Match Report


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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at AWD-Arena where Hannover 96 play host to Rot-Weiss Oberhausen. A crowd of 9,288 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Hannover 96 are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rot-Weiss Oberhausen appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.


0.00
Rot-Weiss Oberhausen kick off!
2.43
Florian Littbarski makes a beautiful solo run. Florian Littbarski advances with the ball. Florian Littbarski plays a perfect one-two with Jakob Witte and rushes in on goal... Florian Littbarski makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
4.40
Rainer Nordwald advances with the ball. Rainer Nordwald knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Markus Nahrstedt who gathers it comfortably.
15.27
Gerhard Köller knocks the ball forward to Jakob Spengler. Jakob Spengler knocks the ball forward to Mitchel Evers but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
16.18
Vincenzo Albino threads the ball through to Bakary Reimers. Bakary Reimers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hannes Schnellinger. Hannes Schnellinger lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Gemmill. Paul Gemmill heads the ball goalwards. Markus Nahrstedt easily smothers it.
18.36
Steffen Höfer knocks the ball to his team mate, John McCoist. John McCoist makes a simple pass to Mitchel Evers. Mitchel Evers shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.31
Bakary Reimers threads the ball through to Hannes Schnellinger. Hannes Schnellinger knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Gemmill. Paul Gemmill is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
21.24
Armin Hermann advances with the ball. Armin Hermann knocks the ball forward to Paul Gemmill. Paul Gemmill whips in a cross ball towards Hannes Schnellinger. Hannes Schnellinger is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
22.33
Rainer Nordwald knocks the ball to his team mate, Hannes Schnellinger. Hannes Schnellinger sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.55
John McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jakob Witte. Jakob Witte knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nils Dittmann who gathers it comfortably.
28.13
Jan Sammer comes in with a late challenge on Rainer Arnold. Jan Sammer is warned by the referee! Rainer Arnold stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.34
Jan Sammer surges forward with the ball. Jan Sammer lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Gemmill. Paul Gemmill flicks the ball with his head. Markus Nahrstedt easily picks it out of the air!
34.54
Hannes Schnellinger barges into David Beckmann. Hannes Schnellinger is warned by the referee! David Beckmann gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
36.21
Rainer Arnold makes a probing pass to Mitchel Evers. Mitchel Evers passes the ball forward but Jakob Witte is offside!
38.50
Gerhard Köller makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mitchel Evers. Mitchel Evers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nils Dittmann who gathers it comfortably.
39.23
Vincenzo Albino makes a simple pass to Nico Netzer. Nico Netzer makes a beautiful solo run. Nico Netzer lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Gemmill. Paul Gemmill is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
40.34
Michele Tangorra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gerhard Köller. Gerhard Köller chips the ball to his team mate, Mitchel Evers. Mitchel Evers knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Armin Hermann.
42.32
John McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jakob Witte. Jakob Witte shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Nils Dittmann.
44.27
Rainer Nordwald knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Gemmill. Paul Gemmill whips in a cross ball towards Hannes Schnellinger. Hannes Schnellinger is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Gerhard Köller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jakob Witte. Jakob Witte tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Hannover 96 kick off!
48.48
Michele Tangorra flicks the ball to his team mate, John McCoist. John McCoist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mitchel Evers. Mitchel Evers finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
53.12
David Beckmann makes a probing pass to John McCoist. John McCoist passes the ball forward to Jakob Witte. Jakob Witte goes all the way! Jakob Witte tries a spectacular strike. Nils Dittmann easily smothers it.
54.41
Kevin Kirschner chips the ball to his team mate, Jan Sammer. Jan Sammer surges forward with the ball. Jan Sammer lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Gemmill. Paul Gemmill powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Markus Nahrstedt.
61.22
Gerhard Köller kicks a strong pass forward to Jakob Spengler. Jakob Spengler knocks in a cross ball towards Mitchel Evers. Mitchel Evers connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.54
Florian Littbarski passes the ball forward to Rainer Arnold. Rainer Arnold makes a probing pass to Jakob Witte. Jakob Witte knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Kirschner.
67.06
Lars Engels threads the ball through to Hannes Schnellinger. Hannes Schnellinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.04
Gerhard Köller barges into Rainer Nordwald. Gerhard Köller is given a warning by the referee! Rainer Nordwald grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
78.03
John McCoist sees space and advances. John McCoist controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
81.25
Jan Sammer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hannes Schnellinger. Hannes Schnellinger knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Gemmill. Paul Gemmill powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.24
Florian Littbarski lofts the ball long. Mitchel Evers finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Kevin Kirschner kicks a strong pass forward to Bakary Reimers. Bakary Reimers advances with the ball. Bakary Reimers lofts in a cross ball towards Hannes Schnellinger. Hannes Schnellinger flicks the ball with his head. Markus Nahrstedt easily picks it out of the air!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Markus Nahrstedt of Hannover 96
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
7
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
30.3%
41.6%
28.1%