Match Report


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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Millerntor-Stadion where FC St. Pauli play host to FC Union Berlin. A crowd of 9,559 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
FC St. Pauli are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Union Berlin appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
FC St. Pauli get the match underway!
2.22
Matthias Roth barges into Christopher Van Der Meer. The referee calls over Matthias Roth and warns him to calm down! Christopher Van Der Meer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
2.22
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
3.30
Nikolas Birkwald deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christopher Van Der Meer. Christopher Van Der Meer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nils Reimers. Nils Reimers knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Félix Dié.
4.47
Steffen Höfer threads the ball through to Eric Walter. Eric Walter lofts in a cross ball towards Nico Bartsch. Nico Bartsch flicks the ball with his head. Nico Meyer manages to gather it comfortably.
6.21
Malte Metzger threads the ball through to Nico Bartsch. Nico Bartsch goes all the way! Nico Bartsch rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
8.20
Matthias Roth makes a beautiful solo run. Matthias Roth shoots from 25 yards but somehow Nico Meyer manages to keep it out.
10.01
Christopher Van Der Meer chips the ball to his team mate, Nils Reimers. Nils Reimers lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Schramm. Julian Schramm heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.48
Moritz Hermann sees a break and surges forward. Moritz Hermann shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
14.37
Vilhjálmur Hardarson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Uwe Wieland. Uwe Wieland kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Schramm. Julian Schramm takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
21.22
Matthias Köller clumsily knocks into Malte Metzger. The referee calls over Matthias Köller and warns him to calm down! Malte Metzger runs off the knock.
22.55
Christopher Van Der Meer makes a simple pass to Nils Reimers. Nils Reimers whips in a cross ball towards Julian Schramm. Julian Schramm is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.37
Christopher Van Der Meer knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Schramm. Julian Schramm controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
26.55
Matthias Roth catches Vilhjálmur Hardarson on the ankles. The referee calls over Matthias Roth again and warns him to calm down! Vilhjálmur Hardarson runs off the knock.
27.53
Nikolas Birkwald kicks a strong pass forward to Vilhjálmur Hardarson. Vilhjálmur Hardarson kicks a strong pass forward to Uwe Wieland. Uwe Wieland whips in a cross ball towards Nils Reimers. Nils Reimers connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.23
Vilhjálmur Hardarson passes the ball forward to Julian Schramm. Julian Schramm knocks in a cross ball towards Nils Reimers. Nils Reimers flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.26
Malte Metzger threads the ball through to Eric Walter. Eric Walter shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
32.37
Félix Dié clumsily knocks into Nils Reimers. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nils Reimers stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.04
Matthias Roth brings the ball forward. Matthias Roth plays a perfect one-two with Julian Gainza and rushes in on goal... Matthias Roth tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
39.22
Uwe Wieland hacks Jannes Van De Hor from behind! The referee calls over Uwe Wieland and shows him a yellow card! Jannes Van De Hor hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.59
Matthias Roth flicks the ball to his team mate, Nico Bartsch. Nico Bartsch chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Gainza. Julian Gainza tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
45.00
Nikolas Birkwald passes the ball forward to Christopher Van Der Meer. Christopher Van Der Meer advances with the ball. Christopher Van Der Meer knocks in a cross ball towards Nils Reimers. Nils Reimers heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The whistle blows and FC Union Berlin get the second half underway!
47.14
Malte Metzger barges into Vilhjálmur Hardarson. Malte Metzger is given a warning by the referee! Vilhjálmur Hardarson runs off the knock.
49.54
Vilhjálmur Hardarson kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Schramm. Julian Schramm knocks in a cross ball towards Uwe Wieland. Uwe Wieland heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
51.38
Jannes Van De Hor makes a simple pass to Steffen Höfer. Steffen Höfer advances with the ball. Steffen Höfer shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Nico Meyer!
54.11
Sean Lowry knocks the ball forward to Matthias Roth. Matthias Roth surges forward with the ball. Matthias Roth sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Matthias Roth!
57.27
Malte Metzger knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Gainza. Julian Gainza shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
65.53
Malte Metzger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nico Bartsch. Nico Bartsch makes a simple pass to Eric Walter. Eric Walter cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.54
Julian Schramm hacks Sean Lowry from behind! Julian Schramm is shown the yellow card! Sean Lowry stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.25
Steffen Höfer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nico Bartsch. Nico Bartsch knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Gainza. Julian Gainza connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
81.28
Malte Metzger passes the ball forward to Nico Bartsch. Nico Bartsch shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
83.37
Malte Metzger advances with the ball. Malte Metzger knocks in a cross ball towards Eric Walter. Eric Walter flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
84.31
Nikolas Birkwald hacks Nico Bartsch from behind! The referee calls over Nikolas Birkwald and warns him to calm down! Nico Bartsch carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.09
Christopher Van Der Meer knocks the ball to his team mate, Uwe Wieland. Uwe Wieland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.45
Christopher Van Der Meer knocks the ball forward to Nils Reimers. Nils Reimers sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Matthias Roth of FC St. Pauli
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
7
9
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.3%
54.7%
Play Area
25.3%
46.7%
28%