Match Report


Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach      FC St. PauliFC St. Pauli
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Johann BagayokoJ. Bagayoko65
G
1
G
62Richard OakleyR. Oakley
Eduardo RomeroE. Romero69
D
2
D
69Marcel SchraderM. Schrader
Geoffroy MercierG. Mercier67
D
3
D
69Hannes WelterH. Welter
Paul FrieserP. Frieser63
D
4
D
63Kai ZimmermannK. Zimmermann
Nils WielandN. Wieland76
M
5captain
D
62Stefan WeigelS. Weigel
Jan NetzerJ. Netzer62
M
captain6
M
66Paul HeiserP. Heiser
Colin HigginbothamC. Higginbotham62
M
7
M
64Julian BirnbaumJ. Birnbaum
Torsten JahnT. Jahn52
M
8
M
64Anthony GreavesA. Greaves
Martin BierhoffM. Bierhoff68
A
9
M
60Del WilcoxD. Wilcox
Tomas FernandesT. Fernandes61
A
10
A
69Ian ShiltonI. Shilton
Martin GarciaM. Garcia58
A
11
A
56Philipp RaffP. Raff
 
Jonas BreitnerJ. Breitner57
A
12
D
60Paul RaffP. Raff
Nico NordwaldN. Nordwald52
D
13
G
58Alberto MarquesA. Marques
Ricardo AlonsoR. Alonso50
A
14
D
58Lars ThieleL. Thiele

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to FC St. Pauli. A crowd of 8,880 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC St. Pauli appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Florian Geis.


0.00
FC St. Pauli kick off the first half!
2.24
Torsten Jahn advances with the ball. Torsten Jahn shoots from long range but Richard Oakley is on top of it.
4.58
Tomas Fernandes hacks Hannes Welter from behind! The referee calls over Tomas Fernandes and shows him a yellow card! Hannes Welter stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.19
Eduardo Romero flicks a high pass forward. Martin Garcia collects the pass. Martin Garcia makes a simple pass to Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff whips in a cross ball towards Tomas Fernandes. Tomas Fernandes makes a convincing header. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
10.55
Colin Higginbotham makes a simple pass to Tomas Fernandes. Tomas Fernandes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stefan Weigel.
12.40
Anthony Greaves flicks a high ball forward to Philipp Raff who takes it down. Philipp Raff shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
16.41
Marcel Schrader kicks a strong pass forward to Ian Shilton. Ian Shilton threads the ball through to Anthony Greaves but he's offside!
18.12
Martin Garcia knocks the ball forward to Colin Higginbotham. Colin Higginbotham shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
20.28
Ian Shilton makes a simple pass to Philipp Raff. Philipp Raff knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.27
Torsten Jahn hits a low pass to Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
32.10
Anthony Greaves clumsily knocks into Martin Bierhoff. The referee calls over Anthony Greaves and shows him a yellow card! Martin Bierhoff runs off the knock.
38.52
Eduardo Romero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.38
Colin Higginbotham clumsily knocks into Hannes Welter. Colin Higginbotham is shown the yellow card! Hannes Welter hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.25
Eduardo Romero knocks the ball forward to Tomas Fernandes. Tomas Fernandes shoots from 20 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
44.48
Paul Frieser knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Higginbotham. Colin Higginbotham knocks the ball forward to Jan Netzer. Jan Netzer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Borussia Mönchengladbach appear unchanged since the first half. FC St. Pauli also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off!
54.58
Ian Shilton barges into Geoffroy Mercier. Ian Shilton is given a warning by the referee! Geoffroy Mercier stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.58
Julian Birnbaum chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Shilton. Ian Shilton knocks the ball to his team mate, Philipp Raff. Philipp Raff rockets a shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
63.45
Jan Netzer runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jan Netzer finds some space and shoots from distance. Richard Oakley gets down and covers it.
65.02
Hannes Welter flicks a high pass forward. Ian Shilton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ian Shilton shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
67.10
Torsten Jahn flicks a high pass forward to Tomas Fernandes who brings the ball under control. Tomas Fernandes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stefan Weigel.
71.26
Paul Heiser barges into Torsten Jahn. The referee calls over Paul Heiser and warns him to calm down! Torsten Jahn runs off the knock.
72.47
Anthony Greaves plays the ball forward to Julian Birnbaum. Julian Birnbaum knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paul Frieser.
75.40
Eduardo Romero hits a low pass to Colin Higginbotham. Colin Higginbotham knocks the ball forward to Torsten Jahn. Torsten Jahn shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
77.39
Borussia Mönchengladbach have made a substitution with Jonas Breitner replacing Paul Frieser .
78.43
Torsten Jahn barges into Julian Birnbaum. Torsten Jahn is shown the yellow card! Julian Birnbaum hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.43
Philipp Raff knocks the ball forward to Julian Birnbaum. Julian Birnbaum runs straight at the defence! Julian Birnbaum looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but somehow Eduardo Romero happens to be in the right place to block it.
90.00
Julian Birnbaum chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Greaves. Anthony Greaves whips in a cross ball towards Ian Shilton. Ian Shilton makes a looping header on goal but somehow Johann Bagayoko manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Borussia Mönchengladbach

FC St. Pauli
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.3%
44.7%
Play Area
26.3%
47.4%
26.3%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Romero of Borussia Mönchengladbach

Match Ratings
1.Johann Bagayoko (GK)
7
2.Eduardo Romero (DEF)
9
3.Geoffroy Mercier (DEF)
6
4.Paul Frieser (DEF)
7
5.Nils Wieland (MID)
6
6.Jan Netzer (MID)
7
7.Colin Higginbotham (MID)yellow card
6
8.Torsten Jahn (MID)yellow card
6
9.Martin Bierhoff (ATT)
6
10.Tomas Fernandes (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Martin Garcia (ATT)
7
 
12.Jonas Breitner (ATT)
6
13.Nico Nordwald (DEF)
0
14.Ricardo Alonso (ATT)
0

1.Richard Oakley (GK)
8
2.Marcel Schrader (DEF)
6
3.Hannes Welter (DEF)
7
4.Kai Zimmermann (DEF)
6
5.Stefan Weigel (DEF)
6
6.Paul Heiser (MID)
5
7.Julian Birnbaum (MID)
8
8.Anthony Greaves (MID)yellow card
6
9.Del Wilcox (MID)
6
10.Ian Shilton (ATT)
7
11.Philipp Raff (ATT)
7
 
12.Paul Raff (DEF)
0
13.Alberto Marques (GK)
0
14.Lars Thiele (DEF)
0