NUR 0:0 SCH | 1. FC Norimberk - Schalke 04 (Bundesliga)

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1. FC Norimberk

0:0 (0:0)

Schalke 04

Saturday 21.12.2013, 18:30 • Grundig-Stadion, Nürnberg • Bundesliga

		Welcome. Game starts at 18:30.
		This Saturday evening Nürnberg hosts Schalke 04 in the German Bundesliga, Week 17. Nürnberg is now on the penultimate 17th place with only 10 points so far, Schalke is 6th with 27 points. Looking at the table Schalke should win this match, but they're not so good nowadays so Nürnberg's got a chance...
		By Nürnberg Marcos Antonio, Gebhart and Stark are injured, Pogatetz is suspended following his 5th yellow last time. Balitsch can play again after his home-suspension. Schalke's got many injured and ill players (Aogo, Höwedes, Annan, Draxler, Höger, Huntelaar, Farfan), but at least the recovered Uchida can play again in Nürnberg.
		Schalke-Coach Keller isn't in Nürnberg now, he's got a stomach flu, his role will taken over by the both assistant-coaches Hermann and Hübscher.
		Starting lineups: 1. FC Nürnberg: Schäfer – Chandler, Nilsson, Pinola, Plattenhardt – Hasebe, Frantz – Drmic, Kiyotake, Hlousek – Ginczek Subs: Rakovsky (GK), Dabanli, Balitsch, Esswein, Feulner, Mak, Pekhart Schalke 04: Fährmann – Uchida, Matip, Felipe Santana, Kolasinac – Jones, Neustädter – Farfan, Meyer, Fuchs – Szalai Subs: Hildebrand (GK), Ayhan, Hoogland, Papadopoulos, Clemens, Goretzka, Obasi Referees: Meyer – Willenborg, Bornhorst – Salver.
		The home side plays in claret shirts and black shorts, Schalke in full white.
		The home side begins the game.
	1	Game started.
	2	Long ball for Szalai into the middle, the home defense can clear the situation.
	3	Chandler's long throw from the right is headed away, and then the away defense clears before Ginczek in the penalty area.
	3	Great chance for Kiyotake! The Japanese shots from 5 yards, but Fährmann saves with the foot.
	4	It wasn't an offside position, Nürnberg should have scored!
	5	Ginczek tries his luck on the right, but is stopped by the away defenders.
	6	Meyer wins a free kick on the left in the middle of the pitch.
	7	Following the free kick Szalai's back pass with the breast isn't good, Frantz can clear.
	8	Following Hasebe's long through ball Ginczek wins a corner on the right side.
	8	Plattenhardt's corner from the right is headed away by the away defenders.
	9	Ginczek's shot from just outside the area misses to the top left corner.
	10	It's Ginczek again, great shot from 16 yards left goes wide to the bottom left corner by inches!
	10	Ginczek wins a foul against Felipe Santana in the middle of the attacking half.
	12	Wrong ball by Ginczek to the middle, Fährmann collects it.
	12	Long ball from Matip to Szalai on the other side, Schäfer's got the ball.
	13	Attacking foul by Szalai on the left, free kick for the home side.
	14	Farfan tries it on the half right position, but the home defense can clear.
	14	Matip's long through ball is cleared by Chandler.
	15	Matip's through ball is long for Fuchs on the left, Chandler clears, that's a throw for Schalke.
	16	Neustädter's header is long for Szalai in the middle, Schäfer collects it.
	16	Szalai falls after a bottle with Pinola just outside the area, but the ref says "go on".
	17	Fährmann clears in dangerous situation before Drmic, following a bad back-pass by Kolasinac.
	18	Kiyotake wins a free kick on the left wing.
	18	The cross from the free kick is collected easily by Fährmann.
	19	Following a cross by Uchida from the left Szalai is stopped by the home defenders.
	20	Matip's another long ball from the defense is collected by Schäfer before Fuchs.
	20	Nilsson's long through ball to the middle is catched by Fährmann easily.
	21	A cross by Fuchs from the left is a bit high for Szalai, Pinola clears the situation.
	21	Szalai tries his luck on the half right position, but it's ended as a kick off for Nürnberg.
	22	Chandler's cross from the right blocked by Kolasinac, corner for the home side.
	23	Corner by Plattenhardt is headed away by Szalai in the six yard box.
	23	A shot by Kiyotake from 16 yards right goes a little bit wide to the bottom left corner.
	24	Plattenhardt's cross from the left is cleared by Felipe Santana, corner.
	25	The corner by Kiyotake from the left is too high, there goes a kick off for Schalke.
	25	Delay in the game because of an injury of Jones.
	26	Attacking foul by Uchida on the right wing, free kick for the home team.
	27	Long ball for Ginczek to the middle, Fährmann clears with the foot.
	28	Hlousek's cross from the left is cleared by Felipe Santana at the six yard box.
	29	Farfan, Szalai, Jones is the game by Schalke, Jermaine Jones' shut from the right side of the six yard box misses to the bottom right corner only by inches!
	30	Drmic wins a free kick on the right wing against Kolasinac.
	31	Goretzka replaces the injured Fuchs by Schalke.
	31	Following Plattenhardt's corner Hasebe's shot from 18 yards is well saved by Fährmann, and then Kiyotake's try from the right is cleared by Matip to corner.
	32	Plattenhardt's corner from the left isn't dangerous.
	33	After a bad miss by Felipe Santana, Kiyotake is stopped by the away defenders just outside the penalty area.
	34	Chandler wins a free kick on the right wing following a foul by Jones.
	35	Goal for Nürnberg, but the scorer Drmic is caught offside. That was a bad decision by the assistant referee!
	36	Chandler is stopped on the right wing, and following the counter attack an attacking foul by Szalai, free kick for the home team.
	37	Plattenhardt's and Hlousek's crosses from the left are blocked by the away defenders.
	38	Cross by Hlousek from the left side is headed away by Kolasinac, and the defender can block Chandler's cross from the right too.
	40	Chandler's cross from the right is headed by Hlousek on the other side, but Fährmann can save easily.
	41	Plattenhardt's pass is too long to the half left side, Fährmann collects the ball.
	42	Attacking foul by Ginczek on Matip to the left, free kick for Schalke.
	42	Shot by Neustädter from 30 yards goes a bit high to the top left corner.
	44	Matip's long through ball finds Kolasinac offside on the left wing.
	45	Following Nilsson's long ball Ginczek is caught offside in the middle of the attacking half.
		1st halftime finished.
		Goalless first half in Nürnberg this Saturday evening. The play goes without too many chances, if there are any opportunities then they're coming from the home side. Schalke's defense play well, but there are too many injured players to make a big game away. Drmic scored once in the first half, but his goal was withdrawn for offside – a bad decision by the referees...
		Schalke will begin the second half.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
	46	Long ball for Szalai to the middle, Pinola can clear against the Hungarian.
	47	Meyer is caught offside on the half left position, assisted by Szalai.
	47	Szalai wins a free kick against Pinola, but the through ball is too long for Goretzka to the right, that's a kick off for the home team.
	48	Cross by Frantz from the left is headed away by the defenders.
	49	Nürnberg wins a corner on the left side, following Plattenhardt's cross there comes an other corner.
	49	Plattenhardt's corner is cleared by the away defenders on the short corner.
	50	Meyer tries it on the left, and Goretzka's cross is cleared by the defenders, corner.
	51	Farfan's corner from the right is headed by Matip, but blocked by Ginczek.
	52	Drmic is stopped by Kolasinac on the right wing, and then an attacking foul by Drmic, free kick for the away side.
	53	Farfan's cross from the right is too long for Meyer, but Jones' shot from 18 yards blocked by the defenders, corner for Schalke.
	54	Farfan's corner from the left is punched away by Schäfer.
	54	Attacking foul by Meyer in the middle of Nürnberg's half, free kick for the home side.
	55	Good pass from Kiyotake to Ginczek, but his shot from the middle of the penalty area is well saved by Fährmann.
	56	The ball from Jones is too long for Farfan to the right wing, the home defenders can clear.
	56	Felipe Santana's through ball from the defense is too long for Szalai and Co., Schäfer collects it.
	57	Farfan wins a free kick on the right side.
	58	Following Farfan's free kick there's an attacking foul by Szalai in the middle.
	58	Jones' through ball to the right is too short for Uchida, Plattenhardt stops it.
	59	Frantz' great through ball to the right, Drmic's shot from 14 yards right goes a bit wide.
	60	Uchida wins a free kick on the right side against Hlousek.
	60	Assisted by Uchida, Farfan wins a free kick against Pinola on the right wing.
	61	Following Farfan's free kick from the right there's an attacking foul inside the box, free kick for the home side.
	62	Shots total so far: Nürnberg 10 Schalke 4.
	62	Ginczek is caught offside in the middle, just outside the box.
	63	Jones' through ball to the middle for Szalai is cleared by Pinola.
	63	Felipe Santana stops marvelously the alone running Drmic on the half right position, inside the penalty area.
	64	Following Hasebe's cross from the right Uchida clears before Hlousek.
	65	Kiyotake wins a free kick against Neustädter in the middle of the Schalke-half.
	66	The free kick is headed away by the defenders.
	66	Chandler' shot from 18 yards is blocked and then saved by Fährmann.
	67	Another attacking foul by Szalai, free kick for the home team.
	67	Hand play by Drmic inside the area of Schalke, the away side comes with the free kick.
	68	Jones wins a throw on the right against Plattenhardt.
	68	The long throw by Uchida is headed away to safety by the home defenders.
	69	Farfan wins a free kick in the middle of the attacking half against Plattenhardt.
	69	Farfan's free kick is headed by Matip, and misses the bottom right corner only by inches.
	70	Obasi replaces Szalai in the front of the Schalke team.
	72	Hlousek's shot from left, 17 yards misses to the bottom right corner.
	73	To be honest, it isn't a brilliant game so far...
	74	Cross by Kolasinac from the left is headed away by Plattenhardt.
	75	Drmic tries it long on the right side, Fährmann collects the ball.
	75	Foul by Matip on Ginczek, free kick for Nürnberg from the middle of the attacking half.
	76	Following Kiyotake's free kick Nilsson's header hits the bar, and then Felipe Santana can clear in a dangerous situation.
	78	Kiyotake's corner from the left is headed away by Obasi inside the six yard box.
	79	Chandler's shot from the right is blocked by Neustädter, corner for the home side.
	79	Plattenhardt's corner from the right is cleared by Obasi, Chandler's long range shot goes high and wide then.
	80	Obasi wins a throw on the left side.
	81	Jones, assisted by Farfan shoots from 18 yard, Schäfer saves it easily.
	81	Following a cross by Kolasinac from the left Farfan's shot from the six yard box goes high to the right corner.
	82	Obasi wins a free kick in the middle of the attacking half.
	83	Farfan's free kick from 28 yards is punched away by Schäfer from the bottom left corner.
	84	Farfan's corner from the right is headed away by the home defenders.
	85	Mak replaces Drmic by Nürnberg.
	86	Plattenhardt's long throw from left is headed away by Matip.
	86	Pekhart replaces Ginczek by the home side for the end of the game.
	87	Schalke wins a corner on the left side.
	87	Farfan's corner is too high for Jones, that's a kick off now for the home team.
	88	Meyer wins a free kick in the middle of the pitch.
	89	Foul by Frantz on Neustädter, another free kick for Schalke from the middle of the attacking half.
	89	Farfan's free kick is punched away by Schäfer.
	90	Hlousek falls outside the box, but the ref says "go on".
	90+1	Obasi fouls Kiyotake, free kick for the home side from the middle of the Schalke-half.
	90+2	Papadopoulos replaces Meyer by Schalke.
	90+2	Plattenhardt's free kick is punched away by Fährmann.
		Game over.
		That wasn't a good game by far between Nürnberg and Schalke this evening, and it remained goalless after 90 minutes. Nürnberg was the better side but missed all the chances they've got. Schalke played not well, but they got a lot of injured players and the reservists couldn't win a game like this as it seems. Nürnberg should have a good centre forward to win such games...
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Goals & lineups

Goals:

1. FC Norimberk: Schäfer – Chandler, Nilsson, Pinola, Plattenhardt – Hasebe, Frantz – Drmic (85. Mak), Kiyotake, Hlousek – Ginczek (86. Pekhart)
Subs: Rakovsky (GK), Dabanli, Balitsch, Esswein, Feulner, Mak, Pekhart

Schalke 04: Fährmann – Uchida, Matip, Felipe Santana, Kolasinac – Jones, Neustädter – Farfan, Meyer (92. Papadopoulos), Fuchs (31. Goretzka) – Szalai (70. Obasi)
Subs: Hildebrand (GK), Ayhan, Hoogland, Papadopoulos, Clemens, Goretzka, Obasi

Referees: Meyer – Willenborg, Bornhorst – Salver

Attendance: 40000