Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04
Iain RicherIain Richer Richard Ketland Richard Ketland
Tadashi SaitoT. Saito77
G
1
G
71Pascal BorchardP. Borchard
Benjamin GaillotB. Gaillot74
D
2
D
71George MentinkG. Mentink
Claudio CircatiC. Circati73
D
3
D
67Simon SparwasserS. Sparwasser
Ivar WijkerI. Wijker75
D
4
D
69Roberto FonsecaR. Fonseca
Francisco MarinF. Marin81
M
5
D
66Torsten PolheimT. Polheim
Quim ReisQ. Reis78
M
captain6
M
71Graziano GuardalbenG. Guardalben
Charles MarquetC. Marquet77
M
7
M
68Julian OliverJ. Oliver
Manuel AntunesM. Antunes75
M
8captain
M
76Ivan FernandezI. Fernandez
Daniele DrakeD. Drake78
A
9
M
74Matthias LinkeM. Linke
Albert MerinoA. Merino79
A
10
A
71Guillaume KanouteG. Kanoute
Jose FernandezJ. Fernandez78
A
11
A
71Alberto GentoA. Gento
 
Hinata KobayashiH. Kobayashi65
M
12
M
67Jonas MetzgerJ. Metzger
Steffen RöhnerS. Röhner74
A
13
M
64Scott RoyceS. Royce
Konstantinos GeorgiadisK. Georgiadis71
A
14
A
67Sergio SoaresS. Soares

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to FC Schalke 04. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Eintracht Frankfurt are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Steffen Busse.


0.00
Eintracht Frankfurt kick off and get the first half underway!
4.28
Jose Fernandez flicks the ball to his team mate, Albert Merino. Albert Merino passes the ball forward but Daniele Drake is offside!
6.01
Quim Reis changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Quim Reis knocks in a cross ball towards Albert Merino. Albert Merino connects with a diving header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
9.38
Ivar Wijker flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Marin collects the pass. Francisco Marin flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Antunes controls it well on his chest. Manuel Antunes tries a spectacular long range effort. Pascal Borchard gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
12.11
Matthias Linke flicks a high pass forward. Guillaume Kanoute controls it well on his chest. Guillaume Kanoute whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento whips the ball goalwards with his head but it flies well off target!
20.57
Matthias Linke advances with the ball. Matthias Linke knocks in a cross ball towards Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
27.05
Benjamin Gaillot makes a beautiful solo run. Benjamin Gaillot whips in a cross ball towards Albert Merino. Albert Merino whips the ball goalwards with his head. Pascal Borchard manages to gather it.
32.43
Charles Marquet knocks the ball forward to Jose Fernandez. Jose Fernandez knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Quim Reis is offside!
38.06
Claudio Circati flicks a high ball forward to Quim Reis who takes it down. Quim Reis threads the ball through to Charles Marquet. Charles Marquet shoots from 20 yards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.48
Charles Marquet controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniele Drake. Daniele Drake rushes past Graziano Guardalben! Daniele Drake rockets a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.23
Ivar Wijker threads the ball through to Benjamin Gaillot. Benjamin Gaillot flicks a high pass forward. Charles Marquet holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Charles Marquet threads a neat, attacking ball through to Jose Fernandez. Jose Fernandez tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt 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!
53.41
Roberto Fonseca kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Oliver. Julian Oliver outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Tadashi Saito reads it well. Fabulous save!
69.57
Daniele Drake takes it forward alone. Daniele Drake plays a one-two with Albert Merino and rushes in on goal... Daniele Drake shoots from just inside the box. Pascal Borchard is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
73.47
Guillaume Kanoute comes in with a late challenge on Charles Marquet. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Charles Marquet runs off the knock.
75.06
With a delightful solo run, Graziano Guardalben stretches the opposition's defence. Graziano Guardalben shoots from 25 yards. Tadashi Saito gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
77.11
FC Schalke 04 have made a substitution with Jonas Metzger replacing Graziano Guardalben .
78.20
Seeing a gap ahead, Ivar Wijker plays the ball forward to Quim Reis. Quim Reis threads a neat ball through to Charles Marquet. Charles Marquet shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
83.25
Francisco Marin knocks the ball forward to Charles Marquet. Charles Marquet shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
85.11
Quim Reis knocks the ball to his team mate, Albert Merino. Albert Merino advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Albert Merino provides some space. He shoots at goal but Pascal Borchard is on top of it.
90.00
Francisco Marin flicks a high pass forward. Daniele Drake collects the pass. Daniele Drake knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

FC Schalke 04
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.7%
32.3%
Play Area
22.6%
48.4%
29%

Scorers
Albert Merino 6
Charles Marquet 38
Jose Fernandez 44
Daniele Drake 70
Guillaume Kanoute 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Albert Merino of Eintracht Frankfurt

Match Ratings