Match Report
| FC Kaiserslautern | FC Kaiserslautern |  |  | FC Köln | FC Köln | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe Summers | Joe Summers | manager | Christian Büchter | Christian Büchter | |||||||||||||||||
| Nacer Bouzidi | N. Bouzidi |  | 80 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Tobias Backes | T. Backes | |||||||||
| Peter Hitchcock | P. Hitchcock |  | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Mathias Mexes | M. Mexes | |||||||||
| J-David Emeran | J. Emeran | | 78 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 |  | Marcos Flores | M. Flores | |||||||||
| Nicola C. Cozza | N. Cozza |  | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Sven Kühn | S. Kühn | |||||||||
| Albrecht Birnbaum | A. Birnbaum | | 78 | D |  | | 5 | | D | 66 | | Dennis Walsh | D. Walsh | ||||||||
| Alfredo Rey | A. Rey | | 78 | M | | 6 | | M | 78 | | Patricio Garcia | P. Garcia | |||||||||
| Graham Kasper | G. Kasper | | 75 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 |  | Pedro Postiga | P. Postiga | |||||||||
| Philipe Le Pen | P. Le Pen | | 69 | A | | 8 | | | M | 68 | | Seb Pavon | S. Pavon | ||||||||
| Mauricio Garcia | M. Garcia |  | 73 | A | | 9 | | M | 68 | | Danny Woodcock | D. Woodcock | |||||||||
| Cliff Olfers | C. Olfers |  | 81 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Nico Bierhoff | N. Bierhoff | |||||||||
| Ahmed Haouche | A. Haouche | | 80 | A | | 11 | | A | 73 | | Aldo Tiribocchi | A. Tiribocchi | |||||||||
| Jakob Nygaard | J. Nygaard |  | 74 | D | | 12 | | G | 67 | | Nikolas Scholz | N. Scholz | |||||||||
| Yann Moullec | Y. Moullec | | 82 | M | | 13 | | M | 67 | | Simon Lange | S. Lange | |||||||||
| Oliver Döring | O. Döring | | 58 | A | | 14 | | A | 70 | | Frederico Ruiz | F. Ruiz | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Fritz Walter Stadion where FC Kaiserslautern play host to FC Köln. A crowd of 20,659 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Kaiserslautern are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while FC Köln appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by David Bierhoff.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Kaiserslautern are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while FC Köln appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by David Bierhoff.
0.00
0-0FC Kaiserslautern kick off and get the first half underway!
2.30
0-0Peter Hitchcock chips the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Rey. Alfredo Rey kicks a strong pass forward to Cliff Olfers. Cliff Olfers flicks the ball to his team mate, Ahmed Haouche. Ahmed Haouche side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Tobias Backes.
3.33
0-0Graham Kasper takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Dennis Walsh reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
9.18
0-0Sven Kühn chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Postiga. Pedro Postiga knocks the ball forward to Aldo Tiribocchi. Aldo Tiribocchi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
10.20
Sven Kühn makes a simple pass to Danny Woodcock. Danny Woodcock makes a probing pass to Nico Bierhoff. Nico Bierhoff plays a quick one-two with Aldo Tiribocchi and rushes in on goal... Nico Bierhoff shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Nacer Bouzidi.
11.29
0-0Danny Woodcock takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Mathias Mexes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
12.03
1-0Peter Hitchcock threads a neat ball through to Graham Kasper. Graham Kasper sees Ahmed Haouche in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ahmed Haouche controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Philipe Le Pen through on goal. Some silky footwork from Philipe Le Pen provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
20.45
Graham Kasper threads a neat ball through to Mauricio Garcia. Mauricio Garcia shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
21.55
Alfredo Rey threads a neat ball through to Cliff Olfers. Cliff Olfers plays a quick one-two with Philipe Le Pen and rushes in on goal... Cliff Olfers shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
33.56
2-0J-David Emeran brings the ball forward. J-David Emeran makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Philipe Le Pen. Philipe Le Pen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cliff Olfers but he's offside!
34.51
2-0Marcos Flores knocks the ball to his team mate, Seb Pavon. Seb Pavon flicks a high pass forward. Aldo Tiribocchi controls it well on his chest. Aldo Tiribocchi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.17
Nicola C. Cozza sweeps the ball up the wings. Cliff Olfers sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Tobias Backes smothers it!
38.29
Graham Kasper threads the ball through to Philipe Le Pen. Philipe Le Pen plays a one-two with Cliff Olfers and advances towards the goal... Philipe Le Pen takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
44.31
Sven Kühn pushes mid-way up the pitch. Sven Kühn flicks a high pass forward. Nico Bierhoff holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nico Bierhoff tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Kaiserslautern have changed their lineup with Jakob Nygaard replacing J-David Emeran. FC Köln appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Köln players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The whistle blows and FC Köln get the second half underway!
51.14
Mathias Mexes knocks the ball to his team mate, Patricio Garcia. Patricio Garcia darts forward. Patricio Garcia skips past Nicola C. Cozza! Patricio Garcia shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Patricio Garcia!
54.57
3-1Aldo Tiribocchi clumsily knocks into Peter Hitchcock. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Peter Hitchcock runs off the knock.
60.58
3-1FC Köln have made a substitution with Simon Lange replacing Pedro Postiga .
71.28
Jakob Nygaard pushes mid-way up the pitch. Jakob Nygaard makes a probing pass to Philipe Le Pen. Philipe Le Pen plays a scrappy one-two with Mauricio Garcia and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Philipe Le Pen provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Tobias Backes.
72.03
It's a corner kick. Graham Kasper kicks a low ball out wide. Danny Woodcock reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
77.27
FC Kaiserslautern have made 2 substitutions with Yann Moullec replacing Graham Kasper and Oliver Döring replacing Mauricio Garcia .FC Köln have made a substitution with Nikolas Scholz replacing Marcos Flores .
79.00
Patricio Garcia hacks Yann Moullec from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Yann Moullec hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.14
Jakob Nygaard chips the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Rey. Alfredo Rey threads the ball through to Oliver Döring. Oliver Döring makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ahmed Haouche but he's offside!
85.46
Nikolas Scholz flicks a high ball forward to Patricio Garcia who takes it down. Patricio Garcia makes a simple pass to Nico Bierhoff. Nico Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nacer Bouzidi who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Philipe Le Pen 12, 38 Cliff Olfers 22 | Patricio Garcia 51 |
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Philipe Le Pen of FC Kaiserslautern |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Nacer Bouzidi (GK)
6
2. Peter Hitchcock (DEF)
6
3. J-David Emeran (DEF)
6
4. Nicola C. Cozza (DEF)
6
5. Albrecht Birnbaum (DEF)
6
6. Alfredo Rey (MID)
6
7. Graham Kasper (MID)
6
8. Philipe Le Pen (ATT)
9
9. Mauricio Garcia (ATT)
6
10. Cliff Olfers (ATT)
8
11. Ahmed Haouche (ATT)
6
12. Jakob Nygaard (DEF)
6
13. Yann Moullec (MID)
6
14. Oliver Döring (ATT)
6
1. Tobias Backes (GK)
7
2. Mathias Mexes (DEF)
6
3. Marcos Flores (DEF)
6
4. Sven Kühn (DEF)
6
5. Dennis Walsh (DEF)
6
6. Patricio Garcia (MID)
7
7. Pedro Postiga (MID)
6
8. Seb Pavon (MID)
6
9. Danny Woodcock (MID)
6
10. Nico Bierhoff (ATT)
6
11. Aldo Tiribocchi (ATT)
5
12. Nikolas Scholz (GK)
6
13. Simon Lange (MID)
6
14. Frederico Ruiz (ATT)
0