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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Wildparkstadion where Karlsruher SC play host to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. A crowd of 18,275 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Karlsruher SC and SpVgg Greuther Fürth are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
SpVgg Greuther Fürth kick off and get the match underway!
3.32
Jonas Reimers catches Paul Neuhaus on the ankles. Jonas Reimers is warned by the referee! Paul Neuhaus runs off the knock.
4.35
Nicola Carlo Ballarin kicks a strong pass forward to Eric Ahrens. Eric Ahrens sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.49
Yuri Nikiforov flicks the ball to his team mate, Lars Eberle. Lars Eberle tries a spectacular long range effort. Danny Collymore easily smothers it.
8.35
Albrecht Vogel knocks the ball forward to Yuri Nikiforov. Yuri Nikiforov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lars Eberle. Lars Eberle goes all the way! Lars Eberle shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.07
Simon Birkwald decides to run forward with the ball. Simon Birkwald shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Rainer Cziommer.
18.26
Simon Birkwald flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthias Arnold. Matthias Arnold shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.13
Stefan Beckenbauer passes the ball forward to Dietmar Babbel. Dietmar Babbel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ade Aliyu. Ade Aliyu tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
21.06
Nicola Carlo Ballarin decides to run forward with the ball. Nicola Carlo Ballarin lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Ahrens. Eric Ahrens heads the ball goalwards. Danny Collymore manages to gather it comfortably.
24.44
Mahfoud Ferhaoui kicks a strong pass forward to Ade Aliyu. Ade Aliyu shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.03
Paul Neuhaus chips the ball to his team mate, Eric Ahrens. Eric Ahrens knocks the ball forward to Lars Eberle but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
27.04
SpVgg Greuther Fürth are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
30.37
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
32.06
Jonas Reimers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matthias Arnold. Matthias Arnold plays a perfect one-two with Bakary Wendel and rushes in on goal... Matthias Arnold cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.01
Mahfoud Ferhaoui makes a probing pass to Matthias Arnold. Matthias Arnold knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Albrecht Vogel.
38.54
Yuri Nikiforov comes in with a late challenge on Jonas Reimers. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jonas Reimers stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.19
Yuri Nikiforov kicks a strong pass forward to Eric Ahrens. Eric Ahrens controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.03
Paul Neuhaus knocks the ball forward to Nigel Haynes. Nigel Haynes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The whistle blows and Karlsruher SC kick off!
47.30
Simon Birkwald sees a break and surges forward. Simon Birkwald lofts in a cross ball towards Matthias Arnold. Matthias Arnold powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
51.20
Nicolas Kohler kicks a strong pass forward to Yuri Nikiforov. Yuri Nikiforov makes a simple pass to Eric Ahrens. Eric Ahrens goes all the way! Eric Ahrens rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.13
Jonas Reimers passes the ball forward to Bakary Wendel. Bakary Wendel finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Rainer Cziommer manages to gather it comfortably.
54.23
Nicola Carlo Ballarin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lars Eberle. Lars Eberle shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
55.55
Alexander Roth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yuri Nikiforov. Yuri Nikiforov kicks a strong pass forward to Lars Eberle. Lars Eberle whips in a cross ball towards Eric Ahrens. Eric Ahrens flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
61.12
Stefan Beckenbauer barges into Lars Eberle. The referee calls over Stefan Beckenbauer and warns him to calm down! Lars Eberle runs off the knock.
66.31
Alexander Roth knocks the ball forward to Paul Neuhaus. Paul Neuhaus chips the ball to his team mate, Eric Ahrens. Eric Ahrens goes all the way! Eric Ahrens tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.39
Yuri Nikiforov takes it forward alone. Yuri Nikiforov plays a perfect one-two with Nigel Haynes and rushes in on goal... Yuri Nikiforov takes a shot at goal but Danny Collymore is on top of it.
73.55
Nicola Carlo Ballarin clumsily knocks into Jonas Reimers. Nicola Carlo Ballarin is warned by the referee! Jonas Reimers stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.14
Mahfoud Ferhaoui knocks the ball to his team mate, Matthias Arnold. Matthias Arnold controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.50
Nicolas Kohler surges forward with the ball. Nicolas Kohler kicks a strong pass forward to Eric Ahrens. Eric Ahrens plays a perfect one-two with Nigel Haynes and rushes in on goal... Eric Ahrens cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.45
Paul Neuhaus makes a probing pass to Lars Eberle. Lars Eberle sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.21
Joris Cairo chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Birkwald. Simon Birkwald passes the ball forward to Ade Aliyu. Ade Aliyu shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.53
Dietmar Babbel makes a simple pass to Ade Aliyu. Ade Aliyu shoots from long range but somehow Rainer Cziommer manages to keep it out.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Yuri Nikiforov of SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 7 vs 9
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 41.7721518987342 vs 58.2278481012658
Play Area
Home team third: 29.11%, Midfield: 45.57%, Away team third: 25.32%