Match Report


FC St. PauliFC St. Pauli     FC KaiserslauternFC Kaiserslautern
Computer Player Computer Player Joe Summers Joe Summers
Markus PolheimM. Polheim65
G
1
G
80Nacer BouzidiN. Bouzidi
Simon DiakiteS. Diakite76
D
2
D
69Peter HitchcockP. Hitchcock
Paul BowyerP. Bowyer71
D
3
D
78J-David EmeranJ. Emeran
Ugo HollowayU. Holloway69
D
captain4
D
71Nicola C. CozzaN. Cozza
Edmundo BravoE. Bravo61
D
5
D
78Albrecht BirnbaumA. Birnbaum
Craig KasperC. Kasper74
M
6
M
78Alfredo ReyA. Rey
Craig MaddisonC. Maddison71
M
7captain
M
81Yann MoullecY. Moullec
Lars RöhnerL. Röhner70
M
8
A
68Vicente LozanoV. Lozano
Winston SmitW. Smit64
A
9
A
72Mauricio GarciaM. Garcia
Valeriy VyshnevskyV. Vyshnevsky59
A
10
A
80Cliff OlfersC. Olfers
Nico FranckeN. Francke57
A
11
A
74Jesper TomassonJ. Tomasson
 
Trevor DixonT. Dixon67
M
12
D
74Jakob NygaardJ. Nygaard
Ronnie LisbieR. Lisbie64
M
13
M
62Tobias LangeT. Lange
Matthias MaierM. Maier57
A
14
A
69Philipe Le PenP. Le Pen

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Millerntor-Stadion where FC St. Pauli play host to FC Kaiserslautern. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC St. Pauli are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Kaiserslautern appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Simon Klimek.


0.00
FC St. Pauli start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.53
J-David Emeran kicks a strong pass forward to Yann Moullec. Yann Moullec deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jesper Tomasson. Jesper Tomasson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Markus Polheim who gathers it comfortably.
20.07
Yann Moullec takes it forward alone. Yann Moullec lofts in a cross ball towards Cliff Olfers. Cliff Olfers connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Markus Polheim easily punches it away to safety.
22.48
Yann Moullec chips the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Garcia. Mauricio Garcia knocks the ball forward, putting Jesper Tomasson through on goal. Jesper Tomasson tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.04
Nicola C. Cozza flicks the ball to his team mate, Yann Moullec. Yann Moullec threads a neat ball through to Cliff Olfers. Cliff Olfers shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
27.51
Craig Maddison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Winston Smit. Winston Smit knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.51
Seeing a gap ahead, Albrecht Birnbaum plays the ball forward to Alfredo Rey. Alfredo Rey makes an attacking run forward. Alfredo Rey knocks in a cross ball towards Jesper Tomasson. Jesper Tomasson beats his man to it with a header. Markus Polheim is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
32.02
Yann Moullec hacks Craig Kasper from behind! The referee warns Yann Moullec to calm down! Craig Kasper hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.33
Yann Moullec makes a simple pass to Vicente Lozano. Vicente Lozano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Markus Polheim effortlessly gets down and covers it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC St. Pauli have changed their lineup with Matthias Maier replacing Nico Francke. FC Kaiserslautern have changed their lineup with Jakob Nygaard replacing Peter Hitchcock.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Kaiserslautern kick off!
54.28
Craig Maddison makes a beautiful solo run. Craig Maddison kicks a strong pass forward to Valeriy Vyshnevsky but the referee indicates it's offside!
55.36
Simon Diakite flicks a high pass forward. Craig Maddison controls it well on his chest. Craig Maddison threads a neat ball through to Winston Smit. Winston Smit whips in a cross ball towards Matthias Maier. Matthias Maier is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Albrecht Birnbaum steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
57.24
Alfredo Rey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vicente Lozano. Vicente Lozano finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
59.09
J-David Emeran flicks a high pass forward to Yann Moullec who brings the ball under control. Yann Moullec passes the ball forward to Cliff Olfers. Cliff Olfers controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Markus Polheim!
60.12
FC Kaiserslautern have made 2 substitutions with Tobias Lange replacing Alfredo Rey and Philipe Le Pen replacing Jesper Tomasson .
61.22
Simon Diakite threads a neat ball through to Craig Kasper. Craig Kasper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matthias Maier. Matthias Maier whips in a cross ball towards Winston Smit. Winston Smit knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
63.07
J-David Emeran flicks a high pass forward. Yann Moullec controls it well on his chest. Yann Moullec makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vicente Lozano. Vicente Lozano knocks in a cross ball towards Philipe Le Pen. With a superhuman jump, Philipe Le Pen connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Simon Diakite clears it off the line with his head!
66.06
Craig Maddison makes a probing pass to Matthias Maier. Matthias Maier knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nacer Bouzidi who gathers it comfortably.
71.51
With imagination, Lars Röhner plays the ball forward to Matthias Maier. Matthias Maier finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
78.11
Tobias Lange deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Garcia. Mauricio Garcia rushes past Edmundo Bravo! Mauricio Garcia tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Markus Polheim manages to gather it.
81.33
Tobias Lange passes the ball forward to Mauricio Garcia. Mauricio Garcia controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Markus Polheim.
82.00
Yann Moullec takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Lars Röhner reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
84.58
FC Kaiserslautern are dictating the run of play here today.
87.38
J-David Emeran flicks a high pass forward to Yann Moullec who brings the ball under control. Yann Moullec makes a probing pass to Mauricio Garcia. Mauricio Garcia knocks in a cross ball towards Vicente Lozano. Vicente Lozano outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

FC St. Pauli

FC Kaiserslautern
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
8
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.7%
59.3%
Play Area
29.1%
44.2%
26.7%

Scorers
Jesper Tomasson 29
Vicente Lozano 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yann Moullec of FC Kaiserslautern

Match Ratings
1.Markus Polheim (GK)
8
2.Simon Diakite (DEF)
7
3.Paul Bowyer (DEF)
6
4.Ugo Holloway (DEF)
6
5.Edmundo Bravo (DEF)
6
6.Craig Kasper (MID)
6
7.Craig Maddison (MID)
7
8.Lars Röhner (MID)
7
9.Winston Smit (ATT)
6
10.Valeriy Vyshnevsky (ATT)
6
11.Nico Francke (ATT)
6
 
12.Trevor Dixon (MID)
0
13.Ronnie Lisbie (MID)
0
14.Matthias Maier (ATT)
6

1.Nacer Bouzidi (GK)
6
2.Peter Hitchcock (DEF)
6
3.J-David Emeran (DEF)
7
4.Nicola C. Cozza (DEF)
7
5.Albrecht Birnbaum (DEF)
6
6.Alfredo Rey (MID)
8
7.Yann Moullec (MID)
9
8.Vicente Lozano (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Mauricio Garcia (ATT)
8
10.Cliff Olfers (ATT)
6
11.Jesper Tomasson (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Jakob Nygaard (DEF)
6
13.Tobias Lange (MID)
6
14.Philipe Le Pen (ATT)
6