Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     FC NürnbergFC Nürnberg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Julian WallnerJ. Wallner67
G
1
G
75Malte BräutigamM. Bräutigam
Dianboto BogaczykD. Bogaczyk71
D
captain2
D
71Uwe BorchardU. Borchard
Moritz SchrammM. Schramm70
D
3
D
62Nils BergN. Berg
Pablo CarcedoP. Carcedo63
D
4
D
62Eugenio BertarelliE. Bertarelli
Kieron WardK. Ward65
M
5
D
49Oliver DiakiteO. Diakite
Bakary BirnbaumB. Birnbaum63
M
6
M
70Matthias KühnM. Kühn
Hannes BeckH. Beck61
M
7
M
64Noah SchöllN. Schöll
Stefan BirnbaumS. Birnbaum58
M
8captain
M
57Jan KoschmiederJ. Koschmieder
Nwankwo MarrN. Marr58
A
9
A
63Richard MasonR. Mason
Alec MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn50
A
10
A
62Marcel BierhoffM. Bierhoff
Oberdan MontervinoO. Montervino46
A
11
A
60Stefan WillS. Will
 
Sebastian WielandS. Wieland62
D
12
A
57Peter MondragonP. Mondragon
Marc KlimekM. Klimek62
D
13
A
55Hugo GomesH. Gomes
Andre VieiraA. Vieira60
G
14
A
54Philipp SchöllP. Schöll

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to FC Nürnberg. A crowd of 8,926 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Eintracht Frankfurt are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Nürnberg appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stefan Hamann.


0.00
Eintracht Frankfurt get the match underway!
4.27
Jan Koschmieder flicks a high pass forward. Marcel Bierhoff holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcel Bierhoff rushes past Dianboto Bogaczyk! Marcel Bierhoff strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it flies wide!
6.50
Nils Berg makes a simple pass to Jan Koschmieder. Jan Koschmieder deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcel Bierhoff. Marcel Bierhoff tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
8.36
Noah Schöll passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Marcel Bierhoff. Marcel Bierhoff knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dianboto Bogaczyk.
9.12
Dianboto Bogaczyk catches Richard Mason on the ankles. The referee calls over Dianboto Bogaczyk and warns him to calm down! Richard Mason runs off the knock.
12.30
Bakary Birnbaum makes a probing pass to Oberdan Montervino. Oberdan Montervino whips in a cross ball towards Alec Meiklejohn. Alec Meiklejohn connects with a diving header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
18.51
Marcel Bierhoff barges into Moritz Schramm. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Moritz Schramm carries on, but is struggling a bit.
20.46
Jan Koschmieder flicks a high pass forward. Marcel Bierhoff holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcel Bierhoff sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Julian Wallner is on top of it.
30.34
Pablo Carcedo flicks the ball to his team mate, Hannes Beck. Hannes Beck makes a probing pass to Oberdan Montervino. Oberdan Montervino lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Meiklejohn. Alec Meiklejohn is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies well off target!
32.28
Dianboto Bogaczyk flicks a high pass forward to Stefan Birnbaum who brings the ball under control. Stefan Birnbaum threads a neat ball through to Alec Meiklejohn. Alec Meiklejohn shoots from distance but Malte Bräutigam reads it well. Excellent keeping!
34.30
Stefan Birnbaum threads a neat ball through to Nwankwo Marr. Nwankwo Marr lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Meiklejohn. Alec Meiklejohn heads the ball goalwards. Malte Bräutigam picks it out of the air!
36.12
Bakary Birnbaum flicks a high pass forward to Alec Meiklejohn who brings the ball under control. Alec Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Malte Bräutigam who gathers it comfortably.
39.30
Hannes Beck comes in with a late challenge on Noah Schöll. The referee calls over Hannes Beck and shows him a yellow card! Noah Schöll runs off the knock.
40.38
Jan Koschmieder advances with the ball. Jan Koschmieder lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Will. Stefan Will is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
42.46
Eugenio Bertarelli plays the ball forward to Matthias Kühn. Matthias Kühn knocks the ball forward to Stefan Will. Stefan Will knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.49
Matthias Kühn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefan Will. Stefan Will shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
45.00
Noah Schöll knocks the ball forward to Stefan Will. Stefan Will knocks in a cross ball towards Marcel Bierhoff. Marcel Bierhoff finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt appear unchanged since the first half. FC Nürnberg also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Nürnberg kick off!
53.08
Matthias Kühn flicks a high pass forward. Marcel Bierhoff holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcel Bierhoff rushes past Dianboto Bogaczyk! Marcel Bierhoff shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
57.38
Moritz Schramm pushes up the pitch. Moritz Schramm flicks a high ball forward to Oberdan Montervino who takes it down. Oberdan Montervino shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
60.42
Eintracht Frankfurt have made 2 substitutions with Marc Klimek replacing Moritz Schramm and Andre Vieira replacing Hannes Beck .FC Nürnberg have made 3 substitutions with Peter Mondragon replacing Nils Berg, Hugo Gomes replacing Oliver Diakite and Philipp Schöll replacing Marcel Bierhoff .
61.45
Andre Vieira hacks Noah Schöll from behind! The referee calls over Andre Vieira and shows him a yellow card! Noah Schöll stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.31
Dianboto Bogaczyk receives the ball from a throw-in from Marc Klimek. Dianboto Bogaczyk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bakary Birnbaum. Bakary Birnbaum makes a probing pass to Nwankwo Marr. Nwankwo Marr knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.28
Kieron Ward passes the ball forward to Nwankwo Marr. Nwankwo Marr shoots from 20 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
69.40
Bakary Birnbaum flicks a high pass forward. Nwankwo Marr controls it well on his chest. Nwankwo Marr shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Malte Bräutigam.
70.36
Corner kick to Eintracht Frankfurt. Stefan Birnbaum plays it short to Pablo Carcedo. Pablo Carcedo strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
71.02
Bakary Birnbaum runs straight at the opposition's defence. Bakary Birnbaum cuts inside the box! Bakary Birnbaum comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
77.40
Eintracht Frankfurt have made a substitution with Sebastian Wieland replacing Alec Meiklejohn .
85.41
Jan Koschmieder threads a neat ball through to Philipp Schöll. Philipp Schöll controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Julian Wallner manages to gather it easily.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

FC Nürnberg
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
29.7%
45.9%
24.3%

Scorers
Marcel Bierhoff 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marcel Bierhoff of FC Nürnberg

Match Ratings
1.Julian Wallner (GK)
7
2.Dianboto Bogaczyk (DEF)
6
3.Moritz Schramm (DEF)
6
4.Pablo Carcedo (DEF)
6
5.Kieron Ward (MID)
6
6.Bakary Birnbaum (MID)
8
7.Hannes Beck (MID)yellow card
5
8.Stefan Birnbaum (MID)
6
9.Nwankwo Marr (ATT)
6
10.Alec Meiklejohn (ATT)
6
11.Oberdan Montervino (ATT)
6
 
12.Sebastian Wieland (DEF)
6
13.Marc Klimek (DEF)
6
14.Andre Vieira (GK)yellow card
5

1.Malte Bräutigam (GK)
7
2.Uwe Borchard (DEF)
6
3.Nils Berg (DEF)
6
4.Eugenio Bertarelli (DEF)
6
5.Oliver Diakite (DEF)
6
6.Matthias Kühn (MID)
7
7.Noah Schöll (MID)
6
8.Jan Koschmieder (MID)
8
9.Richard Mason (ATT)
6
10.Marcel Bierhoff (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
9
11.Stefan Will (ATT)
6
 
12.Peter Mondragon (ATT)
6
13.Hugo Gomes (ATT)
6
14.Philipp Schöll (ATT)
6