Match Report


Hertha BSCHertha BSC     VfB LübeckVfB Lübeck
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Lars RöslerL. Rösler72
G
1
G
57Kai EngelsK. Engels
Kai ArnoldK. Arnold83
D
2captain
D
66Sven FranckeS. Francke
Albrecht KohlerA. Kohler65
D
3
D
55Stefan EngelsS. Engels
Lars RöhligL. Röhlig57
D
4
D
54Bakary EberleB. Eberle
Armin BartschA. Bartsch66
M
5
D
51Jan LindnerJ. Lindner
Jean-Michel MargueriteJ. Marguerite54
M
6
M
68Samir FriedmannS. Friedmann
Arno BöhmA. Böhm51
M
captain7
M
64Matt GallacherM. Gallacher
Florian SammerF. Sammer51
M
8
M
59Martin OswaldM. Oswald
Nikolas EngelsN. Engels46
M
9
M
57Leon SparwasserL. Sparwasser
Hauke SchäferH. Schäfer63
A
10
A
75Steffen JaschkeS. Jaschke
Neil MeiklejohnN. Meiklejohn62
A
11
A
65Kevin TöpferK. Töpfer
 
Pascal BackesP. Backes71
G
12
A
63Oliver NahrstedtO. Nahrstedt
Sebastian LittbarskiS. Littbarski58
A
13
A
58Vincenzo SeibertV. Seibert
Torsten MatthäusT. Matthäus58
A
14
M
57Sebastian BeckmannS. Beckmann

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Olympiastadion where Hertha BSC play host to VfB Lübeck. A crowd of 9,128 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Hertha BSC are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while VfB Lübeck appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastian Eberle.


0.00
VfB Lübeck start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.39
Arno Böhm knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Meiklejohn. Neil Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.33
Lars Röhlig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Florian Sammer. Florian Sammer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hauke Schäfer. Hauke Schäfer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jan Lindner.
12.05
Bakary Eberle threads a neat ball through to Martin Oswald. Martin Oswald knocks the ball forward to Steffen Jaschke. Steffen Jaschke makes a pass forward but Kevin Töpfer makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
14.29
Kai Arnold hits a low pass to Florian Sammer. Florian Sammer chips the ball to his team mate, Hauke Schäfer. Hauke Schäfer tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
15.40
Leon Sparwasser knocks the ball forward to Kevin Töpfer. Kevin Töpfer runs straight at the defence! Kevin Töpfer tries a spectacular strike but it whistles just wide of the post!
18.46
Albrecht Kohler plays the ball forward to Jean-Michel Marguerite. With a delightful solo run, Jean-Michel Marguerite stretches the opposition's defence. Jean-Michel Marguerite controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
24.48
Leon Sparwasser receives the ball from a throw-in from Martin Oswald. Leon Sparwasser knocks the ball forward to Kevin Töpfer. Kevin Töpfer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Lars Rösler manages to gather it comfortably.
27.11
Stefan Engels plays the ball forward to Samir Friedmann. Samir Friedmann threads a neat ball through to Kevin Töpfer. Kevin Töpfer edges inside the box! Kevin Töpfer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Lars Rösler manages to gather it.
28.17
Jan Lindner threads the ball through to Martin Oswald. Martin Oswald flicks a high pass forward. Steffen Jaschke holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Steffen Jaschke makes a probing pass to Kevin Töpfer but he's offside!
32.56
Kai Arnold controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Armin Bartsch. Armin Bartsch flicks a high pass forward. Neil Meiklejohn controls it well on his chest. Neil Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.40
Martin Oswald runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Martin Oswald knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.16
Matt Gallacher sees a break and surges forward. Matt Gallacher whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Töpfer. Kevin Töpfer rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Lars Rösler is on top of it.
39.50
Without breaking stride, Leon Sparwasser plays the ball forward to Steffen Jaschke. Steffen Jaschke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hertha BSC appear unchanged since the first half. VfB Lübeck also appear unchanged since the first half. The Hertha BSC players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Hertha BSC start the second half!
47.18
Albrecht Kohler comes in with a late challenge on Martin Oswald. The referee calls over Albrecht Kohler and warns him to calm down! Martin Oswald stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.39
Lars Röhlig catches Steffen Jaschke on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Steffen Jaschke grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
51.42
Bakary Eberle flicks a high ball forward to Matt Gallacher who takes it down. Matt Gallacher threads a neat ball through to Kevin Töpfer. Kevin Töpfer finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Lars Rösler manages to keep it out.
54.53
Stefan Engels makes a probing pass to Matt Gallacher. Showing composure, Matt Gallacher plays the ball forward to Steffen Jaschke. Steffen Jaschke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.18
Stefan Engels threads a neat ball through to Samir Friedmann. Samir Friedmann sees Kevin Töpfer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kevin Töpfer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.55
Albrecht Kohler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nikolas Engels. Nikolas Engels chips the ball to his team mate, Hauke Schäfer. Hauke Schäfer shoots from long range. Kai Engels is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
65.18
Jean-Michel Marguerite flicks a high pass forward to Hauke Schäfer who brings the ball under control. Hauke Schäfer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Kai Engels manages to keep it out.
66.22
Jean-Michel Marguerite hits a low pass to Hauke Schäfer. Hauke Schäfer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.55
Lars Röhlig flicks a high pass forward. Florian Sammer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Florian Sammer laces a weighted ball forward to Neil Meiklejohn. Neil Meiklejohn cuts inside the box! Neil Meiklejohn rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! Kai Engels has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
75.58
Lars Röhlig runs forward with the ball. Lars Röhlig knocks the ball forward to Hauke Schäfer. Hauke Schäfer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
77.03
VfB Lübeck have made 2 substitutions with Vincenzo Seibert replacing Jan Lindner and Sebastian Beckmann replacing Samir Friedmann .
87.27
Bakary Eberle clumsily knocks into Neil Meiklejohn. Bakary Eberle is warned by the referee! Neil Meiklejohn stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Martin Oswald threads a neat ball through to Kevin Töpfer. Kevin Töpfer shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Hertha BSC

VfB Lübeck
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.8%
52.2%
Play Area
32.6%
42.4%
25%

Scorers
Hauke Schäfer 58
Neil Meiklejohn 68

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Meiklejohn of Hertha BSC

Match Ratings