KARLSRUHE. Karlsruher SC was able to reverse the score against SpVgg Greuther Fürth to win 2-1. It was SpVgg Greuther Fürth to strike first with an own goal of Tim Breithaupt at the 21′. Then it was a penalty in the 36′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Mikkel Kaufmann gave the win to Karlsruher SC in the 73′ minute.
Karlsruher SC remained with 10 players after Stephan Ambrosius received a double yellow card in the 24′. Nonetheless, Karlsruher SC still was capable to win this contest competing only in 10.
The match was played at the Wildparkstadion stadium in Karlsruhe on Friday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Frank Willenborg with the collaboration of Thomas Gorniak and Konrad Oldhfer. The 4th official was Tobias Endriß. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.7 degrees Celsius or 36.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 19 Total 14
- 7 On Target 5
- 12 Off Target 7
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 120 Attack 118
- 85 Dangerous attack 84
- 82 Ball safe 92
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 11 Total 18
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Karlsruher SC was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. SpVgg Greuther Fürth that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Karlsruher SC had a more offensive attitude with 85 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Karlsruher SC won the match.
Karlsruher SC shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, SpVgg Greuther Fürth shot 14 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Karlsruher SC received 3 yellow cards (Stephan Ambrosius , Christian Eichner and Malik Batmaz). On the other side, SpVgg Greuther Fürth received 2 yellow cards (Tobias Raschl and Damian Michalski).
Stephan Ambrosius (Karlsruher SC) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (24′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Karlsruher SC will have 22 points like Nürnberg to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, SpVgg Greuther Fürth will stay with 23 points to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Karlsruher SC will play away against St. Pauli on the 28th of May with a 8-5 head to head stats in favor of St. Pauli (6 draws).
SpVgg Greuther Fürth will host Darmstadt 98 on the 28th of May with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of SpVgg Greuther Fürth (5 draws).
Karlsruher SC – Formation
Karlsruher SC
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Karlsruher SC started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Christian Eichner decided to play with the following team: Marius Gersbeck , Sebastian Jung , Stephan Ambrosius , Marcel Franke , Philip Heise , Kyoung-Rok Choi , Tim Breithaupt , Jérôme Gondorf , Marvin Wanitzek , Fabian Schleusener and Mikkel Kaufmann .
The home team had on the bench: Lucas Cueto, Kai Eisele, Christoph Kobald , Leon Jensen, Budu Zivzivadze, Malik Batmaz, Simone Rapp, Marco Thiede and Paul Nebel.
Karlsruher SC could not rely on the presence of Simone Rapp (injured).
Substitutions
Karlsruher SC made 4 changes: Tim Breithaupt for Christoph Kobald (30′), Mikkel Kaufmann for Malik Batmaz (79′), Fabian Schleusener for Simone Rapp (90′) and Kyoung-rok Choi for Marco Thiede (90′).
Best player: Marvin Wanitzek
The player that probably impressed the most for Karlsruher SC was Marvin Wanitzek.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 16. He performed 4 crosses.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Formation
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
SpVgg Greuther Fürth started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Alexander Zorniger played with: Andreas Linde , Damian Michalski , Gideon Jung , Oussama Haddadi , Marco Meyerhofer , Sebastian Griesbeck , Tobias Raschl , Marco John , Julian Green , Branimir Hrgota and Dickson Abiama .
They had on the bench: Afimico Pululu, Ragnar Ache , Leon Schaffran, Lars Sidney Raebiger, Simon Asta , Armindo Sieb , Lukas Petkov , Maximilian Dietz and Gian-Luca Itter.
Substitutions
SpVgg Greuther Fürth made 5 changes: M. Meyerhöfer for Simon Asta (55′), Tobias Raschl for Armindo Sieb (55′), Damian Michalski for Ragnar Ache (77′), M. John for Lukas Petkov (77′) and Oussama Haddadi for Afimico Pululu (86′).
Best player: Julian Green
The most impressive player for SpVgg Greuther Fürth was Julian Green.
His rating is with 40 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.
