FRN 2:3 HAN | Eintracht Frankfurt - Hannover 96 (Bundesliga)

Bundesliga

Frankfurt – Hannover

2:3 (end)

final

Eintracht Frankfurt

2:3 (1:3)

Hannover 96

Thursday 17.04.2014, 20:30 • Commerzbank-Arena • Bundesliga

		Finally Hannover has done it, this victory was very important for H96, they can now avoid elimination, but Frankfurt is in danger. 3 more rounds to go, don't forget. Hannover finally won this match, Frankfurt – Hannover: 2-3! They scored 3 very valuable points with it. Thanks for attention! ---- (22:24:59)
		Game over.
	90+5	Stindl got the throw in on the left, had a big chance, fired but Trapp was able to save it. Now another corner, Prib kicked on Jung.
	90+5	The last minute is running, ball is by Hannover at this moment.
	90+4	Lanig fouled in the middle, Schmiedebach suffered it. Free kick for the visitors, it's great for them.
	90+3	I haven't ever seen Frankfurt players being so much frustrated. Another yellow now for Jung.
	90+3	Corner headed out but ball stayed by Frankfurt. Meier headed on target in the middle, but Zieler grabbed it easily.
	90+2	Corner for Frankfurt, Hannover have to be careful now.
	90+2	5 minutes of extra time added.
	90+1	Game delaying by Zieler, another yellow card.
	90	Long ball inexact by Frankfurt, Zieler can play the ball now.
	90	Hannover is completely back to their own half, focusing on defence.
	89	The play is not nice now, yellow cards, fouls all the time.
	89	Andreasen fouled Zambrano, yellow card.
	88	Hannover 96 substitution: Huszti is replaced by Schlaudraff.
	87	Frankfurt is trying to put some pressure on Hannover, but big chances are missing now.
	86	Frankfurt players are frustrated, Madlung's foul meant another yellow card.
	85	Free kick for Hannover, but not dangerous, in the middle, Madlung kicked it out. Ball remained by Hannover.
	84	Aigner shot at 20 meters slightly on the left side, too high.
	83	Hannover 96 substitution: Ya-Konan is replaced by Rudnevs.
	83	Schulz was fouled by Lanig in the middle, I think he escaped a yellow card now.
	82	Sakai can play the ball on the right side, a defender cleaned the zone.
	81	About 10 minutes to go, it's still 2-3, but the situation is not strong for Hannover, being only one goal ahead.
	80	Offside by Aigner, and it's a right decision again!
	79	H96 missed a huge chance again!! Prib had a crossball from the left side, Ya Konan got it on the right, Trapp was out of his goal but finally he grabbed it after Hannover delayed the attack too much.
	78	Zambrano's crossball was exact, but four Frankfurt players stayed in offside.
	77	Stindl kicked the ball in but a defender kicked it out immedieately.
	76	Prib got a nice pass on the left side by a counter, but his shot hit totally Trapp, corner is coming.
	75	Schmiedebach headed the corner out.
	74	Aigner wanted to kick the ball in, but a defender saved to corner.
	73	Prib yellow carded due to delaying the game.
	72	Franfurt is attacking now, they have about 20 minutes left.
	71	Huszti is down, free kick for Hannover at about 35 meters.
	70	Things can be hot again after Frankfurt's adrift is only 1 goal again.
	69	Goal for Eintracht Frankfurt! It's the law of football. After several missed chance by Hannover, Frankfurt scored! A ball was kicked in from the left side, MEIER arrived in the middle and headed the ball into the net! 2-3! Everything is open again!
	69	Zieler can play the ball now, H96 lost is quickly after it.
	68	After a nice ball in, Lanig headed towards the net at 12 meters, but it was 1-2 cm-s wider than the target! Frankfurt chance missed!
	67	Difficult to tell the truth, but it was more than suspicious, it was a goal.
	66	Huszti had a crossball from the right, Schmiedebach headed into the net, but a defender saved on the line... but the replay showed the ball was beyond the goal line, so it must have been a right goal I believe.
	65	Hannover is attacking more clearly.
	64	Zambrano yellow carded after a foul from the back.
	64	Almost all the attacks of Frankfurt are filtered in the midfield already.
	63	Stindl down again, Russ fouled him from the back.
	62	Total shots: 9-9, interesting, isn't it?
	61	Eintracht is still struggling ahead, they escaped several big dangers at the back either. Now again a danger at the back, Madlung kicked the ball out finally.
	60	Djakpa is upset, Hannover can play the ball on the right, Frankfurt relieved after several big chances suffered at the back.
	59	Corner out of danger, Trapp caught it.
	58	Andreasen kicked it, the shot was bounced on the back of a defender and only 2-3 centimeters too wide!
	57	Zambrano fouled Stindl in the middle at about 22 meters from the home goal. It can be threatening.
	56	Stindl on the ground, Hannover can come with a free kick. Madlung fouled.
	55	Eintracht Frankfurt substitution: Barnetta is replaced by Kadlec.
	55	Aigner was late by a crossball, goal kick is coming.
	54	Frankfurt is taking risk, but they are open at the back, any of the counters can be a score for H96.
	53	Quick counter by Hannover, Huszti got the ball in the middle at 7 meters on the left, shot it directly but hit the crossbar!! What a chance again by Hannover!
	53	Frankfurt is taking some risk with attacking.
	52	Stindl fouled Lanig, free kick for Frankfurt. Free kick is out of danger, Zieler got it.
	51	None of the teams are able to create opportunities in these minutes.
	50	It could so easily have been 1-4 now.
	49	Andreasen got the ball in the middle, had a getaway and a shot at 20 meters, he hit the right goal post!
	48	Midfield play is on now, H96 is filtering well.
	47	Aigner had a dangerous crossball from the right side, Zieler hit the ball out to the sideline.
	46	Bittencourt left the pitch, Prib arrived.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		Four goals in the first 30 minutes, the match is exciting and interesting. The speed was good in the first 35 minutes, but in the last 10 ones, it became very dull and inexact. Frankfurt – Hannover 1-3 now, stay with us after the break too! ----
	45+2	1st halftime finished.
	45+2	I hope that after the break, the game will be like in the first 35 minutes.
	45+1	Yellow card has been awarded Aigner (Hannover 96).
	45+1	Two minutes of extra time added.
	45	Passes and actions are not exact in these minutes and midfield is mostly in play.
	44	Frankfurt is clearly more active ahead, but they are 2 goals down.
	43	Zieler caught the header of Lanig in the middle. He can kick it out again.
	42	Djakpa's crossball is extremely deep, Zieler easily grabbed it.
	42	Huszti and Schulz tackled Aigner together.
	41	Zieler can kick the ball out, about 5 minutes left of this half.
	41	Crossball on the other side is out of danger by Aigner.
	40	As we got used to it, Pander kicked the ball, but this time, defenders headed it out.
	39	Djakpa fouled Bittencourt, free kick for the greens in the middle of the Eintracht half.
	39	Frankfurt is taking the clear domination now, Hannover is focusing on defence in these minutes.
	38	Uhh, it looked like handball in the own penalty zone of Hannover twice in a row!! Marcelo's case was the more suspicious, but the referee decided not to stop the game.
	37	Yellow card has been awarded Bittencourt (Hannover 96).
	36	Zambrano gave a really bad crossball for Djakpa, way too high, Hannover can play the ball now.
	35	Crossball from the left by Frankfurt is not exact, but the ball remains by them.
	34	After this tactical substitution, Frankfurt can build a new attack.
	33	Schwegler is out, Meier is in, the first substitution, very early after only 31 minutes!
	32	After half an hour of play, Hannover is leading the match by 3-1 now, and the match is great!
	31	Already a big danger on the other side, after a nice pass to the left, Joselu shot at 15 meters, but too high! It was a clean shot.
	30	Goal for Hannover! Andreasen got a ball in the middle at 16 meters, gave a dreamful, soft pass ahead for YA KONAN and he scored at 10 meters! 1-3!
	30	Sakai had a long throw in from the right, it looked to be good for Stindl, but Trapp was slightly quicker.
	29	Pass ahead towards Ya Konan was way too long, Trapp can kick the ball out.
	28	Again a distant free kick for the visitors, Pander again found a head in the middle, but a defender finally cleaned the zone but not fully relieved.
	27	There are several little breaks in the game now, it's not quite nice.
	26	Djakpa and Bittencourt collided in the middle, Djakpa got a free kick.
	26	Hannover relieved finally, Sakai can play the ball at the back on the right side.
	25	Marcelo cleaned the zone after a threatening ball kicked in from the left.
	24	Danger in the Hannover zone again, a ball came in from the right side, a defender headed out to the left.
	23	Inexact pass ahead, Trapp caught it easily.
	22	Hannover has retaken the lead again. Can Frankfurt equalise once again?
	21	Goal for Hannover! What an 'aerial' goal again!! After a distant free kick of Pander, Lars STINDL only very slightly touched the ball in the middle at 7 meters and scored with his head!! 1-2!
	21	Schwegler fouled in the midfield, free kick for H96.
	20	Sakai and Russ collided this time, it's more painful for the Japanese player.
	19	Zambrano fell to the ground after the collision with Stindl. Fortunately there is no injury.
	18	Ball possession after 17 minutes is 39%-61% for Hannover.
	18	Interesting, that the goal was scored after an offside, Lanig was clearly ahead of the last defender. But the referee decided to shot goal.
	17	In the middle, Joselu got a superb pass, but he failed to control it at 10 meters. It could have been a bigger chance either.
	16	Hannover is trying to put some pressure again on Frankfurt, but this attak was failed on the left.
	15	Quite a quick equaliser by Eintracht, it can be a good match now.
	14	Goal for Eintracht Frankfurt! After a free kick from the left, LANIG got the ball on the right at 1 meter and shot immediately into the empty net! 1-1!
	14	Sakai saved towards to sideline against Djakpa.
	13	Offside by Frankfurt, it was that by Aigner.
	12	Hannover is trying to attack the home team already at the halfline.
	11	Strange shot by Schmiedebach in the middle directly, but it was terrible, did not reach the line either, Jung collected it.
	11	Huszti is down on the left side at 20 meters, it was a foul, free kick for H96.
	10	At first Barnetta from the left, then Schwegler fired from the middle. At first a defender, then Zieler deflected the shot!
	9	Offside by Ya Konan.
	8	The game slowed down in these minutes and too many inexact passed can we see.
	7	Hannover lost is as well, Trapp grabbed it easily. Soon the ball is by Zieler after a too long ball ahead.
	7	Zambrano's ball towards Lanig was too long.
	6	Again the ball is played by Trapp at the back, the red-black defenders are passing now.
	5	Djakpa kicked a crossball, Schwegler shot on the right side, too high.
	4	Throw in for Hannover on the left, too long, Trapp caught it.
	3	Quite a big shock for Eintracht already in the 2nd minute. They have to build up some new elements of tactics today.
	2	Goal for Hannover! What a quick goal already by the first attack of H96! Pander had a crossball to the middle, ANDREASEN had a header in the middle at 6 meters and he scored! Brilliant goal, 0-1! 3rd goal of the season for Andreasen!
	2	Joselu almost got a ball on the Hannover-half.
	1	Frankfurt is playing in red and black, Hannover in green.
	1	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Eintracht Frankfurt: Trapp – Jung, Zambrano, Madlung, Djakpa – Schwegler – Lanig, Russ – Bernetta – Aigner, Joselu Subs: Wiedwald – Oczipka, Kadlec, Meier, Schröck, Stendera, Celozzi Hannover 96: Zieler – Sakai, Marcelo, Schulz, Pander – Schmiedebach, Andreasen – Bittencourt, Huszti – Stindl – Ya Konan Subs: Schmidt – Prib, Schlaudraff, Rudnevs, Rajtoral, Avevor, Sulejmani Referees: F. Brych – M. Borsch, S. Lupp.
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Commentary by

Kármán Zoltán

Goals & lineups

Goals: 14. Lanig, 69. Meier – 2. Andreasen, 21. Stindl, 30. Ya-Konan

Cards: 64. Zambrano (FRA), 86. Madlung (FRA), 90+3. Jung (FRA) – 37. Bittencourt (H96), 45+1. Aigner (H96), 73. Prib (H96), 89. Andreasen (H96), 90+1. Zieler (H96)

Eintracht Frankfurt: Trapp – Jung, Zambrano, Madlung, Djakpa – Schwegler – Lanig, Russ – Bernetta – Aigner, Joselu
Subs: Wiedwald – Oczipka, Kadlec, Meier, Schröck, Stendera, Celozzi

Hannover 96: Zieler – Sakai, Marcelo, Schulz, Pander – Schmiedebach, Andreasen – Bittencourt, Huszti – Stindl – Ya Konan
Subs: Schmidt – Prib, Schlaudraff, Rudnevs, Rajtoral, Avevor, Sulejmani

Referees: F. Brych – M. Borsch, S. Lupp