Match Report


SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth     FC KölnFC Köln
Radu MihaiRadu Mihai Dave Cee Dave Cee
Stephane BeutlerS. Beutler85
G
1captain
G
75Johnny IniaJ. Inia
Ernesto VelascoE. Velasco80
D
2
D
74Kevin KrügerK. Krüger
Harry MaddisonH. Maddison82
D
3
D
78Johnny De BoerJ. De Boer
Salomon KurstotS. Kurstot80
D
4
D
75André CastanedaA. Castaneda
David LawD. Law90
M
5
D
75Yurtcan IzzetY. Izzet
Hauke BartschH. Bartsch89
M
6
M
78Garba NwakireG. Nwakire
Giampiero BaldiG. Baldi94
M
captain7
M
80Samir RöhnerS. Röhner
Roland MulderR. Mulder95
M
8
M
80Oliver HelmerO. Helmer
Christian MöllerC. Möller88
A
9
A
77Peter WeirP. Weir
Kai DiakiteK. Diakite92
A
10
A
78Esteban CarrascoE. Carrasco
Fabian N. AmeriniF. Amerini86
A
11
A
77Yuriy KryvychY. Kryvych
 
Steven StamS. Stam79
D
12
D
75Claus FredgaardC. Fredgaard
Titus MendezT. Mendez89
M
13
M
79Gian Paolo TangorraG. Tangorra
Marcel RohrschneiderM. Rohrschneider85
A
14
A
74Julian WesselmannJ. Wesselmann

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Playmobil-Stadion where SpVgg Greuther Fürth play host to FC Köln. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Köln appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Kaiser.


0.00
The first half starts with FC Köln kicking off!
4.38
Garba Nwakire flicks a high pass forward. Yuriy Kryvych collects the pass. Yuriy Kryvych lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Helmer. Oliver Helmer rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Magnificent save by Stephane Beutler!
8.16
Roland Mulder makes a simple pass to Giampiero Baldi. Giampiero Baldi makes a probing pass to Christian Möller but he's offside!
12.31
Johnny De Boer kicks a strong pass forward to Yuriy Kryvych. Yuriy Kryvych shoots from 25 yards but somehow Stephane Beutler manages to keep it out.
15.40
Johnny De Boer makes a probing pass to Garba Nwakire. Garba Nwakire flicks the ball to his team mate, Yuriy Kryvych. Yuriy Kryvych lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Weir. Peter Weir flicks the ball with his head but it's drastically wayward!
16.08
Harry Maddison flicks a high pass forward. Roland Mulder easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Roland Mulder surges forward with the ball. Roland Mulder makes a probing pass to Kai Diakite but he's offside!
18.17
Giampiero Baldi flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Bartsch controls it well on his chest. Hauke Bartsch knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.15
André Castaneda darts forward. André Castaneda runs straight at the defence! André Castaneda rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC Köln!
33.58
Giampiero Baldi threads a neat ball through to Hauke Bartsch. Hauke Bartsch shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
39.40
Samir Röhner flicks a high pass forward. Yuriy Kryvych holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Yuriy Kryvych knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ernesto Velasco.
40.41
Garba Nwakire makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter Weir. Peter Weir lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Helmer. Ernesto Velasco barges into Oliver Helmer. Penalty not given!!
44.39
André Castaneda threads a neat ball through to Garba Nwakire. Garba Nwakire hits a low pass to Esteban Carrasco. Esteban Carrasco passes the ball forward to Yuriy Kryvych. Some good footwork from Yuriy Kryvych provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear unchanged since the first half. FC Köln also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and SpVgg Greuther Fürth get the second half underway!
49.48
Hauke Bartsch sees Giampiero Baldi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Giampiero Baldi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabian N. Amerini but the linesman indicates offside!
54.57
Christian Möller flicks a high pass forward. Kai Diakite holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kai Diakite tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Johnny Inia manages to gather it effortlessly.
57.06
Garba Nwakire threads a neat ball through to Samir Röhner. Samir Röhner threads a neat ball through to Esteban Carrasco. Esteban Carrasco muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
60.29
FC Köln have made a substitution with Julian Wesselmann replacing Esteban Carrasco .
61.34
Samir Röhner clumsily knocks into Hauke Bartsch. Samir Röhner is shown the yellow card! Hauke Bartsch stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.27
Garba Nwakire makes a probing pass to Yuriy Kryvych. Yuriy Kryvych knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Wesselmann. Julian Wesselmann heads the ball goalwards but Salomon Kurstot is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
71.27
Yurtcan Izzet sees Garba Nwakire in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Garba Nwakire makes a probing pass to Yuriy Kryvych. Yuriy Kryvych lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Wesselmann. Julian Wesselmann gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
85.29
Oliver Helmer threads the ball through to Samir Röhner. Samir Röhner lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Wesselmann. Julian Wesselmann jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
89.42
Garba Nwakire hits a low pass to Julian Wesselmann. Julian Wesselmann threads a neat ball through to Peter Weir. Peter Weir shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

FC Köln
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
1
9
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.5%
56.5%
Play Area
27.4%
43.5%
29%

Scorers
André Castaneda 30
Yuriy Kryvych 44
Julian Wesselmann 71
Peter Weir 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yuriy Kryvych of FC Köln

Match Ratings
1.Stephane Beutler (GK)
7
2.Ernesto Velasco (DEF)
6
3.Harry Maddison (DEF)
6
4.Salomon Kurstot (DEF)
6
5.David Law (MID)
6
6.Hauke Bartsch (MID)
6
7.Giampiero Baldi (MID)
7
8.Roland Mulder (MID)
6
9.Christian Möller (ATT)
6
10.Kai Diakite (ATT)
6
11.Fabian N. Amerini (ATT)
6
 
12.Steven Stam (DEF)
0
13.Titus Mendez (MID)
0
14.Marcel Rohrschneider (ATT)
0

1.Johnny Inia (GK)
6
2.Kevin Krüger (DEF)
6
3.Johnny De Boer (DEF)
6
4.André Castaneda (DEF)goal scored
8
5.Yurtcan Izzet (DEF)
6
6.Garba Nwakire (MID)
7
7.Samir Röhner (MID)yellow card
6
8.Oliver Helmer (MID)
6
9.Peter Weir (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Esteban Carrasco (ATT)
7
11.Yuriy Kryvych (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Claus Fredgaard (DEF)
0
13.Gian Paolo Tangorra (MID)
0
14.Julian Wesselmann (ATT)goal scored
9