Match Report
| Hertha BSC | Hertha BSC |  |  | VfL Bochum | VfL Bochum | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stefan Emmerlich | S. Emmerlich |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Bakary Frieser | B. Frieser | |||||||||
| Jan Nordwald | J. Nordwald | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Moritz Maier | M. Maier | |||||||||
| David Widmann | D. Widmann | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Oliver Nahrstedt | O. Nahrstedt | |||||||||
| Graham Cort | G. Cort |  | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Nicolas Töpfer | N. Töpfer | |||||||||
| Alexander Maier | A. Maier | | 55 | D | | 5 | | D | 62 |  | Martin Gondet | M. Gondet | |||||||||
| Alfredo Conti | A. Conti |  | 62 | M |  | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Noel Parker | N. Parker | ||||||||
| Luke Carragher | L. Carragher | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Leon Zimmermann | L. Zimmermann | |||||||||
| Stuart Hansen | S. Hansen |  | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Hannes Klimek | H. Klimek | |||||||||
| Jakob Widmann | J. Widmann | | 51 | M | | 9 | | M | 55 |  | Rafael Ferrer | R. Ferrer | |||||||||
| Jakob Gerlach | J. Gerlach | | 76 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Malte Eilts | M. Eilts | |||||||||
| Jonas Seifert | J. Seifert | | 59 | A | | 11 | | | A | 50 | | Eric Kühn | E. Kühn | ||||||||
| Linus Köpke | L. Köpke | | 55 | G | | 12 | | D | 62 | | Noah Helmer | N. Helmer | |||||||||
| Arnold Claes | A. Claes |  | 54 | A | | 13 | | G | 54 | | Oscar Fernandez | O. Fernandez | |||||||||
| Nicolas Friedmann | N. Friedmann | | 51 | A | | 14 | | M | 54 | | Darius Le Saux | D. Le Saux | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Olympiastadion where Hertha BSC play host to VfL Bochum. A crowd of 9,166 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Hertha BSC and VfL Bochum are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Chris Lawton.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Hertha BSC and VfL Bochum are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Chris Lawton.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and VfL Bochum get the match underway!
4.56
0-0Nicolas Töpfer knocks the ball to his team mate, Moritz Maier. Moritz Maier flicks a high pass forward. Malte Eilts collects the pass. Malte Eilts knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.50
0-0Leon Zimmermann flicks a high ball forward to Eric Kühn who takes it down. Eric Kühn threads the ball through to Malte Eilts but he's offside!
12.16
Luke Carragher chips the ball to his team mate, Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Moritz Maier.
14.42
0-0Leon Zimmermann threads a neat ball through to Rafael Ferrer. Rafael Ferrer whips in a cross ball towards Malte Eilts. Malte Eilts finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
22.45
Graham Cort changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Graham Cort knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.31
Moritz Maier hits a low pass to Malte Eilts. Malte Eilts lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Kühn. Eric Kühn finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.44
0-1Martin Gondet makes a simple pass to Rafael Ferrer. Rafael Ferrer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eric Kühn. Eric Kühn whips in a cross ball towards Malte Eilts. Malte Eilts powers a header at goal. It's there!! Stefan Emmerlich has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.19
David Widmann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graham Cort. Graham Cort flicks a high pass forward to Stuart Hansen who brings the ball under control. Stuart Hansen finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
34.37
Stuart Hansen flicks a high ball forward to Jakob Gerlach who takes it down. Jakob Gerlach passes the ball forward but Jonas Seifert is offside!
42.08
Luke Carragher chips the ball to his team mate, Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oliver Nahrstedt.
45.00
Alfredo Conti flicks a high ball forward to Jakob Gerlach who takes it down. Jakob Gerlach knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicolas Töpfer.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Hertha BSC appear unchanged since the first half. VfL Bochum also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Hertha BSC kick off!
47.34
Graham Cort sees Stuart Hansen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stuart Hansen flicks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bakary Frieser who gathers it comfortably.
49.20
0-1Alexander Maier pushes mid-way up the pitch. Alexander Maier flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Gerlach holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jakob Gerlach shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Bakary Frieser. Excellent save.
53.05
0-1Nicolas Töpfer catches Jonas Seifert on the ankles. The referee calls over Nicolas Töpfer and warns him to calm down! Jonas Seifert runs off the knock.
54.58
Jakob Widmann kicks a strong pass forward to Luke Carragher. Luke Carragher knocks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oliver Nahrstedt.
60.58
0-1Graham Cort knocks the ball forward to Alfredo Conti. Alfredo Conti makes an attacking run forward. Alfredo Conti whips in a cross ball towards Jonas Seifert. Hannes Klimek clumsily knocks into Jonas Seifert. Penalty for Hertha BSC!!
60.58
0-1The referee points to the spot..
62.55
Jakob Gerlach steps up. He curls the ball inside the right post - goal!!
65.13
David Widmann knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert hits a low pass to Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Bakary Frieser manages to keep it out.
66.29
With a delightful solo run, Alfredo Conti stretches the opposition's defence. Alfredo Conti whips in a cross ball towards Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert whips the ball goalwards with his head. Superb reactions from Bakary Frieser. What a save!
67.53
Oliver Nahrstedt sees Eric Kühn in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eric Kühn whips in a cross ball towards Malte Eilts. Malte Eilts is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is shockingly off target!
69.02
Luke Carragher makes an attacking run forward. Luke Carragher knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bakary Frieser who gathers it comfortably.
72.15
Malte Eilts deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eric Kühn. Eric Kühn shoots from distance but it flies wide!
73.46
Leon Zimmermann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hannes Klimek. Hannes Klimek makes a probing pass to Eric Kühn but he's offside!
77.51
1-1Hertha BSC have made a substitution with Linus Köpke replacing Jakob Widmann .
78.57
Martin Gondet knocks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Nahrstedt. Without breaking stride, Oliver Nahrstedt plays the ball forward to Eric Kühn. Eric Kühn runs straight at the defence! Graham Cort clumsily knocks into Eric Kühn. Penalty not given!!
83.00
With a delightful solo run, Rafael Ferrer stretches the opposition's defence. Rafael Ferrer lofts in a cross ball towards Malte Eilts. Malte Eilts connects with a diving header his aim is horrendously poor!
85.15
1-1Malte Eilts hacks Stuart Hansen from behind! Malte Eilts is shown the yellow card! Stuart Hansen runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.7%
39.3%
Play Area
29.2%
47.2%
23.6%
Scorers
| Jakob Gerlach 63 (p) | Malte Eilts 28 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Alfredo Conti of Hertha BSC |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Stefan Emmerlich (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jan Nordwald (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | David Widmann (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Graham Cort (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Alexander Maier (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Alfredo Conti (MID) | 9 | |
| 7. | Luke Carragher (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Stuart Hansen (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Jakob Widmann (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Jakob Gerlach (ATT) |  | 7 |
| 11. | Jonas Seifert (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Linus Köpke (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Arnold Claes (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nicolas Friedmann (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Bakary Frieser (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Moritz Maier (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Oliver Nahrstedt (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Nicolas Töpfer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Martin Gondet (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Noel Parker (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Leon Zimmermann (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Hannes Klimek (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Rafael Ferrer (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Malte Eilts (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Eric Kühn (ATT) | 8 | |
| 12. | Noah Helmer (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Oscar Fernandez (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Darius Le Saux (MID) | 0 | |