Match Report
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Olympiastadion where Hertha BSC play host to FC Energie Cottbus. A crowd of 12,953 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Hertha BSC and FC Energie Cottbus are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Oliver Szepan.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Hertha BSC and FC Energie Cottbus are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Oliver Szepan.
0.00
0-0Hertha BSC kick off the first half!
6.35
0-0Paul Döring flicks a high pass forward to Ritchie Thornley who brings the ball under control. Ritchie Thornley passes the ball forward to Jack Westerveld. Jack Westerveld knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.50
0-0Ritchie Thornley sweeps the ball up the wings. Jakob Bierhoff shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Scott Strachan!
14.22
0-0Jan Hitzlsperger knocks the ball forward to Moritz Wendel. Moritz Wendel makes a probing pass to Moritz Witte. Moritz Witte whips in a cross ball towards Sven Krüger. Sven Krüger gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball comes off Kevin Beck and the loose ball is cleared up field.
16.24
1-0Jakob Bierhoff darts forward. Jakob Bierhoff controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Scott Strachan is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
26.09
Jakob Bierhoff chips the ball to his team mate, Arno Klinsmann. Arno Klinsmann whips in a cross ball towards Jack Westerveld. Jack Westerveld finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
34.55
Hauke Behrens powers a long ball forward. Jakob Erler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Strachan who gathers it comfortably.
36.35
Moritz Wendel flicks a high ball forward to Jermaine Powell who takes it down. Jermaine Powell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Beck.
38.29
2-0Jermaine Powell flicks the ball to his team mate, Moritz Wendel. Moritz Wendel knocks in a cross ball towards Medhi Zambernardi. Medhi Zambernardi powers a header at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
39.27
Hauke Behrens flicks a high pass forward to Arno Klinsmann who brings the ball under control. Arno Klinsmann passes the ball forward to Jack Westerveld. Jack Westerveld lofts in a cross ball towards Arno Klinsmann. Arno Klinsmann knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Scott Strachan.
40.27
Medhi Zambernardi flicks a high pass forward. Moritz Wendel controls it well on his chest. Moritz Wendel plays a scrappy one-two with Moritz Witte and stumbles forward towards the goal... Moritz Wendel takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Hertha BSC appear unchanged since the first half. FC Energie Cottbus also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with FC Energie Cottbus kicking off!
47.59
Jakob Erler threads the ball through to Jakob Bierhoff. Jakob Bierhoff shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Scott Strachan manages to gather it.
53.13
2-0Arno Klinsmann catches Noah Röhlig on the ankles. The referee calls over Arno Klinsmann and warns him to calm down! Noah Röhlig hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.08
Hauke Behrens sees Arno Klinsmann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arno Klinsmann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Strachan who gathers it comfortably.
67.47
Hauke Behrens makes an attacking run forward. Hauke Behrens knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.36
Alexander Welke chips the ball to his team mate, Medhi Zambernardi. Medhi Zambernardi finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
78.55
Jakob Bierhoff threads a neat ball through to Arno Klinsmann. Arno Klinsmann lofts in a cross ball towards Jack Westerveld. With a superhuman jump, Jack Westerveld connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's a lousy effort!
84.43
Kevin Beck threads a neat ball through to Jakob Erler. Jakob Erler advances with the ball. Jakob Erler plays a scrappy one-two with Jack Westerveld and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jakob Erler makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Scott Strachan easily smothers it!
89.50
2-0Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
Noah Nordwald chips the ball to his team mate, Jakob Bierhoff. Jakob Bierhoff threads a neat ball through to Jack Westerveld. Jack Westerveld knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matthias Döring.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
28.2%
48.7%
23.1%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jakob Bierhoff of Hertha BSC |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Philipp Bischoff (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Noah Nordwald (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Hauke Behrens (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Kevin Beck (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Paul Döring (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Paul Campbell (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Jakob Bierhoff (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Jakob Erler (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Ritchie Thornley (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Jack Westerveld (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Arno Klinsmann (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Sebastian Ziegler (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Giorgio De Luca (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Anton Müller (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Scott Strachan (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Matthias Döring (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jan Hitzlsperger (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Noah Röhlig (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Philipp Schell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jermaine Powell (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alexander Welke (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Medhi Zambernardi (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Sven Krüger (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Moritz Wendel (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Moritz Witte (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Samir Riemann (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Nils Müller (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nikolas Szepan (DEF) | 0 | |