Match Report


SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth     FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg
Christopher GeorgeChristopher George Olly Martin Olly Martin
Hauke SchönenbornH. Schönenborn70
G
1
G
82Vincenzo HallerV. Haller
Simon BartschS. Bartsch63
D
2
D
75Samuel SuggsS. Suggs
Stephen HutchisonS. Hutchison73
D
3
D
75Richard DaviesR. Davies
Oliver SpenglerO. Spengler67
D
4
D
75Nicolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald
Torsten GelbT. Gelb70
D
5
D
82Gerhard HollmerG. Hollmer
Jose PardoJ. Pardo77
M
captain6captain
M
81Anton KaiserA. Kaiser
Garry McNeillG. McNeill71
M
7
M
81Nils BartschN. Bartsch
Jurgen GoossenJ. Goossen69
M
8
M
86Pascal BirkwaldP. Birkwald
David BirnbaumD. Birnbaum70
A
9
A
89Stefan BreitnerS. Breitner
Manuel AlmeidaM. Almeida70
A
10
A
73Sven BusseS. Busse
Kodjo GiulyK. Giuly69
A
11
A
75Arno GelbA. Gelb
 
Lars BeckenbauerL. Beckenbauer72
D
12
D
79Rainer MasurR. Masur
Gerhard KneisslG. Kneissl70
M
13
M
83Linus SchrammL. Schramm
Dries van der HoekD. van der Hoek65
A
14
A
72Simon BierhoffS. Bierhoff

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Playmobil-Stadion where SpVgg Greuther Fürth play host to FC Nürnberg in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both SpVgg Greuther Fürth and FC Nürnberg are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Oliver Schramm.


0.00
FC Nürnberg kick off the first half!
2.34
Anton Kaiser runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Anton Kaiser lofts in a cross ball towards Sven Busse. With a superhuman jump, Sven Busse connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it slams into the crowd!
9.13
Samuel Suggs sees a break and surges forward. Samuel Suggs threads the ball through to Nils Bartsch. Nils Bartsch knocks the ball to his team mate, Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb rockets a shot on goal but is denied by Hauke Schönenborn. Excellent save.
10.59
Anton Kaiser makes a simple pass to Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stephen Hutchison.
14.24
Oliver Spengler makes a simple pass to Stephen Hutchison. Stephen Hutchison passes the ball forward to David Birnbaum. David Birnbaum edges inside the box! David Birnbaum takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
27.07
Jose Pardo comes in with a late challenge on Gerhard Hollmer. The referee calls over Jose Pardo and shows him a yellow card! Gerhard Hollmer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.39
Pascal Birkwald passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Anton Kaiser. Anton Kaiser controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
30.15
Jurgen Goossen flicks a high pass forward to Garry McNeill who brings the ball under control. Garry McNeill tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
34.55
Nicolas Buchwald hacks Jose Pardo from behind! Nicolas Buchwald is shown the yellow card! Jose Pardo carries on, but is struggling a bit.
38.30
Simon Bartsch chips the ball to his team mate, Garry McNeill. Garry McNeill threads a neat ball through to Jose Pardo. Jose Pardo plays a one-two with David Birnbaum and rushes in on goal... Jose Pardo muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
39.20
Nicolas Buchwald sees Richard Davies in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Davies knocks the ball forward to Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Stefan Breitner scores for FC Nürnberg!!
42.53
Pascal Birkwald flicks a high pass forward. Arno Gelb controls it well on his chest. Arno Gelb knocks in a cross ball towards Anton Kaiser. Anton Kaiser finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Good keeping from Hauke Schönenborn as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
44.52
Corner kick to FC Nürnberg. Anton Kaiser chips it out wide. Simon Bartsch steps in with a tackle, taking the ball and clearing it up the pitch.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear unchanged since the first half. FC Nürnberg also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Nürnberg players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
SpVgg Greuther Fürth kick off the second half!
49.45
Oliver Spengler decides to run forward with the ball. Oliver Spengler passes the ball forward but Garry McNeill is offside!
53.24
David Birnbaum advances with the ball. David Birnbaum shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
54.16
Anton Kaiser deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pascal Birkwald. Pascal Birkwald runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Pascal Birkwald whips in a cross ball towards Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner makes a looping header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Stefan Breitner!
59.52
Gerhard Hollmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Pascal Birkwald. Pascal Birkwald decides to run forward with the ball. Pascal Birkwald lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Hauke Schönenborn has to pick the ball from the back of the net! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
61.52
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made 2 substitutions with Lars Beckenbauer replacing Torsten Gelb and Gerhard Kneissl replacing Jose Pardo .FC Nürnberg have made 3 substitutions with Rainer Masur replacing Gerhard Hollmer, Linus Schramm replacing Pascal Birkwald and Simon Bierhoff replacing Sven Busse .
63.55
Jurgen Goossen clumsily knocks into Richard Davies. The referee calls over Jurgen Goossen and warns him to calm down! Richard Davies stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.24
Linus Schramm threads a neat ball through to Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Hauke Schönenborn effortlessly smothers it!
66.20
Anton Kaiser comes in with a late challenge on Jurgen Goossen. The referee warns Anton Kaiser to calm down! Jurgen Goossen stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.04
Garry McNeill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida shoots from long range but somehow Vincenzo Haller manages to keep it out.
73.50
Anton Kaiser flicks a high ball forward to Arno Gelb who takes it down. Arno Gelb plays a one-two with Stefan Breitner and advances towards the goal... Arno Gelb makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Hauke Schönenborn is on top of it.
83.05
Jurgen Goossen changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jurgen Goossen finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
87.12
Lars Beckenbauer catches Arno Gelb on the ankles. The referee brings Lars Beckenbauer to one side and gives him a warning! Arno Gelb hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.28
Linus Schramm sees space and advances. Linus Schramm whips in a cross ball towards Simon Bierhoff. Simon Bierhoff connects with a diving header. Superb reactions from Hauke Schönenborn. What a save!
90.00
Nils Bartsch comes in with a late challenge on Garry McNeill. Nils Bartsch is shown the yellow card! Garry McNeill hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

FC Nürnberg
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
9
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.2%
43.8%
Play Area
30.1%
45.2%
24.7%

Scorers
David Birnbaum 14
Stefan Breitner 39, 54, 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stefan Breitner of FC Nürnberg

Match Ratings
1.Hauke Schönenborn (GK)
7
2.Simon Bartsch (DEF)
6
3.Stephen Hutchison (DEF)
6
4.Oliver Spengler (DEF)
6
5.Torsten Gelb (DEF)
6
6.Jose Pardo (MID)yellow card
6
7.Garry McNeill (MID)
6
8.Jurgen Goossen (MID)
6
9.David Birnbaum (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Manuel Almeida (ATT)
6
11.Kodjo Giuly (ATT)
6
 
12.Lars Beckenbauer (DEF)
6
13.Gerhard Kneissl (MID)
6
14.Dries van der Hoek (ATT)
0

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