3/1 Berhalter: Energie Cottbus vs Bayern Munich 9:30AM EST [R]

Sat. 3/1 Berhalter: Energie Cottbus vs Bayern Munich 9:30AM EST [R]

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Energie Cottbus: Lenz - Schröter, da Silva, Berhalter, Löw - Reghecampf, Latoundji, T. Rost, Gebhardt - Topic, Vagner - Trainer: Geyer

Bayern München: Kahn - Hargreaves, R. Kovac, T. Linke, Lizarazu - Scholl, Jeremies, Ballack, Zé Roberto - Elber, Pizarro - Trainer: Hitzfeld

 

kick off.

 

Elber offside.

Cottbus send the ball forward but can't control. BM in possession.

Ze Roberto knocked off the ball well by Da Silva.

Offside BM. Looked like a bad call.

 

BM fouled on the left flank - free kick bounces dangerously in the box - keeper makes a nice save on a headed redirection towards goal.

Poor cross by BM.

 

Hargreaves from right back position has a cross that is claimed by the keeper.

BM work their way into the box and Pizarro misses the corner by inches.

All Bayern Munich so far.

 

Ballack fined this week for criticizing tactics of Hitzfeld - felt he wasn't involved enough.

Hargreaves gets to the endline, but tackled off the ball. Throw in BM.

Berhalter wins head on throw-in, claimed by keeper.

 

Vagner gets to the corner for EG and gets a cross in - off target. First real pressure by EG.

Energie Cottbus win free kick on left flank 7 yards outside of box. Kahn easily calims free kick.

Poor pass out by Kahn - but Bayern Munich reclaim possession.

Berhalter marking Elber who can't claim a pass.

 

Cottbus counter attack - ball played to Topic in the corner who gets off a cross but just behind Cottbus player.

Topic appeared to be fouled on the wing, but no call. Cottbus attempt a cross, but ball ruled to have gone out.

Berhalter scraps with Elber and wins the ball twice in the air.

Ballack fouled.

 

Pizarro draws a free kick in a dangerous spot about 10 yards out of the box.

Ballack sends it over the wall, but easily claimed by Lenz.

Berhalter heads the ball down to Energie Cottbus player who can't control. BM in possession again.

Ze Roberto fouled.

 

EG counter attack - great pass to a wide open Topic who fires wide. Dangerous chance for Cottbus.

Yellow card on Ballack - dissent.

 

Ballack getting a talking to for diving. I thought he was pushed.

Energie Cottbus with some possession in Bayern Munich's half, but Gebhardt loses the ball after a tripping and getting kicked in the head by Hargreaves. No foul called -- wasn't deliberate.

Da Silva looking solid in defense - clears out for a throw.

Berhalter steals the ball off foot of BM player, cleared out.

Free kick Cottbus deep in their own half.

 

Jeremies on the side receiving treatment for cut above his eye.

Berhalter comes between Elber and the ball in the box - ball cleared out for a corner.

Corner cleared out. Fired back in -- offside BM.

 

Latoundji getting back of his head stapled -- cut in clash of heads with Jeremies. Jeremies heading for the locker room.

Confusion in the box by Cottbus - manage to clear out for a corner.

Header cleared off the line. Elber gets in the box -- offside -- horrible call. (But Lenz had saved the shot)

 

Pizarro yellowed after he did well to fight for the ball inthe box. Ruled to have kicked Lenz. Another terrible call.

Berhalter earlier in the play had gone for the steal but missed the ball which allowed Pizarro to receive the pass in the box.

Lenz comes well out of the box to clear a ball out of danger.

Scholl takes a shot - deflects out for another corner.

 

1-0 Bayern. Ballack heads into the corner after a nice cross.

 

8th goal of the year by Ballack.

33 minutes gone.

 

First goal allowed by Cottbus in over 300 minutes.

Pizarro gets a shot on goal - but claimed easily by Lenz.

 

Great save out for a corner by Lenz after Ze Roberto finds Scholl at the top of the box - shot deflected over the bar.

Foul on Ze Roberto. Free kick floated in but easily claimed by Lenz.

38 minutes gone.

 

Hargreaves wins a foul after pushing up the right. Free kick cleared. Ball sent back in - cleared out for a corner.

Corner headed well over by Elber.

41 minutes gone

 

Topic wins his 5th yellow card of the season.

Berhalter wins header - goes out for a throw.

Cottbus with a dangerous break - cross cleared out for a corner. Latoundji got a head on the corner but it deflects off Hargreaves head and is cleared.

Cottbus win another corner which is played short to the corner of the box - dangerous ball sent in, but it's cleared.

50 seconds until halftime.

 

Great chance for Cottbus after ball is sent into the box - Da Silva just can't get a foot on the ball as it bounces across the goal mouth and out.

Half time.