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Match Report

Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at AOL Arena where Hamburger SV play host to FC Nürnberg. A crowd of 20,342 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Hamburger SV and FC Nürnberg are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Florian Gerlach.


0.00
Hamburger SV kick off!
2.33
Jose Santos makes a simple pass to Juan-Carlos Sanz. Juan-Carlos Sanz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Meiklejohn. Matt Meiklejohn lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Caminero. Rafael Caminero makes a convincing header. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
4.14
Juan-Carlos Sanz kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Meiklejohn. Matt Meiklejohn plays a quick one-two with Alejandro Lozano and rushes in on goal... Some superb footwork from Matt Meiklejohn provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. Superb reactions from Vincenzo Haller. What a save!
8.59
Jose Santos pushes up the pitch. With vision, Jose Santos picks a pass forward to Marcos Nunez. Marcos Nunez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.06
Juan-Carlos Sanz flicks a high pass forward. Matt Meiklejohn collects the pass. Matt Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward, putting Marcos Nunez through on goal. Marcos Nunez comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
12.33
Hannes Lindner flicks a high ball forward to Maximilian Niedermayr who takes it down. Maximilian Niedermayr controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Linus Schramm. Linus Schramm controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
14.19
Hannes Lindner threads the ball through to Anton Müller. Anton Müller flicks a high ball forward to Pascal Birkwald who takes it down. Pascal Birkwald whips in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
18.41
Nils Bartsch makes a simple pass to Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Rosario Florijancic effortlessly smothers it!
22.39
Alejandro Lozano flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Nunez collects the pass. Marcos Nunez shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
24.58
Linus Schramm flicks a high ball forward to Arno Gelb who takes it down. Arno Gelb puts a great ball through. Pascal Birkwald runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
26.53
Nils Bartsch clumsily knocks into Alejandro Lozano. Nils Bartsch is shown the yellow card! Alejandro Lozano carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.09
Jakob Birkwald hits a low pass to Matt Meiklejohn. Matt Meiklejohn passes the ball forward to Rafael Caminero. Rafael Caminero shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.21
Nils Bartsch runs straight at the opposition's defence. Nils Bartsch shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.53
Anton Müller passes the ball forward to Maximilian Niedermayr. With great vision, Maximilian Niedermayr plays the ball forward to Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.45
Hannes Lindner sees Nils Bartsch in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nils Bartsch flicks a high pass forward. Sven Busse controls it well on his chest. Sven Busse knocks in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb flicks the ball with his head. Rosario Florijancic gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
44.06
Hamburger SV are keeping most of the possession.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hamburger SV have changed their lineup with Cosimo Macchi replacing Jakob Birkwald and Garry Elliott replacing John Caldwell. FC Nürnberg appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Nürnberg kick off the second half!
48.27
Hamburger SV are keeping most of the possession.
49.29
Pascal Birkwald controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.01
Linus Schramm threads a neat ball through to Stefan Breitner. Stefan Breitner knocks in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. With a superhuman jump, Arno Gelb connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Rosario Florijancic easily picks it out of the air!
57.01
Rafael Caminero comes in with a late challenge on Anton Müller. Rafael Caminero is warned by the referee! Anton Müller stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.10
Alejandro Lozano passes the ball forward to Marcos Nunez. Marcos Nunez shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
61.11
Nils Bartsch clumsily knocks into Alejandro Lozano. The referee warns Nils Bartsch to calm down! Alejandro Lozano stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.06
Juan-Carlos Sanz barges into Pascal Birkwald. Juan-Carlos Sanz is shown the yellow card! Pascal Birkwald runs off the knock.
67.41
Anton Müller barges into Matt Meiklejohn. Anton Müller is shown the yellow card! Matt Meiklejohn carries on, but is struggling a bit.
75.57
Nils Bartsch passes the ball forward to Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
78.44
Alejandro Lozano hacks Nils Bartsch from behind! Alejandro Lozano is shown the yellow card! Nils Bartsch hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.16
Garry Elliott chips the ball to his team mate, Marcos Nunez. Marcos Nunez passes the ball forward to Matt Meiklejohn. Matt Meiklejohn shoots from long range but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 5
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 5 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 3 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 2 vs 2
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 53.6585365853659 vs 46.3414634146341
Play Area
Home team third: 29.27%, Midfield: 46.34%, Away team third: 24.39%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arno Gelb of FC Nürnberg

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
6
4. Jose Santos (DEF)
7
6
8. John Caldwell (MID)
6
9. Marcos Nunez (ATT)
6
10. Rafael Caminero (ATT)
6
11. Matt Meiklejohn (ATT)
8

12. Cosimo Macchi (DEF)
6
13. Garry Elliott (MID)
6

3. Anton Müller (DEF)
6
6
6
6. Linus Schramm (MID)
6
7. Nils Bartsch (MID)
6
7
6
10. Sven Busse (ATT)
6
11. Arno Gelb (ATT)
9

12. Rainer Masur (DEF)
0
13. Anton Kaiser (MID)
0
14. Kevin Lindemann (ATT)
0