Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Playmobil-Stadion where SpVgg Greuther Fürth play VfB Lübeck in this friendly game. A crowd of 14,135 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while VfB Lübeck appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
The first half starts with SpVgg Greuther Fürth kicking off!
4.47
Sebastian Emmerlich makes a probing pass to Alberto Jesus. Alberto Jesus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.50
Florian Augstein deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan Seifert. Jan Seifert passes the ball forward to Gerhard Ziege. Gerhard Ziege sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
10.22
Simon Bartsch darts forward. Simon Bartsch makes a simple pass to Cataldo Pedone. Cataldo Pedone shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.36
Jan Seifert threads the ball through to Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida makes a defence splitting pass to Kodjo Giuly. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Kodjo Giuly provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it flies well off target!
18.03
With some swift thinking, Tonino Ambrosetti plays the ball forward to Julian Erler. Julian Erler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
22.32
Jan Seifert makes a probing pass to Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.14
Stefan Behrens chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Jesus. Alberto Jesus threads a neat ball through to Julian Erler. Julian Erler shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
30.02
Jan Seifert flicks a high pass forward. Kodjo Giuly collects the pass. Kodjo Giuly shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
32.35
Lennart Spengler hits a low pass to Tonino Ambrosetti. With a delightful solo run, Tonino Ambrosetti stretches the opposition's defence. Tonino Ambrosetti shoots from outside the area. Kai Helmer effortlessly gets down and covers it.
33.27
Cataldo Pedone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Ziege. Gerhard Ziege shoots from 25 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gerhard Ziege!
39.10
Kodjo Giuly advances with the ball. Kodjo Giuly knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.48
Julian Wallner knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Erler. Julian Erler makes a probing pass to Alberto Jesus. Alberto Jesus lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Erler. Julian Erler jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
45.00
Florian Augstein deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry McNeill. Garry McNeill flicks a high pass forward. Jan Seifert collects the pass. Jan Seifert makes a probing pass between the defence to Gerhard Ziege. Gerhard Ziege cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Simon Neudecker. Excellent save.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear unchanged since the first half. VfB Lübeck also appear unchanged since the first half. The SpVgg Greuther Fürth players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
VfB Lübeck kick off and get the second half underway!
48.43
Simon Bartsch threads a neat ball through to Jan Seifert. Jan Seifert advances with the ball. Jan Seifert knocks in a cross ball towards Cataldo Pedone. Cataldo Pedone connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it rises well off target!
55.26
Tonino Ambrosetti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gregorio Gonzalez. Gregorio Gonzalez threads a neat ball through to Alberto Jesus. Alberto Jesus makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Kai Helmer. Excellent save.
60.13
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made 3 substitutions with Stefan Sparwasser replacing Florian Augstein, Gerhard Kneissl replacing Garry McNeill and David Birnbaum replacing Manuel Almeida .
69.15
Philipp Metzger hacks Torsten Gelb from behind! Philipp Metzger is warned by the referee! Torsten Gelb runs off the knock.
71.03
SpVgg Greuther Fürth are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
73.22
Philipp Metzger makes a probing pass to Sebastian Emmerlich. Sebastian Emmerlich lofts in a cross ball towards Gregorio Gonzalez. Gregorio Gonzalez flicks the ball with his head. Kai Helmer picks it out of the air!
78.39
Alberto Jesus clumsily knocks into Stefan Sparwasser. Alberto Jesus is shown the yellow card! Stefan Sparwasser carries on, but is struggling a bit.
83.16
Gerhard Kneissl comes in with a late challenge on Sebastian Emmerlich. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sebastian Emmerlich runs off the knock.
84.10
Lennart Spengler threads the ball through to Gregorio Gonzalez. Gregorio Gonzalez flicks a high pass forward. Julian Erler collects the pass. Julian Erler skips past Nico Ahrens! Torsten Gelb hacks Julian Erler from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
87.37
Jan Seifert knocks the ball forward to Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Gerhard Ziege through on goal. Gerhard Ziege shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
Stefan Behrens pushes up the pitch. Stefan Behrens flicks a high ball forward to Julian Erler who takes it down. Julian Erler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.1%
47.9%
Play Area
28.2%
43.7%
28.2%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gerhard Ziege of SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Match Ratings