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

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final

FC Augsburg

0:0 (0:0)

Hertha BSC

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

		Welcome. Game starts at 15:30.
		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.
	1	Game started.
	1	Augsburg is playing in green, Hertha BSC in orange.
	2	The teams are tasting each other, no real actions so far.
	3	Free kick for Hertha, van den Bergh can take it. The ball is for Hitz finally.
	4	Cigerci got away on the left, Hong saved to a throw in.
	5	It looks like Berlin is more active in the first minutes.
	6	Werner is playing in a face-guiding mask, as in the previous matches.
	7	Allagui fouled Verhaegh, free kick on the right side for the greens.
	8	Hertha is attacking on the right side, but lost ball in the midfield. Big chances still absent.
	9	Hertha can take a free kick at 40 meters slightly on the right side, Cigerci is behind the ball.
	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!
	11	Both teams commit many fouls.
	12	Ball too long towards Skjelbred, a defender saved to corner.
	13	A ball came ahead by Augsburg, too long, Kraft took it easily.
	14	Augsburg retook the ball again, but the ball towards Mölders was too long, he fought for it and reached a throw in.
	15	Wagner's crossball bounced out from Hong. Corner for Berlin.
	16	Corner came in well, Langkamp arrived in the middle, but his header went too wide at 8 meters!
	17	Augsburg had a nice action in the middle, but the long pass ahead found Werner on offside.
	18	After quarter of an hour, it's 0-0, Hertha has more actions so far.
	19	Esswein had a superb tackle at the back on the right side. Augsburg can play the ball.
	20	Most of the Hertha attacks are filtered in the midfield. This time again, Hosogai was stuck on a defender.
	21	Allagui reached a throw in on the left side.
	22	Altintop kicked the ball out on the left side, Hertha is holding the ball.
	23	N'Djeng had a shot on the left side at 20 meters, Hitz grabbed it in the middle of the goal.
	24	Hertha's action ended with the shot of NDjeng at 25 meters, but it's too wide.
	25	Esswein had a getaway on the right, his crossball was too quick, no one arrived in the middle at that time.
	26	Ball too long ahead, Kraft has taken it easily.
	27	Teams focusing on defence mainly, no risking of making bigger attacks.
	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!!
	28	Cigerci had a ball on the left side, but failed to control it, slid across the sideline.
	29	Mölders got the ball inside the penalty area, Langkamp fall to the grass, free kick out, but Mölders shot it too wide anyway.
	30	Augsburg is now nearly equal, the slight domination of Hertha looks to be over.
	30	Free kick for Augsburg now. Allagui is ordered to stop being rough, yellow card is near.
	31	Allagui shot the ball in from the right side, Wagner fired directly at 6 meters, Hitz showed a great save!
	32	Hertha is now attacking more again, not allowing Augsburg through the halfine.
	32	NDjeng had a strange shot from the left at 18 meters, it was way too wide.
	33	After half an hour of play, Augsburg – Hertha 0-0.
	34	Mölders got the ball on the right, but two defenders tackled him well together.
	35	Skjelbred was not able to reach the too long ball on the left.
	35	Augsburg again more active, filtering in the midfield.
	36	Cigerci lifted the ball in from the right, a defender headed it out, Allagui could not reach it.
	37	The result of this match is not to be told before.
	38	Augsburg in attack on the left, Pekarik stuck them.
	39	Esswein did not get the ball on the right, van den Bergh stole it.
	39	Free kick for Augsburg on the right side at about 22 meters.
	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!
	41	Hertha action on the right side, Augsburg took the ball from NDjeng.
	42	NDjeng was fouled by a defender, Cigerci will take the free kick at 35 meters.
	42	Inexact ball in, but it remains by Hertha.
	43	Finally Hosogai fouled Halil Altintop. Free kick out.
	44	Great action on the right by home team, but finally Esswein was stuck on van den Bergh.
	44	The ball ahead was aimless, Hitz caught it easily.
	45	Header-duel in the midfield, finally Werner fouled Langkamp. Berlin can play the ball.
	45+1	NDjeng had a shot on the left, Hitz showed a brilliant save!
	45+1	1st halftime finished.
		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! ----
		The players are on the pitch now, they are ready to start the 2nd half.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
	46	No goals in the first half, second half was started by Berlin.
	47	Augsburg has taken the ball in the middle, but a defender headed out the long ball.
	48	We have some technical problems now, we have to switch to result following mood.
	52	Yellow card has been awarded Ostrzolek (FC Augsburg).
	58	Werner left the field, Hahn entered by Augsburg.
	63	Yellow card has been awarded Allagui (Hertha BSC).
	67	Yellow card has been awarded Langkamp (Hertha BSC).
	67	Allagui is out, Schulz is in by Hertha.
	72	Mölders is out by Augsburg, Bobadilla entered the pitch. A striker for another striker.
	75	N'Djeng left the pitch, Niemeyer arrived by Berlin.
	79	Shots off target 4-5, shots on target so far 1-4! But still no goals today.
	79	Altintop is substituted out. D-W Ji arrived. It was the last change by Augsburg.
	82	Only 8 minutes left, it's still 0-0 now. It easily can remain a goalless match now.
	83	Hertha has had 39 dangerous attacks so far today, Augsburg has had 34. It's not a big difference.
	86	Only a few minutes remaining, this is the result, which is not bad for either of the teams, but not the best possible.
	89	Only some attacks now, teams possibly eased off, 37-41 the rate of attacks overall.
	89	Yellow card has been awarded Niemeyer (Hertha BSC).
	90+1	We are in the overtime already. It's gonna be a tie, I think.
		Game over.
		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)

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