Match Report


FC KölnFC Köln     F.C. Hansa RostockF.C. Hansa Rostock
Dave CeeDave Cee Danny Pearson Danny Pearson
Johnny IniaJ. Inia75
G
captain1
G
84Luís MontesL. Montes
Kevin KrügerK. Krüger74
D
2
D
80Helder CamposH. Campos
Johnny De BoerJ. De Boer78
D
3
D
85Bakary SchraderB. Schrader
André CastanedaA. Castaneda75
D
4
D
83Eric ZiegenhagenE. Ziegenhagen
Yurtcan IzzetY. Izzet75
D
5
M
85Hauke KnappH. Knapp
Garba NwakireG. Nwakire78
M
6captain
M
90Julian StreichJ. Streich
Samir RöhnerS. Röhner80
M
7
M
84Riad AmraniR. Amrani
Oliver HelmerO. Helmer80
M
8
M
83Jan PrantlJ. Prantl
Peter WeirP. Weir77
A
9
A
83Alexander PoschnerA. Poschner
Esteban CarrascoE. Carrasco78
A
10
A
86Lennart DöringL. Döring
Yuriy KryvychY. Kryvych77
A
11
A
78Brett KalacB. Kalac
 
Claus FredgaardC. Fredgaard75
D
12
D
79Nico SchrammN. Schramm
Gian Paolo TangorraG. Tangorra79
M
13
M
82Nikolas BrehmeN. Brehme
Tomislav TomasT. Tomas75
A
14
A
75Alec LawA. Law

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at RheinEnergieStadion where FC Köln play host to F.C. Hansa Rostock. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
FC Köln are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while F.C. Hansa Rostock appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Devanir Regnault.


0.00
FC Köln start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.21
Oliver Helmer flicks a high ball forward to Esteban Carrasco who takes it down. Esteban Carrasco lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Weir. Peter Weir knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Superb reactions from Luís Montes. What a save!
4.09
Yuriy Kryvych sees Oliver Helmer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oliver Helmer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Helder Campos.
6.30
Esteban Carrasco flicks a high pass forward to Oliver Helmer who brings the ball under control. Oliver Helmer knocks in a cross ball towards Yuriy Kryvych. Yuriy Kryvych shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Fantastic reaction save from Luís Montes!
8.10
Johnny De Boer makes a probing pass to Oliver Helmer. Oliver Helmer hits a low pass to Peter Weir. Peter Weir whips in a cross ball towards Yuriy Kryvych. Yuriy Kryvych flicks the ball with his head but Luís Montes is on top of it.
9.42
Lennart Döring hits a low pass to Brett Kalac. Brett Kalac whips in a cross ball towards Jan Prantl. Jan Prantl heads the ball goalwards. Johnny Inia picks it out of the air!
10.05
Johnny De Boer makes a probing pass to Oliver Helmer. Oliver Helmer flicks a high ball forward to Garba Nwakire who takes it down. Garba Nwakire knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luís Montes who gathers it comfortably.
16.38
Oliver Helmer clumsily knocks into Hauke Knapp. The referee warns Oliver Helmer to calm down! Hauke Knapp carries on, but is struggling a bit.
18.33
Johnny De Boer knocks the ball to his team mate, Yuriy Kryvych. Yuriy Kryvych sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
20.50
Johnny De Boer makes a probing pass to Peter Weir. Peter Weir whips in a cross ball towards Oliver Helmer. With a superhuman jump, Oliver Helmer connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC Köln!
26.15
Oliver Helmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samir Röhner. Samir Röhner knocks in a cross ball towards Yuriy Kryvych. Yuriy Kryvych heads the ball goalwards. Yuriy Kryvych scores for FC Köln!!
30.22
Garba Nwakire flicks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Helmer. Oliver Helmer knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Weir. Peter Weir powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
33.59
Yurtcan Izzet catches Hauke Knapp on the ankles. Yurtcan Izzet is given a warning by the referee! Hauke Knapp hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.14
Julian Streich controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brett Kalac. Brett Kalac whips in a cross ball towards Alexander Poschner. Alexander Poschner directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball comes off Johnny De Boer and the loose ball is cleared up field.
42.08
Julian Streich knocks the ball to his team mate, Jan Prantl. Jan Prantl runs straight at the defence! Jan Prantl muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
44.38
Garba Nwakire controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samir Röhner. Samir Röhner knocks in a cross ball towards Yuriy Kryvych. Yuriy Kryvych is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Solid save from Luís Montes. What a great pair of hands!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Köln appear unchanged since the first half. F.C. Hansa Rostock also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
F.C. Hansa Rostock kick off!
47.02
Bakary Schrader deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan Prantl. Jan Prantl flicks a high pass forward. Brett Kalac controls it well on his chest. Brett Kalac knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Yurtcan Izzet.
49.33
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
53.19
Eric Ziegenhagen flicks a high pass forward. Bakary Schrader collects the pass. Bakary Schrader threads a neat ball through to Brett Kalac. Brett Kalac knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.56
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
60.52
F.C. Hansa Rostock have made 3 substitutions with Nico Schramm replacing Helder Campos, Nikolas Brehme replacing Julian Streich and Alec Law replacing Lennart Döring .
63.46
Eric Ziegenhagen kicks a strong pass forward to Nico Schramm. Nico Schramm knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Poschner. Alexander Poschner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Krüger.
66.51
Johnny De Boer flicks a high pass forward to Samir Röhner who brings the ball under control. Samir Röhner flicks a high pass forward. Peter Weir collects the pass. Peter Weir knocks in a cross ball towards Esteban Carrasco. Esteban Carrasco makes a convincing header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
69.03
Nico Schramm controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Riad Amrani. Riad Amrani kicks a strong pass forward to Brett Kalac. Brett Kalac knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.28
Bakary Schrader makes a simple pass to Jan Prantl. Jan Prantl makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Law. Alec Law knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Johnny De Boer.
75.18
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
79.07
Johnny De Boer flicks a high ball forward to Samir Röhner who takes it down. Samir Röhner chips the ball to his team mate, Oliver Helmer. Oliver Helmer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Luís Montes is on top of it.
84.44
Johnny De Boer surges forward with the ball. With a delightful solo run, Johnny De Boer stretches the opposition's defence. Johnny De Boer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garba Nwakire but the linesman indicates offside!
85.19
Eric Ziegenhagen barges into Yuriy Kryvych. The referee calls over Eric Ziegenhagen and warns him to calm down! Yuriy Kryvych gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
87.22
Nico Schramm breaks forward. Nico Schramm flicks a high pass forward to Alexander Poschner who brings the ball under control. Alexander Poschner tries a spectacular long range effort. Superb reactions from Johnny Inia. What a save!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

FC Köln

F.C. Hansa Rostock
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.9%
46.1%
Play Area
28.9%
40.8%
30.3%

Scorers
Oliver Helmer 21
Yuriy Kryvych 26
Peter Weir 30
Esteban Carrasco 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Peter Weir of FC Köln

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

1.Luís Montes (GK)
7
2.Helder Campos (DEF)
6
3.Bakary Schrader (DEF)
6
4.Eric Ziegenhagen (DEF)
6
5.Hauke Knapp (MID)
6
6.Julian Streich (MID)
6
7.Riad Amrani (MID)
6
8.Jan Prantl (MID)
6
9.Alexander Poschner (ATT)
6
10.Lennart Döring (ATT)
6
11.Brett Kalac (ATT)
6
 
12.Nico Schramm (DEF)
6
13.Nikolas Brehme (MID)
6
14.Alec Law (ATT)
6