Match Report
| FSV Mainz 05 | FSV Mainz 05 |  |  | FC Nürnberg | FC Nürnberg | ||||||||||||||||
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| Andy Elliott | A. Elliott |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | Antonio Pichichi | A. Pichichi | |||||||||
| Oliver Eberle | O. Eberle |  | 79 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Sebastian Völler | S. Völler | |||||||||
| Stefan Hamann | S. Hamann | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 |  | Ian Mcleod | I. Mcleod | |||||||||
| James Morris | J. Morris | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Steven Mcgreal | S. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Flavio Sacchetti | F. Sacchetti |  | 57 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Rainer Dehm | R. Dehm | |||||||||
| Markus Völler | M. Völler | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Steffen Neuhaus | S. Neuhaus | |||||||||
| Stephen Gemmill | S. Gemmill | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Marc Schönenborn | M. Schönenborn | |||||||||
| Philipp Schnellinger | P. Schnellinger | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Jan Arendt | J. Arendt | |||||||||
| Nikolas Freund | N. Freund | | 53 | M | | 9 | | M | 60 | | Niccolo Joseph | N. Joseph | |||||||||
| Sven Töpfer | S. Töpfer | | 76 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Maurizio Lucchini | M. Lucchini | |||||||||
| Stefan Szepan | S. Szepan | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Kai Francke | K. Francke | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stadion am Bruchweg where FSV Mainz 05 play host to FC Nürnberg. A crowd of 8,778 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both FSV Mainz 05 and FC Nürnberg are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both FSV Mainz 05 and FC Nürnberg are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0FC Nürnberg kick off and get the match underway!
3.28
0-0Philipp Schnellinger makes a probing pass to Sven Töpfer. Sven Töpfer lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Szepan. Stefan Szepan heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
9.26
0-0Steven Mcgreal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Niccolo Joseph. Niccolo Joseph chips the ball to his team mate, Kai Francke. Kai Francke knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Elliott who gathers it comfortably.
16.01
0-0FSV Mainz 05 are easily keeping FC Nürnberg at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
18.07
Steven Mcgreal controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marc Schönenborn. Marc Schönenborn surges forward with the ball. Marc Schönenborn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
21.09
0-0Nikolas Freund threads the ball through to Sven Töpfer. Sven Töpfer goes all the way! Sven Töpfer rockets a shot on goal. Antonio Pichichi easily smothers it.
38.31
James Morris controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nikolas Freund. Nikolas Freund makes a probing pass to Stefan Szepan. Stefan Szepan lofts in a cross ball towards Sven Töpfer. Sven Töpfer heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
40.09
Sebastian Völler chips the ball to his team mate, Jan Arendt. Jan Arendt knocks the ball forward to Kai Francke. Kai Francke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.54
0-0Niccolo Joseph hacks Oliver Eberle from behind! Niccolo Joseph is given a warning by the referee! Oliver Eberle stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
1-0James Morris threads the ball through to Nikolas Freund. Nikolas Freund chips the ball to his team mate, Sven Töpfer. Sven Töpfer goes all the way! Sven Töpfer rockets a shot on goal. Sven Töpfer scores for FSV Mainz 05!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with FSV Mainz 05 kicking off!
49.00
Steven Mcgreal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marc Schönenborn. Marc Schönenborn chips the ball to his team mate, Maurizio Lucchini. Maurizio Lucchini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.16
Stefan Hamann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Gemmill. Stephen Gemmill flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Szepan. Stefan Szepan goes all the way! Stefan Szepan takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.38
James Morris deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Markus Völler. Markus Völler threads the ball through to Sven Töpfer. Sven Töpfer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
65.16
Nikolas Freund kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Szepan. Stefan Szepan plays a perfect one-two with Sven Töpfer and rushes in on goal... Stefan Szepan rockets a shot on goal but somehow Antonio Pichichi manages to keep it out.
66.32
1-0Steven Mcgreal chips the ball to his team mate, Jan Arendt. Jan Arendt kicks a strong pass forward to Maurizio Lucchini. Maurizio Lucchini knocks the ball forward to Kai Francke but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
69.18
Oliver Eberle makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Philipp Schnellinger. Philipp Schnellinger knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Szepan. Stefan Szepan goes all the way! Stefan Szepan rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Antonio Pichichi.
71.46
Oliver Eberle passes the ball forward to Philipp Schnellinger. Philipp Schnellinger kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Szepan. Stefan Szepan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.57
James Morris knocks the ball forward to Markus Völler. Markus Völler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Töpfer. Sven Töpfer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastian Völler.
73.06
James Morris catches Maurizio Lucchini on the ankles. James Morris is warned by the referee! Maurizio Lucchini runs off the knock.
75.36
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
79.32
Ian Mcleod knocks the ball to his team mate, Marc Schönenborn. Marc Schönenborn makes a simple pass to Kai Francke. Kai Francke goes all the way! Kai Francke makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
83.15
Flavio Sacchetti knocks the ball to his team mate, Nikolas Freund. Nikolas Freund makes a probing pass to Sven Töpfer. Sven Töpfer tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Antonio Pichichi.
84.03
Jan Arendt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Maurizio Lucchini. Maurizio Lucchini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Flavio Sacchetti kicks a strong pass forward to Philipp Schnellinger. Philipp Schnellinger sees a break and surges forward. Philipp Schnellinger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sven Töpfer. Sven Töpfer tries a spectacular strike but Antonio Pichichi is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.3%
41.7%
Play Area
32.1%
41.7%
26.2%
Scorers
| Sven Töpfer 45 | Kai Francke 79 |