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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to FC Kaiserslautern. A crowd of 19,020 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Eintracht Frankfurt are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Kaiserslautern appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Kaiserslautern kick off!
2.21
Lars Cziommer flicks the ball to his team mate, Marinos Christodoulakis. Marinos Christodoulakis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Torsten Buchwald. Torsten Buchwald shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
6.23
Florent Hemdani passes the ball forward to Enrique Torres. Enrique Torres knocks the ball forward to Olivier Van Himst. Olivier Van Himst knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Torsten Wesselmann who gathers it comfortably.
9.51
Danny de Vos threads the ball through to Thomas Høgh. Thomas Høgh chips the ball to his team mate, Olivier Van Himst. Olivier Van Himst lofts in a cross ball towards Fredrik Kahn. Fredrik Kahn is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Torsten Wesselmann!
14.16
Thomas Høgh kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Rummenigge. Paul Rummenigge knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Torsten Wesselmann who gathers it comfortably.
16.17
Jesper Sørensen surges forward with the ball. Jesper Sørensen knocks in a cross ball towards Olivier Van Himst. Olivier Van Himst directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
20.23
Vincenzo Schnoor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Torsten Buchwald. Torsten Buchwald plays a perfect one-two with Nicolas Ahrens and rushes in on goal... Torsten Buchwald rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Aleksi Haberfelt!
24.56
Marinos Christodoulakis clumsily knocks into Enrique Torres. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Enrique Torres stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.51
Thomas Høgh knocks the ball forward to Paul Rummenigge. Paul Rummenigge lofts in a cross ball towards Olivier Van Himst. Olivier Van Himst heads the ball goalwards. Olivier Van Himst scores for FC Kaiserslautern!!
32.31
Enrique Torres hacks Vincenzo Schnoor from behind! Enrique Torres is shown the yellow card! Vincenzo Schnoor runs off the knock.
33.47
Enrique Torres kicks a strong pass forward to Fredrik Kahn. Fredrik Kahn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.07
Enrique Torres comes in with a late challenge on Marinos Christodoulakis. The referee calls over Enrique Torres and warns him to calm down! Marinos Christodoulakis grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
38.41
Marinos Christodoulakis barges into Enrique Torres. Marinos Christodoulakis is warned by the referee! Enrique Torres stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.14
Danny de Vos sees space and advances. Danny de Vos chips the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Kahn. Fredrik Kahn finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.29
Florent Hemdani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Høgh. Thomas Høgh deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Kahn. Fredrik Kahn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.14
Moritz Böhm clumsily knocks into Anthony Crooks. Moritz Böhm is warned by the referee! Anthony Crooks hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Eintracht Frankfurt kick off and get the second half underway!
48.59
Moritz Böhm knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Ahrens. Nicolas Ahrens shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.20
Eintracht Frankfurt are easily keeping FC Kaiserslautern at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
54.28
Marinos Christodoulakis kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Andres. Eduardo Andres controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.57
Danny de Vos passes the ball forward to Thomas Høgh. Thomas Høgh knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Rummenigge. Paul Rummenigge lofts in a cross ball towards Olivier Van Himst. Olivier Van Himst flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
59.30
Enrique Torres makes a probing pass to Olivier Van Himst. Olivier Van Himst plays a perfect one-two with Paul Rummenigge and rushes in on goal... Olivier Van Himst shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Torsten Wesselmann!
60.33
Graeme Le Tissier controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Enrique Torres. Enrique Torres chips the ball to his team mate, Olivier Van Himst. Olivier Van Himst whips in a cross ball towards Paul Rummenigge. Paul Rummenigge heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
65.45
Anthony Crooks makes a probing pass to Olivier Van Himst. Olivier Van Himst knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Rummenigge. Paul Rummenigge heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
69.08
Enrique Torres makes a beautiful solo run. Enrique Torres shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.06
Florent Hemdani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jesper Sørensen. Jesper Sørensen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Olivier Van Himst. Olivier Van Himst lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Rummenigge. Paul Rummenigge powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.36
Florent Hemdani controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jesper Sørensen. Jesper Sørensen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Olivier Van Himst. Olivier Van Himst whips in a cross ball towards Fredrik Kahn. Fredrik Kahn heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
78.53
Torsten Buchwald clumsily knocks into Florent Hemdani. Torsten Buchwald is warned by the referee! Florent Hemdani hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.36
Marinos Christodoulakis hacks Danny de Vos from behind! The referee calls over Marinos Christodoulakis again and warns him to calm down! Danny de Vos stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.15
Thomas Høgh kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Rummenigge. Paul Rummenigge makes a probing pass to Fredrik Kahn but he's offside!
84.20
FC Kaiserslautern are easily keeping Eintracht Frankfurt at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
87.15
Olivier Van Himst clumsily knocks into Lars Cziommer. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Lars Cziommer carries on, but is struggling a bit.
89.04
Lars Cziommer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marinos Christodoulakis. Marinos Christodoulakis passes the ball forward to Eduardo Andres. Eduardo Andres shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Olivier Van Himst of FC Kaiserslautern

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 3
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 1 vs 5
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 6
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 5 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 2
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 26.6666666666667 vs 73.3333333333333
Play Area
Home team third: 30.67%, Midfield: 46.67%, Away team third: 22.67%