Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Alte Försterei where FC Union Berlin play host to Hamburger SV. A crowd of 9,667 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
FC Union Berlin are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hamburger SV appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
The first half starts with Hamburger SV kicking off!
2.21
Anton Schröder sees a break and surges forward. Anton Schröder shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
10.56
Christopher Van Der Meer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Schramm. Julian Schramm knocks in a cross ball towards Uwe Wieland. Uwe Wieland flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
14.44
Leon Janes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sven Hanke. Sven Hanke shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
16.55
Marc Wendel flicks the ball to his team mate, Philipp Bräutigam. Philipp Bräutigam threads the ball through to Nikolas Wieland. Nikolas Wieland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.35
Philipp Bräutigam threads the ball through to Nikolas Wieland. Nikolas Wieland lofts in a cross ball towards Sven Hanke. Sven Hanke is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Nico Meyer is on top of it.
30.52
Philipp Bräutigam makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Hanke. Sven Hanke tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.12
Vilhjálmur Hardarson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nils Reimers. Nils Reimers knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Schramm. Julian Schramm powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.51
Leon Janes makes a probing pass to Sven Hanke. Sven Hanke sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Anton Schröder sees a break and surges forward. Anton Schröder tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Nico Meyer!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and FC Union Berlin get the second half underway!
48.14
Nikolas Birkwald takes it forward alone. Nikolas Birkwald deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Schramm. Julian Schramm shoots from outside the area but Philipp Krüger is on top of it.
53.14
Matthias Köller flicks the ball to his team mate, Nils Reimers. Nils Reimers plays a perfect one-two with Uwe Wieland and rushes in on goal... Nils Reimers cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Philipp Krüger!
54.38
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
55.32
Uwe Wieland clumsily knocks into Marc Wendel. The referee calls over Uwe Wieland and shows him a yellow card! Marc Wendel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.22
Anton Schröder knocks the ball to his team mate, Sven Hanke. Sven Hanke makes a simple pass to Nikolas Wieland. Nikolas Wieland makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
61.15
Patrick Marsden makes a simple pass to Philipp Bräutigam. Philipp Bräutigam passes the ball forward to Sven Hanke. Sven Hanke controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.18
Philipp Scholz chips the ball to his team mate, Christopher Van Der Meer. Christopher Van Der Meer sees space and advances. Christopher Van Der Meer kicks a strong pass forward to Nils Reimers. Nils Reimers shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
66.42
Christopher Van Der Meer sees space and advances. Christopher Van Der Meer whips in a cross ball towards Julian Schramm. Julian Schramm is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Julian Schramm scores for FC Union Berlin!!
69.07
Nikolas Birkwald threads the ball through to Matthias Köller. Matthias Köller deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Schramm. Julian Schramm lofts in a cross ball towards Nils Reimers. Nils Reimers is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Philipp Krüger.
71.21
Vilhjálmur Hardarson makes a probing pass to Julian Schramm. Julian Schramm deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nils Reimers. Nils Reimers cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
79.49
Christopher Van Der Meer takes it forward alone. Christopher Van Der Meer whips in a cross ball towards Nils Reimers. Nils Reimers heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Philipp Krüger has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
87.55
Vilhjálmur Hardarson passes the ball forward to Julian Schramm. Julian Schramm knocks in a cross ball towards Nils Reimers. Nils Reimers powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.29
Oliver Schöll takes it forward alone. Oliver Schöll sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Leon Janes surges forward with the ball. Leon Janes finds some space and shoots from distance. Nico Meyer easily smothers it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Nils Reimers of FC Union Berlin
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
4
7
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
30.3%
47.4%
22.4%