Match Report


FC Union BerlinFC Union Berlin     DSC Arminia BielefeldDSC Arminia Bielefeld
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Samir WielandS. Wieland65
G
1
G
63Arno KnappA. Knapp
Nicolas KlimekN. Klimek69
D
2
D
63Dietmar BusseD. Busse
Rainer SeelerR. Seeler67
D
captain3
D
60Giuliano LucarelliG. Lucarelli
Uwe WallnerU. Wallner61
D
4captain
D
60Simon ZimmermannS. Zimmermann
Jochem van den BroekJ. van den Broek56
M
5
D
50Eric NahrstedtE. Nahrstedt
Torsten ZieglerT. Ziegler55
M
6
M
71Henry KasperH. Kasper
Anton WelkeA. Welke53
M
7
M
54Matthias HollmerM. Hollmer
Linus TurekL. Turek51
M
8
M
43Thomas SchröderT. Schröder
Markus FrommM. Fromm51
M
9
M
42Callum McinnesC. Mcinnes
Vincenzo ArendtV. Arendt68
A
10
A
66Hannes KlinsmannH. Klinsmann
Jonas WendelJ. Wendel61
A
11
A
66Said JongenS. Jongen
 
Matt KahnM. Kahn59
A
12
A
65Steffen RahnS. Rahn
Jonas SchulzeJ. Schulze58
A
13
A
59Florian EderF. Eder
Arno ZieglerA. Ziegler56
D
14
A
59Mark Di DioM. Di Dio

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Alte Försterei where FC Union Berlin play host to DSC Arminia Bielefeld. A crowd of 9,041 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Union Berlin are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while DSC Arminia Bielefeld appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Simon Jung.


0.00
FC Union Berlin get the match underway!
8.38
Markus Fromm hits a low pass to Torsten Ziegler. Torsten Ziegler lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Arendt. Vincenzo Arendt knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
14.09
Uwe Wallner threads a neat ball through to Linus Turek. Linus Turek sees space and advances. Linus Turek shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.40
Matthias Hollmer makes a probing pass to Hannes Klinsmann. Hannes Klinsmann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
38.42
Simon Zimmermann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Schröder. Thomas Schröder makes a simple pass to Said Jongen. Said Jongen knocks in a cross ball towards Matthias Hollmer. Matthias Hollmer directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
44.37
Hannes Klinsmann makes a simple pass to Said Jongen. Said Jongen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Union Berlin appear unchanged since the first half. DSC Arminia Bielefeld also appear unchanged since the first half. The DSC Arminia Bielefeld players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with DSC Arminia Bielefeld kicking off!
48.43
Uwe Wallner decides to run forward with the ball. Uwe Wallner kicks a strong pass forward to Jonas Wendel. Jonas Wendel threads a neat, attacking ball through to Vincenzo Arendt. Vincenzo Arendt tries a spectacular strike. Arno Knapp is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
51.04
Giuliano Lucarelli makes a probing pass to Matthias Hollmer. Matthias Hollmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Said Jongen. Said Jongen shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
59.58
Simon Zimmermann plays the ball forward to Hannes Klinsmann. With imagination, Hannes Klinsmann laces a through ball forward to Said Jongen. Said Jongen shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.58
FC Union Berlin have made a substitution with Arno Ziegler replacing Jonas Wendel .
61.66
Nicolas Klimek runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Nicolas Klimek controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
67.22
Matthias Hollmer flicks a high pass forward. Hannes Klinsmann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hannes Klinsmann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.29
Torsten Ziegler darts forward. Torsten Ziegler passes the ball forward but Arno Ziegler is offside!
78.56
Torsten Ziegler makes an attacking run forward. Torsten Ziegler runs straight at the defence! Torsten Ziegler shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
84.43
Uwe Wallner sees Anton Welke in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Anton Welke sees Linus Turek in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Linus Turek rushes past Eric Nahrstedt! Linus Turek makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.01
Eric Nahrstedt chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Schröder. Thomas Schröder threads a neat ball through to Henry Kasper. Henry Kasper shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
90.00
Vincenzo Arendt hits a low pass to Arno Ziegler. Arno Ziegler knocks in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Arendt. Vincenzo Arendt is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Union Berlin

DSC Arminia Bielefeld
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
4
0
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
21.9%
49.3%
28.8%

Scorers
Vincenzo Arendt 8, 48, 90
Torsten Ziegler 79

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

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

1.Arno Knapp (GK)
6
2.Dietmar Busse (DEF)
6
3.Giuliano Lucarelli (DEF)
6
4.Simon Zimmermann (DEF)
6
5.Eric Nahrstedt (DEF)
6
6.Henry Kasper (MID)
6
7.Matthias Hollmer (MID)
6
8.Thomas Schröder (MID)
6
9.Callum Mcinnes (MID)
6
10.Hannes Klinsmann (ATT)
6
11.Said Jongen (ATT)
6
 
12.Steffen Rahn (ATT)
0
13.Florian Eder (ATT)
0
14.Mark Di Dio (ATT)
0