Match Report


MSV DuisburgMSV Duisburg     Hertha BSCHertha BSC
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Dominic StrachanD. Strachan71
G
1
G
72Lars RöslerL. Rösler
Stephen DublinS. Dublin75
D
2
D
83Kai ArnoldK. Arnold
Oliver WitteO. Witte68
D
3
D
65Albrecht KohlerA. Kohler
Lars EiltsL. Eilts63
D
4
D
57Lars RöhligL. Röhlig
Philipp KistnerP. Kistner66
M
5
M
66Armin BartschA. Bartsch
Vincenzo ErlerV. Erler60
M
6
M
54Jean-Michel MargueriteJ. Marguerite
Gerhard HelmerG. Helmer59
M
captain7captain
M
51Arno BöhmA. Böhm
Jakob SpenglerJ. Spengler54
M
8
M
51Florian SammerF. Sammer
Simon DeanS. Dean61
A
9
M
46Nikolas EngelsN. Engels
Raul BelleriR. Belleri59
A
10
A
63Hauke SchäferH. Schäfer
Nicolas WieczorekN. Wieczorek47
A
11
A
62Neil MeiklejohnN. Meiklejohn
 
Adolfo HerreraA. Herrera56
D
12
G
71Pascal BackesP. Backes
Geoffrey PienaarG. Pienaar55
G
13
A
58Sebastian LittbarskiS. Littbarski
Torsten BrücknerT. Brückner52
D
14
A
58Torsten MatthäusT. Matthäus

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at MSV Arena where MSV Duisburg play host to Hertha BSC. A crowd of 8,265 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
MSV Duisburg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hertha BSC appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Stefan Hamann.


0.00
Hertha BSC kick off the first half!
2.28
Stephen Dublin passes the ball forward to Vincenzo Erler. Vincenzo Erler threads a neat ball through to Raul Belleri. Raul Belleri shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
4.58
Gerhard Helmer makes a probing pass to Nicolas Wieczorek. Nicolas Wieczorek knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.28
Florian Sammer flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Schäfer controls it well on his chest. Hauke Schäfer rushes past Stephen Dublin! Hauke Schäfer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
10.02
Albrecht Kohler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Armin Bartsch. Armin Bartsch threads a neat ball through to Neil Meiklejohn. Neil Meiklejohn hits a low pass to Hauke Schäfer. Hauke Schäfer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's drastically wayward!
16.27
Vincenzo Erler flicks the ball to his team mate, Raul Belleri. Raul Belleri shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
18.01
Armin Bartsch knocks the ball to his team mate, Hauke Schäfer. Hauke Schäfer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
20.13
Armin Bartsch flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Schäfer controls it well on his chest. Hauke Schäfer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
21.45
Jakob Spengler clumsily knocks into Armin Bartsch. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Armin Bartsch runs off the knock.
24.02
Jean-Michel Marguerite makes a probing pass to Hauke Schäfer. Hauke Schäfer tries a spectacular long range effort but Dominic Strachan is on top of it.
33.55
Albrecht Kohler flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Michel Marguerite comfortably collects the pass. Jean-Michel Marguerite kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Meiklejohn. Neil Meiklejohn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.14
Showing composure, Jakob Spengler plays the ball forward to Raul Belleri. Raul Belleri skips past Kai Arnold! Raul Belleri takes a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
38.34
Vincenzo Erler runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Vincenzo Erler whips in a cross ball towards Raul Belleri. Raul Belleri jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
39.36
Neil Meiklejohn hacks Stephen Dublin from behind! The referee warns Neil Meiklejohn to calm down! Stephen Dublin runs off the knock.
44.18
Lars Röhlig flicks a high ball forward to Florian Sammer who takes it down. Florian Sammer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hauke Schäfer. Hauke Schäfer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Lars Eilts hits a low pass to Vincenzo Erler. Vincenzo Erler threads the ball through to Simon Dean. Simon Dean shoots from distance. Lars Rösler gets down and covers it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. MSV Duisburg appear unchanged since the first half. Hertha BSC also appear unchanged since the first half. The MSV Duisburg players seem much more motivated whilst the Hertha BSC players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
MSV Duisburg kick off and get the second half underway!
47.51
Jean-Michel Marguerite flicks a high pass forward. Neil Meiklejohn controls it well on his chest. Neil Meiklejohn shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
49.48
Stephen Dublin flicks a high pass forward. Philipp Kistner collects the pass. Philipp Kistner kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Dean. Simon Dean knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.16
Lars Eilts flicks a high pass forward. Gerhard Helmer controls it well on his chest. Gerhard Helmer makes a probing pass to Simon Dean. Simon Dean knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.57
Kai Arnold sees space and advances. Kai Arnold flicks a high pass forward. Neil Meiklejohn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil Meiklejohn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lars Eilts.
59.04
Gerhard Helmer chips the ball to his team mate, Raul Belleri. Raul Belleri shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.44
MSV Duisburg have made 3 substitutions with Adolfo Herrera replacing Oliver Witte, Geoffrey Pienaar replacing Gerhard Helmer and Torsten Brückner replacing Nicolas Wieczorek .
61.47
Armin Bartsch makes a simple pass to Neil Meiklejohn. Neil Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.28
Lars Eilts flicks a high ball forward to Vincenzo Erler who takes it down. Vincenzo Erler flicks a high pass forward to Torsten Brückner who brings the ball under control. Torsten Brückner shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
67.59
Florian Sammer sees Hauke Schäfer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hauke Schäfer shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
71.11
Albrecht Kohler knocks the ball forward to Florian Sammer. Florian Sammer passes the ball forward to Hauke Schäfer. Hauke Schäfer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stephen Dublin.
73.54
Jakob Spengler hacks Armin Bartsch from behind! The referee warns Jakob Spengler to calm down! Armin Bartsch runs off the knock.
84.58
Florian Sammer knocks the ball to his team mate, Hauke Schäfer. Hauke Schäfer shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
87.18
Armin Bartsch threads a neat ball through to Hauke Schäfer. Hauke Schäfer finds some space and shoots from distance. Dominic Strachan gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
90.00
Vincenzo Erler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Torsten Brückner. Torsten Brückner shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

MSV Duisburg

Hertha BSC
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
7
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.9%
57.1%
Play Area
29.9%
45.5%
24.7%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dominic Strachan of MSV Duisburg

Match Ratings