Match Report
| FC Nürnberg | FC Nürnberg |  |  | Hamburger SV | Hamburger SV | ||||||||||||||||
| Connor Ellerton-Baines | Connor Ellerton-Baines | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rúben Nunez | R. Nunez |  | 83 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 |  | Gennaro Caini | G. Caini | |||||||||
| David Gardner | D. Gardner |  | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Davide Redaelli | D. Redaelli | |||||||||
| Nenad Bossis | N. Bossis |  | 74 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 |  | Gary Caldwell | G. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Matt Dickov | M. Dickov | | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Graeme Royce | G. Royce | |||||||||
| Jan Beckmann | J. Beckmann |  | 86 | M | | 5 | | D | 43 | | James Grimandi | J. Grimandi | |||||||||
| Tobias Kirschner | T. Kirschner | | 88 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 | | Gerhard Ziege | G. Ziege | |||||||||
| Vincenzo Hanke | V. Hanke | | 85 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Nigel Makin | N. Makin | |||||||||
| Brenny Meeuwis | B. Meeuwis |  | 86 | M |  | | 8 | | A | 74 | | Linus Hollmer | L. Hollmer | ||||||||
| Hannes Seifert | H. Seifert | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 |  | Ernesto Carrasco | E. Carrasco | |||||||||
| Richard Telfer | R. Telfer | | 80 | A | | 10 | | | A | 72 | | Kevin Bremner | K. Bremner | ||||||||
| Jonas Rösler | J. Rösler | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 | | Hugo Carrasco | H. Carrasco | |||||||||
| Nils Raff | N. Raff | | 86 | M | | 12 | | A | 67 | | Martin Benfari | M. Benfari | |||||||||
| Duarte Fernandes | D. Fernandes |  | 85 | M | | 13 | | G | 50 | | Djibrill Lempereur | D. Lempereur | |||||||||
| Johnny Westerveld | J. Westerveld | | 69 | A | | 14 | | A | 48 | | Tobias Dehm | T. Dehm | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to Hamburger SV. A crowd of 17,293 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Nürnberg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hamburger SV appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Simon Wallner.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Nürnberg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hamburger SV appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Simon Wallner.
0.00
0-0Hamburger SV kick off and get the first half underway!
2.55
0-0Tobias Kirschner flicks a high pass forward. Hannes Seifert holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hannes Seifert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.34
0-0Vincenzo Hanke flicks a high ball forward to Jonas Rösler who takes it down. Jonas Rösler skips past Graeme Royce! Jonas Rösler cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Gennaro Caini gets down and covers it.
10.41
0-0Jan Beckmann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tobias Kirschner. Tobias Kirschner tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.07
Brenny Meeuwis flicks a high pass forward. Hannes Seifert holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hannes Seifert lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Telfer. Richard Telfer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Gennaro Caini manages to keep it out.
18.22
Nigel Makin chips the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Ziege. Gerhard Ziege shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Rúben Nunez!
24.17
James Grimandi sees Nigel Makin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nigel Makin threads the ball through to Gerhard Ziege. Gerhard Ziege shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
26.18
Gerhard Ziege hits a low pass to Kevin Bremner. Kevin Bremner shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
28.58
1-0Tobias Kirschner chips the ball to his team mate, Hannes Seifert. Hannes Seifert knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Rösler. Jonas Rösler is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
32.37
Tobias Kirschner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hannes Seifert. Hannes Seifert sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.30
Gerhard Ziege passes the ball forward to Ernesto Carrasco. Ernesto Carrasco finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
36.33
David Gardner flicks a high pass forward to Tobias Kirschner who brings the ball under control. Tobias Kirschner makes a probing pass to Brenny Meeuwis. Brenny Meeuwis cuts inside the box! Brenny Meeuwis shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's there!! Gennaro Caini has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
39.11
Nigel Makin hits a low pass to Hugo Carrasco. Hugo Carrasco shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
44.09
Nenad Bossis flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Kirschner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tobias Kirschner chips the ball to his team mate, Hannes Seifert. Hannes Seifert plays a quick one-two with Tobias Kirschner and rushes in on goal... Hannes Seifert takes a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
Matt Dickov knocks the ball forward to Vincenzo Hanke. Vincenzo Hanke chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Telfer. Richard Telfer shoots from distance but it flies wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Nürnberg appear unchanged since the first half. Hamburger SV also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
FC Nürnberg kick off!
47.48
David Gardner makes a probing pass to Jan Beckmann. Jan Beckmann flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Telfer. Richard Telfer whips in a cross ball towards Hannes Seifert. Hannes Seifert knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
48.38
2-0Nenad Bossis catches Graeme Royce on the ankles. Nenad Bossis is shown the yellow card! Graeme Royce stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.19
2-0Graeme Royce barges into Hannes Seifert. The referee calls over Graeme Royce and warns him to calm down! Hannes Seifert hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.23
Gary Caldwell flicks a high pass forward to Nigel Makin who brings the ball neatly under control. Nigel Makin kicks a strong pass forward to Gerhard Ziege. Gerhard Ziege lofts in a cross ball towards Linus Hollmer. Linus Hollmer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
54.06
Jan Beckmann threads the ball through to Tobias Kirschner. Tobias Kirschner shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Gennaro Caini had no chance!! Goal for FC Nürnberg!
60.50
3-0David Gardner pushes up the pitch. David Gardner passes the ball forward to Hannes Seifert. Hannes Seifert knocks the ball forward to Richard Telfer but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
61.28
Nigel Makin threads a neat ball through to Gerhard Ziege. Gerhard Ziege sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
66.31
Matt Dickov threads a neat ball through to Tobias Kirschner. Tobias Kirschner passes the ball forward but Jan Beckmann is offside!
72.11
David Gardner flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Hanke comfortably collects the pass. Vincenzo Hanke tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
83.47
3-0David Gardner kicks a strong pass forward to Jonas Rösler. Jonas Rösler cuts inside the box! Davide Redaelli clumsily knocks into Jonas Rösler. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
84.53
Nenad Bossis threads a neat ball through to Tobias Kirschner. Tobias Kirschner plays the ball forward to Brenny Meeuwis. Brenny Meeuwis finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Gennaro Caini easily smothers it!
89.05
Gary Caldwell takes a quick throw-in, which Davide Redaelli takes on the chest. Davide Redaelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Ziege. Gerhard Ziege brings the ball forward. Gerhard Ziege shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.5%
39.5%
Play Area
22.4%
38.2%
39.5%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Tobias Kirschner of FC Nürnberg |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Rúben Nunez (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | David Gardner (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Nenad Bossis (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 4. | Matt Dickov (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jan Beckmann (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Tobias Kirschner (MID) |  | 9 |
| 7. | Vincenzo Hanke (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Brenny Meeuwis (MID) | | 8 |
| 9. | Hannes Seifert (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Richard Telfer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Jonas Rösler (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Nils Raff (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Duarte Fernandes (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Johnny Westerveld (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Gennaro Caini (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Davide Redaelli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gary Caldwell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Graeme Royce (DEF) | 5 | |
| 5. | James Grimandi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gerhard Ziege (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Nigel Makin (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Linus Hollmer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Ernesto Carrasco (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Kevin Bremner (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Hugo Carrasco (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Martin Benfari (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Djibrill Lempereur (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Tobias Dehm (ATT) | 0 | |