Match Report


Hannover 96Hannover 96     Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt
Computer Player Computer Player Iain Richer Iain Richer
Torsten BorchardT. Borchard64
G
1
G
77Tadashi SaitoT. Saito
Darl LambersD. Lambers78
D
2
D
74Benjamin GaillotB. Gaillot
Ruel RodgersR. Rodgers76
D
3
D
73Claudio CircatiC. Circati
Gaspar NascimentoG. Nascimento69
D
captain4
D
75Ivar WijkerI. Wijker
Alexandre RamosA. Ramos70
M
5
M
81Francisco MarinF. Marin
Denny Van Der SarD. Van Der Sar70
M
6captain
M
78Quim ReisQ. Reis
Linus FrieserL. Frieser70
M
7
M
77Charles MarquetC. Marquet
Alexander StiepermannA. Stiepermann64
M
8
M
75Manuel AntunesM. Antunes
Juan-Carlos MonteroJ. Montero67
A
9
A
78Daniele DrakeD. Drake
Jimmy ArveladzeJ. Arveladze66
A
10
A
79Albert MerinoA. Merino
Philipp BirnbaumP. Birnbaum62
A
11
A
78Jose FernandezJ. Fernandez
 
Anthony KanuA. Kanu69
D
12
M
65Hinata KobayashiH. Kobayashi
Evans CarnascialiE. Carnasciali62
A
13
A
74Steffen RöhnerS. Röhner
Jorge FariaJ. Faria61
G
14
A
71Konstantinos GeorgiadisK. Georgiadis

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at AWD-Arena where Hannover 96 play host to Eintracht Frankfurt. A crowd of 18,740 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Hannover 96 and Eintracht Frankfurt are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Uwe Bischoff.


0.00
Hannover 96 kick off and get the first half underway!
14.45
Charles Marquet controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Quim Reis. Quim Reis lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Marin. Francisco Marin powers a header at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
15.32
Darl Lambers chips the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Ramos. Alexandre Ramos plays the ball forward to Denny Van Der Sar. Denny Van Der Sar edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Denny Van Der Sar provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
16.55
Manuel Antunes clumsily knocks into Denny Van Der Sar. Manuel Antunes is shown the yellow card! Denny Van Der Sar stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.13
Ivar Wijker hits a low pass to Claudio Circati. Claudio Circati changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Claudio Circati passes the ball forward to Albert Merino. Some silky footwork from Albert Merino provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Solid save from Torsten Borchard. What a great pair of hands!
20.49
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
22.42
Darl Lambers threads a neat ball through to Denny Van Der Sar. Seeing a gap ahead, Denny Van Der Sar picks a pass forward to Philipp Birnbaum. Philipp Birnbaum knocks the ball forward, putting Alexander Stiepermann through on goal. Alexander Stiepermann cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
24.03
Charles Marquet flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Antunes collects the pass. Manuel Antunes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Denny Van Der Sar.
26.12
Darl Lambers runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Darl Lambers knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ivar Wijker.
27.22
Ivar Wijker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Marin. Francisco Marin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniele Drake. Daniele Drake finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
30.48
Denny Van Der Sar makes a beautiful solo run. Denny Van Der Sar sees space and advances. Denny Van Der Sar shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Tadashi Saito.
31.19
Alexandre Ramos takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Tadashi Saito scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
33.36
Ivar Wijker flicks a high pass forward. Albert Merino controls it well on his chest. Albert Merino shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
34.10
Ivar Wijker threads a neat ball through to Daniele Drake. Daniele Drake controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Fernandez. Jose Fernandez shoots from 25 yards but Torsten Borchard reads it well. Quality keeping!
39.27
Ruel Rodgers knocks the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Montero. Juan-Carlos Montero knocks in a cross ball towards Philipp Birnbaum. Philipp Birnbaum powers a header at goal. Tadashi Saito is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
42.46
Charles Marquet flicks a high pass forward. Albert Merino holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Albert Merino whips in a cross ball towards Jose Fernandez. Jose Fernandez makes a deft header. Torsten Borchard picks it out of the air!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hannover 96 appear unchanged since the first half. Eintracht Frankfurt also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Eintracht Frankfurt kicking off!
51.22
Darl Lambers pushes up the pitch. Darl Lambers flicks a high pass forward. Denny Van Der Sar collects the pass. Denny Van Der Sar skips past Ivar Wijker! Denny Van Der Sar muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Tadashi Saito reads it well. Nice save!
53.38
Francisco Marin knocks the ball to his team mate, Quim Reis. Quim Reis whips in a cross ball towards Jose Fernandez. Jose Fernandez flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
59.50
Charles Marquet receives the ball from a throw-in from Quim Reis. Charles Marquet flicks a high pass forward to Quim Reis who brings the ball under control. Quim Reis shoots from long range. Good keeping from Torsten Borchard as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
60.59
Charles Marquet takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Torsten Borchard gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
60.59
Eintracht Frankfurt have made 2 substitutions with Konstantinos Georgiadis replacing Jose Fernandez and Steffen Röhner replacing Albert Merino .
63.54
Steffen Röhner hacks Darl Lambers from behind! The referee warns Steffen Röhner to calm down! Darl Lambers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.33
Charles Marquet threads a neat ball through to Konstantinos Georgiadis. Konstantinos Georgiadis advances inside the box! Konstantinos Georgiadis rockets a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Torsten Borchard had no chance!! Goal for Eintracht Frankfurt!
73.52
Linus Frieser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.03
Ivar Wijker flicks the ball to his team mate, Benjamin Gaillot. With some swift thinking, Benjamin Gaillot plays the ball forward to Steffen Röhner. Steffen Röhner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
78.16
Charles Marquet flicks a high pass forward. Steffen Röhner controls it well on his chest. Steffen Röhner plays a quick one-two with Charles Marquet and rushes in on goal... Steffen Röhner looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Ruel Rodgers.
79.11
Denny Van Der Sar hits a low pass to Jimmy Arveladze. Jimmy Arveladze shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Tadashi Saito smothers it!
81.45
Ivar Wijker flicks a high pass forward to Francisco Marin who brings the ball under control. Francisco Marin edges inside the box! Francisco Marin takes a shot at goal but Torsten Borchard is on top of it.
83.37
Alexander Stiepermann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Philipp Birnbaum. Philipp Birnbaum shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
84.54
Charles Marquet flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Antunes. Manuel Antunes plays a scrappy one-two with Daniele Drake and stumbles forward towards the goal... Manuel Antunes strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Torsten Borchard gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Hannover 96

Eintracht Frankfurt
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
6
10
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.1%
58.9%
Play Area
31.5%
47.9%
20.5%

Scorers
Philipp Birnbaum 39
Jose Fernandez 53
Konstantinos Georgiadis 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Torsten Borchard of Hannover 96

Match Ratings