Match Report


FC AugsburgFC Augsburg     FC Energie CottbusFC Energie Cottbus
Cristi AnghelCristi Anghel Computer Player Computer Player
Aboubacar MartelA. Martel62
G
1
G
50Scott StrachanS. Strachan
Dietmar FrommD. Fromm67
D
2
D
62Matthias DöringM. Döring
Hauke RummeniggeH. Rummenigge62
D
3
D
59Jan HitzlspergerJ. Hitzlsperger
Raymond Van Der GouwR. Van Der Gouw60
D
4captain
D
58Noah RöhligN. Röhlig
Gary InglisG. Inglis58
D
5
D
55Philipp SchellP. Schell
Ricardo FariaR. Faria63
M
6
M
59Jermaine PowellJ. Powell
Martin SchulzeM. Schulze59
M
7
M
54Alexander WelkeA. Welke
Phil HeskeyP. Heskey56
M
8
M
50Medhi ZambernardiM. Zambernardi
Billy McallisterB. Mcallister61
A
9
M
47Sven KrügerS. Krüger
Kai FranckeK. Francke59
A
10
A
59Moritz WendelM. Wendel
Steve Dos SantosS. Dos Santos63
A
captain11
A
51Julian BräutigamJ. Bräutigam
 
Terry SherwoodT. Sherwood34
D
12
D
54Samir RiemannS. Riemann
Lomano ClarkeL. Clarke32
M
13
D
53Nils MüllerN. Müller
Peter LeclercqP. Leclercq53
A
14
D
53Nikolas SzepanN. Szepan

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at WWK Arena where FC Augsburg play host to FC Energie Cottbus. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Augsburg are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Energie Cottbus appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Nicolas Kurth.


0.00
FC Augsburg start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.36
Phil Heskey sees space and advances. Phil Heskey knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jan Hitzlsperger.
4.39
Hauke Rummenigge sees Dietmar Fromm in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dietmar Fromm darts forward. Dietmar Fromm shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
10.36
Jan Hitzlsperger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sven Krüger. Sven Krüger flicks a high pass forward to Moritz Wendel who brings the ball under control. Moritz Wendel runs straight at the defence! Moritz Wendel looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies just off target!
12.24
Moritz Wendel makes a probing pass to Julian Bräutigam. Julian Bräutigam knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.43
Steve Dos Santos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kai Francke. Kai Francke finds some space and shoots from distance. Scott Strachan gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
21.15
Jermaine Powell threads a neat ball through to Medhi Zambernardi. Medhi Zambernardi threads the ball through into the box. Some good footwork from Moritz Wendel provides some space. He shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
22.59
Raymond Van Der Gouw surges forward with the ball. Raymond Van Der Gouw makes a simple pass to Billy Mcallister. Billy Mcallister shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
27.07
Alexander Welke brings the ball forward. Alexander Welke knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Bräutigam. Julian Bräutigam makes a convincing header. Aboubacar Martel comfortably punches it away to safety.
28.46
Martin Schulze makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Mcallister. Billy Mcallister tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
34.42
Alexander Welke threads the ball through to Moritz Wendel. Moritz Wendel plays a scrappy one-two with Alexander Welke and advances towards the goal... Moritz Wendel rockets a shot on goal. Aboubacar Martel is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
38.05
Jan Hitzlsperger catches Kai Francke on the ankles. Jan Hitzlsperger is shown the yellow card! Kai Francke stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Augsburg appear unchanged since the first half. FC Energie Cottbus also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Augsburg players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Energie Cottbus get the second half underway!
48.33
Phil Heskey threads a neat ball through to Kai Francke. Kai Francke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.50
Martin Schulze flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Dos Santos. Steve Dos Santos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
54.41
Hauke Rummenigge threads a neat ball through to Kai Francke. Kai Francke knocks the ball forward to Martin Schulze. Martin Schulze controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.30
Dietmar Fromm kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Mcallister. Billy Mcallister knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Noah Röhlig.
65.50
Hauke Rummenigge sees space and advances. Hauke Rummenigge flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Schulze. Martin Schulze knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.06
Matthias Döring barges into Kai Francke. Matthias Döring is shown the yellow card! Kai Francke runs off the knock.
69.43
Phil Heskey hits a low pass to Ricardo Faria. Ricardo Faria lofts in a cross ball towards Phil Heskey. Jan Hitzlsperger barges into Phil Heskey. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
77.24
Raymond Van Der Gouw threads a neat ball through to Billy Mcallister. Billy Mcallister hits a low pass to Kai Francke. Kai Francke cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it rises well off target!
78.01
Gary Inglis knocks the ball forward to Phil Heskey. Phil Heskey hits a low pass to Martin Schulze. Martin Schulze shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
83.15
With some swift thinking, Martin Schulze plays the ball forward to Ricardo Faria. Ricardo Faria shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Scott Strachan easily smothers it!
85.06
Alexander Welke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Bräutigam. Julian Bräutigam knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aboubacar Martel who gathers it comfortably.
87.38
Noah Röhlig hits a low pass to Medhi Zambernardi. Medhi Zambernardi edges inside the box! Medhi Zambernardi tries a spectacular strike. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
89.29
Raymond Van Der Gouw deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kai Francke. Kai Francke threads a neat ball through to Billy Mcallister. Billy Mcallister finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Augsburg

FC Energie Cottbus
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
8
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.7%
38.3%
Play Area
22.2%
45.7%
32.1%

Scorers
Moritz Wendel 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Moritz Wendel of FC Energie Cottbus

Match Ratings