Match Report


FC AugsburgFC Augsburg     DSC Arminia BielefeldDSC Arminia Bielefeld
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Nicolas SchrammN. Schramm51
G
1
G
72Nicolas AugsteinN. Augstein
Paul OverathP. Overath73
D
2
D
61Patrick BurbageP. Burbage
Lars SchnoorL. Schnoor73
D
3
D
59Christian BrücknerC. Brückner
Sebastiao RamosS. Ramos60
D
4
D
56Darren OakesD. Oakes
Jan AhrensJ. Ahrens50
D
captain5captain
D
51Sven HerzogS. Herzog
Paul WeigelP. Weigel67
M
6
M
80Jakob LindnerJ. Lindner
Armin JentschA. Jentsch63
M
7
M
71Nikolas ArnoldN. Arnold
Rainer HitzlspergerR. Hitzlsperger59
M
8
A
61Emiliano PinardiE. Pinardi
Gerhard DiakiteG. Diakite59
M
9
A
57Gerard SchulpG. Schulp
Pier Giovanni GiacchettaP. Giacchetta58
A
10
A
52Kai VöllerK. Völler
Tony NijkampT. Nijkamp55
A
11
A
50Oliver MetzlerO. Metzler
 
Sven GerlachS. Gerlach57
M
12
G
66Moritz SchäferM. Schäfer
Malte ArnoldM. Arnold56
M
13
M
62Martin SchneiderM. Schneider
Djimi KovacsD. Kovacs52
A
14
G
61Jonas StiepermannJ. Stiepermann

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at WWK Arena where FC Augsburg play host to DSC Arminia Bielefeld. A crowd of 10,914 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Augsburg are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while DSC Arminia Bielefeld appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Martin Wilke.


0.00
The whistle blows and DSC Arminia Bielefeld get the match underway!
10.32
Nikolas Arnold runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Nikolas Arnold knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.46
Nikolas Arnold chips the ball to his team mate, Kai Völler. Kai Völler knocks in a cross ball towards Jakob Lindner. Jakob Lindner knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Nicolas Schramm picks it out of the air!
16.01
Patrick Burbage runs forward with the ball. Patrick Burbage deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oliver Metzler. Oliver Metzler whips in a cross ball towards Emiliano Pinardi. Emiliano Pinardi heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Nicolas Schramm.
17.19
Corner kick to DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Christian Brückner plays it to the near post. Nikolas Arnold muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
18.23
Darren Oakes comes in with a late challenge on Paul Weigel. Darren Oakes is warned by the referee! Paul Weigel runs off the knock.
22.38
Lars Schnoor sees Gerhard Diakite in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gerhard Diakite flicks the ball to his team mate, Rainer Hitzlsperger. Rainer Hitzlsperger sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
27.07
Jakob Lindner sees space and advances. Jakob Lindner whips in a cross ball towards Nikolas Arnold. Nikolas Arnold connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
32.23
Nikolas Arnold flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Lindner collects the pass. Jakob Lindner runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jakob Lindner whips in a cross ball towards Kai Völler. Kai Völler jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
38.18
Christian Brückner decides to run forward with the ball. Christian Brückner threads a neat ball through to Nikolas Arnold. Nikolas Arnold threads the ball through to Gerard Schulp but he's offside!
39.50
Gerhard Diakite makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tony Nijkamp. Tony Nijkamp shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
44.01
Nikolas Arnold chips the ball to his team mate, Gerard Schulp. Gerard Schulp plays a one-two with Kai Völler and rushes in on goal... Gerard Schulp shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Augsburg appear unchanged since the first half. DSC Arminia Bielefeld also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Augsburg start the second half!
47.44
Rainer Hitzlsperger flicks a high pass forward to Tony Nijkamp who brings the ball under control. Tony Nijkamp shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
49.14
Nikolas Arnold flicks a high pass forward. Emiliano Pinardi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Emiliano Pinardi shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
54.51
Christian Brückner threads the ball through to Nikolas Arnold. Nikolas Arnold flicks a high ball forward to Kai Völler who takes it down. Kai Völler passes the ball forward but Jakob Lindner is offside!
59.10
Sebastiao Ramos threads a neat ball through to Gerhard Diakite. Gerhard Diakite makes a probing pass to Pier Giovanni Giacchetta. Pier Giovanni Giacchetta knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sven Herzog.
60.20
Paul Weigel knocks the ball to his team mate, Tony Nijkamp. Tony Nijkamp makes a simple pass to Pier Giovanni Giacchetta. Pier Giovanni Giacchetta shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
61.15
Nikolas Arnold makes a probing pass to Kai Völler. Kai Völler tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. DSC Arminia Bielefeld are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
65.02
Nikolas Arnold knocks the ball forward to Kai Völler. Kai Völler advances inside the box! Kai Völler strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it is tipped over by Nicolas Schramm.
66.44
Jakob Lindner takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Kai Völler muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
73.17
Lars Schnoor kicks a strong pass forward to Rainer Hitzlsperger. With great vision, Rainer Hitzlsperger plays the ball forward to Gerhard Diakite. Gerhard Diakite knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Patrick Burbage.
75.58
Nikolas Arnold flicks a high pass forward. Kai Völler collects the pass. Kai Völler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
77.55
Gerhard Diakite threads a neat ball through to Tony Nijkamp. Tony Nijkamp shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
81.56
Sven Herzog passes the ball forward to Nikolas Arnold. Nikolas Arnold sees Gerard Schulp in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gerard Schulp shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Augsburg

DSC Arminia Bielefeld
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
4
8
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
32.5%
45%
22.5%

Scorers
Nikolas Arnold 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nikolas Arnold of DSC Arminia Bielefeld

Match Ratings