Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     SV Wacker BurghausenSV Wacker Burghausen
Robert McfadyenRobert Mcfadyen Dan Rodwell Dan Rodwell
Armin HelmerA. Helmer63
G
1
G
67Orlando GouaménéO. Gouaméné
Alexander WelkeA. Welke67
D
2captain
D
70Jonas StiepermannJ. Stiepermann
Dominic BurleyD. Burley68
D
3
D
59Franois ThimothéeF. Thimothée
Lars LinkeL. Linke66
D
4
D
61Nils KauderN. Kauder
Gennaro Di MeglioG. Di Meglio62
D
5
D
63Omer DrydenO. Dryden
Jan CziommerJ. Cziommer61
M
6
M
70Pedro SousaP. Sousa
Nikolas HässlerN. Hässler66
M
captain7
M
62Frederico GonzalezF. Gonzalez
Nikolas EderN. Eder60
A
8
M
68Serge RaschkeS. Raschke
Bakary DehmB. Dehm60
A
9
A
66Stefan BierhoffS. Bierhoff
David NahrstedtD. Nahrstedt66
A
10
A
54Lars BräutigamL. Bräutigam
Albert CrespoA. Crespo68
A
11
A
59Claudio SaezC. Saez
 
Jan LensingJ. Lensing55
M
12
D
50Martin MendezM. Mendez
Richard WhiteR. White61
D
13
M
60Nico RiemannN. Riemann
Uwe BartschU. Bartsch60
M
14
A
59Matthias BergM. Berg

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to SV Wacker Burghausen. A crowd of 17,978 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Eintracht Frankfurt are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while SV Wacker Burghausen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Vincenzo Götz.


0.00
The whistle blows and Eintracht Frankfurt kick off!
4.13
Nils Kauder threads a neat ball through to Pedro Sousa. Pedro Sousa makes a probing pass to Serge Raschke. Serge Raschke threads a neat, attacking ball through to Frederico Gonzalez. Some silky footwork from Frederico Gonzalez provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
6.05
Serge Raschke takes a short throw-in bringing Frederico Gonzalez into play. Frederico Gonzalez knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Bierhoff. Stefan Bierhoff skips past Gennaro Di Meglio! Some good footwork from Stefan Bierhoff provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
12.01
Nikolas Hässler kicks a strong pass forward to Nikolas Eder. Nikolas Eder tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
14.43
Nikolas Hässler passes the ball forward to Nikolas Eder. Nikolas Eder rushes past Serge Raschke! Nikolas Eder side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
18.15
Alexander Welke runs forward with the ball. Seeing a gap ahead, Alexander Welke picks a pass forward to Albert Crespo. Albert Crespo makes a great pass forward. Nikolas Hässler sprints clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside! That was very close!
21.52
Jan Cziommer sees Nikolas Hässler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nikolas Hässler rushes past Pedro Sousa! Nikolas Hässler side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
28.12
Lars Linke hits a low pass to Nikolas Hässler. Nikolas Hässler makes a simple pass to Jan Cziommer. Jan Cziommer makes a great pass forward. Nikolas Eder runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
44.26
Pedro Sousa hits a low pass to Claudio Saez. Claudio Saez lofts in a cross ball towards Lars Bräutigam. Lars Bräutigam connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
Serge Raschke comes in with a late challenge on Nikolas Hässler. The referee warns Serge Raschke to calm down! Nikolas Hässler stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt appear unchanged since the first half. SV Wacker Burghausen also appear unchanged since the first half. The Eintracht Frankfurt players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and SV Wacker Burghausen get the second half underway!
49.02
Dominic Burley passes the ball forward to Nikolas Hässler. Nikolas Hässler sees Jan Cziommer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jan Cziommer knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but David Nahrstedt is offside!
51.59
Gennaro Di Meglio knocks the ball forward to Nikolas Hässler. Nikolas Hässler makes a pass forward but Nikolas Eder makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
53.05
Jan Cziommer plays the ball forward to David Nahrstedt. David Nahrstedt controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
55.20
Frederico Gonzalez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Sousa. Pedro Sousa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lars Linke.
60.04
Nils Kauder brings the ball forward. Nils Kauder sees a break and surges forward. Nils Kauder controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
61.40
Lars Linke sees Nikolas Hässler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nikolas Hässler threads the ball through to Jan Cziommer. Jan Cziommer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Orlando Gouaméné who gathers it comfortably.
65.52
Pedro Sousa flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Saez controls it well on his chest. Claudio Saez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
66.50
Lars Bräutigam clumsily knocks into Dominic Burley. Lars Bräutigam is warned by the referee! Dominic Burley runs off the knock.
69.52
Frederico Gonzalez chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Bierhoff. Stefan Bierhoff shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
77.54
Eintracht Frankfurt appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
78.39
Dominic Burley knocks the ball forward to Nikolas Eder. Nikolas Eder runs straight at the defence! Nikolas Eder looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.57
Nikolas Hässler clumsily knocks into Pedro Sousa. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Pedro Sousa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

SV Wacker Burghausen
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.8%
38.2%
Play Area
32.4%
44.1%
23.5%

Scorers
Stefan Bierhoff 6

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stefan Bierhoff of SV Wacker Burghausen

Match Ratings
1.Armin Helmer (GK)
6
2.Alexander Welke (DEF)
7
3.Dominic Burley (DEF)
7
4.Lars Linke (DEF)
7
5.Gennaro Di Meglio (DEF)
6
6.Jan Cziommer (MID)
6
7.Nikolas Hässler (MID)yellow card
7
8.Nikolas Eder (ATT)
7
9.Bakary Dehm (ATT)
6
10.David Nahrstedt (ATT)
6
11.Albert Crespo (ATT)
6
 
12.Jan Lensing (MID)
0
13.Richard White (DEF)
0
14.Uwe Bartsch (MID)
0

1.Orlando Gouaméné (GK)
7
2.Jonas Stiepermann (DEF)
6
3.Franois Thimothée (DEF)
6
4.Nils Kauder (DEF)
8
5.Omer Dryden (DEF)
6
6.Pedro Sousa (MID)
7
7.Frederico Gonzalez (MID)
8
8.Serge Raschke (MID)
6
9.Stefan Bierhoff (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Lars Bräutigam (ATT)
5
11.Claudio Saez (ATT)
7
 
12.Martin Mendez (DEF)
0
13.Nico Riemann (MID)
0
14.Matthias Berg (ATT)
0