Match Report


Hannover 96Hannover 96     FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04
Manny KingManny King Michael Xavier Michael Xavier
Hannes ArnoldH. Arnold69
G
1
G
77Alex NyarkoA. Nyarko
Jose Javier HerreroJ. Herrero66
D
2
D
78Victor GilV. Gil
Nicolas WeigelN. Weigel64
D
3
D
74Sylvain MarrS. Marr
Andres CastilloA. Castillo66
D
4
D
73Farid ZemmouriF. Zemmouri
Alexander KöllerA. Köller75
D
5
D
77Patricio GainzaP. Gainza
Sebastian LindemannS. Lindemann76
M
6
M
80Martin MetzgerM. Metzger
Uwe StreichU. Streich71
M
7captain
M
92Julian BartschJ. Bartsch
Matthias SeibertM. Seibert77
M
captain8
A
77Orlando ZerdouxO. Zerdoux
Oliver MetzlerO. Metzler72
A
9
A
71Jason RobinsonJ. Robinson
Jonas WilkeJ. Wilke66
A
10
A
77Oliver GleisensteinO. Gleisenstein
Uwe BeckenbauerU. Beckenbauer68
A
11
A
84Cesar SantosC. Santos
 
Diogo MarquesD. Marques69
M
12
M
84Eddie TilerE. Tiler
Oscar AlonsoO. Alonso64
M
13
A
75Lennart BorchardL. Borchard
Nikolas FriedmannN. Friedmann67
M
14
M
76Tobias PoschnerT. Poschner

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at AWD-Arena where Hannover 96 play host to FC Schalke 04. A crowd of 20,323 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hannover 96 are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Jan Schilder.


0.00
The whistle blows and Hannover 96 kick off!
6.39
Martin Metzger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Orlando Zerdoux. Orlando Zerdoux finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Hannes Arnold!
8.13
Sebastian Lindemann kicks a strong pass forward to Oliver Metzler. Oliver Metzler shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
12.48
Uwe Streich deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonas Wilke. Jonas Wilke shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
15.09
Andres Castillo kicks a strong pass forward to Matthias Seibert. Matthias Seibert passes the ball forward to Oliver Metzler. Oliver Metzler shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
16.50
Uwe Streich flicks a high pass forward. Uwe Beckenbauer controls it well on his chest. Uwe Beckenbauer lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Metzler. Farid Zemmouri clumsily knocks into Oliver Metzler. Oliver Metzler appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
22.42
Sebastian Lindemann barges into Farid Zemmouri. Sebastian Lindemann is shown the yellow card! Farid Zemmouri runs off the knock.
26.44
Matthias Seibert flicks a high pass forward. Uwe Streich controls it well on his chest. Uwe Streich knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alex Nyarko who gathers it comfortably.
28.01
Martin Metzger kicks a strong pass forward to Cesar Santos. Cesar Santos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andres Castillo.
30.58
Sebastian Lindemann flicks a high ball forward to Uwe Beckenbauer who takes it down. Uwe Beckenbauer shoots from distance but Alex Nyarko reads it well. Nice keeping!
32.59
Seeing a gap ahead, Andres Castillo plays the ball forward to Uwe Streich. Uwe Streich controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jonas Wilke. Jonas Wilke lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Metzler. Oliver Metzler whips the ball goalwards with his head but Alex Nyarko is on top of it.
34.27
Andres Castillo flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Lindemann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sebastian Lindemann runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Sebastian Lindemann whips in a cross ball towards Oliver Metzler. Oliver Metzler gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Alex Nyarko didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
38.19
Julian Bartsch chips the ball to his team mate, Orlando Zerdoux. Orlando Zerdoux shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
39.58
Julian Bartsch deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oliver Gleisenstein. Oliver Gleisenstein tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
40.35
Jonas Wilke slams into Sylvain Marr with his studs up. The referee motions to Jonas Wilke to come over. It's a red card!! Sylvain Marr stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.36
Farid Zemmouri flicks a high pass forward. Martin Metzger controls it well on his chest. Martin Metzger flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Gleisenstein collects the pass. Oliver Gleisenstein whips in a cross ball towards Jason Robinson. Jason Robinson flicks the ball with his head but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
Victor Gil pushes up the pitch. Victor Gil knocks the ball to his team mate, Jason Robinson. Jason Robinson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hannover 96 appear unchanged since the first half. FC Schalke 04 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Schalke 04 get the second half underway!
47.30
Sylvain Marr makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Bartsch. Julian Bartsch makes a simple pass to Orlando Zerdoux. Orlando Zerdoux knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Bartsch. Julian Bartsch jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Hannes Arnold gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
49.53
Julian Bartsch flicks a high pass forward. Cesar Santos collects the pass. Cesar Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Gleisenstein. Oliver Gleisenstein makes a deft header but it's a lousy effort!
51.17
Nicolas Weigel flicks a high pass forward. Matthias Seibert holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matthias Seibert runs straight at the opposition's defence. Matthias Seibert knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alex Nyarko who gathers it comfortably.
53.51
Julian Bartsch kicks a strong pass forward to Orlando Zerdoux. Orlando Zerdoux skips past Nicolas Weigel! Orlando Zerdoux cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Hannes Arnold is on top of it.
55.52
Farid Zemmouri knocks the ball forward to Julian Bartsch. Julian Bartsch passes the ball forward to Orlando Zerdoux. Orlando Zerdoux skips past Jose Javier Herrero! Orlando Zerdoux side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
59.42
Nicolas Weigel flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Lindemann. Sebastian Lindemann sees a break and surges forward. Sebastian Lindemann knocks in a cross ball towards Uwe Beckenbauer. Uwe Beckenbauer whips the ball goalwards with his head. Uwe Beckenbauer scores for Hannover 96!!
66.47
Victor Gil picks a pass forward to Martin Metzger. Martin Metzger threads a neat ball through to Oliver Gleisenstein. Oliver Gleisenstein chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Robinson. Jason Robinson looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
71.49
Uwe Streich brings the ball forward. Uwe Streich passes the ball forward to Matthias Seibert. Matthias Seibert strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.55
Julian Bartsch flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Metzger. Martin Metzger controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Hannover 96

FC Schalke 04
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
7
6
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
26.6%
40.5%
32.9%

Scorers
Oliver Metzler 8
Jonas Wilke 12
Uwe Beckenbauer 59
Matthias Seibert 71
Jason Robinson 66
Martin Metzger 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matthias Seibert of Hannover 96

Match Ratings