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An overcast sky looms overhead here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to VfB Lübeck. A crowd of 9,017 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while VfB Lübeck appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.


0.00
FC Schalke 04 kick off the first half!
6.16
Jan Eilts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Malte Rummenigge. Malte Rummenigge flicks the ball to his team mate, Youl Balde. Youl Balde goes all the way! Youl Balde tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
10.06
Nico Poschner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jakob Seifert. Jakob Seifert controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christian Wesselmann. Christian Wesselmann knocks in a cross ball towards Linus Kurth. Linus Kurth powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Linus Kurth!
15.26
Marcel Welke threads the ball through to Christian Wesselmann. Christian Wesselmann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jan Eilts.
20.36
VfB Lübeck are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate FC Schalke 04's defence.
21.29
Jakob Seifert passes the ball forward to Linus Kurth. Linus Kurth knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Titus McManaman.
30.59
Pascal Dehm knocks the ball forward to Andy Mason. Andy Mason shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
42.26
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
44.46
Jakob Weigel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christian Wesselmann. Christian Wesselmann whips in a cross ball towards Linus Kurth. Linus Kurth is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Marc Rummenigge is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The second half starts with VfB Lübeck kicking off!
48.52
Torsten Röhner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Linus Kurth. Linus Kurth shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
49.25
Torsten Röhner advances with the ball. Torsten Röhner knocks in a cross ball towards Linus Kurth. Linus Kurth directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
53.03
Jan Eilts knocks the ball forward to Pascal Dehm. Pascal Dehm threads the ball through to Andy Mason. Andy Mason knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Spengler who gathers it comfortably.
55.35
Jakob Seifert chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Wesselmann. Christian Wesselmann shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.54
Jan Eilts lofts the ball long. Andy Mason knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.07
Nico Poschner passes the ball forward to Jakob Weigel. Jakob Weigel makes a simple pass to Christian Wesselmann. Christian Wesselmann finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
63.56
Marcel Welke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christian Wesselmann. Christian Wesselmann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Linus Kurth. Linus Kurth takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.56
Alexander Töpfer kicks a strong pass forward to Torsten Röhner. Torsten Röhner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christian Wesselmann. Christian Wesselmann kicks a strong pass forward to Linus Kurth but the referee indicates it's offside!
87.01
Jakob Weigel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christian Wesselmann. Christian Wesselmann finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Linus Kurth of VfB Lübeck
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
0
3
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.5%
60.5%
Play Area
28.4%
48.1%
23.5%

Scorers