Match Report


FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg     Alemannia AachenAlemannia Aachen
Olly MartinOlly Martin Computer Player Computer Player
Vincenzo HallerV. Haller82
G
1
G
66Leon ArendtL. Arendt
Samuel SuggsS. Suggs75
D
2
D
71Oscar CimarelliO. Cimarelli
Richard DaviesR. Davies75
D
3captain
D
59Eric NetzerE. Netzer
Nicolas BuchwaldN. Buchwald75
D
4
D
57Malte FriedmannM. Friedmann
Gerhard HollmerG. Hollmer82
D
5
D
56Matthias KöpkeM. Köpke
Anton KaiserA. Kaiser81
M
captain6
M
74Walter SavinoW. Savino
Nils BartschN. Bartsch81
M
7
M
63Matthias BuchwaldM. Buchwald
Pascal BirkwaldP. Birkwald86
M
8
M
61Martin WidmannM. Widmann
Stefan BreitnerS. Breitner89
A
9
A
73Sven BeckS. Beck
Sven BusseS. Busse73
A
10
A
68Humphrey TurpijnH. Turpijn
Arno GelbA. Gelb75
A
11
A
67Francisco MendezF. Mendez
 
Rainer MasurR. Masur79
D
12
A
66Lennart BaslerL. Basler
Linus SchrammL. Schramm83
M
13
A
66Albert LeonA. Leon
Simon BierhoffS. Bierhoff72
A
14
A
63Oliver HallerO. Haller

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to Alemannia Aachen. A crowd of 17,483 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Nürnberg and Alemannia Aachen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Torsten Eilts.


0.00
The first half starts with Alemannia Aachen kicking off!
2.19
Nils Bartsch flicks the ball to his team mate, Sven Busse. Sven Busse whips in a cross ball towards Anton Kaiser. Anton Kaiser flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Oscar Cimarelli. Excellent block.
3.02
Nils Bartsch chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner shoots from distance but it flies wide!
4.02
Samuel Suggs flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Davies. Richard Davies darts forward. Richard Davies lofts in a cross ball towards Sven Busse. Sven Busse jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
8.08
Nicolas Buchwald sees a break and surges forward. Nicolas Buchwald advances with the ball. Nicolas Buchwald whips in a cross ball towards Sven Busse. Sven Busse finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
12.49
Eric Netzer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matthias Köpke. Matthias Köpke sees Martin Widmann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Martin Widmann puts a great ball through. Matthias Buchwald runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
14.43
Nicolas Buchwald flicks a high pass forward. Nils Bartsch holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nils Bartsch brings the ball forward. Nils Bartsch runs straight at the defence! Nils Bartsch cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Leon Arendt reads it well. Nice keeping!
15.32
Richard Davies takes it forward alone. Richard Davies threads a neat ball through to Pascal Birkwald. Pascal Birkwald lofts in a cross ball towards Sven Busse. Sven Busse rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
16.42
Pascal Birkwald comes in with a late challenge on Walter Savino. The referee warns Pascal Birkwald to calm down! Walter Savino hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.08
Stefan Breitner threads a neat ball through to Anton Kaiser. Anton Kaiser finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Leon Arendt manages to gather it.
20.58
Oscar Cimarelli clumsily knocks into Stefan Breitner. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stefan Breitner carries on, but is struggling a bit.
22.53
Pascal Birkwald makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner lofts in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
26.47
Gerhard Hollmer flicks a high pass forward. Anton Kaiser collects the pass. Anton Kaiser surges forward with the ball. Anton Kaiser knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.20
Walter Savino kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Widmann. Martin Widmann shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.59
Samuel Suggs kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Leon Arendt!
40.57
Stefan Breitner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sven Busse. Sven Busse cuts inside the box! Sven Busse rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Leon Arendt!
44.17
Stefan Breitner flicks the ball to his team mate, Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb whips in a cross ball towards Sven Busse. Sven Busse beats his man to it with a header. It's there!! Leon Arendt has to pick the ball from the back of the net! That's his third!
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. Alemannia Aachen also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Nürnberg players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
FC Nürnberg kick off and get the second half underway!
47.11
Pascal Birkwald threads the ball through to Gerhard Hollmer. Gerhard Hollmer kicks a strong pass forward to Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.48
Nicolas Buchwald makes a probing pass to Nils Bartsch. Nils Bartsch deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pascal Birkwald. Pascal Birkwald knocks in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb makes a deft header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
60.16
FC Nürnberg have made a substitution with Linus Schramm replacing Anton Kaiser .
63.48
Pascal Birkwald deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sven Busse. Sven Busse whips in a cross ball towards Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner connects with a diving header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
65.03
Pascal Birkwald flicks a high ball forward to Stefan Breitner who takes it down. Stefan Breitner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Malte Friedmann.
66.57
Nils Bartsch sees Linus Schramm in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Linus Schramm knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper, Leon Arendt, sees it late!! Goal for FC Nürnberg!
69.25
Pascal Birkwald knocks the ball forward to Sven Busse. Sven Busse knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.05
Malte Friedmann clumsily knocks into Stefan Breitner. The referee brings Malte Friedmann to one side and gives him a warning! Stefan Breitner is taking some rough treatment out there!
72.05
Free kick to FC Nürnberg just outside the area...
75.48
Stefan Breitner takes a stuttering run up. He curls the ball around the wall and into the top left corner - goal!!
83.09
Oscar Cimarelli catches Arno Gelb on the ankles. The referee calls over Oscar Cimarelli and warns him to calm down! Arno Gelb grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
85.03
Stefan Breitner passes the ball forward to Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm whips in a cross ball towards Sven Busse. Sven Busse powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
Matthias Buchwald threads a neat ball through to Francisco Mendez. Francisco Mendez lofts in a cross ball towards Walter Savino. Walter Savino outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but somehow Vincenzo Haller manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Nürnberg

Alemannia Aachen
Goals
9
0
Shots on Target
15
1
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
78.9%
21.1%
Play Area
21.1%
43.7%
35.2%

Scorers
Sven Busse 4, 8, 44, 85
Arno Gelb 23, 55
Stefan Breitner 67, 69, 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sven Busse 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)
6
6.Anton Kaiser (MID)
6
7.Nils Bartsch (MID)
6
8.Pascal Birkwald (MID)
6
9.Stefan Breitner (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
8
10.Sven Busse (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Arno Gelb (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
7
 
12.Rainer Masur (DEF)
0
13.Linus Schramm (MID)
6
14.Simon Bierhoff (ATT)
0

1.Leon Arendt (GK)
6
2.Oscar Cimarelli (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Eric Netzer (DEF)
6
4.Malte Friedmann (DEF)
5
5.Matthias Köpke (DEF)
6
6.Walter Savino (MID)
6
7.Matthias Buchwald (MID)
6
8.Martin Widmann (MID)
6
9.Sven Beck (ATT)
6
10.Humphrey Turpijn (ATT)
6
11.Francisco Mendez (ATT)
6
 
12.Lennart Basler (ATT)
0
13.Albert Leon (ATT)
0
14.Oliver Haller (ATT)
0