Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play FC St. Pauli in this league cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Eintracht Frankfurt and FC St. Pauli are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
FC St. Pauli kick off and get the first half underway!
3.32
Marc Palumbo passes the ball forward to Silvio Lopes. Silvio Lopes knocks the ball forward to Jerome Kooistra. Jerome Kooistra plays a perfect one-two with Julian Cziommer and rushes in on goal... Jerome Kooistra takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
4.22
Marc Palumbo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Florian Scholz. Florian Scholz threads the ball through to Thomas Wilke. Thomas Wilke whips in a cross ball towards Julian Cziommer. Julian Cziommer heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
15.38
Filipe Semedo knocks the ball to his team mate, Vitor Rego. Vitor Rego plays a perfect one-two with Pedro Vega and rushes in on goal... Vitor Rego cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
16.38
Silvio Lopes comes in with a late challenge on Warren Hackworth. The referee calls over Silvio Lopes and shows him a yellow card! Warren Hackworth runs off the knock.
18.30
Uwe Birkwald makes a simple pass to Vitor Rego. Vitor Rego goes all the way! Vitor Rego cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Steven Cole easily smothers it!
21.50
Filipe Semedo makes a simple pass to Guilherme Fernandes. Guilherme Fernandes shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
22.13
Carl Sinclair chips the ball to his team mate, Jerome Kooistra. Jerome Kooistra goes all the way! Jerome Kooistra shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
26.22
Guilherme Fernandes hacks Stefan Hamann from behind! The referee calls over Guilherme Fernandes and warns him to calm down! Stefan Hamann carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.39
Uwe Birkwald passes the ball forward to Pedro Vega. Pedro Vega knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stefan Hamann.
33.22
Kai Janes makes a probing pass to Carl Sinclair. Carl Sinclair decides to run forward with the ball. Carl Sinclair plays a perfect one-two with Julian Cziommer and rushes in on goal... Carl Sinclair takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
39.28
Marc Palumbo knocks the ball to his team mate, Carl Sinclair. Carl Sinclair passes the ball forward to Jerome Kooistra. Jerome Kooistra knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Wilke. Thomas Wilke directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
40.39
Carl Sinclair threads the ball through to Jerome Kooistra. Jerome Kooistra shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Dietmar Geis!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Eintracht Frankfurt get the second half underway!
49.57
Warren Hackworth knocks the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Fernandes. Guilherme Fernandes makes a simple pass to Pedro Vega. Pedro Vega cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
53.49
Carl Powell makes a simple pass to Uwe Birkwald. Uwe Birkwald kicks a strong pass forward to Vitor Rego. Vitor Rego knocks in a cross ball towards Guilherme Fernandes. Guilherme Fernandes powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
54.58
Bakary Schneider clumsily knocks into Carl Sinclair. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Carl Sinclair stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.07
Carl Sinclair knocks the ball to his team mate, Jerome Kooistra. Jerome Kooistra goes all the way! Jerome Kooistra shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
61.28
Carl Sinclair kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Cziommer. Julian Cziommer whips in a cross ball towards Jerome Kooistra. Jerome Kooistra flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.31
Carl Sinclair flicks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Wilke. Thomas Wilke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.41
Warren Hackworth sees a break and surges forward. Warren Hackworth shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
72.23
Stefan Hamann takes it forward alone. Stefan Hamann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Wilke. Thomas Wilke threads the ball through to Julian Cziommer but he's offside!
73.46
Filipe Semedo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Vega. Pedro Vega shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.17
Carl Sinclair advances with the ball. Carl Sinclair controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.41
Filipe Semedo passes the ball forward to Pedro Vega. Pedro Vega lofts in a cross ball towards Guilherme Fernandes. Guilherme Fernandes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Steven Cole!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Carl Sinclair of FC St. Pauli

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 3
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 5 vs 4
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 5
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 2
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 40.7894736842105 vs 59.2105263157895
Play Area
Home team third: 27.63%, Midfield: 44.74%, Away team third: 27.63%