Match Report


FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04     FC KölnFC Köln
Dave TownsendDave Townsend Christian Büchter Christian Büchter
Matthias BirnbaumM. Birnbaum81
G
1
G
74Tobias BackesT. Backes
Luis JimenezL. Jimenez61
D
2
D
68Mathias MexesM. Mexes
Markus WieczorekM. Wieczorek76
D
captain3
D
68Marcos FloresM. Flores
Fabrice GilletF. Gillet67
D
4
D
64Sven KühnS. Kühn
Christian PoschnerC. Poschner68
D
5
D
66Dennis WalshD. Walsh
Emmanuel LouironE. Louiron71
M
6
M
78Patricio GarciaP. Garcia
Loic ZouaouiL. Zouaoui69
M
7
M
70Pedro PostigaP. Postiga
Spencer ScalesS. Scales73
M
8captain
M
67Simon LangeS. Lange
Torsten RohrschneiderT. Rohrschneider71
A
9
M
67Danny WoodcockD. Woodcock
William DauryW. Daury67
A
10
A
72Nico BierhoffN. Bierhoff
Paul BischoffP. Bischoff65
A
11
A
73Aldo TiribocchiA. Tiribocchi
 
Louis KorstenL. Korsten65
A
12
G
67Nikolas ScholzN. Scholz
Bogdan RudgeB. Rudge61
A
13
M
68Seb PavonS. Pavon
Florian LittbarskiF. Littbarski62
D
14
A
70Frederico RuizF. Ruiz

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Match Report
The weather is mixed here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to FC Köln. A crowd of 17,739 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Köln appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Simon Hitzlsperger.


0.00
FC Köln start the match!
6.17
Spencer Scales threads the ball through to William Daury. William Daury shoots from long range but it flies wide!
10.13
Christian Poschner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Emmanuel Louiron. Emmanuel Louiron threads a neat ball through to Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
18.22
With some swift thinking, Marcos Flores plays the ball forward to Danny Woodcock. With some swift thinking, Danny Woodcock plays the ball forward to Aldo Tiribocchi. Aldo Tiribocchi edges inside the box! Aldo Tiribocchi rockets a shot on goal but somehow Matthias Birnbaum manages to keep it out.
21.25
Dennis Walsh catches Torsten Rohrschneider on the ankles. The referee calls over Dennis Walsh and shows him a yellow card! Torsten Rohrschneider runs off the knock.
28.48
Marcos Flores knocks the ball forward to Pedro Postiga. With some swift thinking, Pedro Postiga plays the ball forward to Aldo Tiribocchi. Aldo Tiribocchi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matthias Birnbaum who gathers it comfortably.
38.48
Danny Woodcock makes a probing pass to Aldo Tiribocchi. Aldo Tiribocchi shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
40.20
Danny Woodcock brings the ball forward. Danny Woodcock tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Matthias Birnbaum. What a great pair of hands!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Schalke 04 appear unchanged since the first half. FC Köln also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with FC Schalke 04 kicking off!
47.04
Spencer Scales threads a neat ball through to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dennis Walsh.
51.39
Fabrice Gillet catches Nico Bierhoff on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nico Bierhoff hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.31
Danny Woodcock threads a neat ball through to Nico Bierhoff. Nico Bierhoff tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
60.34
FC Köln have made a substitution with Seb Pavon replacing Pedro Postiga .
63.22
Seb Pavon takes a quick throw-in. With a delightful solo run, Simon Lange stretches the opposition's defence. Simon Lange runs straight at the defence! Simon Lange looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Matthias Birnbaum effortlessly smothers it!
67.28
With vision, Seb Pavon plays the ball forward to Aldo Tiribocchi. Aldo Tiribocchi plays a scrappy one-two with Nico Bierhoff and advances towards the goal... Aldo Tiribocchi takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
69.09
Patricio Garcia barges into Spencer Scales. The referee calls over Patricio Garcia and shows him a yellow card! Spencer Scales hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.43
Loic Zouaoui darts forward. Loic Zouaoui threads the ball through to Torsten Rohrschneider but he's offside!
73.04
Emmanuel Louiron makes an attacking run forward. Emmanuel Louiron sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
77.14
FC Köln have made a substitution with Nikolas Scholz replacing Marcos Flores .
81.46
Seb Pavon makes a probing pass to Nico Bierhoff. Nico Bierhoff makes a defence splitting pass to Aldo Tiribocchi. Aldo Tiribocchi shoots from just inside the box but it whistles just wide of the post!
87.21
Simon Lange barges into Loic Zouaoui. The referee brings Simon Lange to one side and gives him a warning! Loic Zouaoui runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

FC Schalke 04

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

Possession
47.1%
52.9%
Play Area
32.9%
45.7%
21.4%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matthias Birnbaum of FC Schalke 04

Match Ratings
1.Matthias Birnbaum (GK)
9
2.Luis Jimenez (DEF)
7
3.Markus Wieczorek (DEF)
6
4.Fabrice Gillet (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Christian Poschner (DEF)
6
6.Emmanuel Louiron (MID)
7
7.Loic Zouaoui (MID)
6
8.Spencer Scales (MID)
6
9.Torsten Rohrschneider (ATT)
6
10.William Daury (ATT)
6
11.Paul Bischoff (ATT)
6
 
12.Louis Korsten (ATT)
0
13.Bogdan Rudge (ATT)
0
14.Florian Littbarski (DEF)
0

1.Tobias Backes (GK)
6
2.Mathias Mexes (DEF)
6
3.Marcos Flores (DEF)
6
4.Sven Kühn (DEF)
6
5.Dennis Walsh (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Patricio Garcia (MID)yellow card
5
7.Pedro Postiga (MID)
7
8.Simon Lange (MID)
8
9.Danny Woodcock (MID)
7
10.Nico Bierhoff (ATT)
6
11.Aldo Tiribocchi (ATT)
7
 
12.Nikolas Scholz (GK)
6
13.Seb Pavon (MID)
6
14.Frederico Ruiz (ATT)
0