Darmstadt 98 beats Nürnberg 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

DARMSTADT. Darmstadt 98 defeats Nürnberg with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Kempe (8') and a goal from P. Tietz (27').

By
Mark Hall
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Darmstadt 98 beats Nürnberg 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

DARMSTADT. Darmstadt 98 defeats Nürnberg with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Kempe (8′) and a goal from P. Tietz (27′). Nürnberg was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor stadium in Darmstadt on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Christian Dingert assisted by Markus Schüller and Oliver Lossius. The 4th official was Nico Fuchs. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Darmstadt 98

2 - 0

Team 1

Nürnberg

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 7 Total 10
  • 6 On Target 0
  • 1 Off Target 10
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 96 Attack 122
  • 32 Dangerous attack 45
  • 79 Ball safe 95
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Nürnberg was in firm control of the ball 62% while Darmstadt 98 was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nürnberg had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 0 were on target. Nevertheless, Darmstadt 98 was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Darmstadt 98 shot 7 times, 6 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Nürnberg shot 10 times, 0 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Darmstadt 98 received 1 yellow card (F. Ronstadt). Regarding the opposition, Nürnberg received 3 yellow cards (E. Wekesser, E. Valentini and J. Geis).

Match Timeline

Tobias Kempe(goal)B. M. Manu
8'
27'
46'
Johannes Geis- sub ->S. Fofana
46'
58'
E. Wekesser- Yellow
60'
Enrico Valentini - Yellow
67'
70'
Johannes Geis- Yellow
72'
Aaron Seydel- sub ->P. Tietz
72'
Emir Karic- sub ->M. Mehlem
73'
82'
82'
Jan Gyamerah- sub ->E. Valentini
85'
Christoph Zimmermann- sub ->T. Kempe
89'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Heidenheim
67
34
Darmstadt 98
67
34
Hamburger SV
66
34
Fortuna Düsseldorf
58
34
St. Pauli
58
34
Paderborn
55
34
Karlsruher SC
46
34
Holstein Kiel
46
34
Kaiserslautern
45
34
Hannover 96
44
34
Magdeburg
43
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
41
34
Hansa Rostock
41
34
Nürnberg
39
34
Eintracht Braunschweig
36
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
34
34
Jahn Regensburg
31
34
Sandhausen
28
34

After this match, Darmstadt 98 will have 18 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Nürnberg will stay with 10 points like St. Pauli to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Darmstadt 98 will play away against SpVgg Greuther Fürth on the 28th of May with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of SpVgg Greuther Fürth (4 draws).

Nürnberg will play away agasint Karlsruher SC on the 2nd of October with a 5-5 head to head statistic.

Darmstadt 98 – Formation

Darmstadt 98
G
Marcel Schuhen 1.Germany
7.0
D
Jannik Müller 20.Germany
7.4
D
Patric Pfeiffer 5.Ghana
7.4
D
Klaus Gjasula 23.Germany
6.9
M
Fabian Holland  32.Germany
7.8
M
Frank Ronstadt 17.Germany
6.8
90'
M
Tobias Kempe 11.Germany
8.7
89' Goals8'
M
Fabian Schnellhardt 8.Germany
7.0
85'
F
Marvin Mehlem  6.Germany
7.3
73'
F
Braydon Manu 7.Ghana
6.8
72'
F
Phillip Tietz 9.Germany
7.2
72' Goals27'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Brunst 30.Germany
D
Christoph Zimmermann 4.Germany
89'
D
Thomas Isherwood 3.Sweden
D
Emir Karic 19.Austria
6.5
73'
D
Clemens Riedel  38.Germany
M
Yassin Ben Balla 28.France
6.7
85'
M
Mathias Honsak 18.Austria
F
Aaron Seydel 22.Germany
6.2
72'
F
Magnus Warming 14.Denmark
6.4
72'

Darmstadt 98 started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Torsten Lieberknecht decided to play with the following team: Marcel Schuhen (7.0), Patric Pfeiffer (7.4), Klaus Gjasula (6.9), Jannik Müller (7.4), Frank Ronstadt (6.8), Tobias Kempe (8.7), Fabian Schnellhardt (7.0), Fabian Holland (7.8), Marvin Mehlem (7.3), Braydon Manu (6.8) and Phillip Tietz (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Aaron Seydel (6.2), Yassin Ben Balla (6.7), Magnus Warming (6.4), Christoph Zimmermann, Thomas Isherwood, Emir Karić (6.5), Mathias Honsak, Alexander Brunst and Clemens Riedel.

Substitutions

Darmstadt 98 made 5 changes: B. M. Manu for M. Warming (72′), P. Tietz for A. Seydel (72′), M. Mehlem for E. Karic (73′), F. Schnellhardt for Y. Ben Balla (85′) and T. Kempe for C. Zimmermann (89′).

Best player: Tobias Kempe​

The player that probably impressed the most for Darmstadt 98 was Tobias Kempe.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 28 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

Nürnberg – Formation

Nürnberg
G
Christian Mathenia 26.Germany
6.2
D
Enrico Valentini  22.Germany
6.1
82' 60'
D
Christopher Schindler  16.Germany
6.5
D
James Lawrence  4.Wales
7.0
D
E. Wekesser 13.Germany
6.9
58'
M
Mats Møller Dæhli 10.Norway
6.5
M
Lino Tempelmann 6.Germany
6.3
M
J. Castrop 17.Germany
6.7
46'
M
Sadik Fofana 3.Germany
6.2
46'
M
Felix Lohkemper  7.Germany
6.6
67'
F
Kwadwo Duah 23.Switzerland
6.2
82'
Substitutes
G
Carl Klaus 1.Germany
D
N. Brown 35.Germany
D
Jan Gyamerah 28.Ghana
6.2
82'
D
Louis Breunig 32.Germany
M
Johannes Geis 5.Germany
7.0
46' 70'
M
Niklas Jahn 37.Germany
F
Christoph Daferner 33.Germany
6.6
46'
F
Manuel Wintzheimer 18.Germany
7.0
67'
F
E. Shuranov 11.Germany
6.4
82'

Nürnberg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Robert Klauß played with: Christian Mathenia (6.2), Enrico Valentini (6.1), Christopher Schindler (6.5), James Lawrence (7.0), Erik Wekesser (6.9), Sadik Fofana (6.2), Lino Tempelmann (6.3), Jens Castrop (6.7), Mats Møller Dæhli (6.5), Felix Lohkemper (6.6) and Kwadwo Duah (6.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Johannes Geis (7.0), Christoph Daferner (6.6), Nathaniel Brown, Jan Gyamerah (6.2), Carl Klaus, Manuel Wintzheimer (7.0), Erik Shuranov (6.4), Niklas Jahn and Louis Breunig.

Substitutions

Nürnberg made 5 changes: S. Fofana for J. Geis (46′), J. Castrop for C. Daferner (46′), F. Lohkemper for M. Wintzheimer (67′), K. Duah for E. Shuranov (82′) and E. Valentini for J. Gyamerah (82′).

Best player: Johannes Geis​

The most impressive player for Nürnberg was Johannes Geis.

His rating is (7.0) with 32 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.​