German 2. Bundesliga

SpVgg Greuther Fürth vs Fortuna Düsseldorf, 2017-18 German Bundesliga 2, Regular Season

· German 2. Bundesliga
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
  • 35': Serdar Dursun
  • 44': Marco Caligiuri
  • 63': Serdar Dursun
FT
3 - 1
Fortuna Düsseldorf
  • 62': Niko Gießelmann (P)

About

SpVgg Greuther Fürth are hosting Fortuna Düsseldorf at Sportpark Ronhof | Thomas Sommer, Fürth, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German 2. Bundesliga.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Benito Raman (Fortuna Düsseldorf) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kaan Ayhan.
  • 3': Foul by Levent Aycicek (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth).
  • 3': Marcel Sobottka (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Corner, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Conceded by Marco Caligiuri.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Marcel Sobottka (Fortuna Düsseldorf) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niko Gießelmann with a cross following a corner.
  • 4': Foul by Benito Raman (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
  • 4': Julian Green (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Marco Caligiuri (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth).
  • 5': Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Kaan Ayhan (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
  • 6': Julian Green (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Adam Bodzek (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
  • 7': Patrick Sontheimer (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Tolcay Cigerci (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Levent Aycicek.
  • 10': Delay in match Patrick Sontheimer (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) because of an injury.
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Düsseldorf) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Schmitz.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Serdar Dursun (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximilian Wittek with a cross.
  • 15': Foul by Benito Raman (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
  • 15': Maximilian Wittek (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Corner, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Conceded by Andre Hoffmann.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Jurgen Gjasula (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 16': Corner, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Conceded by Kaan Ayhan.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Khaled Narey (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a corner.
  • 18': Foul by Maximilian Wittek (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth).
  • 18': Jean Zimmer (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Corner, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Conceded by Maximilian Wittek.
  • 20': Foul by Marcel Sobottka (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
  • 20': Julian Green (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Marcel Sobottka (Fortuna Düsseldorf) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Corner, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Conceded by Niko Gießelmann.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Tolcay Cigerci (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 24': Florian Neuhaus (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Tolcay Cigerci (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth).
  • 24': Foul by Lukas Schmitz (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
  • 24': Khaled Narey (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Julian Green (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tolcay Cigerci.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Julian Green (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Levent Aycicek.
  • 26': Kaan Ayhan (Fortuna Düsseldorf) is shown the yellow card.
  • 27': Foul by Jurgen Gjasula (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth).
  • 27': Marcel Sobottka (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Jurgen Gjasula (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Foul by Niko Gießelmann (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
  • 29': Julian Green (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Corner, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Conceded by Andre Hoffmann.
  • 30': Foul by Benito Raman (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
  • 30': Julian Green (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Foul by Mario Maloca (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth).
  • 33': Niko Gießelmann (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Offside, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Andre Hoffmann tries a through ball, but Benito Raman is caught offside.
  • 35': Goal! SpVgg Greuther Fuerth 1, Fortuna Düsseldorf 0. Serdar Dursun (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tolcay Cigerci.
  • 36': Foul by Benito Raman (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
  • 36': Maximilian Wittek (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Florian Neuhaus (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Levent Aycicek (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth).
  • 37': Levent Aycicek (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Andre Hoffmann (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Julian Green (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth).
  • 39': Attempt saved. Patrick Sontheimer (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tolcay Cigerci.
  • 39': Corner, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Conceded by Raphael Wolf.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Khaled Narey (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Sontheimer.
  • 41': Corner, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Conceded by Raphael Wolf.
  • 41': Foul by Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
  • 41': Julian Green (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Offside, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Jurgen Gjasula tries a through ball, but Mario Maloca is caught offside.
  • 43': Corner, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Conceded by Jean Zimmer.
  • 44': Goal! SpVgg Greuther Fuerth 2, Fortuna Düsseldorf 0. Marco Caligiuri (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tolcay Cigerci with a cross.
  • 45': Julian Green (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) has gone down, but that's a dive.
  • 45': Julian Green (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth 2, Fortuna Düsseldorf 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins SpVgg Greuther Fuerth 2, Fortuna Düsseldorf 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Håvard Nielsen replaces Florian Neuhaus.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Tolcay Cigerci (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Levent Aycicek.
  • 47': Corner, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Conceded by Raphael Wolf.
  • 48': Offside, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Patrick Sontheimer tries a through ball, but Tolcay Cigerci is caught offside.
  • 49': Corner, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Conceded by Lukas Schmitz.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Mario Maloca (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) header from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tolcay Cigerci with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Foul by Benito Raman (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
  • 50': Patrick Sontheimer (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
  • 51': Khaled Narey (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Tolcay Cigerci (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Julian Green (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tolcay Cigerci with a cross.
  • 54': Foul by Adam Bodzek (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
  • 54': Julian Green (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Tolcay Cigerci (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth).
  • 54': Niko Gießelmann (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Benito Raman (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Jurgen Gjasula (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth).
  • 58': Foul by Benito Raman (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
  • 58': Maximilian Wittek (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Levent Aycicek (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Wittek.
  • 60': Foul by Patrick Sontheimer (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth).
  • 60': Marcel Sobottka (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Penalty Fortuna Düsseldorf. Marcel Sobottka draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 61': Penalty conceded by Balázs Megyeri (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 62': Goal! SpVgg Greuther Fuerth 2, Fortuna Düsseldorf 1. Niko Gießelmann (Fortuna Düsseldorf) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 63': Goal! SpVgg Greuther Fuerth 3, Fortuna Düsseldorf 1. Serdar Dursun (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tolcay Cigerci with a cross.
  • 65': Delay in match Benito Raman (Fortuna Düsseldorf) because of an injury.
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Adam Bodzek (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Patrick Sontheimer (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth).
  • 67': Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Takashi Usami replaces Benito Raman because of an injury.
  • 69': Foul by Adam Bodzek (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
  • 69': Patrick Sontheimer (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Maximilian Wittek (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth).
  • 70': Jean Zimmer (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Niko Gießelmann (Fortuna Düsseldorf) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andre Hoffmann.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Julian Green (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Sontheimer.
  • 74': Andre Hoffmann (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Serdar Dursun (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth).
  • 75': Attempt saved. Khaled Narey (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Serdar Dursun.
  • 76': Delay in match Patrick Sontheimer (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) because of an injury.
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Offside, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Håvard Nielsen tries a through ball, but Jean Zimmer is caught offside.
  • 78': Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Emir Kujovic replaces Lukas Schmitz.
  • 79': Foul by Håvard Nielsen (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
  • 79': Tolcay Cigerci (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Substitution, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Daniel Steininger replaces Tolcay Cigerci.
  • 81': Corner, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Conceded by Jurgen Gjasula.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Håvard Nielsen (Fortuna Düsseldorf) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Niko Gießelmann with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Offside, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Marcel Sobottka tries a through ball, but Emir Kujovic is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Serdar Dursun (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Steininger with a cross.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Patrick Sontheimer (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 84': Corner, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Conceded by Raphael Wolf.
  • 84': Substitution, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Richard Magyar replaces Levent Aycicek.
  • 85': Foul by Jean Zimmer (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
  • 85': Maximilian Wittek (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Khaled Narey (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth).
  • 86': Niko Gießelmann (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Håvard Nielsen (Fortuna Düsseldorf) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Bodzek.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Julian Green (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Patrick Sontheimer.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Daniel Steininger (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Serdar Dursun.
  • 88': Substitution, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Philipp Hofmann replaces Serdar Dursun.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Philipp Hofmann (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Takashi Usami (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
  • 90'+3': Maximilian Wittek (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth 3, Fortuna Düsseldorf 1.
  • 90'+3': Match ends, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth 3, Fortuna Düsseldorf 1.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 17
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 10
6 Saves 2
42.4 Possession 57.6
7 SHOTS 24
3 ON GOAL 9
0.4 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
228 Accurate Passes 350
337 Passes 442
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 6
7 Crosses 28
0.3 Cross % 0.2
68 Long Balls 83
29 Accurate Long Balls 49
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 6
18 Effective Tackles 14
23 Tackles 17
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
23 Effective Clearances 8
23 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: German 2. Bundesliga

Venue: Sportpark Ronhof | Thomas Sommer
Location: Fürth, Germany
Attendance: 8,535

2. Bundesliga Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Hertha Berlin 4 +7 12
2 1. FC Nürnberg 4 +8 10
3 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 4 +1 9
4 VfL Wolfsburg 4 +4 8
Full Table

Line-Ups

SGF SpVgg Greuther Fürth (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Balázs Megyeri (GK)
13 Marco Caligiuri
22 Mario Maloca
3 Maximilian Wittek
21 Khaled Narey
7 Levent Aycicek Yellow Card
10 Jürgen Gjasula Yellow Card
40 Patrick Sontheimer
9 Serdar Dursun
8 Julian Green Yellow Card
29 Tolcay Cigerci
SpVgg Greuther Fürth Substitutes:
Richard Magyar, Dominik Schad, Manuel Torres Jiménez, Sascha Burchert, Ádám Pintér, Philipp Hofmann, Daniel Steininger.

F95 Fortuna Düsseldorf (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
30 Raphael Wolf (GK)
3 Andre Hoffmann
5 Kaan Ayhan Yellow Card
13 Adam Bodzek
15 Lukas Schmitz
39 Jean Zimmer
31 Marcel Sobottka Yellow Card
6 Florian Neuhaus
23 Niko Gießelmann
9 Benito Raman
28 Rouwen Hennings
Fortuna Düsseldorf Substitutes:
Tim Wiesner, Julian Schauerte, Emir Kujovic, Oliver Fink, Robin Bormuth, Havard Nielsen, Takashi Usami.

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