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Match Report

Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Allianz Arena where FC Bayern Munich play host to Eintracht Frankfurt. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Bayern Munich are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Eintracht Frankfurt appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nico Fromm.


0.00
Eintracht Frankfurt start the match!
2.09
Nils Ziegenhagen brings the ball forward. Nils Ziegenhagen sees Sin'ichi Sugiyama in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sin'ichi Sugiyama whips in a cross ball towards Jan Ritzinger. Jan Ritzinger powers a header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
4.06
Malte Birnbaum flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Weigel collects the pass. Nicolas Weigel flicks a high pass forward. David Jentsch holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Jentsch knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Seeler. Julian Seeler heads the ball goalwards. Simon Lange is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
8.05
Malte Birnbaum flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Weigel controls it well on his chest. Nicolas Weigel makes a beautiful solo run. Nicolas Weigel knocks in a cross ball towards Jan Ritzinger. Jan Ritzinger makes a convincing header but Simon Lange is on top of it.
9.34
Omer Mortensen flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Wendel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Thomas Wendel flicks a high ball forward to Samir Diakite who takes it down. Samir Diakite plays a perfect one-two with Martin Wesselmann and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Samir Diakite provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
21.01
Sin'ichi Sugiyama makes a simple pass to David Jentsch. David Jentsch shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
22.24
Patrick Wome threads the ball through to Samir Diakite. Samir Diakite controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Beckham. Ivan Beckham advances inside the box! Ivan Beckham rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
27.30
Albrecht Netzer flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Babbel controls it well on his chest. Nicolas Babbel knocks the ball forward to Sin'ichi Sugiyama. Sin'ichi Sugiyama knocks in a cross ball towards David Jentsch. David Jentsch connects with a diving header but Bakary Dörner is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
33.38
With some swift thinking, Nicolas Weigel plays the ball forward to Luis Almeida. Luis Almeida knocks in a cross ball towards David Jentsch. David Jentsch powers a header at goal. Simon Lange didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
34.47
Malte Birnbaum flicks a high pass forward. Julian Seeler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Seeler flicks a high pass forward. David Jentsch collects the pass. David Jentsch shoots from long range. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
38.40
Nicolas Weigel sees space and advances. Nicolas Weigel sees David Jentsch in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Jentsch knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.49
Julian Seeler runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Julian Seeler whips in a cross ball towards Jan Ritzinger. Jan Ritzinger connects with a diving header. Superb reactions from Simon Lange. What a save!
40.21
Nicolas Babbel threads the ball through to Sin'ichi Sugiyama. Sin'ichi Sugiyama makes a simple pass to Luis Almeida. Luis Almeida controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Simon Lange reads it well. Nice save!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Bayern Munich appear unchanged since the first half. Eintracht Frankfurt also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Bayern Munich kick off!
49.47
Albrecht Netzer kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Seeler. Julian Seeler flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Weigel. Nicolas Weigel skips past Omer Mortensen! Nicolas Weigel tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Simon Lange has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
53.11
Rodolfo José Mari passes the ball forward to Ivan Beckham. Ivan Beckham whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Wendel. Thomas Wendel connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.24
Samir Diakite flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo José Mari collects the pass. Rodolfo José Mari skips past Malte Birnbaum! Rodolfo José Mari muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
63.51
Samir Diakite makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodolfo José Mari. Rodolfo José Mari controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
67.29
Julian Seeler kicks a strong pass forward to Jan Ritzinger. Jan Ritzinger plays a one-two with Luis Almeida and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Jan Ritzinger provides some space. He shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.03
Samir Diakite flicks a high pass forward. Martin Wesselmann collects the pass. Martin Wesselmann edges inside the box! Martin Wesselmann takes a shot at goal. Good keeping from David Engels as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
72.15
Rodolfo José Mari takes a quick corner, playing it short to Omer Mortensen. Omer Mortensen flicks the ball on with his first touch. Alex Henderson rockets a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
77.12
Eintracht Frankfurt have made 2 substitutions with Eric Wilke replacing Martin Wesselmann and Paolo Dichio replacing Rodolfo José Mari .
83.16
Albrecht Netzer flicks a high pass forward. Sin'ichi Sugiyama holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sin'ichi Sugiyama hits a low pass to Jan Ritzinger. Jan Ritzinger skips past Thomas Wendel! Jan Ritzinger takes a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
84.37
Nicolas Weigel hits a low pass to David Jentsch. David Jentsch knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Simon Lange who gathers it comfortably.
85.33
Alex Henderson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paolo Dichio. Paolo Dichio threads the ball through to Eric Wilke. Eric Wilke makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Paolo Dichio. Paolo Dichio shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent block by Nils Ziegenhagen!
89.55
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 3 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 8 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 5
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 54.1666666666667 vs 45.8333333333333
Play Area
Home team third: 25.00%, Midfield: 44.44%, Away team third: 30.56%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Julian Seeler of FC Bayern Munich

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. David Engels (GK)
6
6
6
6
7. Julian Seeler (MID)
9
9
9. David Jentsch (ATT)
8
10. Jan Ritzinger (ATT)
6
11. Luis Almeida (ATT)
6

12. Miguel Moya (GK)
0
14. Stefan Eder (ATT)
0

1. Simon Lange (GK)
7
6
6
4. Patrick Wome (DEF)
6
6. Thomas Wendel (MID)
6
7. Samir Diakite (MID)
8
6
10. Ivan Beckham (ATT)
6

12. Eric Wilke (ATT)
6
13. Nils Kaiser (DEF)
0
14. Paolo Dichio (MID)
6