Energie Cottbus vs 1. FC Nürnberg, 2008/09 German Bundesliga, 2008/2009 German Bundesliga Playoffs

· 1st Leg

Energie Cottbus

FT
0 - 3
1st Leg

1. FC Nürnberg

13': Isaac Boakye
55': Christian Eigler
89': Isaac Boakye

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Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Stiven Rivic (Energie Cottbus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Ziebig with a cross.
2': Attempt missed. Daniel Gygax (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Isaac Boakye.
3': Foul by Isaac Boakye (FC Nurnberg).
3': Daniel Ziebig (Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Stefan Reinartz (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in his own half.
3': Foul by Emil Jula (Energie Cottbus).
5': Offside, Energie Cottbus. Stiven Rivic tries a through ball, but Ervin Skela is caught offside.
6': Attempt saved. Christian Eigler (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
7': Attempt saved. Jiayi Shao (Energie Cottbus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
7': Corner, Energie Cottbus. Conceded by Raphael Schäfer.
9': Offside, Energie Cottbus. Emil Jula tries a through ball, but Ervin Skela is caught offside.
10': Attempt blocked. Christian Eigler (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
10': Jiayi Shao (Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Javier Horacio Pinola (FC Nurnberg).
11': Attempt blocked. Jiayi Shao (Energie Cottbus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
12': Foul by Daniel Ziebig (Energie Cottbus).
12': Stefan Reinartz (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in his own half.
13': Goal! Energie Cottbus 0, FC Nurnberg 1. Isaac Boakye (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Gygax.
13': Daniel Ziebig (Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Foul by Dennis Diekmeier (FC Nurnberg).
16': Attempt missed. Daniel Gygax (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Isaac Boakye.
17': Offside, FC Nurnberg. Marek Mintal tries a through ball, but Isaac Boakye is caught offside.
18': Foul by Çagdas Atan (Energie Cottbus).
18': Isaac Boakye (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Stanislav Angelov (Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Foul by Daniel Gygax (FC Nurnberg).
19': Attempt saved. Isaac Boakye (FC Nurnberg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
19': Stiven Rivic (Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Foul by Pascal Bieler (FC Nurnberg).
20': Corner, Energie Cottbus. Conceded by Stefan Reinartz.
20': Corner, Energie Cottbus. Conceded by Pascal Bieler.
21': Corner, Energie Cottbus. Conceded by Jaouhar Mnari.
22': Stiven Rivic (Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Foul by Javier Horacio Pinola (FC Nurnberg).
22': Attempt saved. Ervin Skela (Energie Cottbus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
22': Corner, Energie Cottbus. Conceded by Raphael Schäfer.
23': Corner, Energie Cottbus. Conceded by Marek Mintal.
23': Corner, Energie Cottbus. Conceded by Marek Mintal.
23': Attempt blocked. Christian Eigler (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Gygax.
23': Corner, FC Nurnberg. Conceded by Stanislav Angelov.
24': Attempt blocked. Peer Kluge (FC Nurnberg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25': Attempt missed. Jiayi Shao (Energie Cottbus) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emil Jula with a cross following a fast break.
26': Foul by Emil Jula (Energie Cottbus).
26': Stefan Reinartz (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in his own half.
27': Delay in match Daniel Ziebig (Energie Cottbus) because of an injury.
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Foul by Daniel Ziebig (Energie Cottbus).
29': Christian Eigler (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Daniel Ziebig (Energie Cottbus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Attempt blocked. Marek Mintal (FC Nurnberg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaac Boakye.
32': Attempt saved. Marek Mintal (FC Nurnberg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
32': Foul by Stiven Rivic (Energie Cottbus).
32': Pascal Bieler (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in his own half.
34': Substitution, Energie Cottbus. Ivica Iliev midfielder replaces Emil Jula because of an injury.
34': Corner, Energie Cottbus. Conceded by Stefan Reinartz.
37': Foul by Daniel Ziebig (Energie Cottbus).
37': Christian Eigler (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in his own half.
38': Attempt missed. Daniel Gygax (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marek Mintal.
41': Foul by Stiven Rivic (Energie Cottbus).
41': Pascal Bieler (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Offside, Energie Cottbus. Stanislav Angelov tries a through ball, but Jiayi Shao is caught offside.
43': Foul by Marek Mintal (FC Nurnberg).
43': Mariusz Kukielka (Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in his own half.
44': Foul by Stanislav Angelov (Energie Cottbus).
44': Christian Eigler (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Ervin Skela (Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by Daniel Gygax (FC Nurnberg).
45': Stanislav Angelov (Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Foul by Daniel Gygax (FC Nurnberg).
45': Attempt missed. Ivica Iliev (Energie Cottbus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ervin Skela following a set piece situation.
45': First Half ends, Energie Cottbus 0, FC Nurnberg 1.
0': Second Half begins Energie Cottbus 0, FC Nurnberg 1.
47': Foul by Mariusz Kukielka (Energie Cottbus).
47': Peer Kluge (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in his own half.
48': Attempt saved. Christian Eigler (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marek Mintal.
49': Ivica Iliev (Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Foul by Dennis Diekmeier (FC Nurnberg).
50': Jiayi Shao (Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Foul by Javier Horacio Pinola (FC Nurnberg).
51': Mariusz Kukielka (Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in his own half.
51': Foul by Marek Mintal (FC Nurnberg).
52': Attempt missed. Marek Mintal (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Gygax.
53': Ivica Iliev (Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in his own half.
53': Foul by Peer Kluge (FC Nurnberg).
53': Timo Rost (Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Foul by Pascal Bieler (FC Nurnberg).
54': Foul by Stanislav Angelov (Energie Cottbus).
54': Isaac Boakye (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in his own half.
55': Çagdas Atan (Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in his own half.
55': Foul by Isaac Boakye (FC Nurnberg).
55': Goal! Energie Cottbus 0, FC Nurnberg 2. Christian Eigler (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Gygax.
57': Foul by Jiayi Shao (Energie Cottbus).
57': Javier Horacio Pinola (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in his own half.
58': Corner, Energie Cottbus. Conceded by Daniel Gygax.
60': Attempt saved. Peer Kluge (FC Nurnberg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isaac Boakye.
61': Attempt missed. Christian Eigler (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Isaac Boakye following a fast break.
61': Substitution, Energie Cottbus. Savo Pavicevic defender replaces Mariusz Kukielka.
61': Foul by Ivica Iliev (Energie Cottbus).
61': Dennis Diekmeier (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in his own half.
63': Attempt saved. Ervin Skela (Energie Cottbus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stiven Rivic with a cross.
63': Corner, Energie Cottbus. Conceded by Jaouhar Mnari.
66': Offside, FC Nurnberg. Marek Mintal tries a through ball, but Isaac Boakye is caught offside.
67': Foul by Çagdas Atan (Energie Cottbus).
67': Christian Eigler (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Çagdas Atan (Energie Cottbus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Attempt saved. Marek Mintal (FC Nurnberg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaac Boakye.
70': Offside, Energie Cottbus. Stanislav Angelov tries a through ball, but Jiayi Shao is caught offside.
71': Çagdas Atan (Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick in his own half.
71': Foul by Isaac Boakye (FC Nurnberg).
71': Substitution, FC Nurnberg. Juri Judt midfielder replaces Daniel Gygax.
72': Foul by Ivan Radeljic (Energie Cottbus).
72': Christian Eigler (FC Nurnberg) wins a free kick in his own half.
74': Attempt blocked. Ivica Iliev (Energie Cottbus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
74': Corner, Energie Cottbus. Conceded by Pascal Bieler.
75': Attempt saved. Timo Rost (Energie Cottbus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ervin Skela with a cross.
75': Attempt saved. Peer Kluge (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isaac Boakye.
76': Substitution, Energie Cottbus. Marco Kurth midfielder replaces Stanislav Angelov.
76': Substitution, FC Nurnberg. Mike Frantz forward replaces Peer Kluge.
79': Ervin Skela (Energie Cottbus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Foul by Stefan Reinartz (FC Nurnberg).
80': Attempt missed. Marco Kurth (Energie Cottbus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ivica Iliev following a set piece situation.
81': Attempt missed. Mike Frantz (FC Nurnberg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Eigler following a fast break.
82': Attempt missed. Mike Frantz (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Isaac Boakye.
83': Attempt blocked. Christian Eigler (FC Nurnberg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marek Mintal.
85': Delay in match Christian Eigler (FC Nurnberg) because of an injury.
86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Substitution, FC Nurnberg. Dario Vidosic midfielder replaces Christian Eigler.
89': Goal! Energie Cottbus 0, FC Nurnberg 3. Isaac Boakye (FC Nurnberg) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marek Mintal.
90': Second Half ends, Energie Cottbus 0, FC Nurnberg 3.
0': Match ends, Energie Cottbus 0, FC Nurnberg 3.

Statistics

FCN		COT
17	Fouls	15
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	4
1	Corner Kicks	11
4	Saves	7
48.6	Possession	51.4
22	SHOTS	10
10	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
284	Accurate Passes	281
370	Passes	391
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	8
13	Crosses	26
0.4	Cross %	0.3
49	Long Balls	58
27	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
5	Blocked Shots	2
21	Effective Tackles	19
26	Tackles	26
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
21	Effective Clearances	5
31	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: LEAG Energie Stadion
Location: Cottbus, Germany

Line-Ups

Energie Cottbus

No.	Name
1	Gerhard Tremmel (GK)
35	Çagdas Atan
28	Ivan Radeljic
17	Daniel Ziebig
4	Stanislav Angelov
7	Timo Rost
5	Mariusz Kukielka
9	Emil Jula
13	Ervin Skela
20	Shao Jiayi
10	Stiven Rivic

Energie Cottbus Substitutes:

Tomislav Piplica, Savo Pavicevic, Mario Cvitanovic, Marco Kurth, Ovidiu Burca, Ivica Iliev, Nils Petersen.

1. FC Nürnberg

No.	Name
1	Raphael Schäfer (GK)
25	Javier Pinola
3	Stefan Reinartz
36	Jaouhar Mnari
20	Pascal Bieler
2	Dennis Diekmeier
11	Marek Mintal
7	Daniel Gygax
24	Peer Kluge
19	Isaac Boakye
8	Christian Eigler

1. FC Nürnberg Substitutes:

Mike Frantz, Juri Judt, Dominik Reinhardt, Peter Perchtold, Dario Vidosic, Marcel Risse, Daniel Klewer.

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