Match Report


FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04     FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg
Richard KetlandRichard Ketland Olly Martin Olly Martin
Pascal BorchardP. Borchard71
G
1
G
82Vincenzo HallerV. Haller
George MentinkG. Mentink71
D
2
D
75Samuel SuggsS. Suggs
Simon SparwasserS. Sparwasser67
D
3
D
75Richard DaviesR. Davies
Roberto FonsecaR. Fonseca69
D
4
D
75Nicolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald
Torsten PolheimT. Polheim65
D
5
D
79Rainer MasurR. Masur
Graziano GuardalbenG. Guardalben71
M
6captain
M
81Anton KaiserA. Kaiser
Julian OliverJ. Oliver67
M
7
M
83Linus SchrammL. Schramm
Ivan FernandezI. Fernandez76
M
captain8
M
81Nils BartschN. Bartsch
Matthias LinkeM. Linke74
M
9
A
72Simon BierhoffS. Bierhoff
Guillaume KanouteG. Kanoute71
A
10
A
73Sven BusseS. Busse
Alberto GentoA. Gento71
A
11
A
75Arno GelbA. Gelb
 
Jonas MetzgerJ. Metzger67
M
12
D
82Gerhard HollmerG. Hollmer
Scott RoyceS. Royce64
M
13
M
86Pascal BirkwaldP. Birkwald
Sergio SoaresS. Soares67
A
14
A
89Stefan BreitnerS. Breitner

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to FC Nürnberg. A crowd of 19,440 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 Nürnberg appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Leon Roth.


0.00
FC Nürnberg kick off and get the first half underway!
2.10
Roberto Fonseca catches Simon Bierhoff on the ankles. Roberto Fonseca is shown the yellow card! Simon Bierhoff stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.51
Nicolas Buchwald laces a weighted ball forward to Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm flicks a high ball forward to Arno Gelb who takes it down. Arno Gelb whips in a cross ball towards Sven Busse. Sven Busse whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
9.00
Roberto Fonseca sees Simon Sparwasser in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Sparwasser flicks a high ball forward to Ivan Fernandez who takes it down. Ivan Fernandez makes a defence splitting pass to Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Vincenzo Haller is on top of it.
14.01
Roberto Fonseca barges into Arno Gelb. The referee brings Roberto Fonseca to one side and gives him a warning! Arno Gelb stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.54
George Mentink flicks a high pass forward. Graziano Guardalben holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Graziano Guardalben deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rainer Masur.
20.36
Guillaume Kanoute barges into Nils Bartsch. Guillaume Kanoute is shown the yellow card! Nils Bartsch carries on, but is struggling a bit.
22.36
Samuel Suggs makes a simple pass to Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Torsten Polheim.
26.03
Linus Schramm launches a long ball forward into the other half. Sven Busse knocks in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it rises well off target!
28.26
Anton Kaiser knocks the ball forward to Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff whips in a cross ball towards Sven Busse. Sven Busse makes a looping header on goal. Wonderful reactions from Pascal Borchard keeps it out!
33.16
Richard Davies kicks a strong pass forward to Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
38.58
Julian Oliver makes a beautiful solo run. Julian Oliver knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Haller who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Anton Kaiser darts forward. Anton Kaiser knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
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 Nürnberg also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Schalke 04 kick off!
47.12
Ivan Fernandez flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Vincenzo Haller manages to gather it easily.
48.15
Simon Sparwasser passes the ball forward to Matthias Linke. Matthias Linke knocks the ball forward to Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Haller who gathers it comfortably.
51.07
Rainer Masur kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.46
Nils Bartsch threads a neat ball through to Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pascal Borchard who gathers it comfortably.
57.53
Linus Schramm clumsily knocks into Julian Oliver. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Julian Oliver runs off the knock.
60.49
Sven Busse takes it forward alone. Sven Busse shoots from outside the area. Pascal Borchard gets down and covers it.
63.01
Ivan Fernandez flicks a high ball forward to Alberto Gento who takes it down. Alberto Gento knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Haller who gathers it comfortably.
65.44
Ivan Fernandez sees Alberto Gento in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alberto Gento whips in a cross ball towards Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty! That brings them back into the game!
73.38
Nicolas Buchwald comes in with a late challenge on Guillaume Kanoute. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Guillaume Kanoute stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.26
FC Schalke 04 have made 2 substitutions with Scott Royce replacing Ivan Fernandez and Sergio Soares replacing Guillaume Kanoute .
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Schalke 04

FC Nürnberg
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
26.1%
50.7%
23.2%

Scorers
Guillaume Kanoute 65
Sven Busse 4

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sven Busse of FC Nürnberg

Match Ratings
1.Pascal Borchard (GK)
7
2.George Mentink (DEF)
7
3.Simon Sparwasser (DEF)
6
4.Roberto Fonseca (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Torsten Polheim (DEF)
6
6.Graziano Guardalben (MID)
6
7.Julian Oliver (MID)
6
8.Ivan Fernandez (MID)
7
9.Matthias Linke (MID)
6
10.Guillaume Kanoute (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
11.Alberto Gento (ATT)
7
 
12.Jonas Metzger (MID)
0
13.Scott Royce (MID)
6
14.Sergio Soares (ATT)
6

1.Vincenzo Haller (GK)
7
2.Samuel Suggs (DEF)
6
3.Richard Davies (DEF)
6
4.Nicolas Buchwald (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Rainer Masur (DEF)
6
6.Anton Kaiser (MID)
7
7.Linus Schramm (MID)yellow card
5
8.Nils Bartsch (MID)
6
9.Simon Bierhoff (ATT)
6
10.Sven Busse (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Arno Gelb (ATT)
7
 
12.Gerhard Hollmer (DEF)
0
13.Pascal Birkwald (MID)
0
14.Stefan Breitner (ATT)
0