Match Report


Hannover 96Hannover 96     SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth
Computer Player Computer Player Christopher George Christopher George
Torsten BorchardT. Borchard64
G
1
G
70Hauke SchönenbornH. Schönenborn
Darl LambersD. Lambers78
D
2
D
63Simon BartschS. Bartsch
Ruel RodgersR. Rodgers76
D
3
D
73Stephen HutchisonS. Hutchison
Gaspar NascimentoG. Nascimento69
D
captain4
D
67Oliver SpenglerO. Spengler
Alexandre RamosA. Ramos70
M
5
D
70Torsten GelbT. Gelb
Denny Van Der SarD. Van Der Sar70
M
6captain
M
77Jose PardoJ. Pardo
Linus FrieserL. Frieser70
M
7
M
71Garry McNeillG. McNeill
Alexander StiepermannA. Stiepermann64
M
8
M
69Jurgen GoossenJ. Goossen
Juan-Carlos MonteroJ. Montero67
A
9
A
69David BirnbaumD. Birnbaum
Jimmy ArveladzeJ. Arveladze66
A
10
A
70Manuel AlmeidaM. Almeida
Philipp BirnbaumP. Birnbaum62
A
11
A
68Kodjo GiulyK. Giuly
 
Anthony KanuA. Kanu69
D
12
D
67Florian AugsteinF. Augstein
Evans CarnascialiE. Carnasciali62
A
13
M
70Gerhard KneisslG. Kneissl
Jorge FariaJ. Faria61
G
14
A
65Dries van der HoekD. van der Hoek

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at AWD-Arena where Hannover 96 play host to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. A crowd of 17,239 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hannover 96 are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Philipp Widmann.


0.00
SpVgg Greuther Fürth get the match underway!
2.26
Oliver Spengler makes a strong solo run forward. Oliver Spengler darts forward. Oliver Spengler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
3.48
Linus Frieser deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Philipp Birnbaum. Philipp Birnbaum controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.58
Torsten Gelb flicks a high pass forward. Jose Pardo controls it well on his chest. Jose Pardo threads the ball through to Garry McNeill. Garry McNeill edges inside the box! Garry McNeill looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. What a cracker!! Torsten Borchard had no chance!! Goal for SpVgg Greuther Fürth!
24.31
Oliver Spengler flicks a high pass forward. Simon Bartsch controls it well on his chest. Simon Bartsch flicks the ball to his team mate, David Birnbaum. David Birnbaum knocks in a cross ball towards Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly makes a looping header on goal but Torsten Borchard reads it well. Fabulous stop!
26.07
Jose Pardo sees Jurgen Goossen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jurgen Goossen tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Torsten Borchard. Excellent save.
28.45
Denny Van Der Sar threads the ball through to Philipp Birnbaum. Philipp Birnbaum shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
32.50
Linus Frieser comes in with a late challenge on Jose Pardo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jose Pardo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.27
Gaspar Nascimento threads a neat ball through to Linus Frieser. Linus Frieser threads a neat ball through to Juan-Carlos Montero. Juan-Carlos Montero shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.40
David Birnbaum hacks Darl Lambers from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Darl Lambers stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.44
Alexander Stiepermann clumsily knocks into Jose Pardo. The referee calls over Alexander Stiepermann and warns him to calm down! Jose Pardo gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
42.49
Linus Frieser comes in with a high challenge, catching Stephen Hutchison with his studs. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Stephen Hutchison hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.21
Ruel Rodgers clumsily knocks into Manuel Almeida. The referee calls over Ruel Rodgers and shows him a yellow card! Manuel Almeida stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.21
Free kick to SpVgg Greuther Fürth just outside the area...
45.00
Manuel Almeida takes a stuttering run up and whips a curling shot around the wall. The keeper stretches and manages to keep it out. So close!
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. SpVgg Greuther Fürth also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Hannover 96 kicking off!
48.44
Stephen Hutchison surges forward with the ball. Stephen Hutchison sees Manuel Almeida in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Manuel Almeida finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
49.50
Oliver Spengler breaks forward. Oliver Spengler threads a neat ball through to David Birnbaum. David Birnbaum knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Pardo. Jose Pardo tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.26
Gaspar Nascimento flicks a high pass forward to Denny Van Der Sar who brings the ball under control. Denny Van Der Sar makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
54.31
Jose Pardo sees space and advances. Jose Pardo lofts in a cross ball towards David Birnbaum. David Birnbaum makes a convincing header. Torsten Borchard is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
57.49
Torsten Gelb chips the ball to his team mate, Garry McNeill. Garry McNeill knocks the ball to his team mate, David Birnbaum. David Birnbaum skips past Ruel Rodgers! David Birnbaum rockets a shot on goal. Torsten Borchard is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
60.06
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made 2 substitutions with Florian Augstein replacing Stephen Hutchison and Gerhard Kneissl replacing David Birnbaum and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
61.14
Jurgen Goossen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly plays a scrappy one-two with Manuel Almeida and stumbles forward towards the goal... Kodjo Giuly tries a spectacular strike. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
66.47
Florian Augstein breaks forward. Florian Augstein decides to run forward with the ball. Florian Augstein knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Torsten Borchard who gathers it comfortably.
69.38
Oliver Spengler chips the ball to his team mate, Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alexandre Ramos.
72.56
Philipp Birnbaum flicks a high ball forward to Juan-Carlos Montero who gracefully takes it down. Juan-Carlos Montero tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.42
Gerhard Kneissl flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Superb reactions from Torsten Borchard. What a save!
78.30
Kodjo Giuly surges forward with the ball. Kodjo Giuly whips in a cross ball towards Garry McNeill. Alexander Stiepermann barges into Garry McNeill. Garry McNeill appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
79.12
Under pressure, Torsten Gelb clears the ball far upfield. Kodjo Giuly controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Torsten Borchard gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
81.23
Simon Bartsch flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Gelb controls it well on his chest. Torsten Gelb sees space and advances. Torsten Gelb lofts in a cross ball towards Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
87.13
Jimmy Arveladze clumsily knocks into Jurgen Goossen. Jimmy Arveladze is shown the yellow card! Jurgen Goossen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Hannover 96

SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
1
10
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
31.4%
68.6%
Play Area
32.6%
41.9%
25.6%

Scorers
Garry McNeill 21
David Birnbaum 54, 57
Kodjo Giuly 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Birnbaum of SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Match Ratings