Match Report


SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth     Hamburger SVHamburger SV
Christopher GeorgeChristopher George James Pengelly James Pengelly
Hauke SchönenbornH. Schönenborn70
G
1
G
80Jesús TrejoJ. Trejo
Lennart BirnbaumL. Birnbaum65
D
2
D
72Steffen BehrensS. Behrens
Stephen HutchisonS. Hutchison73
D
3
D
69Stefan MöllerS. Möller
Oliver SpenglerO. Spengler66
D
4
D
68Samir StiepermannS. Stiepermann
Torsten GelbT. Gelb70
D
5
D
64Arnauld PaneA. Pane
Garry McNeillG. McNeill71
M
captain6
M
71Roberto RibeiroR. Ribeiro
Gerhard KneisslG. Kneissl70
M
7
M
75Anthony FletcherA. Fletcher
Jurgen GoossenJ. Goossen69
M
8
M
75Tony MansT. Mans
David BirnbaumD. Birnbaum69
A
9
A
71Fernando RodriguezF. Rodriguez
Manuel AlmeidaM. Almeida70
A
10captain
A
72Valentino LambrughiV. Lambrughi
Kodjo GiulyK. Giuly68
A
11
A
79Yuri RiverolaY. Riverola
 
Lars BeckenbauerL. Beckenbauer72
D
12
D
70Mark KingM. King
Jan SeifertJ. Seifert66
M
13
M
73Tommy BarmbyT. Barmby
Dries van der HoekD. van der Hoek65
A
14
A
73Farid KermaliF. Kermali

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Playmobil-Stadion where SpVgg Greuther Fürth play host to Hamburger SV. A crowd of 19,467 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both SpVgg Greuther Fürth and Hamburger SV are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Torsten Eilts.


0.00
The first half starts with Hamburger SV kicking off!
2.55
Oliver Spengler flicks a high pass forward. Kodjo Giuly controls it well on his chest. Kodjo Giuly decides to run forward with the ball. Kodjo Giuly makes a probing pass to Manuel Almeida but he's offside!
8.06
Lennart Birnbaum controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gerhard Kneissl. Gerhard Kneissl makes a pass forward but David Birnbaum makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
10.54
Steffen Behrens comes in with a late challenge on Jurgen Goossen. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jurgen Goossen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.02
Anthony Fletcher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Valentino Lambrughi. Valentino Lambrughi shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
15.57
Oliver Spengler kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Hutchison. Stephen Hutchison flicks a high pass forward to Manuel Almeida who brings the ball under control. Manuel Almeida tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
24.50
Stephen Hutchison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Almeida holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Manuel Almeida advances inside the box! Manuel Almeida comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves viciously but Stefan Möller blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
27.45
Stefan Möller knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Ribeiro. Roberto Ribeiro threads the ball through to Anthony Fletcher. Anthony Fletcher shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
28.05
Steffen Behrens knocks the ball forward to Roberto Ribeiro. Roberto Ribeiro flicks a high ball forward to Valentino Lambrughi who takes it down. Valentino Lambrughi knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Ribeiro. Roberto Ribeiro comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it is deflected wide by Torsten Gelb.
29.13
It's a corner kick. Steffen Behrens loops the ball over to the far post. Stefan Möller takes a shot at goal. Hauke Schönenborn gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
32.56
Stephen Hutchison flicks the ball to his team mate, Garry McNeill. Garry McNeill plays a one-two with Gerhard Kneissl and advances towards the goal... Garry McNeill shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.06
Stefan Möller advances with the ball. Stefan Möller passes the ball forward to Valentino Lambrughi. Valentino Lambrughi knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Rodriguez. With a superhuman jump, Fernando Rodriguez connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. What a cracker!! Hauke Schönenborn had no chance!! Goal for Hamburger SV!
38.03
Anthony Fletcher makes a probing pass to Valentino Lambrughi. Valentino Lambrughi shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Hauke Schönenborn effortlessly smothers it!
39.43
Samir Stiepermann darts forward. Samir Stiepermann makes an attacking run forward. Samir Stiepermann whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Rodriguez. Fernando Rodriguez powers a header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
40.40
Anthony Fletcher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tony Mans. Tony Mans shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
42.14
Tony Mans makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Ribeiro. Roberto Ribeiro shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Hauke Schönenborn easily smothers it!
45.00
Steffen Behrens barges into Jurgen Goossen. Steffen Behrens is warned by the referee! Jurgen Goossen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
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. Hamburger SV have changed their lineup with Mark King replacing Arnauld Pane, Tommy Barmby replacing Tony Mans and Farid Kermali replacing Fernando Rodriguez.

45.00
SpVgg Greuther Fürth kick off and get the second half underway!
47.56
Anthony Fletcher makes a probing pass to Roberto Ribeiro. Roberto Ribeiro shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
54.58
David Birnbaum hacks Tommy Barmby from behind! The referee calls over David Birnbaum and shows him a yellow card! Tommy Barmby stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.51
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made a substitution with Jan Seifert replacing Jurgen Goossen .
61.59
Tommy Barmby threads the ball through to Farid Kermali. With some swift thinking, Farid Kermali plays the ball forward to Anthony Fletcher who has made a great run into the box. Some silky footwork from Anthony Fletcher provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
67.05
Anthony Fletcher flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Barmby holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tommy Barmby shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
69.21
Gerhard Kneissl knocks the ball to his team mate, David Birnbaum. David Birnbaum shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
71.12
Samir Stiepermann flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Ribeiro controls it well on his chest. Roberto Ribeiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Fletcher. Anthony Fletcher shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
75.52
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
78.50
Gerhard Kneissl flicks a high pass forward. Garry McNeill holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Garry McNeill knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jesús Trejo who gathers it comfortably.
83.16
Yuri Riverola controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anthony Fletcher. Anthony Fletcher controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
85.23
Anthony Fletcher threads a neat ball through to Farid Kermali. Farid Kermali makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yuri Riverola but he's offside!
87.16
Seeing a gap ahead, Garry McNeill picks a pass forward to Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida knocks in a cross ball towards Garry McNeill. Garry McNeill powers a header at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Jesús Trejo!
89.41
Garry McNeill hits a low pass to Jan Seifert. Jan Seifert rushes past Samir Stiepermann! Jan Seifert muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Jesús Trejo gets down and covers it.
90.00
Roberto Ribeiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Barmby. Tommy Barmby knocks in a cross ball towards Valentino Lambrughi. Valentino Lambrughi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies just off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Hamburger SV
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46%
54%
Play Area
29.9%
46%
24.1%

Scorers
Fernando Rodriguez 34
Anthony Fletcher 62

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Anthony Fletcher of Hamburger SV

Match Ratings