Match Report


FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04     Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig
Michael XavierMichael Xavier Steven Brown Steven Brown
Alex NyarkoA. Nyarko77
G
1
G
78Linus LorenzL. Lorenz
Juan-Carlos ZamoraJ. Zamora77
D
2
D
72Billy BattyB. Batty
Sylvain MarrS. Marr74
D
3
D
72Moritz GötzM. Götz
Farid ZemmouriF. Zemmouri73
D
4
D
68Gregorio CarmonaG. Carmona
Patricio GainzaP. Gainza77
D
5
M
69Gianfranco AlbertiniG. Albertini
Eddie TilerE. Tiler84
M
6captain
M
68Luis LopesL. Lopes
Julian BartschJ. Bartsch92
M
captain7
M
69Sven BierhoffS. Bierhoff
Lennart BorchardL. Borchard75
A
8
M
68Torsten BrehmeT. Brehme
Jason RobinsonJ. Robinson71
A
9
A
73Nils KauderN. Kauder
Oliver GleisensteinO. Gleisenstein77
A
10
A
69Oliver MeidtO. Meidt
Orlando ZerdouxO. Zerdoux77
A
11
A
67Jo‘l ColleterJ. Colleter
 
Martin MetzgerM. Metzger80
M
12
G
57Gerhard BöhmG. Böhm
Tobias PoschnerT. Poschner76
M
13
A
68Zoltan ChavériatZ. Chavériat
Cesar SantosC. Santos84
A
14
M
67Malte FriedmannM. Friedmann

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to Eintracht Braunschweig . Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Eintracht Braunschweig appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Arno Schröder.


0.00
FC Schalke 04 kick off and get the first half underway!
6.38
Sven Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward. Luis Lopes controls it well on his chest. Luis Lopes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Alex Nyarko manages to gather it.
14.19
Gregorio Carmona threads a neat ball through to Moritz Götz. Moritz Götz kicks a strong pass forward to Torsten Brehme. Torsten Brehme whips in a cross ball towards Sven Bierhoff. Sven Bierhoff is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
18.11
Billy Batty chips the ball to his team mate, Jo‘l Colleter. Jo‘l Colleter knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Bartsch.
27.59
Luis Lopes threads a neat ball through to Sven Bierhoff. Sven Bierhoff cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Sven Bierhoff provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.58
Eddie Tiler flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Gleisenstein holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oliver Gleisenstein whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Tiler. Eddie Tiler directs the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
32.33
Jo‘l Colleter takes it forward alone. Seeing a gap ahead, Jo‘l Colleter plays the ball forward to Nils Kauder who has made a great run into the box. Nils Kauder shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball cannons off Juan-Carlos Zamora, going wide.
33.16
Corner kick to Eintracht Braunschweig . Gianfranco Albertini plays it to the near post. Sven Bierhoff looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
38.35
Moritz Götz flicks a high pass forward. Gregorio Carmona collects the pass. Gregorio Carmona controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luis Lopes. Luis Lopes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.54
Sven Bierhoff sees Jo‘l Colleter in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jo‘l Colleter lofts in a cross ball towards Luis Lopes. Luis Lopes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Schalke 04 appear unchanged since the first half. Eintracht Braunschweig also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Schalke 04 players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Eintracht Braunschweig kick off and get the second half underway!
48.27
Seeing a gap ahead, Gianfranco Albertini picks a pass forward to Nils Kauder. Nils Kauder shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
49.28
Eddie Tiler sees Julian Bartsch in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Seeing a gap ahead, Julian Bartsch plays the ball forward to Orlando Zerdoux. Orlando Zerdoux lofts in a cross ball towards Lennart Borchard. Lennart Borchard beats his man to it with a header. Good keeping from Linus Lorenz as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
50.21
It's a corner kick. Julian Bartsch loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Sven Bierhoff reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
51.28
Luis Lopes hits a low pass to Sven Bierhoff. Sven Bierhoff plays a one-two with Nils Kauder and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Sven Bierhoff provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
55.03
Julian Bartsch makes a probing pass to Eddie Tiler. Eddie Tiler kicks a strong pass forward to Oliver Gleisenstein but the referee indicates it's offside!
57.54
Moritz Götz flicks a high pass forward to Torsten Brehme who brings the ball under control. Torsten Brehme makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jo‘l Colleter. Jo‘l Colleter knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Meidt. Oliver Meidt directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Alex Nyarko has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.50
Luis Lopes kicks a strong pass forward to Jo‘l Colleter. Jo‘l Colleter kicks a strong pass forward to Oliver Meidt but the referee indicates it's offside!
63.03
With a delightful solo run, Luis Lopes stretches the opposition's defence. Luis Lopes knocks in a cross ball towards Jo‘l Colleter. Jo‘l Colleter flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
66.51
Julian Bartsch flicks a high pass forward. Jason Robinson collects the pass. Jason Robinson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Moritz Götz.
69.04
Gregorio Carmona catches Orlando Zerdoux on the ankles. Gregorio Carmona is warned by the referee! Orlando Zerdoux hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.20
Julian Bartsch surges forward with the ball. Julian Bartsch knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Gleisenstein. Oliver Gleisenstein gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just off target!
75.43
Julian Bartsch barges into Luis Lopes. The referee calls over Julian Bartsch and warns him to calm down! Luis Lopes gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
77.52
Julian Bartsch knocks the ball forward to Eddie Tiler. Eddie Tiler shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
78.01
Julian Bartsch flicks a high pass forward to Jason Robinson who brings the ball under control. Jason Robinson knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Gleisenstein. Oliver Gleisenstein connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
81.55
Luis Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Sven Bierhoff easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sven Bierhoff edges inside the box! Sven Bierhoff rockets a shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
83.53
Eddie Tiler passes the ball forward to Orlando Zerdoux. Orlando Zerdoux plays a quick one-two with Lennart Borchard and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Orlando Zerdoux provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
84.05
Patricio Gainza flicks a high pass forward to Eddie Tiler who brings the ball under control. Eddie Tiler flicks a high pass forward. Lennart Borchard collects the pass. Lennart Borchard lofts in a cross ball towards Jason Robinson. Jason Robinson makes a looping header on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.20
Luis Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Nils Kauder holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nils Kauder chips the ball to his team mate, Oliver Meidt. Some good footwork from Oliver Meidt provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's there!! Alex Nyarko has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Schalke 04

Eintracht Braunschweig
Goals
0
5
Shots on Target
1
10
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.7%
63.3%
Play Area
29.1%
46.8%
24.1%

Scorers
Sven Bierhoff 28, 51
Oliver Meidt 58, 87
Jo‘l Colleter 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sven Bierhoff of Eintracht Braunschweig

Match Ratings
1.Alex Nyarko (GK)
6
2.Juan-Carlos Zamora (DEF)
6
3.Sylvain Marr (DEF)
6
4.Farid Zemmouri (DEF)
6
5.Patricio Gainza (DEF)
6
6.Eddie Tiler (MID)
6
7.Julian Bartsch (MID)
6
8.Lennart Borchard (ATT)
6
9.Jason Robinson (ATT)
6
10.Oliver Gleisenstein (ATT)
6
11.Orlando Zerdoux (ATT)
6
 
12.Martin Metzger (MID)
0
13.Tobias Poschner (MID)
0
14.Cesar Santos (ATT)
0

1.Linus Lorenz (GK)
6
2.Billy Batty (DEF)
6
3.Moritz Götz (DEF)
6
4.Gregorio Carmona (DEF)
6
5.Gianfranco Albertini (MID)
6
6.Luis Lopes (MID)
8
7.Sven Bierhoff (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
8.Torsten Brehme (MID)
6
9.Nils Kauder (ATT)
6
10.Oliver Meidt (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
11.Jo‘l Colleter (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Gerhard Böhm (GK)
0
13.Zoltan Chavériat (ATT)
0
14.Malte Friedmann (MID)
0