Match Report
| FC Nürnberg | FC Nürnberg |  |  | Hannover 96 | Hannover 96 | ||||||||||||||||
| Connor Ellerton-Baines | Connor Ellerton-Baines | manager | Manny King | Manny King | |||||||||||||||||
| Anton Götz | A. Götz |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 | | Marc Hitzlsperger | M. Hitzlsperger | |||||||||
| Torsten Lensing | T. Lensing | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 |  | Olivier Nalis | O. Nalis | |||||||||
| Cristiano Ferreira | C. Ferreira |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Nicolas Weigel | N. Weigel | |||||||||
| Simon Janes | S. Janes | | 75 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 |  | Ruel Butt | R. Butt | |||||||||
| Jan Buchwald | J. Buchwald | | 79 | M | | 5 | | D | 72 | | Alexander Köller | A. Köller | |||||||||
| Christian Borchard | C. Borchard | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Pape Mansouri | P. Mansouri | |||||||||
| Vincenzo Hanke | V. Hanke | | 75 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Uwe Streich | U. Streich | |||||||||
| Duarte Fernandes | D. Fernandes | | 84 | M |  | | 8 | | | M | 70 |  | Romero P. Calvo | R. Calvo | |||||||
| Hannes Seifert | H. Seifert | | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Steed Massa | S. Massa | |||||||||
| Alec Inglis | A. Inglis |  | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Steffen Röhlig | S. Röhlig | |||||||||
| Ted Huard | T. Huard | | 78 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Hannes Arendt | H. Arendt | |||||||||
| Armin Bräutigam | A. Bräutigam | | 42 | G | | 12 | | M | 67 | | Alistair Elliott | A. Elliott | |||||||||
| Rainer Jahn | R. Jahn | | 73 | A | | 13 | | M | 66 | | Nikolas Friedmann | N. Friedmann | |||||||||
| Sebastian Vogel | S. Vogel | | 63 | M | | 14 | | M | 68 | | Diogo Marques | D. Marques | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Frankenstadion where FC Nürnberg play host to Hannover 96. A crowd of 18,888 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Nürnberg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hannover 96 appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dietmar Fromm.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Nürnberg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hannover 96 appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dietmar Fromm.
0.00
0-0Hannover 96 kick off and get the match underway!
3.23
0-0Pape Mansouri runs straight at the opposition's defence. Pape Mansouri cuts inside the box! Pape Mansouri cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
4.17
0-1Uwe Streich makes a probing pass to Romero P. Calvo. Romero P. Calvo plays a one-two with Steed Massa and rushes in on goal... Romero P. Calvo rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
26.05
Nicolas Weigel takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Ruel Butt. Without breaking stride, Ruel Butt plays the ball forward to Uwe Streich. Uwe Streich makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pape Mansouri. Pape Mansouri plays a one-two with Hannes Arendt and rushes in on goal... Pape Mansouri looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
36.53
0-2Nicolas Weigel sees a break and surges forward. Nicolas Weigel knocks in a cross ball towards Pape Mansouri. Pape Mansouri makes a convincing header but is denied by Simon Janes. Excellent block.
42.08
Uwe Streich passes the ball forward to Pape Mansouri. Pape Mansouri sees Hannes Arendt just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Hannes Arendt provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Nürnberg appear unchanged since the first half. Hannover 96 also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
FC Nürnberg kick off!
48.05
Pape Mansouri chips the ball to his team mate, Hannes Arendt. Hannes Arendt shoots from outside the area. Hannes Arendt scores for Hannover 96!!
55.58
0-4Pape Mansouri hits a low pass to Steed Massa. Steed Massa knocks the ball forward, putting Steffen Röhlig through on goal. Steffen Röhlig shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
61.33
Christian Borchard flicks a high ball forward to Duarte Fernandes who takes it down. Duarte Fernandes deftly passes the ball to Hannes Seifert, releasing him through on goal. Some good footwork from Hannes Seifert provides some space. He shoots at goal but is denied by Olivier Nalis. Excellent block.
63.05
0-4Vincenzo Hanke flicks a high pass forward to Ted Huard who brings the ball under control. Ted Huard makes a great pass forward. Duarte Fernandes sprints clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside! That was very close!
67.54
0-4Romero P. Calvo barges into Alec Inglis. The referee calls over Romero P. Calvo and shows him a yellow card! Alec Inglis stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.03
Vincenzo Hanke passes the ball forward to Alec Inglis. Alec Inglis knocks the ball forward to Ted Huard but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
71.53
Simon Janes flicks a high ball forward to Christian Borchard who takes it down. Christian Borchard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ted Huard. Ted Huard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
72.09
Christian Borchard threads a neat ball through to Alec Inglis. Alec Inglis shoots from distance. Marc Hitzlsperger is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
84.06
Nicolas Weigel plays the ball forward to Pape Mansouri. Pape Mansouri plays the ball forward to Uwe Streich. Uwe Streich shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.58
Simon Janes threads a neat ball through to Alec Inglis. Alec Inglis chips the ball to his team mate, Hannes Seifert. Hannes Seifert makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Christian Borchard flicks a high pass forward to Jan Buchwald who brings the ball under control. Jan Buchwald kicks a strong pass forward to Ted Huard. Ted Huard rushes past Ruel Butt! Ted Huard comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. Marc Hitzlsperger effortlessly gets down and covers it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Alec Inglis 72 | Romero P. Calvo 4 Pape Mansouri 26 Hannes Arendt 42, 48 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Anton Götz (GK)
6
2. Torsten Lensing (DEF)
6
3. Cristiano Ferreira (DEF)
6
4. Simon Janes (DEF)
6
5. Jan Buchwald (MID)
6
6. Christian Borchard (MID)
7
7. Vincenzo Hanke (MID)
6
8. Duarte Fernandes (MID)
6
9. Hannes Seifert (ATT)
6
10. Alec Inglis (ATT)
7
11. Ted Huard (ATT)
6
12. Armin Bräutigam (GK)
0
13. Rainer Jahn (ATT)
0
14. Sebastian Vogel (MID)
0
1. Marc Hitzlsperger (GK)
6
2. Olivier Nalis (DEF)
6
3. Nicolas Weigel (DEF)
6
4. Ruel Butt (DEF)
6
5. Alexander Köller (DEF)
6
6. Pape Mansouri (MID)
9
7. Uwe Streich (MID)
6
8. Romero P. Calvo (MID)
7
9. Steed Massa (ATT)
6
10. Steffen Röhlig (ATT)
6
11. Hannes Arendt (ATT)
9
12. Alistair Elliott (MID)
0
13. Nikolas Friedmann (MID)
0
14. Diogo Marques (MID)
0