Match Report
| FC Schalke 04 | FC Schalke 04 |  |  | FC Nürnberg | FC Nürnberg | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Haller | K. Haller |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 77 |  | Matt Strachan | M. Strachan | |||||||||
| Noah Kurth | N. Kurth | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Jakob Eberle | J. Eberle | |||||||||
| Dominic Law | D. Law | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Matthias Vogel | M. Vogel | |||||||||
| Simon Roth | S. Roth | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 |  | Enzo Ferraresi | E. Ferraresi | |||||||||
| Arturo Velasco | A. Velasco |  | 69 | M | | 5 | | M | 64 | | Simone Mazzoli | S. Mazzoli | |||||||||
| Albrecht Scheffler | A. Scheffler | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Paul Backes | P. Backes | |||||||||
| Arno Basler | A. Basler | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Julian Masur | J. Masur | |||||||||
| Paul Meidt | P. Meidt | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Sven Ouindi | S. Ouindi | |||||||||
| Lars Wieczorek | L. Wieczorek | | 77 | A | | 9 | | M | 42 | | Linus Maier | L. Maier | |||||||||
| Nils Polheim | N. Polheim | | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Alejandro Marcelino | A. Marcelino | |||||||||
| Tiago Gomes | T. Gomes |  | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Gerhard Engels | G. Engels | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to FC Nürnberg. A crowd of 9,419 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Nürnberg appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Nürnberg appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0FC Schalke 04 kick off and get the match underway!
2.53
0-0Arturo Velasco sees a break and surges forward. Arturo Velasco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lars Wieczorek. Lars Wieczorek cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Matt Strachan.
3.56
0-0Arno Basler kicks a strong pass forward to Lars Wieczorek. Lars Wieczorek lofts in a cross ball towards Tiago Gomes. Tiago Gomes heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.04
Noah Kurth sees a break and surges forward. Noah Kurth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nils Polheim. Nils Polheim shoots from long range but it is miles over!
10.10
0-0Noah Kurth makes a simple pass to Albrecht Scheffler. Albrecht Scheffler flicks the ball to his team mate, Lars Wieczorek. Lars Wieczorek knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jakob Eberle.
12.45
Simon Roth flicks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Velasco. Arturo Velasco chips the ball to his team mate, Lars Wieczorek. Lars Wieczorek knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Enzo Ferraresi.
14.03
0-0Lars Wieczorek hacks Jakob Eberle from behind! Lars Wieczorek is given a warning by the referee! Jakob Eberle hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.06
Paul Backes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gerhard Engels. Gerhard Engels lofts in a cross ball towards Alejandro Marcelino. Alejandro Marcelino powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
26.37
0-0Simon Roth passes the ball forward to Paul Meidt. Paul Meidt threads the ball through to Nils Polheim. Nils Polheim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lars Wieczorek but he's offside!
28.06
Julian Masur chips the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Engels. Gerhard Engels knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Roth.
30.19
1-0Albrecht Scheffler knocks the ball forward to Nils Polheim. Nils Polheim knocks the ball forward to Lars Wieczorek. Lars Wieczorek shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Matt Strachan had no chance!! Goal for FC Schalke 04!
36.56
Albrecht Scheffler makes a probing pass to Tiago Gomes. Tiago Gomes passes the ball forward but Nils Polheim is offside!
39.44
1-0Alejandro Marcelino barges into Simon Roth. Alejandro Marcelino is given a warning by the referee! Simon Roth grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
40.48
Albrecht Scheffler comes in with a late challenge on Paul Backes. Albrecht Scheffler is warned by the referee! Paul Backes runs off the knock.
44.43
Paul Meidt surges forward with the ball. Paul Meidt goes all the way! Paul Meidt shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Paul Meidt!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
FC Nürnberg kick off!
47.58
Dominic Law knocks the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Scheffler. Albrecht Scheffler kicks a strong pass forward to Lars Wieczorek. Lars Wieczorek knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jakob Eberle.
51.04
Dominic Law kicks a strong pass forward to Albrecht Scheffler. Albrecht Scheffler makes a probing pass to Lars Wieczorek. Lars Wieczorek goes all the way! Lars Wieczorek makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.45
Paul Backes chips the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Engels. Gerhard Engels lofts in a cross ball towards Alejandro Marcelino. Alejandro Marcelino is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
63.52
Jakob Eberle controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sven Ouindi. Sven Ouindi knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Marcelino. Alejandro Marcelino finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
65.01
Enzo Ferraresi threads the ball through to Sven Ouindi. Sven Ouindi knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Marcelino. Alejandro Marcelino knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Haller who gathers it comfortably.
72.00
Enzo Ferraresi knocks the ball to his team mate, Linus Maier. Linus Maier deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Engels. Gerhard Engels knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.47
Arturo Velasco knocks the ball forward to Tiago Gomes. Tiago Gomes finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Matt Strachan manages to keep it out.
78.52
Noah Kurth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Albrecht Scheffler. Albrecht Scheffler flicks the ball to his team mate, Lars Wieczorek. Lars Wieczorek knocks in a cross ball towards Nils Polheim. Nils Polheim is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
79.10
Paul Backes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Marcelino. Alejandro Marcelino knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Noah Kurth.
81.19
Matthias Vogel makes a probing pass to Paul Backes. Paul Backes kicks a strong pass forward to Alejandro Marcelino. Alejandro Marcelino knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Haller who gathers it comfortably.
89.00
Dominic Law decides to run forward with the ball. Dominic Law makes a simple pass to Nils Polheim. Nils Polheim goes all the way! Nils Polheim makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Matt Strachan manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
0
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59%
41%
Play Area
24.1%
44.6%
31.3%
Scorers
| Lars Wieczorek 30, 51 Paul Meidt 44 |