Saarbrücken vs Kaiserslautern 2023-24 German DFB Pokal, Semifinals

Saarbrücken
    FT
    0 - 2
    Kaiserslautern
    • 53': Marlon Ritter
    • 75': Almamy Touré

    Kaiserslautern beat Saarbrücken to reach first German Cup final in 20 years

    Kaiserslautern scored twice in the second half to earn a 2-0 victory at third-tier club Saarbrucken on Tuesday to end the hosts' dream run in the competition and reach their first German Cup final in more than 20 years.

    Match Commentary

    • 31': Substitution, 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Aaron Opoku replaces Kenny Redondo because of an injury.
    • 35': Patrick Sontheimer (1. FC Saarbrücken) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Boris Tomiak (1. FC Kaiserslautern) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Second Half begins 1. FC Saarbrücken 0, 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0.
    • 50': Marcel Gaus (1. FC Saarbrücken) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Goal! 1. FC Saarbrücken 0, 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Marlon Ritter (1. FC Kaiserslautern) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Almamy Touré with a cross.
    • 62': Manuel Zeitz (1. FC Saarbrücken) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Substitution, 1. FC Saarbrücken. Fabio Di Michele Sanchez replaces Marcel Gaus.
    • 67': Substitution, 1. FC Saarbrücken. Simon Stehle replaces Amine Naïfi.
    • 67': Substitution, 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Filip Stojilkovic replaces Daniel Hanslik.
    • 67': Substitution, 1. FC Saarbrücken. Tim Civeja replaces Patrick Sontheimer.
    • 75': Goal! 1. FC Saarbrücken 0, 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2. Almamy Touré (1. FC Kaiserslautern) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tymoteusz Puchacz with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 77': Julian Niehues (1. FC Kaiserslautern) is shown the yellow card.
    • 77': Fabio Di Michele Sanchez (1. FC Saarbrücken) is shown the yellow card.
    • 77': Almamy Touré (1. FC Kaiserslautern) is shown the yellow card.
    • 77': Kai Brünker (1. FC Saarbrücken) is shown the yellow card.
    • 78': Substitution, 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Frank Ronstadt replaces Jean Zimmer.
    • 78': Substitution, 1. FC Saarbrücken. Julius Biada replaces Manuel Zeitz.
    • 86': Substitution, 1. FC Saarbrücken. Boné Uaferro replaces Kasim Rabihic.
    • 90'+4': Boné Uaferro (1. FC Saarbrücken) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Game Information

    Competition: German Cup

    Venue: Ludwigsparkstadion
    Location: Saarbrücken, Germany
    Attendance: 15,903

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 19
    3 Yellow Cards 6
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 2
    46.3 Possession 53.7
    8 SHOTS 15
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.5 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    260 Accurate Passes 306
    340 Passes 395
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 6
    15 Crosses 20
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    55 Long Balls 79
    24 Accurate Long Balls 50
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 7
    4 Effective Tackles 12
    9 Tackles 14
    0.4 Tackle % 0.9
    6 Interceptions 6
    31 Effective Clearances 18
    31 Clearances 18

    Line-Ups

    FCS Saarbrücken (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Tim Schreiber (GK)
    8 Manuel Zeitz Yellow Card
    29 Lukas Boeder
    16 Bjarne Thoelke
    6 Patrick Sontheimer Yellow Card
    33 Luca Kerber
    19 Marcel Gaus Yellow Card
    7 Calogero Rizzuto
    9 Kai Brunker Yellow Card
    10 Kasim Rabihic
    25 Amine Naifi
    Substitutes:
    Dominik Becker, Simon Stehle, Robin Becker, Tim Paterok, Bone Uaferro, Julian Günther-Schmidt, Julius Biada, Fabio Di-Michele-Sanchez, Tim Civeja.

    FCK Kaiserslautern (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    32 Robin Himmelmann (GK)
    2 Boris Tomiak Yellow Card
    33 Jan Elvedi
    15 Tymoteusz Puchacz
    6 Almamy Touré
    16 Julian Niehues Yellow Card
    26 Filip Kaloc
    11 Kenny Prince Redondo
    8 Jean Zimmer
    19 Daniel Hanslik
    7 Marlon Ritter
    Substitutes:
    Richmond Tachie, Tobias Raschl, Kevin Kraus, Dickson Abiama, Aaron Opoku, Ba-Muaka Simakala, Filip Stojilkovic, Frank Ronstadt, Avdo Spahic.

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