Match Report


Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach      FC Union BerlinFC Union Berlin
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Johann BagayokoJ. Bagayoko65
G
1
G
65Samir WielandS. Wieland
Eduardo RomeroE. Romero69
D
2
D
69Nicolas KlimekN. Klimek
Geoffroy MercierG. Mercier67
D
3captain
D
67Rainer SeelerR. Seeler
Rainer SeelerR. Seeler67
D
4
D
61Uwe WallnerU. Wallner
Nils WielandN. Wieland76
M
5
M
57Aaron MooreA. Moore
Ricardo HerreroR. Herrero67
M
captain6
M
56Jochem van den BroekJ. van den Broek
Jan NetzerJ. Netzer62
M
7
M
55Torsten ZieglerT. Ziegler
Colin HigginbothamC. Higginbotham62
M
8
M
53Anton WelkeA. Welke
Martin BierhoffM. Bierhoff67
A
9
M
51Linus TurekL. Turek
Martin GarciaM. Garcia58
A
10
A
68Vincenzo ArendtV. Arendt
Bakary KaiserB. Kaiser53
A
11
A
61Jonas WendelJ. Wendel
 
Paul FrieserP. Frieser61
D
12
A
59Matt KahnM. Kahn
Noah AugsteinN. Augstein54
M
13
A
58Jonas SchulzeJ. Schulze
Torsten JahnT. Jahn51
M
14
D
56Arno ZieglerA. Ziegler

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to FC Union Berlin. A crowd of 9,352 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Union Berlin appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Schnellinger.


0.00
FC Union Berlin start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.56
Colin Higginbotham flicks a high pass forward. Martin Bierhoff collects the pass. Martin Bierhoff sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
4.44
Nicolas Klimek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rainer Seeler. Rainer Seeler flicks a high pass forward. Linus Turek holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Linus Turek knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Wendel. Jonas Wendel beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
9.44
Vincenzo Arendt knocks the ball forward to Aaron Moore. Aaron Moore knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Wendel. Jonas Wendel powers a header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
14.21
Eduardo Romero takes a long throw-in. Geoffroy Mercier sees Rainer Seeler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rainer Seeler laces a weighted ball forward to Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball towards Nils Wieland. Nils Wieland makes a deft header but somehow Samir Wieland manages to keep it out.
26.18
Colin Higginbotham flicks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Herrero. Ricardo Herrero shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
34.48
Geoffroy Mercier makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Herrero. Ricardo Herrero whips in a cross ball towards Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
38.55
Ricardo Herrero flicks a high pass forward. Jan Netzer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jan Netzer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
40.32
Rainer Seeler threads a neat ball through to Uwe Wallner. Uwe Wallner runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Uwe Wallner knocks the ball forward into space. Linus Turek bursts forward onto the loose ball. The linesmans flag is up! A very close offside call!
42.21
Torsten Ziegler comes in with a late challenge on Geoffroy Mercier. Torsten Ziegler is shown the yellow card! Geoffroy Mercier stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.14
Rainer Seeler threads the ball through to Jan Netzer. Jan Netzer flicks a high ball forward to Martin Bierhoff who takes it down. Martin Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off the second half!
49.00
Jan Netzer changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jan Netzer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
55.43
Geoffroy Mercier flicks a high pass forward. Martin Garcia collects the pass. Martin Garcia makes a probing pass to Jan Netzer. Jan Netzer finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Samir Wieland!
60.54
FC Union Berlin have made a substitution with Arno Ziegler replacing Jonas Wendel .
65.57
Eduardo Romero makes a beautiful solo run. Eduardo Romero rushes past Uwe Wallner! Eduardo Romero comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Samir Wieland. Excellent save.
71.32
Nils Wieland controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bakary Kaiser. Bakary Kaiser tries a spectacular long range effort but Samir Wieland is on top of it.
77.39
Borussia Mönchengladbach have made a substitution with Paul Frieser replacing Rainer Seeler .
81.42
Rainer Seeler threads the ball through to Jochem van den Broek. Jochem van den Broek makes a simple pass to Torsten Ziegler. Torsten Ziegler finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Johann Bagayoko. Excellent save.
85.14
Colin Higginbotham threads a neat ball through to Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Samir Wieland!
90.00
Geoffroy Mercier hacks Vincenzo Arendt from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vincenzo Arendt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Free kick to FC Union Berlin just outside the area...
90.00
Vincenzo Arendt takes a stuttering run up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Borussia Mönchengladbach

FC Union Berlin
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.7%
45.3%
Play Area
21.3%
44%
34.7%

Scorers
Ricardo Herrero 26

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ricardo Herrero of Borussia Mönchengladbach

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

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