm down! Jurgen Goossen runs off the knock.
27.11
Dion Fletcher flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Luc Gaillot holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jean-Luc Gaillot hits a low pass to Malte Ziegler. Malte Ziegler makes some space for himself and shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
28.41
Jean-Luc Gaillot laces a weighted ball forward to Dion Fletcher. Dion Fletcher knocks in a cross ball towards Jean-Luc Gaillot. Jean-Luc Gaillot jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Hauke Schönenborn gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
30.37
Steed Cabezas flicks a high pass forward. Morris Gascoigne collects the pass. Morris Gascoigne flicks a high ball forward to Patricio Guerrero Lopez who takes it down. Patricio Guerrero Lopez tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
32.47
Jean-Luc Gaillot hits a low pass to Patricio Guerrero Lopez. Patricio Guerrero Lopez lofts in a cross ball towards Dion Fletcher. Dion Fletcher rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
33.33
Chris Riggott threads a neat ball through to Malte Ziegler. Malte Ziegler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patricio Guerrero Lopez. Patricio Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball towards Dion Fletcher. Dion Fletcher whips the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.34
Jose Pardo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Nikolas Janes smothers it!
42.56
Jean-Luc Gaillot makes a probing pass to Morris Gascoigne. Morris Gascoigne plays a one-two with Patricio Guerrero Lopez and rushes in on goal... Morris Gascoigne tries a spectacular strike. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
44.06
Garry McNeill kicks a strong pass forward to Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Malte Ziegler flicks a high pass forward to Dion Fletcher who brings the ball under control. Dion Fletcher knocks in a cross ball towards Patricio Guerrero Lopez. Stephen Hutchison catches Patricio Guerrero Lopez on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear unchanged since the first half. FSV Mainz 05 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and FSV Mainz 05 kick off!
47.54
Jose Pardo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jurgen Goossen. Jurgen Goossen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Nikolas Janes gets down and covers it.
48.55
Nicolas Müller flicks a high pass forward to Jean-Luc Gaillot who brings the ball under control. Jean-Luc Gaillot makes a simple pass to Regis Richert. Regis Richert deftly passes the ball to Morris Gascoigne, releasing him through on goal. Morris Gascoigne shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
49.40
Jean-Luc Gaillot flicks a high pass forward to Morris Gascoigne who brings the ball under control. Morris Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hauke Schönenborn who gathers it comfortably.
53.06
Malte Ziegler clumsily knocks into Kodjo Giuly. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's another yellow card! It's an early bath for Malte Ziegler!! Kodjo Giuly stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.22
Jose Pardo threads the ball through to Dries van der Hoek. Dries van der Hoek controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Nikolas Janes manages to keep it out.
55.33
Morris Gascoigne flicks a high pass forward. Regis Richert holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Regis Richert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.23
Kodjo Giuly makes a beautiful solo run. Kodjo Giuly makes a defence splitting pass to Dries van der Hoek. Some silky footwork from Dries van der Hoek provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Solid save from Nikolas Janes. What a great pair of hands!
60.05
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made 2 substitutions with Oliver Spengler replacing Stephen Hutchison and David Birnbaum replacing Manuel Almeida .
63.55
Patricio Guerrero Lopez barges into Oliver Spengler. The referee brings Patricio Guerrero Lopez to one side and gives him a warning! Oliver Spengler gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
67.08
Jean-Luc Gaillot barges into Garry McNeill. The referee calls over Jean-Luc Gaillot and shows him a yellow card! Garry McNeill stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.39
Florian Augstein chips the ball to his team mate, Jurgen Goossen. Jurgen Goossen decides to run forward with the ball. Jurgen Goossen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.38
Florian Augstein threads a neat ball through to Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly plays a one-two with Dries van der Hoek and rushes in on goal... Kodjo Giuly comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. It's there!! Nikolas Janes has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
89.02
Nicolas Müller hacks Jose Pardo from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jose Pardo is really getting knocked about but he carries on with a struggle.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

FSV Mainz 05
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
6
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
46.1%
53.9%
Play Area
28.1%
47.2%
24.7%

Scorers
Kodjo Giuly 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kodjo Giuly of SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Match Ratings