Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     FSV Mainz 05FSV Mainz 05
Iain RicherIain Richer Sean Clayton Sean Clayton
Tadashi SaitoT. Saito77
G
1
G
71Nikolas JanesN. Janes
Ricardo SemedoR. Semedo73
D
2
D
70Miguel HemdaniM. Hemdani
Claudio CircatiC. Circati73
D
3
D
47Alfred RaméA. Ramé
Benjamin GaillotB. Gaillot74
D
4
D
67Pablo BarkeroP. Barkero
Francisco MarinF. Marin81
M
5
D
47Sebastian LindemannS. Lindemann
Quim ReisQ. Reis78
M
captain6captain
M
70Gaspar QuaresmaG. Quaresma
Charles MarquetC. Marquet77
M
7
M
71Dion FletcherD. Fletcher
Helder JardimH. Jardim72
M
8
M
61Robert Van FessemR. Van Fessem
Jose FernandezJ. Fernandez78
A
9
G
46Adrian DichioA. Dichio
Steffen RöhnerS. Röhner74
A
10
A
68Simon OwenS. Owen
Konstantinos GeorgiadisK. Georgiadis71
A
11
A
49Uwe MasurU. Masur
 
Tommy LockleyT. Lockley72
M
12
A
72Frederico MolownyF. Molowny
Albert MerinoA. Merino79
A
13
M
68Malte ZieglerM. Ziegler
Daniele DrakeD. Drake78
A
14
D
53Nicolas MüllerN. Müller

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to FSV Mainz 05. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Eintracht Frankfurt 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 Nicolas Cortes.


0.00
Eintracht Frankfurt kick off and get the match underway!
2.03
Robert Van Fessem runs straight at the opposition's defence. Robert Van Fessem knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.01
Pablo Barkero darts forward. Pablo Barkero flicks a high ball forward to Simon Owen who takes it down. Simon Owen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tadashi Saito who gathers it comfortably.
8.03
Pablo Barkero flicks a high pass forward. Gaspar Quaresma holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gaspar Quaresma controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adrian Dichio. Adrian Dichio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
9.41
Ricardo Semedo kicks a strong pass forward to Quim Reis. Quim Reis passes the ball forward but Jose Fernandez is offside!
12.32
Konstantinos Georgiadis changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Konstantinos Georgiadis threads the ball through to Jose Fernandez but he's offside!
15.21
Robert Van Fessem clumsily knocks into Ricardo Semedo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ricardo Semedo gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
27.17
Helder Jardim chips the ball to his team mate, Steffen Röhner. Steffen Röhner shoots from 25 yards but Nikolas Janes is on top of it.
28.30
Gaspar Quaresma knocks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Dichio. Adrian Dichio whips in a cross ball towards Gaspar Quaresma. Gaspar Quaresma gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it slams into the crowd!
33.10
Adrian Dichio flicks a high pass forward. Gaspar Quaresma collects the pass. Gaspar Quaresma shoots from distance. Tadashi Saito gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
36.31
Simon Owen makes a simple pass to Adrian Dichio. Adrian Dichio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt appear unchanged since the first half. FSV Mainz 05 also appear unchanged since the first half. The Eintracht Frankfurt players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
FSV Mainz 05 kick off the second half!
48.23
Pablo Barkero barges into Jose Fernandez. The referee calls over Pablo Barkero and shows him a yellow card! Jose Fernandez stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.52
Claudio Circati barges into Dion Fletcher. Claudio Circati is shown the yellow card! Dion Fletcher runs off the knock.
54.26
Benjamin Gaillot flicks a high ball forward to Quim Reis who takes it down. Quim Reis flicks a high ball forward to Konstantinos Georgiadis who takes it down. Konstantinos Georgiadis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
60.06
Eintracht Frankfurt have made 2 substitutions with Daniele Drake replacing Konstantinos Georgiadis and Albert Merino replacing Steffen Röhner .
61.14
Uwe Masur catches Claudio Circati on the ankles. The referee calls over Uwe Masur and shows him a yellow card! Claudio Circati hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.47
Quim Reis flicks a high pass forward. Daniele Drake holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Daniele Drake shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
72.11
Claudio Circati flicks a high ball forward to Ricardo Semedo who takes it down. Ricardo Semedo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albert Merino. Albert Merino makes a probing pass between the defence to Daniele Drake. Some world-class footwork from Daniele Drake provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Daniele Drake!
75.40
Claudio Circati threads a neat ball through to Helder Jardim. Helder Jardim flicks a high pass forward. Jose Fernandez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Fernandez shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
81.36
Charles Marquet flicks a high pass forward. Jose Fernandez collects the pass. Jose Fernandez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.21
Albert Merino threads a neat ball through to Jose Fernandez. Jose Fernandez passes the ball forward but Helder Jardim is offside!
89.30
Dion Fletcher knocks the ball forward to Simon Owen. Simon Owen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Benjamin Gaillot.
90.00
Dion Fletcher runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Dion Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Owen. Simon Owen heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Tadashi Saito has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

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

Possession
51.4%
48.6%
Play Area
25.7%
45.7%
28.6%

Scorers
Daniele Drake 72
Simon Owen 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simon Owen of FSV Mainz 05

Match Ratings
1.Tadashi Saito (GK)
6
2.Ricardo Semedo (DEF)
6
3.Claudio Circati (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Benjamin Gaillot (DEF)
6
5.Francisco Marin (MID)
6
6.Quim Reis (MID)
7
7.Charles Marquet (MID)
7
8.Helder Jardim (MID)
6
9.Jose Fernandez (ATT)
6
10.Steffen Röhner (ATT)
6
11.Konstantinos Georgiadis (ATT)
6
 
12.Tommy Lockley (MID)
0
13.Albert Merino (ATT)
7
14.Daniele Drake (ATT)goal scored
9

1.Nikolas Janes (GK)
6
2.Miguel Hemdani (DEF)
6
3.Alfred Ramé (DEF)
6
4.Pablo Barkero (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Sebastian Lindemann (DEF)
6
6.Gaspar Quaresma (MID)
7
7.Dion Fletcher (MID)
8
8.Robert Van Fessem (MID)yellow card
5
9.Adrian Dichio (GK)
6
10.Simon Owen (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Uwe Masur (ATT)yellow card
4
 
12.Frederico Molowny (ATT)
0
13.Malte Ziegler (MID)
0
14.Nicolas Müller (DEF)
0