Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to VfB Lübeck. A crowd of 19,888 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Schalke 04 and VfB Lübeck are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
VfB Lübeck kick off the first half!
3.44
Kai Fromm advances with the ball. Kai Fromm controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edmundo Montero. Edmundo Montero lofts in a cross ball towards Luca Bega. Luca Bega heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
9.24
Philipp Eder decides to run forward with the ball. Philipp Eder knocks in a cross ball towards Luca Bega. Luca Bega is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Stefan Will easily picks it out of the air!
14.40
Rainer Thiele hacks Edmundo Montero from behind! Rainer Thiele is warned by the referee! Edmundo Montero carries on, but is struggling a bit.
16.40
Marcos Marcelino catches Pascal Winkler on the ankles. Marcos Marcelino is given a warning by the referee! Pascal Winkler runs off the knock.
21.01
Anton Szepan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oliver Winkler. Oliver Winkler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.46
Arno Poschner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pascal Winkler. Pascal Winkler knocks the ball forward to Paul Gordon. Paul Gordon goes all the way! Paul Gordon tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
33.17
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
34.51
Marcos Marcelino hacks Anton Szepan from behind! Marcos Marcelino is warned by the referee again! Anton Szepan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.10
Kai Fromm passes the ball forward to Julian Winkler. Julian Winkler flicks the ball to his team mate, Luca Bega. Luca Bega knocks in a cross ball towards Christian Eilts. Christian Eilts is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.55
Pascal Winkler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Gordon. Paul Gordon plays a perfect one-two with Moritz Schröder and rushes in on goal... Paul Gordon makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
40.21
Rainer Thiele knocks the ball forward to Pascal Winkler. Pascal Winkler makes a simple pass to Paul Gordon. Paul Gordon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.23
Vincenzo Roth takes it forward alone. Vincenzo Roth lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Gordon. Paul Gordon heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
45.00
Graham Davis kicks a strong pass forward to Alex James. Alex James chips the ball to his team mate, Luca Bega. Luca Bega shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
FC Schalke 04 kick off the second half!
47.08
Jose Loureiro surges forward with the ball. Jose Loureiro knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Gordon. Paul Gordon is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
53.38
Anton Szepan kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Gordon. Paul Gordon shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
59.31
Anton Szepan flicks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Winkler. Oliver Winkler finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
63.34
Eric Fromm makes a probing pass to Julian Winkler. Julian Winkler sees space and advances. Julian Winkler goes all the way! Julian Winkler cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Stefan Will is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
67.02
Marcos Marcelino knocks the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Montero. Edmundo Montero goes all the way! Edmundo Montero cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
69.21
Kai Fromm kicks a strong pass forward to Alex James. Alex James threads the ball through to Christian Eilts. Christian Eilts finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Stefan Will manages to gather it comfortably.
73.55
Alex James deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Montero. Edmundo Montero finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.44
Philipp Eder kicks a strong pass forward to Edmundo Montero. Edmundo Montero shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.50
Marcos Marcelino surges forward with the ball. Marcos Marcelino chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Eilts. Christian Eilts takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
81.10
Jose Loureiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Moritz Schröder. Moritz Schröder shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
85.14
Graham Davis passes the ball forward to Julian Winkler. Julian Winkler advances with the ball. Julian Winkler whips in a cross ball towards Luca Bega. Luca Bega directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.47
Kai Fromm clumsily knocks into Vincenzo Roth. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vincenzo Roth carries on, but is struggling a bit.
89.46
Anton Szepan advances with the ball. Anton Szepan whips in a cross ball towards Moritz Schröder. Moritz Schröder is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Julian Winkler of FC Schalke 04

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 7 vs 6
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 3 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 53.1645569620253 vs 46.8354430379747
Play Area
Home team third: 27.85%, Midfield: 45.57%, Away team third: 26.58%