Match Report
| Hannover 96 | Hannover 96 |  |  | FC Nürnberg | FC Nürnberg | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Connor Ellerton-Baines | Connor Ellerton-Baines | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Kauder | K. Kauder |  | 64 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | Claudio Marquez | C. Marquez | ||||||||
| Oliver Sachs | O. Sachs | | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 | | Markus Jahn | M. Jahn | |||||||||
| Dominic Collins | D. Collins |  | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 |  | Dario Citterio | D. Citterio | |||||||||
| Kevin Beck | K. Beck | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Armin Friedmann | A. Friedmann | |||||||||
| Kai Diakite | K. Diakite | | 61 | D | | 5 | | M | 60 |  | Sabri Silva | S. Silva | |||||||||
| Martin Gelb | M. Gelb | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Jakob Wallner | J. Wallner | |||||||||
| Kevin Behrens | K. Behrens | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 | | Julian Richter | J. Richter | |||||||||
| Noah Völler | N. Völler | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Niccol˜ Bonadei | N. Bonadei | |||||||||
| Robert Williams | R. Williams |  | 59 | M | | 9 | | | A | 63 | | Hannes Beckmann | H. Beckmann | ||||||||
| Armin Metzger | A. Metzger | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Alexander Zimmermann | A. Zimmermann | |||||||||
| Nicolas Schumacher | N. Schumacher | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Toifilou Soumah | T. Soumah | |||||||||
| Chris Tuhuteru | C. Tuhuteru |  | 62 | A | | 12 | | G | 48 | | Garry Liddell | G. Liddell | |||||||||
| Sven Ritzinger | S. Ritzinger | | 58 | A | | 13 | | A | 52 | | Florian Herzog | F. Herzog | |||||||||
| Colin Bremner | C. Bremner | | 57 | G | | 14 | | D | 58 |  | Helder Mendes | H. Mendes | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at AWD-Arena where Hannover 96 play host to FC Nürnberg. A crowd of 17,661 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hannover 96 are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Nürnberg appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stefan Ziegler.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hannover 96 are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Nürnberg appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stefan Ziegler.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Hannover 96 kicking off!
3.33
0-0Kevin Behrens controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Armin Metzger. Armin Metzger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.26
0-0Robert Williams makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Gelb. Martin Gelb knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Behrens. Kevin Behrens whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas Schumacher. Nicolas Schumacher is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Claudio Marquez easily picks it out of the air!
12.46
1-0Martin Gelb flicks a high ball forward to Robert Williams who takes it down. Robert Williams plays the ball forward to Nicolas Schumacher. Nicolas Schumacher lofts in a cross ball towards Noah Völler. Noah Völler connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Hannover 96!
15.05
1-0Kevin Behrens hits a low pass to Noah Völler. Noah Völler advances inside the box! Armin Friedmann barges into Noah Völler. Noah Völler appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
16.29
Noah Völler plays the ball forward to Nicolas Schumacher. Nicolas Schumacher knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Claudio Marquez who gathers it comfortably.
21.18
1-0Kevin Behrens hacks Hannes Beckmann from behind! The referee calls over Kevin Behrens and shows him a yellow card! Hannes Beckmann runs off the knock.
22.04
Kevin Behrens hits a low pass to Armin Metzger. Armin Metzger shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
27.29
1-0Markus Jahn chips the ball to his team mate, Niccol˜ Bonadei. Niccol˜ Bonadei makes a simple pass to Toifilou Soumah. Toifilou Soumah shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
28.36
Dario Citterio makes a simple pass to Sabri Silva. Sabri Silva sees Hannes Beckmann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hannes Beckmann plays a one-two with Toifilou Soumah and rushes in on goal... Hannes Beckmann makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Kevin Kauder!
30.39
Dominic Collins hits a low pass to Robert Williams. Robert Williams changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Robert Williams shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.18
Noah Völler catches Dario Citterio on the ankles. The referee calls over Noah Völler and shows him a yellow card! Dario Citterio hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Kevin Behrens threads a neat ball through to Martin Gelb. Martin Gelb shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Hannover 96 appear unchanged since the first half. FC Nürnberg also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
FC Nürnberg kick off the second half!
48.00
Oliver Sachs flicks the ball to his team mate, Armin Metzger. Armin Metzger makes a probing pass to Nicolas Schumacher. Nicolas Schumacher plays a quick one-two with Kevin Behrens and rushes in on goal... Nicolas Schumacher comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies just off target!
60.06
Armin Friedmann knocks the ball forward to Markus Jahn. Markus Jahn knocks the ball to his team mate, Hannes Beckmann. Hannes Beckmann knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Behrens.
65.42
Sabri Silva makes an attacking run forward. Sabri Silva whips in a cross ball towards Toifilou Soumah. Toifilou Soumah is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
69.42
1-1Armin Friedmann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dario Citterio. Dario Citterio flicks a high pass forward. Toifilou Soumah collects the pass. Toifilou Soumah plays a scrappy one-two with Jakob Wallner and advances towards the goal... Noah Völler hacks Toifilou Soumah from behind! Toifilou Soumah appeals for a penalty! Given!!
69.42
1-1The referee points to the spot..
70.00
Alexander Zimmermann slowly runs up. Alexander Zimmermann slots the ball into the bottom right corner with the inside of his foot. Textbook penalty!
72.34
Julian Richter knocks the ball forward to Niccol˜ Bonadei. Niccol˜ Bonadei advances inside the box! Kevin Beck clumsily knocks into Niccol˜ Bonadei. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
73.54
Dario Citterio threads the ball through to Julian Richter. Julian Richter makes a simple pass to Toifilou Soumah. Toifilou Soumah whips in a cross ball towards Alexander Zimmermann. Alexander Zimmermann powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Kevin Kauder.
75.55
1-2It's a corner kick. Niccol˜ Bonadei kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Some good footwork from Jakob Wallner provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
78.16
Jakob Wallner flicks a high pass forward. Toifilou Soumah controls it well on his chest. Toifilou Soumah controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Alexander Zimmermann through on goal. Alexander Zimmermann shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Kevin Kauder is on top of it.
84.29
1-2Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
85.21
Jakob Wallner catches Dominic Collins on the ankles. The referee calls over Jakob Wallner and shows him a yellow card! Dominic Collins runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
26.4%
47.2%
26.4%
Scorers
| Noah Völler 12 | Toifilou Soumah 65 Alexander Zimmermann 70 (p) |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Toifilou Soumah of FC Nürnberg |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Kevin Kauder (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Oliver Sachs (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Dominic Collins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Kevin Beck (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Kai Diakite (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Martin Gelb (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Kevin Behrens (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Noah Völler (MID) |  | 8 |
| 9. | Robert Williams (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Armin Metzger (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Nicolas Schumacher (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Chris Tuhuteru (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Sven Ritzinger (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Colin Bremner (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Claudio Marquez (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Markus Jahn (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Dario Citterio (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Armin Friedmann (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Sabri Silva (MID) | 8 | |
| 6. | Jakob Wallner (MID) | | 5 |
| 7. | Julian Richter (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Niccol˜ Bonadei (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Hannes Beckmann (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alexander Zimmermann (ATT) | | 6 |
| 11. | Toifilou Soumah (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Garry Liddell (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Florian Herzog (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Helder Mendes (DEF) | 0 | |