AUG 0:0 HER | FC Augsburg - Hertha BSC (Bundesliga)

Bundesliga

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final

FC Augsburg

0:0 (0:0)

Hertha BSC

Saturday 19.04.2014, 15:30 • SGL Arena (Augsburg) • Bundesliga

		It became a tranquil tie in the end without any goals. But we could see more than 80 dangerous attacks. Both Augsburg and Hertha scored a single point, they remain in their places. Augsburg – Hertha Berlin: 0-0. Thanks for attention! ---- (17:21:53)
		Game over.
	90+1	We are in the overtime already. It's gonna be a tie, I think.
	89	Yellow card has been awarded Niemeyer (Hertha BSC).
	89	Only some attacks now, teams possibly eased off, 37-41 the rate of attacks overall.
	86	Only a few minutes remaining, this is the result, which is not bad for either of the teams, but not the best possible.
	83	Hertha has had 39 dangerous attacks so far today, Augsburg has had 34. It's not a big difference.
	82	Only 8 minutes left, it's still 0-0 now. It easily can remain a goalless match now.
	79	Altintop is substituted out. D-W Ji arrived. It was the last change by Augsburg.
	79	Shots off target 4-5, shots on target so far 1-4! But still no goals today.
	75	N'Djeng left the pitch, Niemeyer arrived by Berlin.
	72	Mölders is out by Augsburg, Bobadilla entered the pitch. A striker for another striker.
	67	Allagui is out, Schulz is in by Hertha.
	67	Yellow card has been awarded Langkamp (Hertha BSC).
	63	Yellow card has been awarded Allagui (Hertha BSC).
	58	Werner left the field, Hahn entered by Augsburg.
	52	Yellow card has been awarded Ostrzolek (FC Augsburg).
	48	We have some technical problems now, we have to switch to result following mood.
	47	Augsburg has taken the ball in the middle, but a defender headed out the long ball.
	46	No goals in the first half, second half was started by Berlin.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		The players are on the pitch now, they are ready to start the 2nd half.
		Almost punctual ending of the first half. We could see no goals yet, but several actions with threatening shots were there. Augsburg is equal with Hertha BSC, it's gonna be close. Augsburg – Berlin: 0-0 after the first half. Stay with us for the rest of the match! ----
	45+1	1st halftime finished.
	45+1	NDjeng had a shot on the left, Hitz showed a brilliant save!
	45	Header-duel in the midfield, finally Werner fouled Langkamp. Berlin can play the ball.
	44	The ball ahead was aimless, Hitz caught it easily.
	44	Great action on the right by home team, but finally Esswein was stuck on van den Bergh.
	43	Finally Hosogai fouled Halil Altintop. Free kick out.
	42	Inexact ball in, but it remains by Hertha.
	42	NDjeng was fouled by a defender, Cigerci will take the free kick at 35 meters.
	41	Hertha action on the right side, Augsburg took the ball from NDjeng.
	40	Werner shot the free kick, Hong was very close to have a header on the left at 5 meters, but missed it by 1 centimeter! Too wide!
	39	Free kick for Augsburg on the right side at about 22 meters.
	39	Esswein did not get the ball on the right, van den Bergh stole it.
	38	Augsburg in attack on the left, Pekarik stuck them.
	37	The result of this match is not to be told before.
	36	Cigerci lifted the ball in from the right, a defender headed it out, Allagui could not reach it.
	35	Augsburg again more active, filtering in the midfield.
	35	Skjelbred was not able to reach the too long ball on the left.
	34	Mölders got the ball on the right, but two defenders tackled him well together.
	33	After half an hour of play, Augsburg – Hertha 0-0.
	32	NDjeng had a strange shot from the left at 18 meters, it was way too wide.
	32	Hertha is now attacking more again, not allowing Augsburg through the halfine.
	31	Allagui shot the ball in from the right side, Wagner fired directly at 6 meters, Hitz showed a great save!
	30	Free kick for Augsburg now. Allagui is ordered to stop being rough, yellow card is near.
	30	Augsburg is now nearly equal, the slight domination of Hertha looks to be over.
	29	Mölders got the ball inside the penalty area, Langkamp fall to the grass, free kick out, but Mölders shot it too wide anyway.
	28	Cigerci had a ball on the left side, but failed to control it, slid across the sideline.
	28	Superb idea and chance for Augsburg, Esswein got the ball on the right side, fired at 15 meters from shadow, it missed the left bottom corner only by some cms!!
	27	Teams focusing on defence mainly, no risking of making bigger attacks.
	26	Ball too long ahead, Kraft has taken it easily.
	25	Esswein had a getaway on the right, his crossball was too quick, no one arrived in the middle at that time.
	24	Hertha's action ended with the shot of NDjeng at 25 meters, but it's too wide.
	23	N'Djeng had a shot on the left side at 20 meters, Hitz grabbed it in the middle of the goal.
	22	Altintop kicked the ball out on the left side, Hertha is holding the ball.
	21	Allagui reached a throw in on the left side.
	20	Most of the Hertha attacks are filtered in the midfield. This time again, Hosogai was stuck on a defender.
	19	Esswein had a superb tackle at the back on the right side. Augsburg can play the ball.
	18	After quarter of an hour, it's 0-0, Hertha has more actions so far.
	17	Augsburg had a nice action in the middle, but the long pass ahead found Werner on offside.
	16	Corner came in well, Langkamp arrived in the middle, but his header went too wide at 8 meters!
	15	Wagner's crossball bounced out from Hong. Corner for Berlin.
	14	Augsburg retook the ball again, but the ball towards Mölders was too long, he fought for it and reached a throw in.
	13	A ball came ahead by Augsburg, too long, Kraft took it easily.
	12	Ball too long towards Skjelbred, a defender saved to corner.
	11	Both teams commit many fouls.
	10	What did Langkamp miss now? Cigerci kicked the ball in, he had a clean header at 10 meters, hit the crossbar, but it bounced out. It looked like it was an offside!
	9	Hertha can take a free kick at 40 meters slightly on the right side, Cigerci is behind the ball.
	8	Hertha is attacking on the right side, but lost ball in the midfield. Big chances still absent.
	7	Allagui fouled Verhaegh, free kick on the right side for the greens.
	6	Werner is playing in a face-guiding mask, as in the previous matches.
	5	It looks like Berlin is more active in the first minutes.
	4	Cigerci got away on the left, Hong saved to a throw in.
	3	Free kick for Hertha, van den Bergh can take it. The ball is for Hitz finally.
	2	The teams are tasting each other, no real actions so far.
	1	Augsburg is playing in green, Hertha BSC in orange.
	1	Game started.
		Starting lineups: FC Augsburg: Hitz – Verhaegh, Klavan, Jeong-Ho Hong, Ostrzolek – Callsen-Bracker, Baier – Esswein, Halil Altintop, Werner – Mölders Subs: Manninger – Philp, Reinhardt, Kohr, D-W Ji, Bobadilla, Hahn Hertha BSC: Kraft – Pekarik, Lustenberger, Langkamp, van den Bergh – Hosogai – Allagui, Skjelbred, Cigerci, N'Djeng – Wagner Subs: Gersbeck – Baumjohann, Ben-Hatira, Ronny, Niemeyer, Brooks, Schulz Referees: J. Drees – T. Christ, C. Gittelmann.
		Welcome. Game starts at 15:30.

Commentary by

Kármán Zoltán

Goals & lineups

Goals:

Cards: 52. Ostrzolek (FCA) – 63. Allagui (BER), 67. Langkamp (BER), 89. Niemeyer (BER)

FC Augsburg: Hitz – Verhaegh, Klavan, Jeong-Ho Hong, Ostrzolek – Callsen-Bracker, Baier – Esswein, Halil Altintop, Werner – Mölders
Subs: Manninger – Philp, Reinhardt, Kohr, D-W Ji, Bobadilla, Hahn

Hertha BSC: Kraft – Pekarik, Lustenberger, Langkamp, van den Bergh – Hosogai – Allagui, Skjelbred, Cigerci, N'Djeng – Wagner
Subs: Gersbeck – Baumjohann, Ben-Hatira, Ronny, Niemeyer, Brooks, Schulz

Referees: J. Drees – T. Christ, C. Gittelmann