Match Report


FC Union BerlinFC Union Berlin     FC KölnFC Köln
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Nico MeyerN. Meyer60
G
1
G
52Rainer BöhmR. Böhm
Philipp ScholzP. Scholz52
D
2
D
59Malte LittbarskiM. Littbarski
Nikolas BirkwaldN. Birkwald52
D
3
D
56Alexander SchulzeA. Schulze
David ReimersD. Reimers51
D
4
D
46Philipp SchraderP. Schrader
Moritz HermannM. Hermann57
M
5
D
46Nico EmmerlichN. Emmerlich
Christopher Van Der MeerC. Van Der Meer52
M
6
M
64Oliver HermannO. Hermann
Vilhjálmur HardarsonV. Hardarson52
M
7
M
58Gerhard TöpferG. Töpfer
Matthias KöllerM. Köller52
M
8
M
52Yuriy KorkishkoY. Korkishko
Uwe WielandU. Wieland73
A
9
M
52Leon KneisslL. Kneissl
Julian SchrammJ. Schramm59
A
10
A
59Jonas HankeJ. Hanke
Nils ReimersN. Reimers53
A
11
A
53Philipp RothP. Roth

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Alte Försterei where FC Union Berlin play host to FC Köln. A crowd of 8,091 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
FC Union Berlin are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Köln appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
FC Union Berlin kick off and get the first half underway!
8.22
FC Union Berlin are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
9.03
Christopher Van Der Meer makes a probing pass to Nils Reimers. Nils Reimers knocks in a cross ball towards Uwe Wieland. Uwe Wieland flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.42
Christopher Van Der Meer makes a simple pass to Uwe Wieland. Uwe Wieland sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Rainer Böhm!
20.40
Christopher Van Der Meer chips the ball to his team mate, Nils Reimers. Nils Reimers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.20
Christopher Van Der Meer threads the ball through to Julian Schramm. Julian Schramm sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Rainer Böhm manages to keep it out.
30.47
Christopher Van Der Meer clumsily knocks into Yuriy Korkishko. Christopher Van Der Meer is given a warning by the referee! Yuriy Korkishko hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.09
Oliver Hermann kicks a strong pass forward to Philipp Roth. Philipp Roth shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.12
Alexander Schulze clumsily knocks into Uwe Wieland. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Uwe Wieland runs off the knock.
42.53
FC Köln are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate FC Union Berlin's defence.
44.06
Christopher Van Der Meer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Schramm. Julian Schramm whips in a cross ball towards Uwe Wieland. Uwe Wieland heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
Christopher Van Der Meer knocks the ball to his team mate, Nils Reimers. Nils Reimers lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Schramm. Julian Schramm connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
FC Köln kick off!
49.05
Christopher Van Der Meer chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Schramm. Julian Schramm lofts in a cross ball towards Uwe Wieland. Uwe Wieland flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
51.36
Matthias Köller makes a probing pass to Uwe Wieland. Uwe Wieland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.29
Vilhjálmur Hardarson kicks a strong pass forward to Nils Reimers. Nils Reimers knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Philipp Schrader.
55.00
Vilhjálmur Hardarson sees space and advances. Vilhjálmur Hardarson shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.20
Nikolas Birkwald threads the ball through to Christopher Van Der Meer. Christopher Van Der Meer knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Schramm. Julian Schramm shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
61.02
Christopher Van Der Meer flicks the ball to his team mate, Nils Reimers. Nils Reimers lofts in a cross ball towards Uwe Wieland. Uwe Wieland directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
63.07
Alexander Schulze clumsily knocks into Uwe Wieland. Alexander Schulze is warned by the referee! Uwe Wieland stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.28
Vilhjálmur Hardarson flicks the ball to his team mate, Uwe Wieland. Uwe Wieland shoots from distance but Rainer Böhm is on top of it.
67.30
Philipp Scholz hacks Philipp Roth from behind! Philipp Scholz is given a warning by the referee! Philipp Roth stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.36
Oliver Hermann passes the ball forward to Jonas Hanke. Jonas Hanke sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.46
Philipp Schrader passes the ball forward to Gerhard Töpfer. Gerhard Töpfer makes a simple pass to Philipp Roth. Philipp Roth knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Philipp Scholz.
84.36
David Reimers kicks a strong pass forward to Vilhjálmur Hardarson. Vilhjálmur Hardarson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Uwe Wieland. Uwe Wieland threads the ball through to Julian Schramm but he's offside!
85.36
Philipp Scholz surges forward with the ball. Philipp Scholz kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Schramm. Julian Schramm knocks in a cross ball towards Uwe Wieland. Uwe Wieland powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
87.15
Nikolas Birkwald knocks the ball to his team mate, Christopher Van Der Meer. Christopher Van Der Meer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Uwe Wieland. Uwe Wieland knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alexander Schulze.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Rainer Böhm of FC Köln
Match Statistics
 

FC Union Berlin

FC Köln
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.3%
36.7%
Play Area
19%
48.1%
32.9%