DFB Cup Final(s) 2007

Congrats to Frankfurt's ladies! They definitely had the better nerves during the penalty shoot-out... Game was pretty average, though, and wasn't helped by the rain. Duisburg's equaliser was class though--Sonja Fuss (how aptly named ) netted a fine cross after stealing away behind the centre back's back.




So, Gerhard Delling is starting to babble, not long to go until KO... Any thoughts, predictions, well-wishing, whatever for the men's final--just leave them here.

Well , we all want to see Stuttgart do the double ...

Mihawkavelli wrote:Well , we all want to see Stuttgart do the double ...

I dont.

Before the season started I predicted that Nurnberg would win the German cup....so for my own glory I'll be supporting FC Twente LEGEND Hansi Meyer and his team

Cacau scores after 20'

Stuttgart - Nürnberg 1:0

Would someone be kind enough to post updates of how the game is going every now and then? The eurosport text commentary doesn't seem to be working.

Mintal equalises 27'

Stuttgart - Nürnberg 1:1

Cacau sent off after slapping his oponent 31'
a little harsh decision, but the red card can be given

brute tackle by Meira, who is given a yellow card.
Mintal must be substituted.

Should I start watching : is it a good match ?

HT

Stuttgart - Nürnberg 1:1
1:0 Cacau (20.)
1:1 Mintal (27.)
sent off: Cacau (31.)

Weiner was said to be Cr@p referee before the game. He did his best to confirm it.

So far it's a good match, not great, but good. Definitely worth watching.

Has it been an even game lionman?
How have Stuttgart coped after going down to 10 men?

Just popping in to say that Meira should have been sent off--and should have known better. Hitzlsperger was sent off for less during the season.

Shame that Mintal's out injured again, but I guess, better for us.

Cacau was rightfully sent off--he did punch Reinhardt or whoever it was...

It'll be difficult for us, that's for sure. More than an entire half with one man down? *snorts* But maybe we need the odds to be against us.

C'mon, you guys, and turn this game back into what it should have been: A game of football.

Sheffield gunner wrote:Has it been an even game lionman?
How have Stuttgart coped after going down to 10 men?

We played pretty defensively--mainly because we didn't have a real striker on the pitch. Veh didn't want to risk losing Gomez to injury as well, so he let him warm up properly and will probably bring him on at the start of the second half.

LaborMaus wrote:Just popping in to say that Meira should have been sent off--and should have known better. Hitzlsperger was sent off for less during the season.

Shame that Mintal's out injured again, but I guess, better for us.

Cacau was rightfully sent off--he did punch Reinhardt or whoever it was...

It'll be difficult for us, that's for sure. More than an entire half with one man down? *snorts* But maybe we need the odds to be against us.

C'mon, you guys, and turn this game back into what it should have been: A game of football.

I'd say that was a very harsh decision, as it was not really much of a hit. Especially after it was a fair game so far and after he missed a clear penalty for Stuttgart and the foul on Cacau in the same sequence, he should have shown more Fingerspitzengefühl. As a rsult, he turned the match really ugly, as you could see with Meira's brutal foul, which indeed should have been a red card.

lionman wrote:

LaborMaus wrote:Just popping in to say that Meira should have been sent off--and should have known better. Hitzlsperger was sent off for less during the season.

Shame that Mintal's out injured again, but I guess, better for us.

Cacau was rightfully sent off--he did punch Reinhardt or whoever it was...

It'll be difficult for us, that's for sure. More than an entire half with one man down? *snorts* But maybe we need the odds to be against us.

C'mon, you guys, and turn this game back into what it should have been: A game of football.

I'd say that was a very harsh decision, as it was not really much of a hit. Especially after it was a fair game so far and after he missed a clear penalty for Stuttgart and the foul on Cacau in the same sequence, he should have shown more Fingerspitzengefühl. As a rsult, he turned the match really ugly, as you could see with Meira's brutal foul, which indeed should have been a red card.

I just saw the action at half time : both are stonewall sendings off.

Incredible that Meira didn't get a red card for that

Substitution VfB: Gomez in for Da Silva 46'

1-2 Nuremberg (Engelhardt)



I just knew it.

Engelhardt scores for Nürnberg 47'

Stuttgart - Nürnberg 1:2

Nürnberg now with a big advantage

Axeslammer wrote:

lionman wrote:

LaborMaus wrote:Just popping in to say that Meira should have been sent off--and should have known better. Hitzlsperger was sent off for less during the season.

Shame that Mintal's out injured again, but I guess, better for us.

Cacau was rightfully sent off--he did punch Reinhardt or whoever it was...

It'll be difficult for us, that's for sure. More than an entire half with one man down? *snorts* But maybe we need the odds to be against us.

C'mon, you guys, and turn this game back into what it should have been: A game of football.

I'd say that was a very harsh decision, as it was not really much of a hit. Especially after it was a fair game so far and after he missed a clear penalty for Stuttgart and the foul on Cacau in the same sequence, he should have shown more Fingerspitzengefühl. As a rsult, he turned the match really ugly, as you could see with Meira's brutal foul, which indeed should have been a red card.

I just saw the action at half time : both are stonewall sendings off.

Incredible that Meira didn't get a red card for that

You know, that's the thing with Meira: He can be incredibly stable, sane, calming, a true rock in defense. Yet he has his moments of madness as well. And that's what people tend to forget.

I don't know whether the yellow card was a concession or not, but we can just count ourselves lucky the captain wasn't sent off as well.

Jetzt heißt es hoffen und beten.

Substitution VfB: Boka in for Osorio 67'

Nikl is injured, substituted by Spiranovic 72'

penalty for Stuttgart after Schäfer brought down Gomez 80'

Pardo scores 80'

Stuttgart - Nürnberg 2:2

the penalty came out of the blue, but was absolutely correct. Great pass from Hitzlsperger to Gomez

Lots of drama in the final today!

Had Stuttgart looked like scoring before winning the penalty?

Sheffield gunner wrote:Lots of drama in the final today!

Had Stuttgart looked like scoring before winning the penalty?

There was a good shot by Boka, but Nürnberg (and the referee) soaked up every stuttgart attack and controlled the game easily.

Spiranovic booked for diving, btw

Great chance for Stuttgart after a freekick.
Then a good shot by Hitzlsperger.

Stuttgart is having the upper-hand now.

it's extra-time

90'
Stuttgart - Nürnberg 2:2

It will be tough for Stuttgart playing another 30 minutes with ten men but it sounds like they have done very well to get back into the match from a goal and a man down.

Sheffield gunner wrote:It will be tough for Stuttgart playing another 30 minutes with ten men but it sounds like they have done very well to get back into the match from a goal and a man down.

Well, it will be tough for Stuttgart, though they were not made to work that much as it could have been. Nürnberg basically played a time-killing game with counter-attacks.