Match Report


FC Union BerlinFC Union Berlin     Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Samir WielandS. Wieland65
G
1
G
65Johann BagayokoJ. Bagayoko
Nicolas KlimekN. Klimek69
D
2
D
69Eduardo RomeroE. Romero
Rainer SeelerR. Seeler66
D
captain3
D
67Geoffroy MercierG. Mercier
Uwe WallnerU. Wallner61
D
4
D
67Rainer SeelerR. Seeler
Jochem van den BroekJ. van den Broek56
M
5
M
76Nils WielandN. Wieland
Torsten ZieglerT. Ziegler55
M
6captain
M
67Ricardo HerreroR. Herrero
Anton WelkeA. Welke53
M
7
M
62Colin HigginbothamC. Higginbotham
Linus TurekL. Turek51
M
8
M
61Jan NetzerJ. Netzer
Markus FrommM. Fromm51
M
9
A
66Martin BierhoffM. Bierhoff
Vincenzo ArendtV. Arendt68
A
10
A
57Martin GarciaM. Garcia
Matt KahnM. Kahn59
A
11
A
53Bakary KaiserB. Kaiser
 
Jonas SchulzeJ. Schulze58
A
12
D
61Paul FrieserP. Frieser
Arno ZieglerA. Ziegler56
D
13
M
54Noah AugsteinN. Augstein
Simon KoschmiederS. Koschmieder53
D
14
M
51Torsten JahnT. Jahn

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Alte Försterei where FC Union Berlin play host to Borussia Mönchengladbach . A crowd of 8,967 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Union Berlin are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Borussia Mönchengladbach appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Uwe Klinsmann.


0.00
FC Union Berlin kick off and get the match underway!
6.32
Colin Higginbotham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff whips in a cross ball towards Nils Wieland. Uwe Wallner hacks Nils Wieland from behind! Penalty not given!!
8.30
Rainer Seeler threads the ball through to Matt Kahn. Matt Kahn kicks a strong pass forward to Anton Welke but the referee indicates it's offside!
9.12
Colin Higginbotham threads a neat ball through to Nils Wieland. Nils Wieland skips past Uwe Wallner! Nils Wieland takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Samir Wieland manages to gather it.
10.49
Colin Higginbotham makes a probing pass to Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Samir Wieland who gathers it comfortably.
24.31
Torsten Ziegler passes the ball forward to Matt Kahn. Matt Kahn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.02
Jochem van den Broek passes the ball forward to Matt Kahn. Matt Kahn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vincenzo Arendt but he's offside!
30.52
Linus Turek comes in with a late challenge on Nils Wieland. Linus Turek is warned by the referee! Nils Wieland grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
33.13
Torsten Ziegler makes a simple pass to Matt Kahn. Matt Kahn plays a quick one-two with Vincenzo Arendt and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Matt Kahn provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
38.06
Jan Netzer catches Nicolas Klimek on the ankles. The referee calls over Jan Netzer and shows him a yellow card! Nicolas Klimek stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.26
Martin Garcia threads a neat ball through to Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.44
Nicolas Klimek threads the ball through to Jochem van den Broek. Jochem van den Broek knocks the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Arendt. Vincenzo Arendt makes a probing pass to Anton Welke but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Borussia Mönchengladbach get the second half underway!
49.13
Uwe Wallner plays the ball forward to Markus Fromm. Markus Fromm flicks a high pass forward to Matt Kahn who brings the ball under control. Matt Kahn tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.54
Nils Wieland sees Bakary Kaiser in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bakary Kaiser tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Samir Wieland smothers it!
55.05
Torsten Ziegler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Linus Turek. Linus Turek plays a scrappy one-two with Markus Fromm and advances towards the goal... Linus Turek muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
59.02
Uwe Wallner flicks a high pass forward. Linus Turek controls it well on his chest. Linus Turek puts a great ball through but Vincenzo Arendt is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
60.26
FC Union Berlin have made a substitution with Simon Koschmieder replacing Matt Kahn .
67.39
Nils Wieland makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bakary Kaiser. Bakary Kaiser skips past Nicolas Klimek! Bakary Kaiser muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Samir Wieland with no chance!! Goal for Borussia Mönchengladbach !
72.02
Eduardo Romero darts forward. Eduardo Romero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Herrero. Ricardo Herrero plays a one-two with Colin Higginbotham and advances towards the goal... Ricardo Herrero makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
77.20
Borussia Mönchengladbach have made a substitution with Paul Frieser replacing Rainer Seeler .
79.54
Jan Netzer runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jan Netzer plays a scrappy one-two with Martin Bierhoff and advances towards the goal... Jan Netzer tries a spectacular strike but it misses the target by a large margin!
84.57
Eduardo Romero flicks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Kaiser. Bakary Kaiser controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Netzer. Jan Netzer shoots from 20 yards but Samir Wieland reads it well. Quality keeping!
89.52
Eduardo Romero takes it forward alone. Eduardo Romero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Samir Wieland smothers it!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Union Berlin

Borussia Mönchengladbach
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
5
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.9%
45.1%
Play Area
26.8%
46.5%
26.8%

Scorers
Bakary Kaiser 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bakary Kaiser of Borussia Mönchengladbach

Match Ratings
1.Samir Wieland (GK)
8
2.Nicolas Klimek (DEF)
7
3.Rainer Seeler (DEF)
7
4.Uwe Wallner (DEF)
6
5.Jochem van den Broek (MID)
6
6.Torsten Ziegler (MID)
7
7.Anton Welke (MID)
6
8.Linus Turek (MID)
6
9.Markus Fromm (MID)
6
10.Vincenzo Arendt (ATT)
6
11.Matt Kahn (ATT)
6
 
12.Jonas Schulze (ATT)
0
13.Arno Ziegler (DEF)
0
14.Simon Koschmieder (DEF)
6

1.Johann Bagayoko (GK)
6
2.Eduardo Romero (DEF)
8
3.Geoffroy Mercier (DEF)
6
4.Rainer Seeler (DEF)
6
5.Nils Wieland (MID)
8
6.Ricardo Herrero (MID)
6
7.Colin Higginbotham (MID)
6
8.Jan Netzer (MID)yellow card
6
9.Martin Bierhoff (ATT)
6
10.Martin Garcia (ATT)
6
11.Bakary Kaiser (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Paul Frieser (DEF)
6
13.Noah Augstein (MID)
0
14.Torsten Jahn (MID)
0