Match Report


SC FreiburgSC Freiburg     FC KölnFC Köln
Nick DayNick Day Dave Cee Dave Cee
Eerik FaltE. Falt77
G
1captain
G
75Johnny IniaJ. Inia
Stefán RíkhardssonS. Ríkhardsson68
D
2
D
74Kevin KrügerK. Krüger
Peter KluivertP. Kluivert65
D
3
D
78Johnny De BoerJ. De Boer
Francisco PinheiroF. Pinheiro72
D
4
D
75André CastanedaA. Castaneda
Sylvain StoneS. Stone67
M
captain5
D
75Yurtcan IzzetY. Izzet
Gonçalo CervantesG. Cervantes68
M
6
M
78Garba NwakireG. Nwakire
Uwe RummeniggeU. Rummenigge73
M
7
M
80Samir RöhnerS. Röhner
Titus BestT. Best72
M
8
M
80Oliver HelmerO. Helmer
Rafael FernandesR. Fernandes77
A
9
A
77Peter WeirP. Weir
Gregoor ZuidersmaG. Zuidersma74
A
10
A
75Tomislav TomasT. Tomas
Paul BoothP. Booth75
A
11
A
78Esteban CarrascoE. Carrasco
 
Samuele FavalliS. Favalli73
M
12
D
75Claus FredgaardC. Fredgaard
Mario StanicM. Stanic76
D
13
M
79Gian Paolo TangorraG. Tangorra
Guilherme AlvesG. Alves71
A
14
A
74Julian WesselmannJ. Wesselmann

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Das Badenova-Stadion where SC Freiburg play host to FC Köln. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SC Freiburg 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 Dietmar Fromm.


0.00
The whistle blows and SC Freiburg kick off!
3.21
Sylvain Stone hits a low pass to Gregoor Zuidersma. Gregoor Zuidersma controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
12.36
Kevin Krüger clumsily knocks into Francisco Pinheiro. Kevin Krüger is shown the yellow card! Francisco Pinheiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.13
Tomislav Tomas makes a simple pass to Esteban Carrasco. Esteban Carrasco threads a neat ball through to Tomislav Tomas. Some silky footwork from Tomislav Tomas provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Eerik Falt reads it well. Well saved!
18.42
Gonçalo Cervantes hacks Yurtcan Izzet from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Yurtcan Izzet runs off the knock.
20.11
Gonçalo Cervantes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gregoor Zuidersma. Gregoor Zuidersma runs straight at the defence! Gregoor Zuidersma comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Johnny Inia. Excellent save.
21.25
Uwe Rummenigge flicks a high pass forward to Paul Booth who brings the ball under control. Paul Booth advances inside the box! Paul Booth side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Solid save from Johnny Inia. What a great pair of hands!
22.58
Oliver Helmer threads a neat ball through to Tomislav Tomas. Tomislav Tomas plays a one-two with Samir Röhner and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Tomislav Tomas provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
26.14
Stefán Ríkhardsson kicks a strong pass forward to Gonçalo Cervantes. Gonçalo Cervantes advances with the ball. Gonçalo Cervantes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by André Castaneda.
28.42
Oliver Helmer chips the ball to his team mate, Peter Weir. Peter Weir knocks in a cross ball towards Garba Nwakire. Garba Nwakire finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Eerik Falt with no chance!! Goal for FC Köln!
34.07
André Castaneda threads a neat ball through to Samir Röhner. Samir Röhner makes a great pass forward. Garba Nwakire runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
38.11
André Castaneda takes the throw-in. Johnny De Boer flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Helmer controls it well on his chest. Oliver Helmer flicks a high pass forward. Tomislav Tomas collects the pass. Tomislav Tomas shoots from 25 yards. Eerik Falt gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
39.51
Francisco Pinheiro flicks a high ball forward to Titus Best who takes it down. Titus Best sees Gregoor Zuidersma in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gregoor Zuidersma lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Booth. Paul Booth connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Johnny Inia is on top of it.
44.08
Titus Best deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Fernandes. Rafael Fernandes shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
Francisco Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Gregoor Zuidersma holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gregoor Zuidersma shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Johnny Inia.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SC Freiburg appear unchanged since the first half. FC Köln also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Köln kick off!
47.01
Kevin Krüger picks a pass forward to Samir Röhner. Samir Röhner makes a simple pass to Oliver Helmer. Oliver Helmer tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
48.50
Gonçalo Cervantes knocks the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Stone. Sylvain Stone lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Booth. Paul Booth fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
54.11
Kevin Krüger flicks the ball to his team mate, Peter Weir. Peter Weir kicks a strong pass forward to Esteban Carrasco. Esteban Carrasco finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
55.10
Samir Röhner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomislav Tomas. Tomislav Tomas tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
59.59
Oliver Helmer makes a probing pass to Tomislav Tomas. Tomislav Tomas lofts in a cross ball towards Esteban Carrasco. Esteban Carrasco makes a convincing header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
61.59
SC Freiburg have made a substitution with Guilherme Alves replacing Gregoor Zuidersma .
63.56
Esteban Carrasco catches Sylvain Stone on the ankles. The referee calls over Esteban Carrasco and shows him a yellow card! Sylvain Stone runs off the knock.
65.03
Stefán Ríkhardsson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Titus Best. Titus Best knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.32
Samir Röhner makes an attacking run forward. Samir Röhner shoots from outside the area but Eerik Falt is on top of it.
67.07
Yurtcan Izzet flicks the ball to his team mate, Peter Weir. Peter Weir makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Esteban Carrasco. Esteban Carrasco lofts in a cross ball towards Tomislav Tomas. Tomislav Tomas finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
69.52
Yurtcan Izzet hacks Paul Booth from behind! The referee warns Yurtcan Izzet to calm down! Paul Booth grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
72.18
Rafael Fernandes barges into André Castaneda. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! André Castaneda runs off the knock.
75.32
Sylvain Stone sees Paul Booth in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Booth knocks in a cross ball towards Guilherme Alves. Guilherme Alves directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
77.16
SC Freiburg have made 2 substitutions with Samuele Favalli replacing Gonçalo Cervantes and Mario Stanic replacing Uwe Rummenigge .
79.32
Garba Nwakire controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samir Röhner. Samir Röhner lofts in a cross ball towards Esteban Carrasco. Esteban Carrasco flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
81.23
Francisco Pinheiro flicks a high ball forward to Mario Stanic who takes it down. Mario Stanic kicks a strong pass forward to Samuele Favalli. Samuele Favalli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by André Castaneda.
83.42
André Castaneda threads a neat ball through to Yurtcan Izzet. Yurtcan Izzet sees Oliver Helmer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oliver Helmer knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Weir. Peter Weir rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Eerik Falt is on top of it.
84.25
Kevin Krüger knocks the ball to his team mate, Samir Röhner. Samir Röhner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oliver Helmer. Oliver Helmer flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomislav Tomas. Tomislav Tomas looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but somehow Eerik Falt manages to keep it out.
85.45
Stefán Ríkhardsson comes in with a late challenge on Tomislav Tomas. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tomislav Tomas stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.01
André Castaneda kicks a strong pass forward to Samir Röhner. Samir Röhner hits a low pass to Oliver Helmer. Oliver Helmer knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Weir. Peter Weir is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Eerik Falt has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
With some swift thinking, Garba Nwakire plays the ball forward to Esteban Carrasco. Esteban Carrasco knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Weir. Peter Weir shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

SC Freiburg

FC Köln
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
5
11
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42%
58%
Play Area
27.2%
42%
30.9%

Scorers
Paul Booth 49
Tomislav Tomas 23
Garba Nwakire 28
Esteban Carrasco 60
Peter Weir 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tomislav Tomas of FC Köln

Match Ratings