Match Report


SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth     FC KölnFC Köln
Radu MihaiRadu Mihai Dave Cee Dave Cee
Gary McNeillG. McNeill68
G
1captain
G
68Jorge MendesJ. Mendes
David NeuhausD. Neuhaus58
D
2
D
65Abdoullaye CastetsA. Castets
Philipp PolheimP. Polheim58
D
3
D
62Nils NeuhausN. Neuhaus
Richard MasonR. Mason68
D
4
D
64Mario FernandesM. Fernandes
Nicolas FanniN. Fanni64
D
5
D
67Arno CziommerA. Cziommer
Ricardo GarridoR. Garrido70
M
captain6
M
60Emanuele SmainoE. Smaino
Sebastiao MoreiraS. Moreira62
M
7
M
59Hannes GerlachH. Gerlach
Romero P. TorresR. Torres56
A
8
M
52Stefan KuzorraS. Kuzorra
Torsten ReimersT. Reimers57
A
9
A
56Lennart KuzorraL. Kuzorra
Lars BeckmannL. Beckmann56
A
10
A
61Gerard DavidsG. Davids
Kai OuindiK. Ouindi70
A
11
A
61Nico SchumacherN. Schumacher
 
Jonathan PoliJ. Poli58
D
12
D
60Mohamed CloarecM. Cloarec
Benoit CarlierB. Carlier56
A
13
M
53Philipp MeyerP. Meyer
Jochem Van Der MeydeJ. Van Der Meyde54
A
14
A
54Micha‘l BahM. Bah

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Playmobil-Stadion where SpVgg Greuther Fürth play host to FC Köln. A crowd of 19,854 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while FC Köln appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Hauke Helmer.


0.00
FC Köln kick off and get the match underway!
2.32
Richard Mason barges into Emanuele Smaino. Richard Mason is shown the yellow card! Emanuele Smaino runs off the knock.
4.52
Arno Cziommer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Emanuele Smaino. Emanuele Smaino flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Kuzorra comfortably collects the pass. Stefan Kuzorra knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicolas Fanni.
10.58
David Neuhaus runs deep into the other half of the pitch. David Neuhaus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.20
Showing composure, Stefan Kuzorra picks a pass forward to Lennart Kuzorra. Lennart Kuzorra lofts in a cross ball towards Nico Schumacher. Nico Schumacher outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies towards the top corner but Nicolas Fanni is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
21.14
Corner kick to FC Köln. Emanuele Smaino plays it out to the edge of the box. Mario Fernandes shoots from just inside the box but it whistles just wide of the post!
26.19
Hannes Gerlach hits a low pass to Gerard Davids. Gerard Davids controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
28.28
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
36.50
Emanuele Smaino passes the ball forward to Nico Schumacher. Nico Schumacher knocks the ball forward to Lennart Kuzorra but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
38.05
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
39.17
Hannes Gerlach flicks a high pass forward. Gerard Davids controls it well on his chest. Gerard Davids knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Mason.
40.41
Nils Neuhaus makes a probing pass to Emanuele Smaino. Emanuele Smaino runs straight at the opposition's defence. Emanuele Smaino lofts in a cross ball towards Nico Schumacher. Nico Schumacher knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Gary McNeill manages to gather it.
42.45
Richard Mason threads the ball through to Sebastiao Moreira. Sebastiao Moreira threads the ball through to Kai Ouindi. Kai Ouindi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Jorge Mendes manages to keep it out.
45.00
Nico Schumacher plays the ball forward to Lennart Kuzorra. Lennart Kuzorra knocks in a cross ball towards Hannes Gerlach. Hannes Gerlach powers a header at goal. Solid save from Gary McNeill.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear unchanged since the first half. FC Köln also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and SpVgg Greuther Fürth get the second half underway!
47.26
Showing composure, Nils Neuhaus laces a weighted ball forward to Gerard Davids. Gerard Davids flicks a high pass forward to Nico Schumacher who brings the ball under control. Nico Schumacher skips past Sebastiao Moreira! Nico Schumacher tries a spectacular strike. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
48.53
Philipp Polheim hacks Hannes Gerlach from behind! Philipp Polheim is given a warning by the referee! Hannes Gerlach runs off the knock.
57.18
Stefan Kuzorra makes an attacking run forward. Stefan Kuzorra knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gary McNeill who gathers it comfortably.
60.43
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made 2 substitutions with Benoit Carlier replacing Torsten Reimers and Jochem Van Der Meyde replacing Lars Beckmann .
63.44
Ricardo Garrido knocks the ball forward to Romero P. Torres. Romero P. Torres rushes past Mario Fernandes! Romero P. Torres rockets a shot on goal but is denied by Jorge Mendes. Excellent save.
66.57
FC Köln are dictating the run of play here today.
67.04
Arno Cziommer knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Kuzorra. Stefan Kuzorra makes a probing pass to Hannes Gerlach. Hannes Gerlach controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Gary McNeill manages to keep it out.
69.41
Nico Schumacher hacks Nicolas Fanni from behind! The referee calls over Nico Schumacher and shows him a yellow card! Nicolas Fanni runs off the knock.
71.30
Emanuele Smaino flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Kuzorra collects the pass. Stefan Kuzorra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.04
Jochem Van Der Meyde controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kai Ouindi. Kai Ouindi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.34
Hannes Gerlach knocks the ball to his team mate, Lennart Kuzorra. Lennart Kuzorra rushes past Sebastiao Moreira! Lennart Kuzorra tries a spectacular strike but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
75.12
Stefan Kuzorra comes in with a late challenge on David Neuhaus. Stefan Kuzorra is warned by the referee! David Neuhaus stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.00
Hannes Gerlach flicks a high pass forward. Lennart Kuzorra holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lennart Kuzorra whips in a cross ball towards Hannes Gerlach. Hannes Gerlach knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
83.40
Abdoullaye Castets flicks the ball to his team mate, Hannes Gerlach. Hannes Gerlach whips in a cross ball towards Nico Schumacher. Nico Schumacher beats his man to it with a header but somehow Gary McNeill manages to keep it out.
84.15
Emanuele Smaino flicks the ball to his team mate, Nico Schumacher. Nico Schumacher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Fanni.
89.33
Nils Neuhaus hacks Benoit Carlier from behind! Nils Neuhaus is shown the yellow card! Benoit Carlier runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

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

Possession
34.2%
65.8%
Play Area
34.2%
44.7%
21.1%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hannes Gerlach of FC Köln

Match Ratings
1.Gary McNeill (GK)
9
2.David Neuhaus (DEF)
7
3.Philipp Polheim (DEF)
6
4.Richard Mason (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Nicolas Fanni (DEF)
7
6.Ricardo Garrido (MID)
7
7.Sebastiao Moreira (MID)
7
8.Romero P. Torres (ATT)
7
9.Torsten Reimers (ATT)
6
10.Lars Beckmann (ATT)
6
11.Kai Ouindi (ATT)
6
 
12.Jonathan Poli (DEF)
0
13.Benoit Carlier (ATT)
6
14.Jochem Van Der Meyde (ATT)
6

1.Jorge Mendes (GK)
7
2.Abdoullaye Castets (DEF)
6
3.Nils Neuhaus (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Mario Fernandes (DEF)
6
5.Arno Cziommer (DEF)
6
6.Emanuele Smaino (MID)
9
7.Hannes Gerlach (MID)
9
8.Stefan Kuzorra (MID)
7
9.Lennart Kuzorra (ATT)
7
10.Gerard Davids (ATT)
6
11.Nico Schumacher (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Mohamed Cloarec (DEF)
0
13.Philipp Meyer (MID)
0
14.Micha‘l Bah (ATT)
0