Match Report


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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at AOL Arena where Hamburger SV play FC St. Pauli in this friendly game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Hamburger SV are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC St. Pauli appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
The first half starts with FC St. Pauli kicking off!
12.59
Juan-Carlos Sanz knocks the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Kühn. Vincenzo Kühn runs straight at the defence! Vincenzo Kühn cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
20.01
Juan-Carlos Sanz flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Nunez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcos Nunez makes a great pass forward. Hannes Francke runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
22.14
Julian Birnbaum darts forward. Julian Birnbaum knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.56
Kai Zimmermann flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Greaves collects the pass. Anthony Greaves threads a neat ball through to Ian Shilton. Ian Shilton whips in a cross ball towards Julian Birnbaum. Julian Birnbaum is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
32.38
Anthony Greaves catches Anthony Fletcher on the ankles. Anthony Greaves is shown the yellow card! Anthony Fletcher runs off the knock.
36.27
Julian Birnbaum hacks Tony Mans from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tony Mans carries on, but is struggling a bit.
39.19
Juan-Carlos Sanz hacks Ian Shilton from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ian Shilton runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Hamburger SV start the second half!
48.25
Samir Stiepermann makes a simple pass to Tony Mans. Seeing a gap ahead, Tony Mans laces a through ball forward to Hannes Francke. Hannes Francke lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Kühn. Vincenzo Kühn flicks the ball with his head but it rises well off target!
49.35
Julian Birnbaum brings the ball forward. Julian Birnbaum shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
57.01
Anthony Greaves sees space and advances. Anthony Greaves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Birnbaum but he's offside!
60.12
Kai Zimmermann threads a neat ball through to Philipp Raff. Philipp Raff threads the ball through to Ian Shilton but he's offside!
63.50
Samir Stiepermann flicks a high ball forward to Marcos Nunez who takes it down. Marcos Nunez runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Marcos Nunez lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Fletcher. Anthony Fletcher knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Richard Oakley!
67.20
Luis Lozano takes it forward alone. Luis Lozano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vincenzo Kühn. Vincenzo Kühn cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Vincenzo Kühn provides some space. He shoots at goal but is denied by Richard Oakley. Excellent save.
71.53
Steffen Behrens plays a long ball forward. Anthony Fletcher sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
73.43
Stefan Weigel catches Vincenzo Kühn on the ankles. The referee brings Stefan Weigel to one side and gives him a warning! Vincenzo Kühn runs off the knock.
84.15
Anthony Greaves flicks a high pass forward to Ian Shilton who brings the ball under control. Ian Shilton threads a neat, attacking ball through to Philipp Raff. Philipp Raff rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
90.00
Tony Mans flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Fletcher collects the pass. Anthony Fletcher plays a scrappy one-two with Hannes Francke and advances towards the goal... Anthony Fletcher looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Anthony Fletcher!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.2%
43.8%
Play Area
26.2%
50%
23.8%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vincenzo Kühn of Hamburger SV

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