Match Report


FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg     Rot-Weiss OberhausenRot-Weiss Oberhausen
Olly MartinOlly Martin Tony Schofield Tony Schofield
Vincenzo HallerV. Haller82
G
1
G
74Vincenzo JahnV. Jahn
Samuel SuggsS. Suggs75
D
2
D
68Billy MorrisonB. Morrison
Rainer MasurR. Masur79
D
3
D
68Nicola C. SeraoN. Serao
Nicolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald75
D
4captain
D
70David NordwaldD. Nordwald
Gerhard HollmerG. Hollmer82
D
5
D
69Demetrius CasciniD. Cascini
Anton KaiserA. Kaiser81
M
captain6
M
71Uwe KuzorraU. Kuzorra
Nils BartschN. Bartsch81
M
7
M
70Neil PriorN. Prior
Pascal BirkwaldP. Birkwald86
M
8
M
67David EngelsD. Engels
Stefan BreitnerS. Breitner89
A
9
A
72Eddie WallworkE. Wallwork
Sven BusseS. Busse73
A
10
A
68Kevin BeckK. Beck
Arno GelbA. Gelb75
A
11
A
68Carl DaviesC. Davies
 
Samuel BarrosS. Barros70
D
12
A
62Torsten MatthäusT. Matthäus
Jakob WendelJ. Wendel77
M
13
M
67Erik Van GobbelE. Van Gobbel
Kevin LindemannK. Lindemann72
A
14
D
56Arno SchraderA. Schrader

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to Rot-Weiss Oberhausen. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Nürnberg and Rot-Weiss Oberhausen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Köller.


0.00
FC Nürnberg kick off!
2.54
Nils Bartsch flicks a high pass forward to Anton Kaiser who brings the ball under control. Anton Kaiser knocks in a cross ball towards Sven Busse. With a superhuman jump, Sven Busse connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
6.00
David Nordwald barges into Anton Kaiser. David Nordwald is shown the yellow card! Anton Kaiser runs off the knock.
9.26
Carl Davies sees space and advances. Carl Davies knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.40
Neil Prior receives the ball from a throw-in from David Engels. Neil Prior controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Engels. David Engels plays a scrappy one-two with Kevin Beck and advances towards the goal... Gerhard Hollmer clumsily knocks into David Engels. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
14.55
Uwe Kuzorra runs straight at the opposition's defence. Uwe Kuzorra knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Haller who gathers it comfortably.
24.21
Anton Kaiser flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
27.44
Uwe Kuzorra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Beck. Kevin Beck knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Wallwork. Eddie Wallwork beats his man to it with a header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.43
Nils Bartsch flicks a high pass forward. Anton Kaiser controls it well on his chest. Anton Kaiser finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Vincenzo Jahn manages to keep it out.
30.19
Nils Bartsch threads a neat ball through to Anton Kaiser. Anton Kaiser shoots from 25 yards but Vincenzo Jahn is on top of it.
33.12
Gerhard Hollmer makes a probing pass to Pascal Birkwald. Pascal Birkwald shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
34.11
David Engels deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Beck. Kevin Beck knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincenzo Haller who gathers it comfortably.
38.37
Nicolas Buchwald sees space and advances. Nicolas Buchwald passes the ball forward to Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb whips in a cross ball towards Anton Kaiser. Anton Kaiser directs the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Vincenzo Jahn. What a great pair of hands!
40.20
Neil Prior flicks a high pass forward. Uwe Kuzorra holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Uwe Kuzorra knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicolas Buchwald.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Nürnberg appear unchanged since the first half. Rot-Weiss Oberhausen also appear unchanged since the first half. The Rot-Weiss Oberhausen players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Rot-Weiss Oberhausen kick off!
47.14
Neil Prior makes an attacking run forward. Neil Prior cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Neil Prior provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
53.34
Neil Prior clumsily knocks into Nils Bartsch. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nils Bartsch stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.41
Uwe Kuzorra threads a neat ball through to Neil Prior. Neil Prior makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Wallwork. Eddie Wallwork whips in a cross ball towards Carl Davies. With a superhuman jump, Carl Davies connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Vincenzo Haller manages to gather it.
55.12
Neil Prior deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Davies. Carl Davies threads the ball through to Kevin Beck but he's offside!
57.25
Nicolas Buchwald flicks the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Hollmer. Gerhard Hollmer sees Stefan Breitner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stefan Breitner shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
59.38
Uwe Kuzorra flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Beck who takes it down. Kevin Beck lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Davies. Carl Davies beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Vincenzo Haller. Excellent save.
60.20
FC Nürnberg have made 2 substitutions with Jakob Wendel replacing Anton Kaiser and Kevin Lindemann replacing Stefan Breitner .
61.28
Neil Prior laces a weighted ball forward to Kevin Beck. Kevin Beck tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
65.30
Eddie Wallwork threads a neat ball through to Kevin Beck. Kevin Beck controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Vincenzo Haller reads it well. Nice save!
75.51
Jakob Wendel passes the ball forward to Nils Bartsch. Nils Bartsch passes the ball forward to Kevin Lindemann. Kevin Lindemann lofts in a cross ball towards Nils Bartsch. Nils Bartsch gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
77.51
Rot-Weiss Oberhausen have made 3 substitutions with Torsten Matthäus replacing Carl Davies, Erik Van Gobbel replacing Neil Prior and Arno Schrader replacing Demetrius Cascini and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
83.22
Jakob Wendel knocks the ball forward to Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.52
Erik Van Gobbel threads a neat ball through to Eddie Wallwork. Eddie Wallwork knocks the ball forward to Kevin Beck but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
89.39
Rainer Masur clumsily knocks into David Engels. Rainer Masur is warned by the referee! David Engels runs off the knock.
89.39
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Nürnberg

Rot-Weiss Oberhausen
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.9%
52.1%
Play Area
29.6%
49.3%
21.1%

Scorers
Sven Busse 3
Nils Bartsch 76
Neil Prior 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Prior of Rot-Weiss Oberhausen

Match Ratings
1.Vincenzo Haller (GK)
7
2.Samuel Suggs (DEF)
6
3.Rainer Masur (DEF)
6
4.Nicolas Buchwald (DEF)
7
5.Gerhard Hollmer (DEF)
6
6.Anton Kaiser (MID)
8
7.Nils Bartsch (MID)goal scored
9
8.Pascal Birkwald (MID)
6
9.Stefan Breitner (ATT)
6
10.Sven Busse (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Arno Gelb (ATT)
6
 
12.Samuel Barros (DEF)
0
13.Jakob Wendel (MID)
6
14.Kevin Lindemann (ATT)
6

1.Vincenzo Jahn (GK)
8
2.Billy Morrison (DEF)
6
3.Nicola C. Serao (DEF)
6
4.David Nordwald (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Demetrius Cascini (DEF)
6
6.Uwe Kuzorra (MID)
7
7.Neil Prior (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
8.David Engels (MID)
6
9.Eddie Wallwork (ATT)
6
10.Kevin Beck (ATT)
6
11.Carl Davies (ATT)
6
 
12.Torsten Matthäus (ATT)
6
13.Erik Van Gobbel (MID)
6
14.Arno Schrader (DEF)
6