Match Report


FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg     VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart
Olly MartinOlly Martin Jeremy Pickles Jeremy Pickles
Vincenzo HallerV. Haller82
G
1
G
86Pedro PichichiP. Pichichi
Samuel SuggsS. Suggs75
D
2
D
81Sho IshigawaS. Ishigawa
Richard DaviesR. Davies75
D
3
D
80Simon NeuhausS. Neuhaus
Nicolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald75
D
4
D
76Alec FergusonA. Ferguson
Gerhard HollmerG. Hollmer82
D
5
D
75Albrecht WeigelA. Weigel
Anton KaiserA. Kaiser81
M
captain6
M
86Leon HelmerL. Helmer
Nils BartschN. Bartsch81
M
7captain
M
86Bakary KlimekB. Klimek
Pascal BirkwaldP. Birkwald86
M
8
M
84Rafael AriasR. Arias
Stefan BreitnerS. Breitner89
A
9
A
84Dominic GlassD. Glass
Sven BusseS. Busse73
A
10
A
83Jakob GravesenJ. Gravesen
Arno GelbA. Gelb75
A
11
A
82Vincent GohouriV. Gohouri
 
Hannes KohlerH. Kohler72
D
12
A
75Eugenio AndresE. Andres
Linus SchrammL. Schramm83
M
13
M
75Robert GreavesR. Greaves
Simon BierhoffS. Bierhoff72
A
14
D
74Kevin SchröderK. Schröder

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to VfB Stuttgart. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Nürnberg and VfB Stuttgart are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Uwe Bischoff.


0.00
The first half starts with VfB Stuttgart kicking off!
3.02
Rafael Arias clumsily knocks into Anton Kaiser. The referee warns Rafael Arias to calm down! Anton Kaiser runs off the knock.
4.54
Pascal Birkwald plays the ball forward to Anton Kaiser. Anton Kaiser chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
9.23
Rafael Arias deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen lofts in a cross ball towards Vincent Gohouri. Vincent Gohouri rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
14.24
Gerhard Hollmer flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Buchwald holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicolas Buchwald flicks a high ball forward to Arno Gelb who takes it down. Arno Gelb knocks in a cross ball towards Nils Bartsch. Nils Bartsch powers a header at goal but is denied by Pedro Pichichi. Excellent save.
22.03
Seeing a gap ahead, Gerhard Hollmer plays the ball forward to Pascal Birkwald. Pascal Birkwald threads a neat ball through to Nils Bartsch. Nils Bartsch knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.40
Nicolas Buchwald threads the ball through to Nils Bartsch. Nils Bartsch flicks a high pass forward to Anton Kaiser who brings the ball under control. Anton Kaiser makes a probing pass to Arno Gelb but he's offside!
30.24
Albrecht Weigel laces a weighted ball forward to Alec Ferguson. Alec Ferguson flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Glass collects the pass. Dominic Glass knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Davies.
38.54
Alec Ferguson knocks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Klimek. Bakary Klimek knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.23
Pascal Birkwald brings the ball forward. Pascal Birkwald lofts in a cross ball towards Sven Busse. Sven Busse outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies just off target!
44.03
Samuel Suggs sees Pascal Birkwald in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pascal Birkwald deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anton Kaiser. Anton Kaiser shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Nürnberg appear unchanged since the first half. VfB Stuttgart also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Nürnberg players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Nürnberg kick off!
48.11
Anton Kaiser flicks the ball to his team mate, Sven Busse. Sven Busse finds some space and shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
53.15
Leon Helmer hacks Nils Bartsch from behind! Leon Helmer is shown the red card!! Nils Bartsch hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.52
With great imagination, Gerhard Hollmer picks a pass forward to Stefan Breitner. Without breaking stride, Stefan Breitner plays the ball forward to Sven Busse. Sven Busse knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Pichichi who gathers it comfortably.
60.12
FC Nürnberg have made a substitution with Linus Schramm replacing Anton Kaiser .
63.11
Linus Schramm passes the ball forward to Sven Busse. Sven Busse lofts in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb makes a convincing header. Pedro Pichichi effortlessly picks it out of the air!
67.25
Vincent Gohouri advances with the ball. Vincent Gohouri shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
71.44
Arno Gelb chips the ball to his team mate, Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
79.02
Rafael Arias comes in with a late challenge on Linus Schramm. The referee warns Rafael Arias again to calm down! Linus Schramm gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
81.11
Linus Schramm flicks a high pass forward to Stefan Breitner who brings the ball under control. Stefan Breitner lofts in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb makes a deft header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
84.17
Pascal Birkwald knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Davies. Richard Davies makes a simple pass to Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner lofts in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb makes a convincing header. Magnificent save by Pedro Pichichi!
87.12
Arno Gelb makes a simple pass to Sven Busse. Sven Busse shoots from outside the area but Pedro Pichichi is on top of it.
89.11
Richard Davies flicks a high ball forward to Gerhard Hollmer who takes it down. Gerhard Hollmer makes a simple pass to Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Pedro Pichichi reads it well. Good save!
90.00
Bakary Klimek hits a low pass to Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gerhard Hollmer.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

FC Nürnberg

VfB Stuttgart
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
8
1
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
61.7%
38.3%
Play Area
27.2%
46.9%
25.9%

Scorers
Sven Busse 48
Arno Gelb 81
Vincent Gohouri 9

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arno Gelb of FC Nürnberg

Match Ratings
1.Vincenzo Haller (GK)
6
2.Samuel Suggs (DEF)
6
3.Richard Davies (DEF)
6
4.Nicolas Buchwald (DEF)
6
5.Gerhard Hollmer (DEF)
7
6.Anton Kaiser (MID)
6
7.Nils Bartsch (MID)
6
8.Pascal Birkwald (MID)
7
9.Stefan Breitner (ATT)
7
10.Sven Busse (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Arno Gelb (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Hannes Kohler (DEF)
0
13.Linus Schramm (MID)
6
14.Simon Bierhoff (ATT)
0

1.Pedro Pichichi (GK)
7
2.Sho Ishigawa (DEF)
6
3.Simon Neuhaus (DEF)
6
4.Alec Ferguson (DEF)
6
5.Albrecht Weigel (DEF)
6
6.Leon Helmer (MID)red card
3
7.Bakary Klimek (MID)
6
8.Rafael Arias (MID)
6
9.Dominic Glass (ATT)
6
10.Jakob Gravesen (ATT)
6
11.Vincent Gohouri (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Eugenio Andres (ATT)
0
13.Robert Greaves (MID)
0
14.Kevin Schröder (DEF)
0