Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Olympiastadion where Hertha BSC play host to FC St. Pauli. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Hertha BSC and FC St. Pauli are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Burley.


0.00
Hertha BSC kick off the first half!
2.06
Dietmar Schröder kicks a strong pass forward to Jakob Widmann. Jakob Widmann advances with the ball. Jakob Widmann lofts in a cross ball towards Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
3.10
Alfredo Conti flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Widmann controls it well on his chest. Jakob Widmann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
4.57
Dietmar Schröder chips the ball to his team mate, Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert flicks a high ball forward to Jakob Gerlach who takes it down. With great vision, Jakob Gerlach plays the ball forward to Jonas Seifert who has made a great run into the box. Jonas Seifert comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but it misses the target by a large margin!
8.04
Kai Zimmermann knocks the ball to his team mate, Ian Shilton. Ian Shilton knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Heiser. Paul Heiser is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.40
Stuart Hansen makes a beautiful solo run. Stuart Hansen knocks in a cross ball towards Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
24.08
Eduardo Vieira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ian Shilton. Ian Shilton shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
26.23
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
28.20
Paul Raff catches Marc Netzer on the ankles. The referee calls over Paul Raff and shows him a yellow card! Marc Netzer runs off the knock.
28.20
Free kick to Hertha BSC just outside the area...
29.05
Alfredo Conti takes a slow run up and whips a curling shot around the wall. The keeper stretches and manages to keep it out. So close!
30.35
Paul Heiser threads the ball through to Eduardo Vieira. Eduardo Vieira plays the ball forward to Philipp Raff who has made a great run into the box. Philipp Raff takes a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
36.10
Paul Heiser kicks a strong pass forward to Ian Shilton. Ian Shilton lofts in a cross ball towards Philipp Raff. Philipp Raff is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
38.44
Julian Birnbaum deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Heiser. Paul Heiser shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
40.06
Stuart Hansen sees Jonas Seifert in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jonas Seifert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Paul Heiser catches Marc Netzer on the ankles. The referee brings Paul Heiser to one side and gives him a warning! Marc Netzer runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hertha BSC appear unchanged since the first half. FC St. Pauli also appear unchanged since the first half. The Hertha BSC players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC St. Pauli get the second half underway!
47.24
Dietmar Schröder makes a probing pass to Jan Nordwald. Jan Nordwald knocks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.20
Kai Zimmermann chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Greaves. Anthony Greaves threads a neat ball through to Philipp Raff. Philipp Raff controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
63.21
John Cooper makes a simple pass to Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach makes a probing pass to Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.19
Stuart Hansen surges forward with the ball. Stuart Hansen whips in a cross ball towards Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach heads the ball goalwards but slams it into the crowd!
67.16
Philipp Raff catches John Cooper on the ankles. Philipp Raff is given a warning by the referee! John Cooper hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.07
Dietmar Schröder makes a beautiful solo run. Dietmar Schröder flicks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach shoots from long range. Good keeping from Richard Oakley as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
70.12
It's a corner kick. Jakob Widmann kicks a low ball out wide. Alfredo Conti tries a spectacular strike but it's drastically wayward!
71.46
Jonas Seifert makes a simple pass to Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Seifert. Jonas Seifert finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Richard Oakley manages to gather it easily.
77.53
Hertha BSC have made a substitution with David Widmann replacing Marc Netzer .
78.59
Dietmar Schröder controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jakob Gerlach. Jakob Gerlach whips in a cross ball towards David Widmann. David Widmann makes a looping header on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
87.48
Stuart Hansen flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Seifert easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jonas Seifert plays a one-two with Jakob Gerlach and rushes in on goal... Jonas Seifert side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Richard Oakley!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 5 vs 1
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 6 vs 5
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 66.1971830985916 vs 33.8028169014084
Play Area
Home team third: 25.35%, Midfield: 50.70%, Away team third: 23.94%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jakob Gerlach of Hertha BSC

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
2. Jan Nordwald (DEF)
6
3. John Cooper (DEF)
6
5. Graham Cort (DEF)
6
6. Alfredo Conti (MID)
6
7. Jakob Widmann (MID)
6
8. Stuart Hansen (MID)
8
9. Marc Netzer (MID)
6
10. Jakob Gerlach (ATT)
9
11. Jonas Seifert (ATT)
7

12. David Widmann (DEF)
6
13. Linus Köpke (GK)
0
14. Arnold Claes (ATT)
0

6
6
4. Stefan Weigel (DEF)
6
5. Paul Raff (DEF)
5
6
7. Paul Heiser (MID)
8
6
6
10. Ian Shilton (ATT)
7
11. Philipp Raff (ATT)
5

12. Del Wilcox (MID)
0
13. Lars Thiele (DEF)
0
0