Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at RheinEnergieStadion where FC Köln play host to FC Nürnberg. A crowd of 9,151 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Köln and FC Nürnberg are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
FC Köln kick off and get the first half underway!
4.28
Oleg Keane chips the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Defoe. Fredrik Defoe shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.01
Carmine Mazzoleni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samir Widmann. Samir Widmann advances with the ball. Samir Widmann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.03
Lars Gerlach deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gijs Rudge. Gijs Rudge sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
27.23
Albert Vicente barges into Jakob Gelb. Albert Vicente is given a warning by the referee! Jakob Gelb hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.53
Thomas Ziegenhagen threads the ball through to Ruben Valente. Ruben Valente knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carmine Mazzoleni.
30.56
Uwe Schönenborn knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Valente. Ruben Valente plays a perfect one-two with Fredrik Defoe and rushes in on goal... Ruben Valente shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.23
Samir Brehme passes the ball forward to Uwe Schönenborn. Uwe Schönenborn threads the ball through to Fredrik Defoe. Fredrik Defoe tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Pascal Müller manages to gather it comfortably.
36.28
Thomas Ziegenhagen decides to run forward with the ball. Thomas Ziegenhagen lofts in a cross ball towards Fredrik Defoe. Fredrik Defoe connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
39.24
Thomas Ziegenhagen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Defoe. Fredrik Defoe controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
FC Nürnberg kick off and get the second half underway!
61.05
Uwe Schönenborn knocks the ball forward to Fredrik Defoe. Fredrik Defoe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.28
Thomas Ziegenhagen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Valente. Ruben Valente knocks in a cross ball towards Fredrik Defoe. Fredrik Defoe connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.36
Oleg Keane chips the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Defoe. Fredrik Defoe chips the ball to his team mate, Ruben Valente. Ruben Valente takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Pascal Müller manages to gather it comfortably.
77.19
Sherif Lempereur advances with the ball. Sherif Lempereur flicks the ball to his team mate, Gijs Rudge. Gijs Rudge knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Samir Brehme.
81.38
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
83.06
Samir Widmann flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Barros. Ruben Barros knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Klimek.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Gijs Rudge of FC Köln

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 32.8358208955224 vs 67.1641791044776
Play Area
Home team third: 25.37%, Midfield: 55.22%, Away team third: 19.40%

Scorers