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final
1. FC Norimberk
0:2 (0:1)
FC Bayern München
Saturday 08.02.2014, 15:30 • Grundig-Stadion, Nürnberg • Bundesliga
     
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    Following a well balanced and great first half, the second was dominated by Bayern, and they won this game quite easily in the end. Nürnberg started very well but the two serious injury changed their game, and the many stars of Bayern decided the match in the end.
     
    Game over.
     
    90+2
    Great shot by Thiago from long range misses the top right corner only by inches.
     
    90+1
    Bad through ball by Dante to the right, there comes Nürnberg now.
     
    90
    Two minutes overtime in the end.
     
    89
    Pizarro's pass finds Shaqiri in an offside position, his goal doesn't count.
     
    88
    Following a great pass by Götze, Alaba's cross from the left isn't good for his teammates, the defenders clearing it to safety.
     
    87
    Pekhart was caught offside on the left, free kick for Bayern now.
     
    86
    Long through ball for Shaqiri, it isn't good, headed home to Schäfer in the end.
     
    86
    Pizarro replaced the scorer of the first goal, Mandzukic.
     
    85
    Shaqiri's cross from the right is easily cleared by the home defenders.
     
    83
    Mandzukic's dangerous cross is well cleared by Petrak again, the rebounded ball finds Thiago, his shot misses the bottom right corner only by inches.
     
    82
    Dante's cross from the left is cleared by Petrak easily.
     
    81
    A shot by Götze is well blocked by the home defenders.
     
    81
    Shaqiri replaces Robben by Bayern for the end of the game.
     
    80
    Another attacking foul, this time it's Gebhart against Robben on the left side.
     
    79
    Attacking foul by Götze in the middle of the half of Nürnberg, that's a free kick for the home team.
     
    77
    Following a bad defender-mistake Mandzukic sends Götze, but his pass a bit long, Götze can't reach it in the penalty area, there comes a kick off for Nürnberg.
     
    76
    Gebhart replaced Hlousek by the Club now.
     
    75
    Alaba's cross from the left is cleared by the home defenders.
     
    74
    Following a pass by Feulner the away defense clears against Drmic, quick counter attack by Bayern, but Robben didn't find the way into the net after a great solo.
     
    73
    Robben's pass from the left finds Götze, but Angha clears well before he can shoot.
     
    72
    The first change by Bayern, Javi Martinez replaces Müller.
     
    71
    Müller falls in the middle of the attacking half, but that's no free kick now.
     
    70
    The free kick by Alaba missed the target by inches to the left.
     
    69
    Thiago wins a free kick against Feulner, that could be cca. 30 meter from Schäfer's target.
     
    69
    Kiyotake's corner wasn't dangerous, that's a chance for a quick counter attack for Bayern now.
     
    68
    A long throw by Angha is headed away by Dante, but Angha wins a corner on the right side in the end.
     
    67
    Neuer clears now as last man outside the penalty area in a dangerous situation.
     
    66
    The corner by Kiyotake is headed away by the defenders in the end.
     
    65
    Drmic wins a corner on the right side.
     
    65
    Müller is booked too, following a foul on Plattenhardt after a lost ball.
     
    64
    Another attacking foul by Mandzukic in the air, this time against Frantz, and that's a yellow.
     
    63
    Long through ball to the left for Pekhart is cleared by the defenders of the Bayern.
     
    62
    Attacking foul by Mandzukic in the air against Petrak, free kick for Nürnberg.
     
    61
    Müller's cross from the right is cleared by Pinola in the middle of the penalty area.
     
    60
    The free kick by Thiago is headed away by the home defenders.
     
    59
    Götze wins a free kick on the left against Drmic.
     
    58
    Alaba's through ball from the left finds no teammates, Schäfer's got the ball.
     
    57
    A pass by Alaba for Müller, but he can't reach it, there comes a kick off for Nürnberg.
     
    56
    Lahm sends a through ball for Robben, his shot is well saved by Schäfer in the bottom right corner.
     
    55
    Götze sends Robben with a fine pass on the left, Robben wins a corner in the end.
     
    54
    Long through ball by Dante for Robben to the right, but it's headed home by the defenders.
     
    53
    Following Rafinha's pass from the right a shot by Müller is well blocked by the defenders.
     
    53
    Attacking foul by Drmic on the right wing, Bayern makes the free kick now.
     
    52
    Dangerous cross by Alaba from the left, Schäfer didn't find the ball, but Plattenhardt clears the situation against Mandzukic.
     
    51
    A cross by Rafinha from the right is headed away by Pinola.
     
    50
    Pinola fouled Mandzukic in the air, that's a booking for the home defender.
     
    49
    Goal for Bayern!Mandzukic's got a great pass by the middle of the penalty area, the alone standed forward plays the ball to the middle for PHILIPP LAHM, who's got no real problems and shot into the empty net from close range.
     
    47
    Kiyotake's cross from the left is cleared by the defenders, and the second cross finds Pekhart in offside.
     
    46
    Pekhart was caught offside in the penalty area, free kick for Bayern now.
     
    46
    Nürnberg started the second half.
     
    46
    Start of 2nd half.
     
    Great game today in Nürnberg with a single goal, but with lot of opportunities. Nürnberg plays very well, they started the game far better, but missed all the chances they've got. Then Bayern scored from the first real goalscoring chance, and they're in lead after the first half. The two serious injuries changed the play of Nürnberg too much, that's a question, what they can make in the second half of the game.
     
    45+2
    1st halftime finished.
     
    45+2
    Mandzukic wins a free kick against Angha on the left side.
     
    45+1
    Hlousek is booked too, he fouled Rafinha on the right side.
     
    45
    Two minutes overtime by the end of the first half.
     
    45
    Long through ball by Kiyotake for Drmic is well catched by Neuer now.
     
    44
    Nürnberg wins a free kick on the left wing, by the middle of the pitch.
     
    43
    Following a foul on Kiyotake, Lahm is booked.
     
    43
    Following a cross by Robben from the right side, Götze is stopped by the home defenders just outside the penalty area.
     
    42
    Free kick by Robben from the right is headed away to safety by the Nürnberg defense.
     
    41
    Robben tricks in the right side of the box, but he's stopped by the home defenders in the end.
     
    40
    Another attacking foul, this time it's Götze against Frantz in the middle of the penalty area, there comes Nürnberg again.
     
    39
    Attacking foul by Mandzukic on the left wing now, free kick for Nürnberg, Schäfer will take it.
     
    38
    Hlousek lies on the pitch now, but there's no free kick for Nürnberg this time.
     
    37
    In the end of a home attack Thiago clears to safety in the middle of the defensive half of Bayern.
     
    36
    Long through ball for Pekhart now, but he's got an attacking foul against Boateng, the Bayern comes with the free kick.
     
    35
    The free kick by Kiyotake is headed away, but the ball is by Nürnberg again, Frantz' cross from the left finds Pekhart in the middle of the box, but his shot misses the target of Neuer to the right closely.
     
    34
    Foul by Boateng against Hlousek on the left wing, but there's no booking again.
     
    34
    Attacking foul by the home side on Dante now, free kick for Bayern.
     
    33
    Fine cross by Rafinha from the right side, and the header by Mandzukic is saved by Schäfer well.
     
    32
    Robben's free kick hits the post by the top right corner, and the rebound is hardly cleared by the home defenders.
     
    30
    Foul by Pinola just outside the penalty area on Mandzukic, free kick for Bayern from a promising situation.
     
    30
    A cross by Drmic from the right wing is headed away by Boateng well.
     
    29
    Hlousek's cross from the left is headed away by Dante, but there comes Kiyotake, and his shot from just outside the penalty area goes a bit over too.
     
    28
    Following the free kick a volley by Götze from long range goes a bit high of the target.
     
    27
    Rafinha wins a free kick on the right after a fight with Hlousek.
     
    26
    Following Robben's corner the situation is cleared by the home defenders, that's a throw for Rafinha now.
     
    26
    Bayern wins a corner, following a cross by Müller from the right wing.
     
    25
    Very bad free kick by Robben now, there comes a home kick off.
     
    25
    Götze wins a free kick on the left wing against Angha.
     
    24
    In the end that's another corner, it's Thiago again from the left, this time Schäfer catches the ball.
     
    23
    Thiago's corner is headed away by the home defenders.
     
    23
    Angha clears the ball into a corner following a cross from the right side.
     
    22
    Second change because of injury today by Nürnberg: Pekhart replaces Ginczek now.
     
    21
    Ginczek is injured too, hard times for Nürnberg nowadays.
     
    20
    Plattenhardt's free kick from the right wing is easily catched by Neuer.
     
    19
    Nürnberg attacked very well, and then the first real attempt of Bayern goes into the net...
     
    18
    Goal for Bayern!Götze plays the ball for Alaba, who's got a great cross from the left and MARIO MANDZUKIC's volley from the line of the six yard box goes into the left corner.
     
    17
    Great chance for Drmic now, but his shot is well saved by Neuer, and then Ginczek's shot is blocked.
     
    16
    Wrong ball by Feulner to the left, Bayern comes now with a throw.
     
    15
    Hlousek tries it in the middle, but the defenders clearing the situation, and Ginczek is caught offside in the end.
     
    14
    A through ball by Thiago is well defended by the home defenders, that's a throw for Bayern.
     
    13
    Plattenhardt's free kick finds Drmic in an offside position, there comes the Bayern now.
     
    12
    Cross by Hlousek from the left, but the header of Feulner missed the target to the left.
     
    11
    Robben's shot after Müller's pass goes high from the line of the penalty area.
     
    10
    Angha replaces now the injured Chandler.
     
    9
    The corner is punched away by Neuer.
     
    8
    We're waiting for Plattenhardt's corner now while Chandler is injured and the game is stopped.
     
    8
    Feulner wins a corner on the right against Dante.
     
    7
    Nürnberg wins a free kick in the middle of the attacking half, but Kiyotake's free kick is headed away by the defenders.
     
    6
    Great beginning by Nürnberg, Neuer plays now with time for a while.
     
    5
    Cross by Götze from the left, the header by Mandzukic is easily saved by Schäfer, but that was an attacking foul, so it's a free kick for the home side.
     
    4
    A fine cross by Feulner from the right, Kiyotake hits the ball with a volley, it goes over with a touch of the cross-bar!
     
    3
    Shot again, this time by Drmic, the ball missed the target of Neuer to the left.
     
    2
    A shot by Ginczek from the penalty area is well saved by Neuer.
     
    2
    Mandzukic falls on the right side after a fight with Pinola, but that's no free kick but a kick off for Nürnberg.
     
    1
    Mandzukic fights on the right, but that's a throw for Nürnberg in the end.
     
    1
    Bayern started the game in full white today.
     
    1
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    1. FC Nürnberg: Schäfer – Chandler, Petrak, Pinola, Plattenhardt – Frantz – Drmic, Feulner, Kiyotake, Hlousek – Ginczek
    Subs: Rakovsky (GK), Angha, Dabanli, Campana, Gebhart, Mak, Pekhart

    FC Bayern München: Neuer – Rafinha, Boateng, Dante, Alaba – Lahm, Thiago – Robben, Müller, Götze – Mandzukic
    Subs: Starke (GK), Contento, Höjbjerg, Javi Martinez, Kroos, Shaqiri, Pizarro

    Referees: Welz – Foltyn, Thomsen – Fritz.
     
    Last time Nürnberg won in Berlin against Hertha, so they're in good form nowadays. Marcos Antonio, Nilsson, Pogatetz, Balitsch, Hasebe and Stark are injured, coach Verbeek's got a lot of problems with the team and the line-up. By Bayern Badstuber, Ribery and Schweinsteiger are injured, but Javi Martinez can play again.
     
    Saturday afternoon it's Bundesliga again, when 1. FC Nürnberg hosts the Champion FC Bayern München. Nürnberg is only on the 15th place of the table with 17 points, Bayern is 1st, they've got 53 points so far. All other results than a win of Bayern would be a very big surprise.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 15:30.
    Commentary by

    Attila Varsányi

    Goals & lineups
    Goals: 18. Mandzukic, 49. Lahm

    Cards:   45+1. Hlousek (FCN), 50. Pinola (FCN) – 43. Lahm (FCB), 64. Mandzukic (FCB), 65. Müller (FCB)

    1. FC Norimberk: Schäfer – Chandler (10. Angha), Petrak, Pinola, Plattenhardt – Frantz – Drmic, Feulner, Kiyotake, Hlousek (76. Gebhart) – Ginczek (22. Pekhart)
    Subs: Rakovsky (GK), Angha, Dabanli, Campana, Gebhart, Mak, Pekhart
    FC Bayern München: Neuer – Rafinha, Boateng, Dante, Alaba – Lahm, Thiago – Robben (81. Shaqiri), Müller (72. Javi Martinez), Götze – Mandzukic (86. Pizarro)
    Subs: Starke (GK), Contento, Höjbjerg, Javi Martinez, Kroos, Shaqiri, Pizarro
    Referees: Welz – Foltyn, Thomsen – Fritz
    Attendance: 50000