finishing problems lead to draw

By: Ollie | May 11th, 2009

Eintracht played Hannover to a 1-1 draw despite controlling the majority of the match. Yet with the draw Eintracht open a six-point margin over the drop zone and with safety near certain the planning stage when the squad is healthy nears.

Of notable mention the Niedersachsenstadion contained a strong contingent of traveling supporters who would not let die Adler falter. With Patrick Ochs, Michael Fink and Junichi Inamoto in the starting eleven for Sebastian Jung, Nikos Liberopoulos and Chris, Eintracht pressed forward in a 4-5-1. The hosts immediately threatened and not quite ten minutes in took the lead as Mikael Forssell split Eintracht defenders playing-in Jan Schlaudraff who provided to Arnold Bruggink for the finish. The goal stirred Eintracht and for the balance of the match were able to keep Hannover on its heels. Die Adler swarmed Hannover but the final piece to the puzzle was lacking. Finally Martin Fenin’s work paid off as his cross was headed in by Ümit Korkmaz. After returning from the break the direction of the match did not change as Eintracht was clearly in control. However through the work of Robert Enke, Hannover kept Eintract from scoring the winning goal and the match ended in a draw.