Match Report


FC Union BerlinFC Union Berlin     FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04
Computer Player Computer Player Ed Davies Ed Davies
Samir WielandS. Wieland65
G
1captain
G
71Pascal BorchardP. Borchard
Nicolas KlimekN. Klimek69
D
2
D
65Simon SparwasserS. Sparwasser
Rainer SeelerR. Seeler67
D
captain3
D
67Gerhard NeuhausG. Neuhaus
Uwe WallnerU. Wallner61
D
4
D
65Torsten PolheimT. Polheim
Aaron MooreA. Moore57
M
5
M
66Jonas MetzgerJ. Metzger
Jochem van den BroekJ. van den Broek56
M
6
M
74Ivan FernandezI. Fernandez
Torsten ZieglerT. Ziegler55
M
7
M
69Jean DeguervilleJ. Deguerville
Anton WelkeA. Welke53
M
8
M
71Matthias LinkeM. Linke
Linus TurekL. Turek51
M
9
A
67Sergio SoaresS. Soares
Vincenzo ArendtV. Arendt68
A
10
A
69Alberto GentoA. Gento
Jonas WendelJ. Wendel61
A
11
A
72Clive FroggattC. Froggatt
 
Matt KahnM. Kahn59
A
12
D
65Marc AdamsM. Adams
Jonas SchulzeJ. Schulze58
A
13
M
60Dietmar DehmD. Dehm
Arno ZieglerA. Ziegler56
D
14
A
60Nikolas KrügerN. Krüger

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Alte Försterei where FC Union Berlin play host to FC Schalke 04. A crowd of 9,782 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Union Berlin are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Philipp Hoeness.


0.00
FC Schalke 04 get the match underway!
9.43
Linus Turek flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Arendt easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vincenzo Arendt chips the ball to his team mate, Jonas Wendel. Some world-class footwork from Jonas Wendel provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but is denied by Pascal Borchard. Excellent save.
10.02
Linus Turek threads a neat ball through to Jochem van den Broek. Jochem van den Broek advances inside the box! Simon Sparwasser hacks Jochem van den Broek from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
12.37
Alberto Gento threads the ball through to Sergio Soares. Sergio Soares rushes past Rainer Seeler! Sergio Soares makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Samir Wieland gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
14.41
Uwe Wallner darts forward. Uwe Wallner decides to run forward with the ball. Uwe Wallner lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Arendt. Vincenzo Arendt beats his man to it with a header but Pascal Borchard is on top of it.
15.12
Showing composure, Alberto Gento picks a pass forward to Matthias Linke. Matthias Linke shoots from long range. Samir Wieland gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
18.54
Gerhard Neuhaus chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Fernandez. Ivan Fernandez makes a probing pass to Jonas Metzger. Jonas Metzger whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.51
Ivan Fernandez flicks a high pass forward to Clive Froggatt who brings the ball under control. Clive Froggatt lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Samir Wieland gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
22.05
Ivan Fernandez passes the ball forward to Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
27.16
Linus Turek passes the ball forward to Vincenzo Arendt. Vincenzo Arendt controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
28.57
Nicolas Klimek plays the ball forward to Aaron Moore. Aaron Moore makes a simple pass to Vincenzo Arendt. Vincenzo Arendt shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
32.47
Ivan Fernandez passes the ball forward to Sergio Soares. Sergio Soares shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
34.42
Jean Deguerville flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthias Linke. Matthias Linke tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Samir Wieland!
40.28
Seeing a gap ahead, Torsten Polheim plays the ball forward to Jean Deguerville. Jean Deguerville flicks a high ball forward to Clive Froggatt who takes it down. Clive Froggatt controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Samir Wieland manages to gather it.
42.31
Rainer Seeler threads the ball through to Uwe Wallner. Without breaking stride, Uwe Wallner plays the ball forward to Vincenzo Arendt. Vincenzo Arendt shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
45.00
Jonas Metzger knocks the ball forward to Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento whips in a cross ball towards Jean Deguerville. Jean Deguerville makes a deft header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Union Berlin appear unchanged since the first half. FC Schalke 04 also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Schalke 04 players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Union Berlin kick off!
49.02
Simon Sparwasser controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Fernandez. Ivan Fernandez flicks a high pass forward to Alberto Gento who brings the ball under control. Alberto Gento threads a neat, attacking ball through to Clive Froggatt. Clive Froggatt tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Samir Wieland.
50.46
It's a corner kick. Ivan Fernandez loops the ball over to the far post. Rainer Seeler gets to the ball and clears it up field.
54.24
Matthias Linke flicks a high pass forward to Alberto Gento who brings the ball under control. Alberto Gento lofts in a cross ball towards Clive Froggatt. Clive Froggatt makes a deft header. Samir Wieland manages to gather it effortlessly.
57.01
Ivan Fernandez sees Sergio Soares in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sergio Soares shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.17
FC Union Berlin have made a substitution with Arno Ziegler replacing Jonas Wendel .FC Schalke 04 have made 2 substitutions with Marc Adams replacing Simon Sparwasser and Dietmar Dehm replacing Jean Deguerville and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-5-2 formation.
65.27
Clive Froggatt threads the ball through to Ivan Fernandez. Ivan Fernandez shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
69.19
Ivan Fernandez chips the ball to his team mate, Matthias Linke. Matthias Linke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rainer Seeler.
75.02
Sergio Soares flicks a high pass forward to Alberto Gento who brings the ball under control. Alberto Gento controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Clive Froggatt. Clive Froggatt plays a scrappy one-two with Alberto Gento and stumbles forward towards the goal... Clive Froggatt muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.32
Torsten Ziegler flicks a high pass forward. Aaron Moore controls it well on his chest. Aaron Moore knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Torsten Polheim.
78.52
Sergio Soares threads a neat ball through to Clive Froggatt. Clive Froggatt plays a one-two with Alberto Gento and advances towards the goal... Clive Froggatt tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

FC Union Berlin

FC Schalke 04
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
9
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.5%
62.5%
Play Area
34.7%
45.8%
19.4%

Scorers
Clive Froggatt 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Clive Froggatt of FC Schalke 04

Match Ratings
1.Samir Wieland (GK)
9
2.Nicolas Klimek (DEF)
6
3.Rainer Seeler (DEF)
6
4.Uwe Wallner (DEF)
7
5.Aaron Moore (MID)
6
6.Jochem van den Broek (MID)
6
7.Torsten Ziegler (MID)
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

1.Pascal Borchard (GK)
6
2.Simon Sparwasser (DEF)
6
3.Gerhard Neuhaus (DEF)
6
4.Torsten Polheim (DEF)
7
5.Jonas Metzger (MID)
6
6.Ivan Fernandez (MID)
7
7.Jean Deguerville (MID)
6
8.Matthias Linke (MID)
6
9.Sergio Soares (ATT)
7
10.Alberto Gento (ATT)
8
11.Clive Froggatt (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Marc Adams (DEF)
6
13.Dietmar Dehm (MID)
6
14.Nikolas Krüger (ATT)
0