Match Report


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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 Bayern Munich. A crowd of 20,128 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Hannover 96 and FC Bayern Munich are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Rahn.


0.00
Hannover 96 kick off!
2.41
Oliver Sachs sees Oliver Winkler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oliver Winkler flicks a high pass forward. Rainer Masur collects the pass. Rainer Masur lofts in a cross ball towards Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Torsten Borchard gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
3.04
Marc Schönenborn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Torsten Borchard who gathers it comfortably.
6.04
Ruel Rodgers chips the ball to his team mate, Darl Lambers. Darl Lambers threads a neat ball through to Linus Frieser. Linus Frieser knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oliver Sachs.
8.18
Oliver Köller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marc Schönenborn. Marc Schönenborn knocks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Winkler. Oliver Winkler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
9.21
Paul White makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicholas Richards. Nicholas Richards sees a break and surges forward. Nicholas Richards shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.56
Darl Lambers flicks a high pass forward. Gaspar Nascimento collects the pass. Gaspar Nascimento flicks a high pass forward. Jimmy Arveladze collects the pass. Jimmy Arveladze shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
15.14
Darl Lambers sweeps the ball up the wings. Jimmy Arveladze knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jakob Emmerlich who gathers it comfortably.
24.53
With vision, Marc Schönenborn plays the ball forward to Nicholas Richards. Nicholas Richards knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.24
Oliver Köller knocks the ball forward to Oliver Winkler. Oliver Winkler flicks a high pass forward. Julian Helmer controls it well on his chest. Julian Helmer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.16
Denny Van Der Sar makes a simple pass to Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze rushes past Oliver Sachs! Jimmy Arveladze shoots from just inside the box. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
36.02
Oliver Köller flicks a high pass forward. Ásmundur Thórhallsson collects the pass. Ásmundur Thórhallsson threads the ball through to Rainer Masur. Rainer Masur knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Torsten Borchard who gathers it comfortably.
38.08
Gaspar Nascimento hacks Nicholas Richards from behind! Gaspar Nascimento is shown the yellow card! Nicholas Richards gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
44.15
Ásmundur Thórhallsson runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ásmundur Thórhallsson whips in a cross ball towards Rainer Masur. Rainer Masur beats his man to it with a header. What a cracker!! Torsten Borchard had no chance!! Goal for FC Bayern Munich!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Bayern Munich kick off!
47.28
Nicholas Richards runs straight at the opposition's defence. Nicholas Richards shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
53.17
Oliver Sachs flicks a high ball forward to Florin Stinga who takes it down. Florin Stinga knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gaspar Nascimento.
54.04
Julian Helmer barges into Alexander Stiepermann. The referee calls over Julian Helmer and warns him to calm down! Alexander Stiepermann runs off the knock.
60.17
FC Bayern Munich have made 3 substitutions with Julian Nahrstedt replacing Oliver Sachs, Philipp Schumacher replacing Nicholas Richards and Nikolas Kauder replacing Rainer Masur .
61.25
Paul White knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Helmer. Julian Helmer shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.52
Ásmundur Thórhallsson threads the ball through to Nikolas Kauder. Nikolas Kauder whips in a cross ball towards Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The shot is on target but blocked by Gaspar Nascimento. That should have been a goal!
69.28
With great vision, Darl Lambers plays the ball forward to Linus Frieser. Linus Frieser threads a neat ball through to Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze kicks a strong pass forward to Juan-Carlos Montero but the referee indicates it's offside!
71.17
With imagination, Denny Van Der Sar laces a weighted ball forward to Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
72.39
Ásmundur Thórhallsson flicks a high pass forward to Marc Schönenborn who brings the ball under control. Marc Schönenborn edges inside the box! Marc Schönenborn muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
75.53
Oliver Köller takes it forward alone. With vision, Oliver Köller plays the ball forward to Marc Schönenborn. Marc Schönenborn finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
78.49
Linus Frieser sees Denny Van Der Sar in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Denny Van Der Sar threads a neat, attacking ball through to Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
81.11
Philipp Birnbaum flicks a high pass forward. Jimmy Arveladze collects the pass. Jimmy Arveladze shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
87.09
Paul White darts forward. Paul White hits a low pass to Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga deftly passes the ball to Philipp Schumacher, releasing him through on goal. Some silky footwork from Philipp Schumacher provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
89.04
Denny Van Der Sar flicks a high pass forward to Alexander Stiepermann who brings the ball under control. Alexander Stiepermann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Jakob Emmerlich manages to gather it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.2%
60.8%
Play Area
33.8%
39.2%
27%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marc Schönenborn of FC Bayern Munich