Match Report


Hertha BSCHertha BSC     SC FreiburgSC Freiburg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Stefan EmmerlichS. Emmerlich59
G
1
G
66Frederic BaghdadF. Baghdad
Jan NordwaldJ. Nordwald70
D
2
D
67Nico WitteN. Witte
David WidmannD. Widmann61
D
3
D
66Oliver BirnbaumO. Birnbaum
Graham CortG. Cort61
D
4
D
66Martin BehrensM. Behrens
Alexander MaierA. Maier55
D
5
D
65Diego Van KouwenD. Van Kouwen
Alfredo ContiA. Conti62
M
captain6captain
M
71Ivan MolinaI. Molina
Luke CarragherL. Carragher56
M
7
M
68John BrescianoJ. Bresciano
Stuart HansenS. Hansen51
M
8
M
67Nils ArnoldN. Arnold
Jakob WidmannJ. Widmann51
M
9
M
65Leon SchröderL. Schröder
Jakob GerlachJ. Gerlach77
A
10
A
73Alexander SchraderA. Schrader
Jonas SeifertJ. Seifert59
A
11
A
67Bakary BrücknerB. Brückner
 
Linus KöpkeL. Köpke55
G
12
M
63Jonas JaschkeJ. Jaschke
Arnold ClaesA. Claes54
A
13
D
62Nikolas ThielemannN. Thielemann
Nicolas FriedmannN. Friedmann51
A
14
G
62Pascal RöhligP. Röhlig

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Olympiastadion where Hertha BSC play host to SC Freiburg. A crowd of 8,549 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Hertha BSC and SC Freiburg are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marcel Frieser.


0.00
SC Freiburg start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.30
Graham Cort darts forward. Graham Cort lofts in a cross ball towards Jakob Gerlach. With a superhuman jump, Jakob Gerlach connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Frederic Baghdad with no chance!! Goal for Hertha BSC!
6.23
Graham Cort flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Conti controls it well on his chest. Alfredo Conti flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Seifert comfortably collects the pass. Jonas Seifert tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
10.04
David Widmann flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Conti. Alfredo Conti flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Gerlach holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jakob Gerlach knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frederic Baghdad who gathers it comfortably.
12.39
David Widmann sees space and advances. David Widmann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
20.04
Seeing a gap ahead, Alfredo Conti plays the ball forward to Luke Carragher. Luke Carragher sees Jonas Seifert in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jonas Seifert knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oliver Birnbaum.
26.44
Jakob Gerlach catches Oliver Birnbaum on the ankles. Jakob Gerlach is shown the yellow card! Oliver Birnbaum stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.25
John Bresciano makes a beautiful solo run. John Bresciano tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
36.24
Stuart Hansen threads a neat ball through to Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nico Witte.
38.17
Nils Arnold sees Bakary Brückner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bakary Brückner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alexander Maier.
40.29
Alexander Maier flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Conti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alfredo Conti flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Seifert controls it well on his chest. Jonas Seifert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Luke Carragher chips the ball to his team mate, Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert whips in a cross ball towards Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach makes a convincing header. Nico Witte steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hertha BSC appear unchanged since the first half. SC Freiburg also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Hertha BSC kicking off!
47.17
Nils Arnold makes a probing pass to John Bresciano. John Bresciano finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
49.50
David Widmann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfredo Conti. Alfredo Conti makes a beautiful solo run. Alfredo Conti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.05
Stuart Hansen passes the ball forward to Luke Carragher. Luke Carragher flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Seifert collects the pass. Jonas Seifert knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oliver Birnbaum.
53.19
Under pressure, Leon Schröder clears the ball far upfield. John Bresciano whips in a cross ball towards Alexander Schrader. Alexander Schrader directs the ball goalwards with his head but Stefan Emmerlich is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
54.18
With some swift thinking, Martin Behrens plays the ball forward to Nils Arnold. Nils Arnold takes it forward alone. Nils Arnold shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
60.25
Leon Schröder makes an attacking run forward. Leon Schröder threads the ball through into the box. Some silky footwork from Alexander Schrader provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Stefan Emmerlich is on top of it.
61.26
Alfredo Conti boots it upfield. Jakob Gerlach knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.21
With imagination, David Widmann laces a through ball forward to Stuart Hansen. Stuart Hansen kicks a strong pass forward to Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.18
Martin Behrens makes a strong solo run forward. Martin Behrens flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon Schröder. Leon Schröder shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
69.02
Alexander Schrader flicks a high pass forward. Bakary Brückner collects the pass. Bakary Brückner shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.23
Luke Carragher decides to run forward with the ball. Luke Carragher rushes past Leon Schröder! Martin Behrens hacks Luke Carragher from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
75.17
Luke Carragher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Hansen. Stuart Hansen sees space and advances. Stuart Hansen whips in a cross ball towards Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach beats his man to it with a header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Frederic Baghdad with no chance!! Goal for Hertha BSC!
77.17
Hertha BSC have made a substitution with Linus Köpke replacing Jakob Widmann .
79.56
David Widmann flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Hansen controls it well on his chest. Stuart Hansen flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Gerlach holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jakob Gerlach skips past Diego Van Kouwen! Jakob Gerlach comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Frederic Baghdad is on top of it.
87.34
Luke Carragher flicks a high pass forward. Alexander Maier holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alexander Maier plays the ball forward to Luke Carragher. Luke Carragher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martin Behrens.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Hertha BSC

SC Freiburg
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.3%
33.7%
Play Area
30.3%
40.4%
29.2%

Scorers
Jakob Gerlach 2, 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jakob Gerlach of Hertha BSC

Match Ratings
1.Stefan Emmerlich (GK)
7
2.Jan Nordwald (DEF)
6
3.David Widmann (DEF)
8
4.Graham Cort (DEF)
7
5.Alexander Maier (DEF)
6
6.Alfredo Conti (MID)
7
7.Luke Carragher (MID)
7
8.Stuart Hansen (MID)
8
9.Jakob Widmann (MID)
6
10.Jakob Gerlach (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
11.Jonas Seifert (ATT)
6
 
12.Linus Köpke (GK)
6
13.Arnold Claes (ATT)
0
14.Nicolas Friedmann (ATT)
0

1.Frederic Baghdad (GK)
6
2.Nico Witte (DEF)
6
3.Oliver Birnbaum (DEF)
6
4.Martin Behrens (DEF)
7
5.Diego Van Kouwen (DEF)
6
6.Ivan Molina (MID)
6
7.John Bresciano (MID)
6
8.Nils Arnold (MID)
7
9.Leon Schröder (MID)
7
10.Alexander Schrader (ATT)
6
11.Bakary Brückner (ATT)
6
 
12.Jonas Jaschke (MID)
0
13.Nikolas Thielemann (DEF)
0
14.Pascal Röhlig (GK)
0