Match Report


Hertha BSCHertha BSC     FC AugsburgFC Augsburg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Marc BrücknerM. Brückner52
G
captain1
G
50Uwe SparwasserU. Sparwasser
Moritz KrügerM. Krüger66
D
2
D
72Paul OverathP. Overath
Marcel MaierM. Maier64
D
3
D
65Linus ThieleL. Thiele
Martin GilM. Gil49
D
4
D
63Vincenzo DittrichV. Dittrich
Scott HansenS. Hansen71
M
5
D
58Ludovic IsmaëlL. Ismaël
Sven SammerS. Sammer66
M
6
M
72Hauke VöllerH. Völler
Lennart SchefflerL. Scheffler62
M
7
M
71Kai KühnK. Kühn
Wilfred Van De LooiW. Van De Looi62
M
8captain
M
66Paul WeigelP. Weigel
Alan GoldbergA. Goldberg67
A
9
M
62Lennart MaierL. Maier
Hannes JahnH. Jahn54
A
10
A
59Anthony ThirlwellA. Thirlwell
Moritz ZiegenhagenM. Ziegenhagen50
A
11
A
54Tony NijkampT. Nijkamp
 
Sebastian NeudeckerS. Neudecker55
M
12
M
55Malte ArnoldM. Arnold
Vasco OliveiraV. Oliveira51
G
13
M
55Sven GerlachS. Gerlach
Don MckinlayD. Mckinlay49
M
14
M
54Simon BischoffS. Bischoff

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Olympiastadion where Hertha BSC play host to FC Augsburg. A crowd of 12,630 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hertha BSC are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Augsburg appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Matthias Wendel.


0.00
Hertha BSC kick off the first half!
3.56
Sven Sammer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Moritz Ziegenhagen. Moritz Ziegenhagen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Linus Thiele.
4.39
With vision, Lennart Scheffler picks a pass forward to Sven Sammer. Sven Sammer plays a quick one-two with Moritz Ziegenhagen and rushes in on goal... Linus Thiele catches Sven Sammer on the ankles. Sven Sammer appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
6.37
Lennart Maier darts forward. Lennart Maier passes the ball forward to Anthony Thirlwell. Anthony Thirlwell skips past Martin Gil! Anthony Thirlwell takes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
8.07
Anthony Thirlwell threads the ball through to Tony Nijkamp. Tony Nijkamp 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!
14.58
Marcel Maier flicks a high ball forward to Moritz Ziegenhagen who takes it down. Moritz Ziegenhagen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.57
Hannes Jahn knocks the ball forward to Wilfred Van De Looi. Wilfred Van De Looi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
20.09
Paul Weigel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tony Nijkamp. Tony Nijkamp plays a scrappy one-two with Kai Kühn and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Tony Nijkamp provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Marc Brückner is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
24.08
Lennart Scheffler chips the ball to his team mate, Hannes Jahn. Hannes Jahn whips in a cross ball towards Moritz Ziegenhagen. Moritz Ziegenhagen makes a convincing header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
27.26
Lennart Scheffler flicks a high ball forward to Moritz Ziegenhagen who takes it down. Moritz Ziegenhagen whips in a cross ball towards Alan Goldberg. Alan Goldberg makes a looping header on goal but it is deflected wide by Linus Thiele.
28.34
Corner kick to Hertha BSC. Lennart Scheffler plays it to the near post. Marcel Maier comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
38.59
With a delightful solo run, Lennart Maier stretches the opposition's defence. Lennart Maier shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
40.15
Lennart Scheffler flicks a high pass forward. Sven Sammer collects the pass. Sven Sammer lofts in a cross ball towards Hannes Jahn. Ludovic Ismaël barges into Hannes Jahn. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
42.02
Lennart Scheffler flicks the ball to his team mate, Sven Sammer. Sven Sammer brings the ball forward. Sven Sammer whips in a cross ball towards Moritz Ziegenhagen. Moritz Ziegenhagen directs the ball goalwards with his head. Uwe Sparwasser gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hertha BSC appear unchanged since the first half. FC Augsburg also appear unchanged since the first half. The Hertha BSC players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
FC Augsburg kick off!
54.11
Sven Sammer chips the ball to his team mate, Moritz Ziegenhagen. Moritz Ziegenhagen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.06
Kai Kühn sees Anthony Thirlwell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Anthony Thirlwell whips in a cross ball towards Tony Nijkamp. Tony Nijkamp knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
57.44
Marcel Maier breaks forward. Marcel Maier hits a low pass to Moritz Ziegenhagen. Moritz Ziegenhagen lofts in a cross ball towards Hannes Jahn. Hannes Jahn jumps high and flicks the ball with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
59.48
Hannes Jahn makes a simple pass to Alan Goldberg. Alan Goldberg knocks in a cross ball towards Moritz Ziegenhagen. Moritz Ziegenhagen directs the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Uwe Sparwasser.
65.22
Moritz Krüger catches Lennart Maier on the ankles. The referee calls over Moritz Krüger and shows him a yellow card! Lennart Maier runs off the knock.
66.40
Tony Nijkamp slams into Scott Hansen with his studs up. The referee motions to Tony Nijkamp to come over. It's a red card!! Scott Hansen grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
71.56
Sven Sammer makes a simple pass to Lennart Scheffler. Lennart Scheffler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
75.48
Moritz Krüger makes a simple pass to Hannes Jahn. Hannes Jahn finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.09
Martin Gil threads a neat ball through to Wilfred Van De Looi. Wilfred Van De Looi makes an attacking run forward. Wilfred Van De Looi knocks in a cross ball towards Moritz Ziegenhagen. Moritz Ziegenhagen beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Hertha BSC

FC Augsburg
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
21.3%
49.3%
29.3%

Scorers
Moritz Ziegenhagen 24, 77
Tony Nijkamp 20

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Moritz Ziegenhagen of Hertha BSC

Match Ratings
1.Marc Brückner (GK)
6
2.Moritz Krüger (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Marcel Maier (DEF)
7
4.Martin Gil (DEF)
6
5.Scott Hansen (MID)
6
6.Sven Sammer (MID)
7
7.Lennart Scheffler (MID)
7
8.Wilfred Van De Looi (MID)
7
9.Alan Goldberg (ATT)
6
10.Hannes Jahn (ATT)
7
11.Moritz Ziegenhagen (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Sebastian Neudecker (MID)
0
13.Vasco Oliveira (GK)
0
14.Don Mckinlay (MID)
0

1.Uwe Sparwasser (GK)
6
2.Paul Overath (DEF)
6
3.Linus Thiele (DEF)
6
4.Vincenzo Dittrich (DEF)
6
5.Ludovic Ismaël (DEF)
6
6.Hauke Völler (MID)
6
7.Kai Kühn (MID)
6
8.Paul Weigel (MID)
6
9.Lennart Maier (MID)
6
10.Anthony Thirlwell (ATT)
6
11.Tony Nijkamp (ATT)goal scoredred card
4
 
12.Malte Arnold (MID)
0
13.Sven Gerlach (MID)
0
14.Simon Bischoff (MID)
0