Match Report


FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04     FC KaiserslauternFC Kaiserslautern
Dave TownsendDave Townsend Joe Summers Joe Summers
Matthias BirnbaumM. Birnbaum81
G
1
G
80Nacer BouzidiN. Bouzidi
Florian LittbarskiF. Littbarski62
D
2
D
68Yves-A. GallonY. Gallon
Markus WieczorekM. Wieczorek76
D
captain3
D
78J-David EmeranJ. Emeran
Fabrice GilletF. Gillet67
D
4
D
74Jakob NygaardJ. Nygaard
Christian PoschnerC. Poschner68
D
5
D
78Albrecht BirnbaumA. Birnbaum
Emmanuel LouironE. Louiron71
M
6
M
75Graham KasperG. Kasper
Loic ZouaouiL. Zouaoui69
M
7captain
M
82Yann MoullecY. Moullec
Spencer ScalesS. Scales73
M
8
A
68Vicente LozanoV. Lozano
Torsten RohrschneiderT. Rohrschneider71
A
9
A
73Mauricio GarciaM. Garcia
William DauryW. Daury67
A
10
A
80Cliff OlfersC. Olfers
Paul BischoffP. Bischoff65
A
11
A
74Jesper TomassonJ. Tomasson
 
Bogdan RudgeB. Rudge61
A
12
D
71Nicola C. CozzaN. Cozza
Anton BierhoffA. Bierhoff60
D
13
M
78Alfredo ReyA. Rey
Peter MendesP. Mendes53
M
14
A
69Philipe Le PenP. Le Pen

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to FC Kaiserslautern. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
FC Schalke 04 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 Thomas Diakite.


0.00
FC Kaiserslautern get the match underway!
2.28
Loic Zouaoui passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of William Daury. William Daury shoots from 20 yards but Nacer Bouzidi reads it well. Fabulous save!
6.12
Spencer Scales runs straight at the opposition's defence. Spencer Scales puts a great ball through. William Daury runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
8.24
Graham Kasper knocks the ball to his team mate, Jesper Tomasson. Jesper Tomasson finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.51
Yann Moullec runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Yann Moullec shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Matthias Birnbaum smothers it!
21.52
Christian Poschner flicks a high pass forward to Loic Zouaoui who brings the ball under control. Loic Zouaoui advances with the ball. Loic Zouaoui shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Nacer Bouzidi.
27.56
Yann Moullec flicks a high pass forward. Cliff Olfers controls it well on his chest. Cliff Olfers plays a one-two with Jesper Tomasson and advances towards the goal... Cliff Olfers shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.55
Yann Moullec flicks a high pass forward to Jesper Tomasson who brings the ball under control. Jesper Tomasson threads the ball through into the box. Mauricio Garcia strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Matthias Birnbaum is on top of it.
38.39
Spencer Scales threads a neat ball through to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
39.28
Yann Moullec makes a probing pass to Vicente Lozano. Vicente Lozano shoots from long range but Matthias Birnbaum is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
FC Schalke 04 start the second half!
48.16
Yann Moullec takes it forward alone. Yann Moullec flicks a high pass forward. Vicente Lozano controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some good footwork from Vicente Lozano provides some space. He shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
49.15
Loic Zouaoui threads the ball through to Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff shoots from long range but Nacer Bouzidi is on top of it.
54.13
Jakob Nygaard advances with the ball. Jakob Nygaard threads a neat ball through to Jesper Tomasson. Jesper Tomasson controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Vicente Lozano through on goal. Fabrice Gillet catches Vicente Lozano on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
55.18
Graham Kasper knocks the ball forward to Vicente Lozano. Vicente Lozano knocks the ball forward to Jesper Tomasson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
57.42
Emmanuel Louiron hacks Yann Moullec from behind! The referee warns Emmanuel Louiron to calm down! Yann Moullec stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.15
Paul Bischoff catches Albrecht Birnbaum on the ankles. The referee calls over Paul Bischoff and warns him to calm down! Albrecht Birnbaum stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.01
FC Kaiserslautern have made 2 substitutions with Nicola C. Cozza replacing Albrecht Birnbaum and Alfredo Rey replacing Graham Kasper .
61.07
Florian Littbarski threads a neat ball through to Loic Zouaoui. Loic Zouaoui hits a low pass to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
65.46
J-David Emeran sees Alfredo Rey in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alfredo Rey knocks the ball to his team mate, Vicente Lozano. Vicente Lozano plays a one-two with Cliff Olfers and rushes in on goal... Vicente Lozano shoots from just inside the box but it flies just wide!
67.28
Spencer Scales kicks a strong pass forward to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Bischoff. Nicola C. Cozza clumsily knocks into Paul Bischoff. Paul Bischoff appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
75.57
Markus Wieczorek deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Emmanuel Louiron. Emmanuel Louiron knocks the ball forward to Torsten Rohrschneider. Torsten Rohrschneider whips in a cross ball towards William Daury. William Daury knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Nacer Bouzidi.
77.38
FC Kaiserslautern have made a substitution with Philipe Le Pen replacing Mauricio Garcia .
90.00
J-David Emeran flicks a high pass forward. Yann Moullec collects the pass. Yann Moullec controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Philipe Le Pen. Philipe Le Pen shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Schalke 04

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

Possession
52.1%
47.9%
Play Area
30.1%
46.6%
23.3%
 

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

Match Ratings