Match Report


Hertha BSCHertha BSC     DSC Arminia BielefeldDSC Arminia Bielefeld
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Stefan EmmerlichS. Emmerlich59
G
1
G
64Arno KnappA. Knapp
Jan NordwaldJ. Nordwald70
D
2
D
61Giuliano LucarelliG. Lucarelli
David WidmannD. Widmann61
D
3
D
60Simon ZimmermannS. Zimmermann
Graham CortG. Cort61
D
4captain
D
58Alberto RizzettoA. Rizzetto
Alexander MaierA. Maier55
D
5
D
51Eric NahrstedtE. Nahrstedt
Alfredo ContiA. Conti62
M
captain6
M
73Nikolas WallnerN. Wallner
Luke CarragherL. Carragher56
M
7
M
72Arno MorlockA. Morlock
Stuart HansenS. Hansen51
M
8
M
56Julian RothJ. Roth
Jakob WidmannJ. Widmann51
M
9
M
42Callum McinnesC. Mcinnes
Jakob GerlachJ. Gerlach77
A
10
A
67Hannes KlinsmannH. Klinsmann
Jonas SeifertJ. Seifert59
A
11
A
66Said JongenS. Jongen
 
Linus KöpkeL. Köpke55
G
12
A
60Mark Di DioM. Di Dio
Arnold ClaesA. Claes54
A
13
A
59Florian EderF. Eder
Nicolas FriedmannN. Friedmann51
A
14
G
55Hannes SchäferH. Schäfer

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Olympiastadion where Hertha BSC play host to DSC Arminia Bielefeld. A crowd of 8,202 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Hertha BSC and DSC Arminia Bielefeld are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marcel Frieser.


0.00
Hertha BSC kick off!
2.38
Arno Morlock flicks a high pass forward. Nikolas Wallner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nikolas Wallner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Stefan Emmerlich!
6.21
Stuart Hansen hacks Arno Morlock from behind! The referee calls over Stuart Hansen and shows him a yellow card! Arno Morlock stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.16
Simon Zimmermann passes the ball forward to Nikolas Wallner. Nikolas Wallner kicks a strong pass forward to Said Jongen. Said Jongen makes a defence splitting pass to Nikolas Wallner. Nikolas Wallner looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
12.08
Alfredo Conti threads the ball through to Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert knocks in a cross ball towards Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach makes a deft header. Solid save from Arno Knapp.
14.30
Alfredo Conti sees Jakob Gerlach in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jakob Gerlach knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Rizzetto.
16.55
Luke Carragher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.39
Simon Zimmermann catches Jonas Seifert on the ankles. The referee calls over Simon Zimmermann and shows him a yellow card! Jonas Seifert runs off the knock.
26.54
David Widmann flicks a high pass forward. Luke Carragher holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luke Carragher chips the ball to his team mate, Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Giuliano Lucarelli.
27.36
Alfredo Conti hacks Julian Roth from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Julian Roth hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.22
David Widmann advances with the ball. David Widmann threads the ball through to Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
30.57
Graham Cort flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Conti. Alfredo Conti sees Jakob Gerlach in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jakob Gerlach lofts in a cross ball towards Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert powers a header at goal but it is shockingly off target!
40.29
Simon Zimmermann pushes up the pitch. Simon Zimmermann passes the ball forward to Arno Morlock. Arno Morlock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.59
Giuliano Lucarelli flicks a high pass forward. Arno Morlock collects the pass. Arno Morlock threads a neat ball through to Julian Roth. Julian Roth shoots from long range but somehow Stefan Emmerlich manages to keep it out.
45.00
Luke Carragher comes in with a late challenge on Arno Morlock. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Arno Morlock stretches but gets up unharmed.
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. DSC Arminia Bielefeld also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and DSC Arminia Bielefeld get the second half underway!
47.08
Giuliano Lucarelli sees Arno Morlock in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arno Morlock hits a low pass to Hannes Klinsmann. Hannes Klinsmann shoots from distance but Stefan Emmerlich reads it well. Nice save!
60.37
Alfredo Conti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach whips in a cross ball towards Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert makes a deft header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
61.55
Graham Cort kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Hansen. Stuart Hansen threads a neat ball through to Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eric Nahrstedt.
63.44
Luke Carragher kicks a strong pass forward to Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alberto Rizzetto.
75.40
Stuart Hansen flicks a high pass forward to Jakob Gerlach who brings the ball under control. Jakob Gerlach shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
77.26
Hertha BSC have made a substitution with Linus Köpke replacing Jakob Widmann .
81.48
Julian Roth flicks a high pass forward. Said Jongen collects the pass. Said Jongen knocks in a cross ball towards Nikolas Wallner. Nikolas Wallner makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
84.35
Arno Morlock passes the ball forward to Hannes Klinsmann. Hannes Klinsmann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stefan Emmerlich who gathers it comfortably.
87.31
Arno Morlock hacks Jonas Seifert from behind! Arno Morlock is shown the yellow card! Jonas Seifert hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.23
Eric Nahrstedt sees a break and surges forward. Eric Nahrstedt tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Hertha BSC

DSC Arminia Bielefeld
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.2%
43.8%
Play Area
30.1%
45.2%
24.7%

Scorers
Nikolas Wallner 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nikolas Wallner of DSC Arminia Bielefeld

Match Ratings
1.Stefan Emmerlich (GK)
8
2.Jan Nordwald (DEF)
6
3.David Widmann (DEF)
7
4.Graham Cort (DEF)
6
5.Alexander Maier (DEF)
6
6.Alfredo Conti (MID)yellow card
6
7.Luke Carragher (MID)yellow card
6
8.Stuart Hansen (MID)yellow card
5
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.Arno Knapp (GK)
7
2.Giuliano Lucarelli (DEF)
7
3.Simon Zimmermann (DEF)yellow card
7
4.Alberto Rizzetto (DEF)
6
5.Eric Nahrstedt (DEF)
6
6.Nikolas Wallner (MID)goal scored
9
7.Arno Morlock (MID)yellow card
6
8.Julian Roth (MID)
6
9.Callum Mcinnes (MID)
6
10.Hannes Klinsmann (ATT)
6
11.Said Jongen (ATT)
7
 
12.Mark Di Dio (ATT)
0
13.Florian Eder (ATT)
0
14.Hannes Schäfer (GK)
0