Match Report


Hamburger SVHamburger SV     Hertha BSCHertha BSC
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Gennaro CainiG. Caini54
G
1captain
G
52Vasco OliveiraV. Oliveira
Davide RedaelliD. Redaelli73
D
2
D
67Moritz KrügerM. Krüger
Gary CaldwellG. Caldwell68
D
3
D
63Micka‘l PaisleyM. Paisley
Mauricio CarrascoM. Carrasco61
D
4
D
60Rainer RitzingerR. Ritzinger
Malte ZieglerM. Ziegler46
D
5
M
66Sven SammerS. Sammer
Gerhard ZiegeG. Ziege72
M
6
M
64Wilfred Van De LooiW. Van De Looi
Marc MüllerM. Müller50
M
7
M
58Richard RaeR. Rae
Kevin BremnerK. Bremner74
A
8
M
57Albrecht MeidtA. Meidt
Ernesto CarrascoE. Carrasco73
A
9
A
73Dave StamD. Stam
Hugo CarrascoH. Carrasco71
A
captain10
A
67Craig VickersC. Vickers
Martin BenfariM. Benfari68
A
11
A
64Gerhard KöllerG. Köller
 
Linus KistnerL. Kistner62
A
12
A
61Steffen HollmerS. Hollmer
Djibrill LempereurD. Lempereur50
G
13
M
57Sebastian NeudeckerS. Neudecker
Linus AugsteinL. Augstein49
M
14
A
55Hannes JahnH. Jahn

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at AOL Arena where Hamburger SV play host to Hertha BSC. A crowd of 12,979 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hamburger SV are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Hertha BSC appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nico Fromm.


0.00
Hertha BSC kick off the first half!
2.58
Martin Benfari makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Bremner. Kevin Bremner shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Vasco Oliveira manages to gather it easily.
3.24
Rainer Ritzinger plays the ball forward to Richard Rae. Richard Rae sees Dave Stam in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dave Stam whips in a cross ball towards Craig Vickers. Craig Vickers finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Marc Müller. That should have been a goal!
4.25
Sven Sammer makes a probing pass to Gerhard Köller. Gerhard Köller knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gennaro Caini who gathers it comfortably.
6.21
Richard Rae flicks a high ball forward to Gerhard Köller who takes it down. Gerhard Köller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.27
Kevin Bremner flicks a high ball forward to Hugo Carrasco who takes it down. Hugo Carrasco controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
10.43
Albrecht Meidt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gerhard Köller. Gerhard Köller shoots from long range. Solid save from Gennaro Caini.
14.09
Albrecht Meidt threads the ball through to Dave Stam. Dave Stam plays a one-two with Craig Vickers and rushes in on goal... Dave Stam looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
15.29
Gerhard Ziege takes a quick throw-in, which Marc Müller takes on the chest. Marc Müller flicks a high ball forward to Hugo Carrasco who takes it down. Hugo Carrasco sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.22
Marc Müller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Benfari. Martin Benfari finds some space and shoots from distance. Vasco Oliveira gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
21.17
Richard Rae sees Dave Stam in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dave Stam controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
27.02
Richard Rae flicks a high pass forward. Dave Stam holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dave Stam lofts in a cross ball towards Gerhard Köller. Gerhard Köller beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
34.54
Craig Vickers catches Mauricio Carrasco on the ankles. The referee warns Craig Vickers to calm down! Mauricio Carrasco runs off the knock.
36.35
Wilfred Van De Looi hits a low pass to Richard Rae. Richard Rae whips in a cross ball towards Wilfred Van De Looi. Wilfred Van De Looi heads the ball goalwards but it's a lousy effort!
40.29
Marc Müller chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Bremner. Kevin Bremner shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
Gerhard Ziege knocks the ball to his team mate, Marc Müller. Marc Müller shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hamburger SV appear unchanged since the first half. Hertha BSC also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Hamburger SV get the second half underway!
48.13
Marc Müller plays the ball forward to Ernesto Carrasco. Ernesto Carrasco lofts in a cross ball towards Gerhard Ziege. Gerhard Ziege powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Vasco Oliveira had no chance!! Goal for Hamburger SV!
53.07
Gerhard Ziege threads the ball through to Kevin Bremner. Kevin Bremner shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
55.47
Marc Müller threads a neat ball through to Hugo Carrasco. Hugo Carrasco shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.28
Sven Sammer hits a low pass to Dave Stam. Dave Stam knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marc Müller.
59.42
Sven Sammer chips the ball to his team mate, Dave Stam. Dave Stam shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.25
Gerhard Ziege chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Bremner. Kevin Bremner tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
61.50
Hugo Carrasco barges into Moritz Krüger. Hugo Carrasco is warned by the referee! Moritz Krüger gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
67.29
Marc Müller threads a neat ball through to Kevin Bremner. Kevin Bremner shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
71.26
Marc Müller flicks a high pass forward. Gerhard Ziege controls it well on his chest. Gerhard Ziege shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
73.50
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
77.29
Richard Rae threads a neat ball through to Gerhard Köller. Gerhard Köller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.58
Mauricio Carrasco flicks a high pass forward to Gerhard Ziege who brings the ball under control. With great imagination, Gerhard Ziege plays the ball forward to Marc Müller. Marc Müller hits a low pass to Kevin Bremner. Kevin Bremner rockets a shot on goal. Vasco Oliveira gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
84.34
Micka‘l Paisley flicks the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Meidt. Albrecht Meidt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dave Stam. Dave Stam plays a one-two with Craig Vickers and rushes in on goal... Dave Stam shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.00
Wilfred Van De Looi knocks the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Köller. Gerhard Köller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.38
Davide Redaelli threads a neat ball through to Gerhard Ziege. Gerhard Ziege flicks a high pass forward. Martin Benfari holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Benfari controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
89.08
Mauricio Carrasco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marc Müller. Marc Müller threads a neat ball through to Hugo Carrasco. Hugo Carrasco sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
90.00
Wilfred Van De Looi flicks a high pass forward. Gerhard Köller collects the pass. Gerhard Köller lofts in a cross ball towards Albrecht Meidt. Albrecht Meidt heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Hamburger SV

Hertha BSC
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
9
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
27.2%
44.4%
28.4%

Scorers
Gerhard Ziege 48
Gerhard Köller 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gerhard Ziege of Hamburger SV

Match Ratings