Match Report


SC FreiburgSC Freiburg     FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg
Nick DayNick Day Connor Ellerton-Baines Connor Ellerton-Baines
Mauricio DominguezM. Dominguez71
G
1captain
G
63Claudio MarquezC. Marquez
Gavin ElliottG. Elliott68
D
2
D
58Helder MendesH. Mendes
Oliver SpenglerO. Spengler74
D
captain3
D
68Dario CitterioD. Citterio
Umberto ScarponiU. Scarponi68
D
4
D
54Rainer EngelsR. Engels
Paul ReimersP. Reimers62
M
5
M
59Jakob WallnerJ. Wallner
Lars LangeL. Lange68
M
6
M
68Julian RichterJ. Richter
Jonathan HallJ. Hall66
M
7
M
59Pascal SchraderP. Schrader
Pedro CruzP. Cruz66
M
8
M
63Kai LangeK. Lange
Alexander FrieserA. Frieser63
A
9
A
63Hannes BeckmannH. Beckmann
Marinus DudilicaM. Dudilica71
A
10
A
58Alexander ZimmermannA. Zimmermann
Gerhard GeisG. Geis65
A
11
A
52Florian HerzogF. Herzog
 
Oliver ZieglerO. Ziegler60
D
12
D
52Markus JahnM. Jahn
Marc SchnoorM. Schnoor60
M
13
A
52Toifilou SoumahT. Soumah
Hannes PolheimH. Polheim55
A
14
G
48Garry LiddellG. Liddell

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Das Badenova-Stadion where SC Freiburg play host to FC Nürnberg. A crowd of 18,555 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both SC Freiburg and FC Nürnberg are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nikolas Wieland.


0.00
SC Freiburg start the match!
2.17
Jakob Wallner runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jakob Wallner knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mauricio Dominguez who gathers it comfortably.
3.54
Julian Richter plays the ball forward to Alexander Zimmermann. Alexander Zimmermann edges inside the box! Alexander Zimmermann shoots from just inside the box but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
4.38
Kai Lange knocks the ball forward to Hannes Beckmann. Hannes Beckmann kicks a strong pass forward to Florian Herzog but the referee indicates it's offside!
6.41
Oliver Spengler knocks the ball forward to Gavin Elliott. Gavin Elliott chips the ball to his team mate, Marinus Dudilica. Marinus Dudilica knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.50
Pascal Schrader threads a neat ball through to Florian Herzog. Florian Herzog plays a one-two with Jakob Wallner and advances towards the goal... Florian Herzog cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Florian Herzog scores for FC Nürnberg!!
12.41
Rainer Engels flicks a high ball forward to Hannes Beckmann who takes it down. Hannes Beckmann sees Florian Herzog in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Florian Herzog lofts in a cross ball towards Pascal Schrader. Pascal Schrader is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
18.36
Helder Mendes comes in with a late challenge on Jonathan Hall. Helder Mendes is shown the yellow card! Jonathan Hall grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
21.17
Kai Lange threads the ball through to Florian Herzog. Florian Herzog knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.36
Alexander Zimmermann darts forward. Alexander Zimmermann passes the ball forward to Florian Herzog. Florian Herzog shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.25
Kai Lange deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Zimmermann. Alexander Zimmermann puts a great ball through. Hannes Beckmann runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
44.36
Jakob Wallner flicks a high pass forward. Julian Richter controls it well on his chest. Julian Richter deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pascal Schrader but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
Alexander Frieser kicks a strong pass forward to Marinus Dudilica. Marinus Dudilica shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Claudio Marquez manages to gather it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SC Freiburg appear unchanged since the first half. FC Nürnberg also appear unchanged since the first half. SC Freiburg switch their defence play to Offside Trap and their attack play to Short Plays. The SC Freiburg players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
FC Nürnberg kick off!
48.38
Gavin Elliott flicks a high ball forward to Marinus Dudilica who takes it down. Marinus Dudilica whips in a cross ball towards Jonathan Hall. Jonathan Hall finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Good keeping from Claudio Marquez as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
49.06
Pedro Cruz takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Helder Mendes reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
51.25
Helder Mendes makes a probing pass to Hannes Beckmann. Hannes Beckmann runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Hannes Beckmann provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. Gavin Elliott sticks out a leg. His wonderful reaction block keeps it out!
57.58
Gavin Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lars Lange. Lars Lange deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Frieser. Alexander Frieser plays a quick one-two with Pedro Cruz and rushes in on goal... Alexander Frieser tries a spectacular strike but it's drastically wayward!
59.35
Julian Richter makes a probing pass to Alexander Zimmermann. Alexander Zimmermann shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
60.58
Umberto Scarponi makes a probing pass to Marinus Dudilica. Marinus Dudilica hits a low pass to Pedro Cruz. Pedro Cruz side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Claudio Marquez with no chance!! Goal for SC Freiburg!
63.12
Jakob Wallner chips the ball to his team mate, Florian Herzog. Florian Herzog knocks in a cross ball towards Hannes Beckmann. Hannes Beckmann gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Wonderful reactions from Mauricio Dominguez keeps it out!
65.05
Dario Citterio barges into Gerhard Geis. The referee calls over Dario Citterio and shows him a yellow card! Gerhard Geis runs off the knock.
67.40
Dario Citterio hacks Alexander Frieser from behind! Dario Citterio is warned by the referee! Alexander Frieser stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.10
Pascal Schrader deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Florian Herzog. Florian Herzog knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.24
Oliver Spengler chips the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Hall. Jonathan Hall sees space and advances. Jonathan Hall shoots from distance. Solid save from Claudio Marquez.
72.19
Umberto Scarponi flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Spengler collects the pass. Oliver Spengler flicks a high pass forward to Lars Lange who brings the ball under control. Lars Lange lofts in a cross ball towards Alexander Frieser. Alexander Frieser makes a deft header. Solid save from Claudio Marquez. What a great pair of hands!
75.18
Helder Mendes knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Richter. Julian Richter knocks the ball to his team mate, Hannes Beckmann. Hannes Beckmann shoots from outside the area but Mauricio Dominguez reads it well. Superb keeping!
77.34
SC Freiburg have made a substitution with Oliver Ziegler replacing Umberto Scarponi and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
81.19
Jonathan Hall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Cruz. Pedro Cruz shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
87.52
Pascal Schrader decides to run forward with the ball. Pascal Schrader plays a one-two with Florian Herzog and advances towards the goal... Pascal Schrader rockets a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
89.14
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
Rainer Engels laces a through ball forward to Florian Herzog. Florian Herzog makes a probing pass to Kai Lange but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

SC Freiburg

FC Nürnberg
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
4
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
32.5%
46.2%
21.2%

Scorers
Pedro Cruz 61
Florian Herzog 9, 34
Pascal Schrader 12

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Florian Herzog of FC Nürnberg

Match Ratings
1.Mauricio Dominguez (GK)
6
2.Gavin Elliott (DEF)
6
3.Oliver Spengler (DEF)
6
4.Umberto Scarponi (DEF)
6
5.Paul Reimers (MID)
6
6.Lars Lange (MID)
6
7.Jonathan Hall (MID)
6
8.Pedro Cruz (MID)goal scored
7
9.Alexander Frieser (ATT)
6
10.Marinus Dudilica (ATT)
6
11.Gerhard Geis (ATT)
6
 
12.Oliver Ziegler (DEF)
6
13.Marc Schnoor (MID)
0
14.Hannes Polheim (ATT)
0

1.Claudio Marquez (GK)
7
2.Helder Mendes (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Dario Citterio (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Rainer Engels (DEF)
6
5.Jakob Wallner (MID)
7
6.Julian Richter (MID)
6
7.Pascal Schrader (MID)goal scored
8
8.Kai Lange (MID)
6
9.Hannes Beckmann (ATT)
6
10.Alexander Zimmermann (ATT)
7
11.Florian Herzog (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Markus Jahn (DEF)
0
13.Toifilou Soumah (ATT)
0
14.Garry Liddell (GK)
0