Match Report
| Eintracht Braunschweig | Eintracht Braunschweig |  |  | FC Nürnberg | FC Nürnberg | ||||||||||||||||
| Steven Brown | Steven Brown | Connor Ellerton-Baines | Connor Ellerton-Baines | ||||||||||||||||||
| Linus Lorenz | L. Lorenz |  | 79 | G |  | 1 | | G | 85 |  | Rúben Nunez | R. Nunez | |||||||||
| Uwe Reimers | U. Reimers | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 |  | Scott Gemmill | S. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Levin Schilling | L. Schilling |  | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 |  | Oscar Dominguez | O. Dominguez | |||||||||
| Billy Batty | B. Batty |  | 73 | D |  | | 4 | | | D | 74 |  | Nenad Bossis | N. Bossis | |||||||
| Muzzy Abdullah | M. Abdullah |  | 75 | M | | 5 | | M | 98 | | Jan Buchwald | J. Buchwald | |||||||||
| Luis Lopes | L. Lopes |  | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 92 | | Miguel Jesus | M. Jesus | |||||||||
| Torsten Brehme | T. Brehme | | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 92 | | Jan Beckmann | J. Beckmann | |||||||||
| Sven Bierhoff | S. Bierhoff | | 70 | M | | 8 | | M | 86 | | Duarte Fernandes | D. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Nils Kauder | N. Kauder | | 76 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Tobias Hanssen | T. Hanssen | |||||||||
| Rainer Helmer | R. Helmer | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 83 | | Richard Telfer | R. Telfer | |||||||||
| Jo‘l Colleter | J. Colleter | | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 85 | | Jakob Pfeiffer | J. Pfeiffer | |||||||||
| Gerhard Böhm | G. Böhm | | 58 | G | | 12 | | M | 89 | | Nils Raff | N. Raff | |||||||||
| Gerhard Winkler | G. Winkler | | 67 | D | | 13 | | M | 89 |  | Brenny Meeuwis | B. Meeuwis | |||||||||
| Fernando Ribeiro | F. Ribeiro | | 75 | M | | 14 | | A | 76 |  | David Maresca | D. Maresca | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadion an der Hamburger Straße where Eintracht Braunschweig play host to FC Nürnberg. A crowd of 20,259 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Eintracht Braunschweig and FC Nürnberg are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jakob Frieser.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Eintracht Braunschweig and FC Nürnberg are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jakob Frieser.
0.00
0-0FC Nürnberg start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.03
0-1Miguel Jesus kicks a strong pass forward to Jan Beckmann. Jan Beckmann cuts inside the box! Jan Beckmann looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Linus Lorenz with no chance!! Goal for FC Nürnberg!
6.33
0-1Levin Schilling barges into Jan Buchwald. The referee warns Levin Schilling to calm down! Jan Buchwald grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
8.56
0-1Torsten Brehme knocks the ball to his team mate, Jo‘l Colleter. Jo‘l Colleter cuts inside the box! Jo‘l Colleter shoots from just inside the box. Wonderful reactions from Rúben Nunez keeps it out!
9.06
With some swift thinking, Billy Batty plays the ball forward to Nils Kauder. Nils Kauder rushes past Oscar Dominguez! Nils Kauder side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Rúben Nunez had no chance!! Goal for Eintracht Braunschweig !
16.35
1-1Nenad Bossis chips the ball to his team mate, Jan Beckmann. Jan Beckmann makes a beautiful solo run. Jan Beckmann whips in a cross ball towards Duarte Fernandes. Duarte Fernandes heads the ball goalwards but it flies just off target!
20.27
Billy Batty threads the ball through to Torsten Brehme. Torsten Brehme hits a low pass to Nils Kauder. Nils Kauder whips in a cross ball towards Jo‘l Colleter. Jo‘l Colleter makes a deft header. Rúben Nunez effortlessly picks it out of the air!
26.32
Miguel Jesus threads a neat ball through to Jakob Pfeiffer. Jakob Pfeiffer lofts in a cross ball towards Tobias Hanssen. Tobias Hanssen powers a header at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
33.12
Scott Gemmill flicks a high ball forward to Jakob Pfeiffer who takes it down. Jakob Pfeiffer edges inside the box! Jakob Pfeiffer rockets a shot on goal but Linus Lorenz is on top of it.
34.40
Levin Schilling makes a probing pass to Luis Lopes. Luis Lopes shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
42.29
Torsten Brehme sees Luis Lopes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luis Lopes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Braunschweig appear unchanged since the first half. FC Nürnberg also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Eintracht Braunschweig kick off!
48.22
1-1Oscar Dominguez chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Jesus. Miguel Jesus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Telfer. Richard Telfer hits a low pass to Tobias Hanssen. Levin Schilling hacks Tobias Hanssen from behind! That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
48.22
1-1The referee points to the spot..
49.32
Jakob Pfeiffer steps up but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
51.51
Miguel Jesus brings the ball forward. Miguel Jesus whips in a cross ball towards Richard Telfer. Richard Telfer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
54.41
1-1Miguel Jesus barges into Torsten Brehme. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Torsten Brehme hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.55
1-1Uwe Reimers kicks a strong pass forward to Torsten Brehme. Torsten Brehme flicks the ball to his team mate, Jo‘l Colleter. Jo‘l Colleter knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Rainer Helmer is offside!
65.17
Uwe Reimers flicks a high pass forward. Luis Lopes controls it well on his chest. Luis Lopes makes a probing pass to Rainer Helmer. Rainer Helmer plays a scrappy one-two with Torsten Brehme and advances towards the goal... Rainer Helmer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Rúben Nunez!
66.09
Jan Beckmann makes a simple pass to Jakob Pfeiffer. Jakob Pfeiffer passes the ball forward but Richard Telfer is offside!
69.12
1-1Muzzy Abdullah threads a neat ball through to Rainer Helmer. Rainer Helmer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rúben Nunez who gathers it comfortably.
71.18
Jan Beckmann flicks a high pass forward. Richard Telfer controls it well on his chest. Richard Telfer flicks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Pfeiffer. Some awkward footwork from Jakob Pfeiffer provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
Sven Bierhoff knocks the ball forward to Torsten Brehme. Torsten Brehme flicks the ball to his team mate, Rainer Helmer. Rainer Helmer side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.4%
45.6%
Play Area
27.9%
45.6%
26.5%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jan Beckmann of FC Nürnberg |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Linus Lorenz (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Uwe Reimers (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Levin Schilling (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Billy Batty (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Muzzy Abdullah (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Luis Lopes (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Torsten Brehme (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Sven Bierhoff (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Nils Kauder (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Rainer Helmer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Jo‘l Colleter (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Gerhard Böhm (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gerhard Winkler (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Fernando Ribeiro (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Rúben Nunez (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Scott Gemmill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Oscar Dominguez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Nenad Bossis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jan Buchwald (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Miguel Jesus (MID) |  | 7 |
| 7. | Jan Beckmann (MID) | | 9 |
| 8. | Duarte Fernandes (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Tobias Hanssen (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Richard Telfer (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Jakob Pfeiffer (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Nils Raff (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Brenny Meeuwis (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | David Maresca (ATT) | 0 | |