Match Report


Hannover 96Hannover 96     FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04
Computer Player Computer Player Richard Ketland Richard Ketland
Torsten BorchardT. Borchard63
G
1
G
71Pascal BorchardP. Borchard
Darl LambersD. Lambers78
D
2
D
71George MentinkG. Mentink
Ruel RodgersR. Rodgers76
D
3
D
67Simon SparwasserS. Sparwasser
Gaspar NascimentoG. Nascimento69
D
captain4
D
69Roberto FonsecaR. Fonseca
Alexandre RamosA. Ramos70
M
5
D
65Torsten PolheimT. Polheim
Denny Van Der SarD. Van Der Sar70
M
6
M
71Graziano GuardalbenG. Guardalben
Linus FrieserL. Frieser70
M
7
M
67Julian OliverJ. Oliver
Alexander StiepermannA. Stiepermann64
M
8captain
M
76Ivan FernandezI. Fernandez
Juan-Carlos MonteroJ. Montero67
A
9
M
74Matthias LinkeM. Linke
Jimmy ArveladzeJ. Arveladze66
A
10
A
71Guillaume KanouteG. Kanoute
Philipp BirnbaumP. Birnbaum62
A
11
A
71Alberto GentoA. Gento
 
Anthony KanuA. Kanu69
D
12
M
67Jonas MetzgerJ. Metzger
Evans CarnascialiE. Carnasciali62
A
13
M
64Scott RoyceS. Royce
Jorge FariaJ. Faria61
G
14
A
67Sergio SoaresS. Soares

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at AWD-Arena where Hannover 96 play host to FC Schalke 04. A crowd of 16,233 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hannover 96 are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Sven Emmerlich.


0.00
Hannover 96 start the match!
4.07
Guillaume Kanoute darts forward. Guillaume Kanoute advances inside the box! Guillaume Kanoute tries a spectacular strike but it misses the target by a large margin!
9.31
Linus Frieser clumsily knocks into Ivan Fernandez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ivan Fernandez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.57
George Mentink flicks a high pass forward. Matthias Linke holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matthias Linke chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Fernandez. Ivan Fernandez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Darl Lambers.
20.46
Alexander Stiepermann flicks a high ball forward to Denny Van Der Sar who takes it down. Denny Van Der Sar advances with the ball. Denny Van Der Sar sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
22.19
Ruel Rodgers flicks the ball to his team mate, Linus Frieser. Linus Frieser flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Ramos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alexandre Ramos finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
39.31
Darl Lambers catches Torsten Polheim on the ankles. The referee calls over Darl Lambers and shows him a yellow card! Torsten Polheim hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hannover 96 appear unchanged since the first half. FC Schalke 04 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Schalke 04 get the second half underway!
47.59
Julian Oliver chips the ball to his team mate, Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute runs straight at the defence! Guillaume Kanoute rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
54.31
Alexandre Ramos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Philipp Birnbaum. Philipp Birnbaum knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pascal Borchard who gathers it comfortably.
55.57
Darl Lambers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Denny Van Der Sar. Showing composure, Denny Van Der Sar plays the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Montero. Juan-Carlos Montero controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
59.23
Alexandre Ramos chips the ball to his team mate, Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze plays a one-two with Denny Van Der Sar and rushes in on goal... Jimmy Arveladze takes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Pascal Borchard with no chance!! Goal for Hannover 96!
69.57
Graziano Guardalben takes it forward alone. Graziano Guardalben shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
72.20
Denny Van Der Sar receives the ball from a throw-in from Ruel Rodgers. Denny Van Der Sar knocks the ball forward to Darl Lambers. Darl Lambers advances with the ball. Darl Lambers shoots from distance but Pascal Borchard reads it well. Quality keeping!
73.04
Roberto Fonseca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graziano Guardalben. Graziano Guardalben threads a neat ball through to Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Torsten Borchard manages to gather it.
77.58
FC Schalke 04 have made 2 substitutions with Scott Royce replacing Ivan Fernandez and Sergio Soares replacing Guillaume Kanoute .
79.50
Gaspar Nascimento hits a low pass to Linus Frieser. Linus Frieser passes the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Montero. Juan-Carlos Montero plays a one-two with Alexander Stiepermann and rushes in on goal... Juan-Carlos Montero rockets a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
81.45
Linus Frieser flicks a high pass forward to Jimmy Arveladze who brings the ball under control. Jimmy Arveladze knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Torsten Polheim.
83.41
Gaspar Nascimento hits a low pass to Ruel Rodgers. Ruel Rodgers plays the ball forward to Linus Frieser. Linus Frieser shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Hannover 96

FC Schalke 04
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.2%
40.8%
Play Area
31%
45.1%
23.9%

Scorers
Jimmy Arveladze 59
Guillaume Kanoute 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Guillaume Kanoute of FC Schalke 04

Match Ratings