Match Report


FC Union BerlinFC Union Berlin     Hannover 96Hannover 96
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Samir WielandS. Wieland65
G
1
G
66Bakary DörnerB. Dörner
Nicolas KlimekN. Klimek69
D
2
D
75Ruel RodgersR. Rodgers
Rainer SeelerR. Seeler66
D
captain3captain
D
70Kelvin BeckhamK. Beckham
Uwe WallnerU. Wallner61
D
4
D
68Gaspar NascimentoG. Nascimento
Marcel BeckmannM. Beckmann63
M
5
M
76Sven EngelsS. Engels
Ricardo DiezR. Diez63
M
6
M
70Alexandre RamosA. Ramos
Jochem van den BroekJ. van den Broek56
M
7
M
67Stefan GötzS. Götz
Markus FrommM. Fromm50
M
8
M
63Alexander StiepermannA. Stiepermann
Hauke KohlerH. Kohler49
M
9
A
69Sven BreitnerS. Breitner
Vincenzo ArendtV. Arendt68
A
10
A
68Luis DiazL. Diaz
Philipp PoschnerP. Poschner62
A
11
A
62Paul ZiegeP. Ziege
 
Jonas WendelJ. Wendel61
A
12
G
63Martin OswaldM. Oswald
Matt KahnM. Kahn59
A
13
A
60Philipp BirnbaumP. Birnbaum
Arno ZieglerA. Ziegler56
D
14
D
60Markus FriedmannM. Friedmann

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Alte Försterei where FC Union Berlin play host to Hannover 96. A crowd of 9,127 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Union Berlin are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Hannover 96 appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Florian Geis.


0.00
The first half starts with FC Union Berlin kicking off!
12.42
Stefan Götz threads a neat ball through to Paul Ziege. Paul Ziege lofts in a cross ball towards Alexandre Ramos. Alexandre Ramos connects with a diving header. Samir Wieland gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
20.41
Alexandre Ramos passes the ball forward to Paul Ziege. Paul Ziege knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.54
Stefan Götz threads the ball through to Luis Diaz. Luis Diaz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicolas Klimek.
24.57
Ruel Rodgers flicks a high pass forward. Kelvin Beckham controls it well on his chest. Kelvin Beckham flicks a high pass forward. Paul Ziege collects the pass. Paul Ziege whips in a cross ball towards Sven Breitner. Sven Breitner is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Samir Wieland picks it out of the air!
27.43
Alexandre Ramos makes a beautiful solo run. Alexandre Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Luis Diaz controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Luis Diaz provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Nicolas Klimek steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
32.44
Alexander Stiepermann flicks a high ball forward to Sven Breitner who takes it down. Sven Breitner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.30
Markus Fromm runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Markus Fromm controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
36.58
Nicolas Klimek surges forward with the ball. Nicolas Klimek flicks a high ball forward to Jochem van den Broek who takes it down. Jochem van den Broek knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kelvin Beckham.
38.44
Vincenzo Arendt makes a simple pass to Philipp Poschner. Philipp Poschner lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Arendt. Vincenzo Arendt connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
42.34
Ruel Rodgers hacks Philipp Poschner from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Philipp Poschner stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.31
Sven Engels makes a probing pass to Stefan Götz. Showing composure, Stefan Götz plays the ball forward to Luis Diaz. Luis Diaz controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Paul Ziege through on goal. Paul Ziege strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
45.00
Sven Breitner flicks a high pass forward. Luis Diaz easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luis Diaz shoots from outside the area but Samir Wieland is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Union Berlin appear unchanged since the first half. Hannover 96 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Hannover 96 kick off!
47.32
Sven Engels flicks a high pass forward. Paul Ziege holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Ziege knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.10
Markus Fromm makes a probing pass to Philipp Poschner. Philipp Poschner shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
60.36
FC Union Berlin have made a substitution with Arno Ziegler replacing Philipp Poschner .Hannover 96 have made 3 substitutions with Martin Oswald replacing Alexandre Ramos, Markus Friedmann replacing Paul Ziege and Philipp Birnbaum replacing Luis Diaz .
75.40
Sven Breitner catches Nicolas Klimek on the ankles. The referee calls over Sven Breitner and shows him a yellow card! Nicolas Klimek hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.50
Marcel Beckmann flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Kohler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hauke Kohler shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
78.27
Rainer Seeler chips the ball to his team mate, Markus Fromm. Markus Fromm advances with the ball. Markus Fromm rushes past Ruel Rodgers! Ruel Rodgers barges into Markus Fromm. Markus Fromm appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
81.49
With vision, Rainer Seeler plays the ball forward to Ricardo Diez. Ricardo Diez knocks the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Arendt. Vincenzo Arendt rushes past Sven Engels! Vincenzo Arendt shoots from just inside the box. Vincenzo Arendt scores for FC Union Berlin!!
84.28
Ruel Rodgers makes a simple pass to Sven Engels. Sven Engels chips the ball to his team mate, Markus Friedmann. Markus Friedmann shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
87.29
Markus Fromm threads the ball through to Arno Ziegler. Arno Ziegler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gaspar Nascimento.
89.06
Nicolas Klimek takes a long throw-in. Uwe Wallner knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Diez. Ricardo Diez knocks the ball forward to Vincenzo Arendt. Vincenzo Arendt advances inside the box! Vincenzo Arendt tries a spectacular strike but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
Rainer Seeler makes a beautiful solo run. Rainer Seeler flicks a high pass forward to Marcel Beckmann who brings the ball under control. Marcel Beckmann plays a one-two with Arno Ziegler and advances towards the goal... Marcel Beckmann shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Union Berlin

Hannover 96
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.8%
44.2%
Play Area
29.9%
42.9%
27.3%

Scorers
Vincenzo Arendt 81
Marcel Beckmann 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vincenzo Arendt of FC Union Berlin

Match Ratings
1.Samir Wieland (GK)
8
2.Nicolas Klimek (DEF)
7
3.Rainer Seeler (DEF)
7
4.Uwe Wallner (DEF)
6
5.Marcel Beckmann (MID)goal scored
8
6.Ricardo Diez (MID)
7
7.Jochem van den Broek (MID)
6
8.Markus Fromm (MID)
8
9.Hauke Kohler (MID)
6
10.Vincenzo Arendt (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Philipp Poschner (ATT)
6
 
12.Jonas Wendel (ATT)
0
13.Matt Kahn (ATT)
0
14.Arno Ziegler (DEF)
6

1.Bakary Dörner (GK)
6
2.Ruel Rodgers (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Kelvin Beckham (DEF)
6
4.Gaspar Nascimento (DEF)
6
5.Sven Engels (MID)
6
6.Alexandre Ramos (MID)
7
7.Stefan Götz (MID)
6
8.Alexander Stiepermann (MID)
6
9.Sven Breitner (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Luis Diaz (ATT)
6
11.Paul Ziege (ATT)
6
 
12.Martin Oswald (GK)
6
13.Philipp Birnbaum (ATT)
6
14.Markus Friedmann (DEF)
6