Match Report


Hannover 96Hannover 96     FC KaiserslauternFC Kaiserslautern
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Hannes ArnoldH. Arnold72
G
1
G
66Renato NúñezR. Núñez
Alexander KöllerA. Köller77
D
2captain
D
74Elbekay ElhamdaouiE. Elhamdaoui
Nikolas WielandN. Wieland71
D
3
D
72Jonas BierhoffJ. Bierhoff
Thomas WesselmannT. Wesselmann70
D
4
D
68Ruslan AzatskyiR. Azatskyi
Andres CastilloA. Castillo67
D
5
D
67Adilson Van BarneveldA. Van Barneveld
Sebastian LindemannS. Lindemann78
M
6
M
69Arjen Van DalenA. Van Dalen
Uwe StreichU. Streich74
M
7
M
71Marcel EngelsM. Engels
Felipe DiazF. Diaz67
M
captain8
A
73Fredrik BoatengF. Boateng
Oliver MetzlerO. Metzler72
A
9
A
68Giulio BusoG. Buso
Daniel J. RavelliD. Ravelli69
A
10
A
48Vincenzo SeifertV. Seifert
Jonas WilkeJ. Wilke67
A
11
M
72André LujanA. Lujan
 
Marcello BoselliM. Boselli66
G
12
M
65Philippe Dos SantosP. Dos Santos
Jose Javier HerreroJ. Herrero66
D
13
D
64Alexander LloydA. Lloyd
David StreichD. Streich66
A
14
G
54Uwe StreichU. Streich

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at AWD-Arena where Hannover 96 play host to FC Kaiserslautern. A crowd of 11,953 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hannover 96 are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while FC Kaiserslautern appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Jakob Jentsch.


0.00
Hannover 96 kick off the first half!
2.16
Arjen Van Dalen flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Seifert holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vincenzo Seifert knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexander Köller.
3.19
Sebastian Lindemann decides to run forward with the ball. Sebastian Lindemann lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Metzler. Oliver Metzler directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but Ruslan Azatskyi is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
6.04
Ruslan Azatskyi hits a low pass to Marcel Engels. Marcel Engels threads a neat ball through to Fredrik Boateng. Fredrik Boateng plays a scrappy one-two with Giulio Buso and advances towards the goal... Fredrik Boateng tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC Kaiserslautern!
18.08
Uwe Streich flicks a high pass forward to Felipe Diaz who brings the ball under control. Felipe Diaz shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
21.41
Uwe Streich controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jonas Wilke. Jonas Wilke shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
28.08
André Lujan clumsily knocks into Sebastian Lindemann. The referee calls over André Lujan and shows him a yellow card! Sebastian Lindemann runs off the knock.
32.32
Marcel Engels passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of André Lujan. André Lujan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
38.37
Arjen Van Dalen passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Marcel Engels. Marcel Engels makes a pass forward but Vincenzo Seifert makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
40.17
Andres Castillo clumsily knocks into Vincenzo Seifert. The referee warns Andres Castillo to calm down! Vincenzo Seifert gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
42.54
Marcel Engels flicks a high pass forward. Fredrik Boateng holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fredrik Boateng knocks in a cross ball towards Giulio Buso. Giulio Buso directs the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
44.59
Marcel Engels threads the ball through to André Lujan. André Lujan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Arjen Van Dalen knocks the ball forward to André Lujan. André Lujan whips in a cross ball towards Fredrik Boateng. Fredrik Boateng makes a convincing header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The second half starts with FC Kaiserslautern kicking off!
51.39
Thomas Wesselmann makes a beautiful solo run. Thomas Wesselmann surges forward with the ball. Thomas Wesselmann whips in a cross ball towards Daniel J. Ravelli. Daniel J. Ravelli makes a deft header but it flies well off target!
57.05
Felipe Diaz knocks the ball to his team mate, Uwe Streich. Uwe Streich shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
59.42
Thomas Wesselmann hacks Arjen Van Dalen from behind! The referee calls over Thomas Wesselmann and warns him to calm down! Arjen Van Dalen grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.50
Ruslan Azatskyi kicks a strong pass forward to Marcel Engels. Marcel Engels flicks a high pass forward to Arjen Van Dalen who brings the ball under control. Arjen Van Dalen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nikolas Wieland.
65.53
Marcel Engels hacks Alexander Köller from behind! The referee brings Marcel Engels to one side and gives him a warning! Alexander Köller gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
66.48
Thomas Wesselmann flicks a high pass forward. Felipe Diaz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Felipe Diaz threads a neat ball through to Uwe Streich. Uwe Streich shoots from 25 yards. Renato Núñez easily gets down and covers it.
71.43
Ruslan Azatskyi chips the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Boateng. Fredrik Boateng flicks a high pass forward to Vincenzo Seifert who brings the ball under control. Vincenzo Seifert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.05
With some swift thinking, Thomas Wesselmann plays the ball forward to Sebastian Lindemann. Sebastian Lindemann makes a simple pass to Oliver Metzler. Oliver Metzler shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
77.48
Nikolas Wieland threads a neat ball through to Felipe Diaz. Felipe Diaz flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel J. Ravelli. Daniel J. Ravelli shoots from distance but it flies wide!
81.09
Jonas Wilke passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Daniel J. Ravelli. Daniel J. Ravelli threads the ball through to Oliver Metzler but he's offside!
87.22
Thomas Wesselmann runs forward with the ball. Thomas Wesselmann flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Wilke holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jonas Wilke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel J. Ravelli but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Hannover 96

FC Kaiserslautern
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.2%
41.8%
Play Area
25.3%
44.3%
30.4%

Scorers
Fredrik Boateng 6

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fredrik Boateng of FC Kaiserslautern

Match Ratings