Match Report


FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg     Hannover 96Hannover 96
Connor Ellerton-BainesConnor Ellerton-Baines Manny King Manny King
Rúben NunezR. Nunez83
G
1
G
69Hannes ArnoldH. Arnold
Matt DickovM. Dickov71
D
2
D
66Jose Javier HerreroJ. Herrero
Scott GemmillS. Gemmill72
D
3
D
64Nicolas WeigelN. Weigel
Niccol˜ TorricelliN. Torricelli72
D
4
D
66Andres CastilloA. Castillo
Jan BeckmannJ. Beckmann86
M
5
D
75Alexander KöllerA. Köller
Vincenzo HankeV. Hanke85
M
6
M
76Sebastian LindemannS. Lindemann
Nils RaffN. Raff86
M
7
M
71Uwe StreichU. Streich
Brenny MeeuwisB. Meeuwis86
M
captain8captain
M
77Matthias SeibertM. Seibert
Guillermo ColletG. Collet81
A
9
A
72Oliver MetzlerO. Metzler
Johnny WesterveldJ. Westerveld69
A
10
A
66Jonas WilkeJ. Wilke
Tobias HanssenT. Hanssen71
A
11
A
68Uwe BeckenbauerU. Beckenbauer
 
Tobias KirschnerT. Kirschner88
M
12
M
69Diogo MarquesD. Marques
Duarte FernandesD. Fernandes86
M
13
M
64Oscar AlonsoO. Alonso
Richard TelferR. Telfer80
A
14
M
67Nikolas FriedmannN. Friedmann

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to Hannover 96. A crowd of 20,803 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Nürnberg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hannover 96 appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Jan Schilder.


0.00
The whistle blows and Hannover 96 kick off!
10.22
Sebastian Lindemann flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Wilke controls it well on his chest. Jonas Wilke lofts in a cross ball towards Uwe Streich. Uwe Streich heads the ball goalwards but slams it into the crowd!
12.13
Nicolas Weigel receives the ball from a throw-in from Alexander Köller. Nicolas Weigel threads a neat ball through to Uwe Streich. Uwe Streich knocks the ball forward to Uwe Beckenbauer. Uwe Beckenbauer cuts inside the box! Scott Gemmill barges into Uwe Beckenbauer. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
14.05
Scott Gemmill threads the ball through to Brenny Meeuwis. Brenny Meeuwis advances with the ball. Brenny Meeuwis makes a defence splitting pass to Guillermo Collet. Guillermo Collet shoots from just inside the box but Hannes Arnold is on top of it.
18.29
Guillermo Collet knocks the ball forward to Tobias Hanssen. Tobias Hanssen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Johnny Westerveld but he's offside!
21.36
Scott Gemmill makes a simple pass to Brenny Meeuwis. Brenny Meeuwis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC Nürnberg!
24.50
Vincenzo Hanke flicks the ball to his team mate, Tobias Hanssen. Tobias Hanssen lofts in a cross ball towards Johnny Westerveld. Johnny Westerveld makes a deft header. What a cracker!! Hannes Arnold had no chance!! Goal for FC Nürnberg!
30.24
Alexander Köller makes a simple pass to Sebastian Lindemann. Sebastian Lindemann kicks a strong pass forward to Uwe Beckenbauer. Uwe Beckenbauer whips in a cross ball towards Jonas Wilke. Jonas Wilke finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.22
Matthias Seibert chips the ball to his team mate, Oliver Metzler. Oliver Metzler shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
44.02
Johnny Westerveld flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Collet holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guillermo Collet cuts inside the box! Guillermo Collet muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Hannes Arnold manages to gather it.
45.00
Nils Raff knocks the ball forward to Jan Beckmann. Jan Beckmann passes the ball forward but Tobias Hanssen is offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
FC Nürnberg start the second half!
53.11
Matt Dickov breaks forward. Matt Dickov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tobias Hanssen. Tobias Hanssen rushes past Andres Castillo! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Tobias Hanssen provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Hannes Arnold is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
66.45
Vincenzo Hanke flicks a high pass forward to Nils Raff who brings the ball under control. Nils Raff shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
67.34
Andres Castillo flicks a high ball forward to Sebastian Lindemann who takes it down. Sebastian Lindemann flicks the ball to his team mate, Jonas Wilke. Jonas Wilke shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Rúben Nunez effortlessly smothers it!
71.55
Andres Castillo flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Lindemann collects the pass. Sebastian Lindemann makes a simple pass to Oliver Metzler. Oliver Metzler knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Lindemann. Sebastian Lindemann connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but is denied by Niccol˜ Torricelli. Excellent block.
73.02
Brenny Meeuwis knocks the ball forward to Johnny Westerveld. Johnny Westerveld sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Hannes Arnold reads it well. Fabulous stop!
75.20
Nils Raff sees a break and surges forward. Nils Raff plays a one-two with Guillermo Collet and rushes in on goal... Nils Raff makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Hannes Arnold has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
83.03
Matt Dickov plays the ball forward to Brenny Meeuwis. Brenny Meeuwis flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Collet controls it well on his chest. Guillermo Collet knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andres Castillo.
84.48
FC Nürnberg are in full control of this game.
87.26
Matt Dickov breaks forward. Matt Dickov sees Johnny Westerveld in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Johnny Westerveld knocks in a cross ball towards Nils Raff. Nils Raff beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Hannes Arnold. Excellent save.
89.25
Andres Castillo advances with the ball. Andres Castillo whips in a cross ball towards Uwe Beckenbauer. Uwe Beckenbauer beats his man to it with a header but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Nürnberg

Hannover 96
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.6%
43.4%
Play Area
19.7%
47.4%
32.9%

Scorers
Brenny Meeuwis 21
Johnny Westerveld 24
Tobias Hanssen 53
Nils Raff 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tobias Hanssen of FC Nürnberg

Match Ratings