Match Report
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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to SV Wacker Burghausen. A crowd of 20,228 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while SV Wacker Burghausen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Arno Schröder.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while SV Wacker Burghausen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Arno Schröder.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with SV Wacker Burghausen kicking off!
3.58
0-0Luca Toldo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Metzger. Martin Metzger makes a beautiful solo run. Martin Metzger whips in a cross ball towards Orlando Zerdoux. Orlando Zerdoux outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it slams into the crowd!
12.48
0-0Jose E. Ganz flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Beelenkamp collects the pass. Roberto Beelenkamp puts a great ball through. Markus Töpfer races clear but the linesman lifts his flag. Offside by the narrowest of margins!
16.19
1-0Luca Toldo chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Bartsch. Julian Bartsch plays the ball forward to Gustavo Arredondo. Gustavo Arredondo knocks in a cross ball towards Jakob Lange. Jakob Lange makes a convincing header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
22.49
1-0Don Collins threads a neat ball through to Amine Bouyoucef. Amine Bouyoucef threads a neat ball through to Jakob Lange. Jakob Lange lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Metzger. Martin Metzger rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Mario Fonseca gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
24.26
1-0Martin Metzger flicks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Lange. Jakob Lange knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mario Fonseca who gathers it comfortably.
26.01
Martin Metzger chips the ball to his team mate, Oliver Gleisenstein. Oliver Gleisenstein shoots from distance but it is miles over!
27.24
Gustavo Arredondo flicks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Lange. Jakob Lange knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Gleisenstein. Oliver Gleisenstein directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
32.39
1-0Martin Metzger clumsily knocks into Dianboto Fournel. The referee warns Martin Metzger to calm down! Dianboto Fournel runs off the knock.
34.18
1-0Martin Metzger comes in with a late challenge on Ismael Ayaz. Martin Metzger is given another warning by the referee! Ismael Ayaz gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
44.45
Martin Metzger knocks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Gleisenstein. Oliver Gleisenstein sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Schalke 04 appear unchanged since the first half. SV Wacker Burghausen also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
FC Schalke 04 kick off the second half!
47.29
Dianboto Fournel makes a probing pass to Markus Töpfer. Markus Töpfer surges forward with the ball. Markus Töpfer knocks in a cross ball towards Matthew Stone. Matthew Stone rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Alex Nyarko gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
51.52
Amine Bouyoucef makes a simple pass to Julian Bartsch. Julian Bartsch passes the ball forward to Gustavo Arredondo. Gustavo Arredondo knocks in a cross ball towards Jakob Lange. Jakob Lange is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
69.05
1-0Martin Metzger hacks Augusto Camara from behind! Martin Metzger is shown the yellow card! Augusto Camara runs off the knock.
71.14
1-0With some swift thinking, Luca Toldo plays the ball forward to Martin Metzger. Martin Metzger knocks the ball to his team mate, Orlando Zerdoux. Orlando Zerdoux whips in a cross ball towards Martin Metzger. Martin Metzger is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Jose E. Ganz clears it off the line with his head!
73.52
Martin Metzger flicks a high pass forward. Julian Bartsch holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Bartsch plays a scrappy one-two with Orlando Zerdoux and stumbles forward towards the goal... Julian Bartsch muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's there!! Mario Fonseca has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.17
2-0SV Wacker Burghausen have made 2 substitutions with Graham Hulme replacing Markus Töpfer and Johnny Van Der Schaaf replacing Tommy Owen .
81.35
Dianboto Fournel flicks a high pass forward. Graham Hulme controls it well on his chest. Graham Hulme deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Johnny Van Der Schaaf. Johnny Van Der Schaaf knocks in a cross ball towards Matthew Stone. Matthew Stone makes a convincing header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for SV Wacker Burghausen!
85.17
Augusto Camara clumsily knocks into Oliver Gleisenstein. The referee calls over Augusto Camara and shows him a yellow card! Oliver Gleisenstein stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.54
Martin Metzger makes a simple pass to Orlando Zerdoux. Orlando Zerdoux tries a spectacular long range effort. Orlando Zerdoux scores for FC Schalke 04!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.9%
52.1%
Play Area
23.3%
42.5%
34.2%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Julian Bartsch of FC Schalke 04 |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Alex Nyarko (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Juan-Carlos Zamora (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Luca Toldo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Amine Bouyoucef (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Don Collins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Julian Bartsch (MID) |  | 9 |
| 7. | Martin Metzger (MID) |  | 8 |
| 8. | Orlando Zerdoux (ATT) | | 9 |
| 9. | Jakob Lange (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Oliver Gleisenstein (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gustavo Arredondo (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Gavin Bowyer (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Lennart Borchard (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Jason Robinson (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Mario Fonseca (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Vincenzo Francke (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Dianboto Fournel (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Augusto Camara (DEF) | | 5 |
| 5. | Jose E. Ganz (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Markus Töpfer (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Ismael Ayaz (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Gavin Brady (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Tommy Owen (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Matthew Stone (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Roberto Beelenkamp (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Anton Oswald (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Graham Hulme (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Johnny Van Der Schaaf (DEF) | 6 | |