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Match Report

Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at AOL Arena where Hamburger SV play host to FC Kaiserslautern. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hamburger SV are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while FC Kaiserslautern appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Samir Schnellinger.


0.00
Hamburger SV start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.40
Duarte Santos passes the ball forward to Franklin Nguyen. Franklin Nguyen knocks in a cross ball towards Marco Van Fessem. Marco Van Fessem gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's a lousy effort!
4.33
Fotis Kyriakidis clumsily knocks into Duarte Santos. The referee calls over Fotis Kyriakidis and warns him to calm down! Duarte Santos stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.42
Gabi Petrescu comes in with a late challenge on Nicolas Ahrens. Gabi Petrescu is warned by the referee! Nicolas Ahrens runs off the knock.
14.47
Duarte Santos flicks a high pass forward. Franklin Nguyen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Franklin Nguyen whips in a cross ball towards Marco Van Fessem. Marco Van Fessem beats his man to it with a header. Guy Léonard didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
15.55
Neil Hendry makes a simple pass to Sebastian Schramm. Sebastian Schramm shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Remi Renaud.
18.04
Neil Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gabi Petrescu. Gabi Petrescu tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
21.23
Lefteris Andriopoulos brings the ball forward. Lefteris Andriopoulos knocks in a cross ball towards Bernard Grendi. Bernard Grendi heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
26.58
Philipp Schmid chips the ball to his team mate, Rocco R. Lamacchi. Rocco R. Lamacchi lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastian Schramm. Sebastian Schramm is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
28.59
Lefteris Andriopoulos flicks a high pass forward. Bernard Grendi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bernard Grendi lofts in a cross ball towards Franklin Nguyen. Franklin Nguyen shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Guy Léonard had no chance!! Goal for FC Kaiserslautern!
32.50
Lefteris Andriopoulos knocks the ball forward to Bernard Grendi. Bernard Grendi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.58
Neil Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kostyantyn Fomenko. Kostyantyn Fomenko knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Schramm. Sebastian Schramm gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. What a cracker!! Remi Renaud had no chance!! Goal for Hamburger SV!
38.22
Youssef Boukhari hits a low pass to Neil Hendry. Neil Hendry sees space and advances. Neil Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Gabi Petrescu. With a superhuman jump, Gabi Petrescu connects with the ball and heads it goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.03
Neil Hendry barges into Duarte Santos. Neil Hendry is shown the yellow card! Duarte Santos stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.30
Neil Hendry threads a neat ball through to Kostyantyn Fomenko. Kostyantyn Fomenko shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Remi Renaud. Excellent save.
45.00
Aristide Otokoré flicks a high pass forward. Neil Hendry controls it well on his chest. Neil Hendry sees Kostyantyn Fomenko in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kostyantyn Fomenko knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicolas Ahrens.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hamburger SV appear unchanged since the first half. FC Kaiserslautern have changed their lineup with Ross Westwood replacing Bernard Grendi. The FC Kaiserslautern players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Kaiserslautern kick off!
47.03
With a delightful solo run, Philipp Schmid stretches the opposition's defence. Philipp Schmid whips in a cross ball towards Gabi Petrescu. Gabi Petrescu makes a convincing header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Hamburger SV!
53.04
Duarte Santos chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Matteo. Andy Matteo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Guy Léonard who gathers it comfortably.
55.47
Duarte Santos threads the ball through to Andy Matteo. Andy Matteo shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
57.53
Duarte Santos threads a neat ball through to Marco Van Fessem. Marco Van Fessem controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Guy Léonard.
59.57
Lefteris Andriopoulos takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Stan Kirkland side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.53
Duarte Santos flicks a high ball forward to Franklin Nguyen who takes it down. Franklin Nguyen lofts in a cross ball towards Marco Van Fessem. Marco Van Fessem makes a looping header on goal. Guy Léonard is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
67.56
Youssef Boukhari deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Hendry. Neil Hendry makes a simple pass to Gabi Petrescu. Gabi Petrescu lofts in a cross ball towards Kostyantyn Fomenko. Kostyantyn Fomenko gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Remi Renaud manages to keep it out.
69.13
Neil Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gabi Petrescu. Gabi Petrescu finds some space and shoots from distance. Remi Renaud effortlessly gets down and covers it.
71.15
Nicolas Ahrens knocks the ball forward to Duarte Santos. Duarte Santos knocks the ball forward to Ross Westwood. Ross Westwood knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fotis Kyriakidis.
72.24
Neil Hendry passes the ball forward to Sebastian Schramm. Sebastian Schramm knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.50
Lefteris Andriopoulos flicks a high ball forward to Ross Westwood who takes it down. Ross Westwood knocks in a cross ball towards Marco Van Fessem. Marco Van Fessem directs the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
79.33
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
84.53
Neil Hendry barges into Duarte Santos. The referee calls over Neil Hendry and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Duarte Santos grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
87.42
Marco Van Fessem barges into Steffen Pfeiffer. The referee calls over Marco Van Fessem and shows him a yellow card! Steffen Pfeiffer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.31
Stan Kirkland pushes mid-way up the pitch. Stan Kirkland makes a simple pass to Ross Westwood. Ross Westwood edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Ross Westwood provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Ross Westwood scores for FC Kaiserslautern!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 3 vs 4
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 9 vs 7
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 0 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 4 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 1 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 53.6231884057971 vs 46.3768115942029
Play Area
Home team third: 30.43%, Midfield: 43.48%, Away team third: 26.09%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gabi Petrescu of Hamburger SV

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Guy Léonard (GK)
6
7
7. Neil Hendry (MID)
4
8. Gabi Petrescu (ATT)
8

0
13. Matt Henderson (MID)
0
14. Robin Koroglu (ATT)
0

1. Remi Renaud (GK)
7
6
4. Stan Kirkland (DEF)
7
5. Pablo Cortez (DEF)
6
7. Duarte Santos (MID)
7
8. Andy Matteo (ATT)
6
8
10. Bernard Grendi (ATT)
8
7

12. Ruel Davies (DEF)
0
13. Christian Addo (MID)
0
14. Ross Westwood (ATT)
7