Match Report


SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth     FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04
Christopher GeorgeChristopher George Richard Ketland Richard Ketland
Hauke SchönenbornH. Schönenborn70
G
1
G
71Pascal BorchardP. Borchard
Stefan SparwasserS. Sparwasser69
D
2
D
71George MentinkG. Mentink
Stephen HutchisonS. Hutchison73
D
3
D
67Simon SparwasserS. Sparwasser
Torsten GelbT. Gelb70
D
4
D
69Roberto FonsecaR. Fonseca
Lars BeckenbauerL. Beckenbauer72
D
5
D
66Torsten PolheimT. Polheim
Jose PardoJ. Pardo77
M
captain6
M
71Graziano GuardalbenG. Guardalben
Gerhard ZiegeG. Ziege67
M
7
M
68Julian OliverJ. Oliver
Jurgen GoossenJ. Goossen69
M
8captain
M
76Ivan FernandezI. Fernandez
Dries van der HoekD. van der Hoek65
A
9
M
74Matthias LinkeM. Linke
Manuel AlmeidaM. Almeida70
A
10
A
71Guillaume KanouteG. Kanoute
Kodjo GiulyK. Giuly68
A
11
A
71Alberto GentoA. Gento
 
Simon BartschS. Bartsch63
D
12
M
67Jonas MetzgerJ. Metzger
Gerhard KneisslG. Kneissl70
M
13
M
64Scott RoyceS. Royce
Jan SeifertJ. Seifert66
M
14
A
67Sergio SoaresS. Soares

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Playmobil-Stadion where SpVgg Greuther Fürth play host to FC Schalke 04. A crowd of 17,323 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Nikolas Schulze.


0.00
SpVgg Greuther Fürth kick off and get the first half underway!
8.13
Torsten Gelb flicks a high pass forward. Kodjo Giuly holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kodjo Giuly shoots from long range. Pascal Borchard gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
12.10
Alberto Gento advances with the ball. Alberto Gento knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stephen Hutchison.
14.47
Matthias Linke knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Oliver. Julian Oliver knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Torsten Gelb.
16.21
Torsten Gelb runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Torsten Gelb sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
20.55
Jurgen Goossen passes the ball forward to Gerhard Ziege. Gerhard Ziege whips in a cross ball towards Dries van der Hoek. Dries van der Hoek outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's there!! Pascal Borchard has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.55
Gerhard Ziege barges into Simon Sparwasser. Gerhard Ziege is given a warning by the referee! Simon Sparwasser runs off the knock.
30.44
Lars Beckenbauer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jurgen Goossen. Jurgen Goossen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Pardo. Jose Pardo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pascal Borchard who gathers it comfortably.
36.28
Jurgen Goossen sees space and advances. Jurgen Goossen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
40.33
Torsten Gelb passes the ball forward to Jose Pardo. Jose Pardo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.20
Jurgen Goossen darts forward. Jurgen Goossen lofts in a cross ball towards Dries van der Hoek. Dries van der Hoek flicks the ball with his head. Dries van der Hoek scores for SpVgg Greuther Fürth!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear unchanged since the first half. FC Schalke 04 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Schalke 04 kick off and get the second half underway!
47.43
Julian Oliver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento lofts in a cross ball towards Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Hauke Schönenborn is on top of it.
49.42
Showing composure, Roberto Fonseca laces a through ball forward to Matthias Linke. Matthias Linke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Hutchison.
55.54
Torsten Polheim makes a probing pass to Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento chips the ball to his team mate, Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento heads the ball goalwards but it flies just off target!
57.36
Julian Oliver flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute lofts in a cross ball towards Graziano Guardalben. Graziano Guardalben makes a deft header but it's a woeful effort!
59.23
Jose Pardo makes a simple pass to Dries van der Hoek. Dries van der Hoek skips past Ivan Fernandez! Dries van der Hoek side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
60.19
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made 3 substitutions with Simon Bartsch replacing Stefan Sparwasser, Gerhard Kneissl replacing Dries van der Hoek and Jan Seifert replacing Jurgen Goossen and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
75.17
Jose Pardo flicks a high pass forward to Manuel Almeida who brings the ball under control. Manuel Almeida knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Sparwasser.
77.13
FC Schalke 04 have made 2 substitutions with Jonas Metzger replacing Graziano Guardalben and Scott Royce replacing Ivan Fernandez .
81.42
Jonas Metzger comes in with a late challenge on Gerhard Kneissl. The referee calls over Jonas Metzger and shows him a yellow card! Gerhard Kneissl hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.16
Gerhard Ziege hits a low pass to Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. SpVgg Greuther Fürth are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
85.55
With imagination, Guillaume Kanoute laces a weighted ball forward to Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento knocks in a cross ball towards Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

FC Schalke 04
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.1%
43.9%
Play Area
18.2%
59.1%
22.7%

Scorers
Dries van der Hoek 21, 42
Guillaume Kanoute 86

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dries van der Hoek of SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Match Ratings