Match Report


Alemannia AachenAlemannia Aachen     Hannover 96Hannover 96
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Leon ArendtL. Arendt66
G
1
G
64Torsten BorchardT. Borchard
Oscar CimarelliO. Cimarelli71
D
2
D
78Darl LambersD. Lambers
Eric NetzerE. Netzer59
D
captain3
D
69Gaspar NascimentoG. Nascimento
Malte FriedmannM. Friedmann57
D
4captain
D
69Anthony KanuA. Kanu
Matthias KöpkeM. Köpke56
D
5
M
70Alexandre RamosA. Ramos
Walter SavinoW. Savino74
M
6
M
70Denny Van Der SarD. Van Der Sar
Matthias BuchwaldM. Buchwald63
M
7
M
64Alexander StiepermannA. Stiepermann
Martin WidmannM. Widmann61
M
8
M
59Julian BeckJ. Beck
Sven BeckS. Beck73
A
9
A
67Juan-Carlos MonteroJ. Montero
Humphrey TurpijnH. Turpijn68
A
10
A
66Jimmy ArveladzeJ. Arveladze
Francisco MendezF. Mendez67
A
11
A
62Philipp BirnbaumP. Birnbaum
 
Lennart BaslerL. Basler66
A
12
A
62Evans CarnascialiE. Carnasciali
Albert LeonA. Leon66
A
13
G
61Jorge FariaJ. Faria
Oliver HallerO. Haller63
A
14
D
61Markus FriedmannM. Friedmann

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Tivoli where Alemannia Aachen play host to Hannover 96. A crowd of 16,516 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Alemannia Aachen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hannover 96 appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Torsten Eilts.


0.00
The first half starts with Alemannia Aachen kicking off!
8.52
Matthias Buchwald flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Mendez comfortably collects the pass. Francisco Mendez lofts in a cross ball towards Walter Savino. Walter Savino is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Torsten Borchard!
10.40
Alexander Stiepermann sees Denny Van Der Sar in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Denny Van Der Sar skips past Oscar Cimarelli! Denny Van Der Sar tries a spectacular strike. Leon Arendt is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
14.21
Martin Widmann makes a probing pass to Sven Beck. Sven Beck finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
15.25
Gaspar Nascimento passes the ball forward to Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
20.57
Darl Lambers surges forward with the ball. Darl Lambers shoots from outside the area. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
26.13
Walter Savino makes a simple pass to Sven Beck. Sven Beck lofts in a cross ball towards Walter Savino. Walter Savino makes a deft header. Magnificent save by Torsten Borchard!
27.54
Walter Savino flicks a high pass forward. Martin Widmann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Widmann whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Mendez. Francisco Mendez heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.35
Gaspar Nascimento passes the ball forward to Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze threads the ball through to Philipp Birnbaum. Philipp Birnbaum plays a one-two with Denny Van Der Sar and rushes in on goal... Philipp Birnbaum strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
30.44
Julian Beck makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Denny Van Der Sar. Denny Van Der Sar knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Malte Friedmann.
32.05
Anthony Kanu advances with the ball. Anthony Kanu flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Montero holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan-Carlos Montero controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
33.58
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
40.25
Denny Van Der Sar flicks a high pass forward. Philipp Birnbaum collects the pass. Philipp Birnbaum sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Leon Arendt manages to keep it out.
44.43
Martin Widmann kicks a strong pass forward to Walter Savino. Walter Savino knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Matthias Köpke kicks a strong pass forward to Malte Friedmann. Malte Friedmann flicks a high ball forward to Francisco Mendez who takes it down. Francisco Mendez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Torsten Borchard.
45.00
Walter Savino takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Malte Friedmann. Malte Friedmann is dispossessed by a tackle from Darl Lambers.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Alemannia Aachen appear unchanged since the first half. Hannover 96 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Hannover 96 get the second half underway!
49.16
Malte Friedmann threads a neat ball through to Walter Savino. Walter Savino plays the ball forward to Humphrey Turpijn. Humphrey Turpijn shoots from long range. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Alemannia Aachen are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
54.44
Matthias Buchwald flicks a high pass forward to Sven Beck who brings the ball under control. Sven Beck knocks in a cross ball towards Walter Savino. Walter Savino heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
57.22
Martin Widmann surges forward with the ball. Martin Widmann shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Torsten Borchard.
59.55
Alexander Stiepermann runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alexander Stiepermann knocks in a cross ball towards Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Leon Arendt.
61.07
Corner kick to Hannover 96. Julian Beck plays it short to Philipp Birnbaum. Some good footwork from Philipp Birnbaum provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
65.44
Oscar Cimarelli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Widmann. Martin Widmann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Mendez. Francisco Mendez shoots from 20 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Alemannia Aachen are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
66.10
Julian Beck makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze plays a one-two with Philipp Birnbaum and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Jimmy Arveladze provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Leon Arendt had no chance!! Goal for Hannover 96!
69.09
Jimmy Arveladze plays the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Montero. Juan-Carlos Montero shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
71.26
Martin Widmann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sven Beck. Sven Beck knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.36
Darl Lambers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexander Stiepermann. Alexander Stiepermann makes a probing pass to Philipp Birnbaum. Philipp Birnbaum whips in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Montero. Juan-Carlos Montero makes a deft header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
78.52
Martin Widmann flicks a high pass forward. Humphrey Turpijn controls it well on his chest. Humphrey Turpijn shoots from outside the area. Humphrey Turpijn scores for Alemannia Aachen!!
84.44
Oscar Cimarelli plays the ball forward to Sven Beck. Sven Beck threads a neat ball through to Francisco Mendez. Francisco Mendez finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Alemannia Aachen!
89.36
Malte Friedmann clumsily knocks into Philipp Birnbaum. Malte Friedmann is shown the yellow card! Philipp Birnbaum runs off the knock.
90.00
Malte Friedmann takes it forward alone. Malte Friedmann flicks a high pass forward. Humphrey Turpijn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Humphrey Turpijn finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Alemannia Aachen

Hannover 96
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
7
7
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.4%
47.6%
Play Area
28%
45.1%
26.8%

Scorers
Humphrey Turpijn 79
Francisco Mendez 84
Denny Van Der Sar 10
Darl Lambers 21
Philipp Birnbaum 61
Jimmy Arveladze 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Philipp Birnbaum of Hannover 96

Match Ratings