Match Report


SC FreiburgSC Freiburg     FC KölnFC Köln
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Frederic BaghdadF. Baghdad66
G
1
G
72Torsten KlimekT. Klimek
Nico WitteN. Witte67
D
2
D
63Nicolas DiakiteN. Diakite
Martin BehrensM. Behrens66
D
3
D
60Bakary WidmannB. Widmann
Oliver BirnbaumO. Birnbaum65
D
4
D
56Martin SmitheM. Smithe
Diego Van KouwenD. Van Kouwen64
D
5
D
56Sebastian OverathS. Overath
Ivan MolinaI. Molina71
M
captain6
M
64Anselmo SarliA. Sarli
John BrescianoJ. Bresciano68
M
7captain
M
62Stefan PolheimS. Polheim
Nils ArnoldN. Arnold67
M
8
M
62Julian BrücknerJ. Brückner
Leon SchröderL. Schröder65
M
9
A
61Jan VöllerJ. Völler
Alexander SchraderA. Schrader73
A
10
A
60Bakary PolheimB. Polheim
Bakary BrücknerB. Brückner67
A
11
A
59Regillio BrunswijkR. Brunswijk
 
Jonas JaschkeJ. Jaschke63
M
12
M
59Paul RizaP. Riza
Nikolas ThielemannN. Thielemann62
D
13
G
57Jaime AndradeJ. Andrade
Pascal RöhligP. Röhlig62
G
14
M
55Nicolas SchulzeN. Schulze

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Das Badenova-Stadion where SC Freiburg play host to FC Köln. A crowd of 9,610 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SC Freiburg are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Köln appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Angelo Ganci.


0.00
SC Freiburg kick off the first half!
3.27
Sebastian Overath kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Polheim. Showing composure, Stefan Polheim laces a weighted ball forward to Julian Brückner. Julian Brückner knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frederic Baghdad who gathers it comfortably.
12.44
Diego Van Kouwen threads the ball through to John Bresciano. John Bresciano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bakary Brückner. Bakary Brückner shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.27
Bakary Polheim makes a probing pass to Jan Völler. Jan Völler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Frederic Baghdad manages to gather it.
18.46
Ivan Molina runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ivan Molina controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
22.49
Anselmo Sarli clumsily knocks into Nils Arnold. The referee calls over Anselmo Sarli and shows him a yellow card! Nils Arnold runs off the knock.
28.45
Anselmo Sarli flicks a high pass forward. Julian Brückner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Brückner shoots from 20 yards. Frederic Baghdad comfortably gets down and covers it.
30.03
Bakary Brückner hacks Martin Smithe from behind! The referee brings Bakary Brückner to one side and gives him a warning! Martin Smithe hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.43
Bakary Widmann makes a simple pass to Stefan Polheim. Stefan Polheim flicks a high pass forward. Bakary Polheim comfortably collects the pass. Bakary Polheim knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Diego Van Kouwen.
36.09
Nils Arnold kicks a strong pass forward to Bakary Brückner. Bakary Brückner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bakary Widmann.
38.21
With imagination, Anselmo Sarli laces a through ball forward to Jan Völler. Jan Völler shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
39.47
Martin Smithe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bakary Polheim. Bakary Polheim sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Frederic Baghdad.
45.00
Alexander Schrader changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Alexander Schrader knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Torsten Klimek who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SC Freiburg appear unchanged since the first half. FC Köln also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Köln start the second half!
48.13
Leon Schröder flicks a high pass forward. John Bresciano collects the pass. John Bresciano controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
49.55
John Bresciano passes the ball forward to Bakary Brückner. Bakary Brückner shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
53.19
Nico Witte flicks the ball to his team mate, John Bresciano. John Bresciano surges forward with the ball. John Bresciano finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
55.50
Oliver Birnbaum flicks a high ball forward to Bakary Brückner who takes it down. Bakary Brückner shoots from outside the area. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. SC Freiburg are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
60.27
John Bresciano flicks a high pass forward. Bakary Brückner collects the pass. Bakary Brückner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.34
Bakary Polheim clumsily knocks into Oliver Birnbaum. Bakary Polheim is warned by the referee! Oliver Birnbaum stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.44
Nils Arnold deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bakary Brückner. Bakary Brückner sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
71.49
John Bresciano clumsily knocks into Julian Brückner. John Bresciano is given a warning by the referee! Julian Brückner carries on, but is struggling a bit.
81.22
Stefan Polheim hacks Nils Arnold from behind! The referee warns Stefan Polheim to calm down! Nils Arnold runs off the knock.
89.06
Sebastian Overath catches John Bresciano on the ankles. The referee warns Sebastian Overath to calm down! John Bresciano runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

SC Freiburg

FC Köln
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.1%
40.9%
Play Area
21.2%
50%
28.8%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Frederic Baghdad of SC Freiburg

Match Ratings