Match Report


FC Union BerlinFC Union Berlin     VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg
Computer Player Computer Player Michael Hunter Michael Hunter
Steffen StreichS. Streich68
G
1
G
61Linus MöllerL. Möller
Quim GomesQ. Gomes71
D
captain2
D
63Petri van den HeuvelP. van den Heuvel
Markus BusseM. Busse61
D
3captain
D
68Julian BöhmJ. Böhm
Lionel LecocqL. Lecocq60
D
4
D
59Philipp WielandP. Wieland
Sven PrantlS. Prantl73
M
5
M
51Torsten WitteT. Witte
Dean BarryD. Barry71
M
6
M
54Martin SchrammM. Schramm
Bakary SpenglerB. Spengler60
M
7
M
56Miguel MonteiroM. Monteiro
Lars GerlachL. Gerlach60
M
8
M
54Daniel VianaD. Viana
Vincenzo KauderV. Kauder68
A
9
A
62Kevin GerlachK. Gerlach
Ian RowettI. Rowett64
A
10
A
63Renzo VicariR. Vicari
Paul HopkinP. Hopkin61
A
11
A
62Ted AudardT. Audard
 
Stefan EiltsS. Eilts58
M
12
G
48Samir NeudeckerS. Neudecker
Kevin OuindiK. Ouindi58
D
13
D
46Moritz KöpkeM. Köpke
Mario FariaM. Faria57
A
14
A
63Guillermo ZouaouiG. Zouaoui

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Alte Försterei where FC Union Berlin play host to VfL Wolfsburg. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both FC Union Berlin and VfL Wolfsburg are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nikolas Ahrens.


0.00
VfL Wolfsburg kick off the first half!
3.46
Lionel Lecocq kicks a strong pass forward to Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach knocks the ball to his team mate, Ian Rowett. Ian Rowett shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
4.44
Julian Böhm sees Renzo Vicari in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Renzo Vicari whips in a cross ball towards Ted Audard. Ted Audard heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
6.23
Dean Barry flicks a high ball forward to Vincenzo Kauder who takes it down. Vincenzo Kauder knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Hopkin. Paul Hopkin whips the ball goalwards with his head. Linus Möller picks it out of the air!
8.11
Bakary Spengler passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Dean Barry. Dean Barry shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
12.29
Miguel Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Witte holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Torsten Witte shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
14.17
Torsten Witte hacks Bakary Spengler from behind! Torsten Witte is shown the yellow card! Bakary Spengler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.03
Dean Barry passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Paul Hopkin. Paul Hopkin whips in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Kauder. Vincenzo Kauder is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Linus Möller had no chance!! Goal for FC Union Berlin!
20.53
Lars Gerlach takes it forward alone. Lars Gerlach lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Kauder. Vincenzo Kauder finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
21.41
Markus Busse flicks a high pass forward. Sven Prantl holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sven Prantl flicks a high ball forward to Bakary Spengler who takes it down. Bakary Spengler edges inside the box! Bakary Spengler side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Solid save from Linus Möller.
28.33
Ian Rowett passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Paul Hopkin. Paul Hopkin shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
30.05
Dean Barry darts forward. Dean Barry knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Linus Möller who gathers it comfortably.
34.58
Markus Busse hits a low pass to Bakary Spengler. Bakary Spengler knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Dean Barry is offside!
38.43
Philipp Wieland runs forward with the ball. Philipp Wieland makes an attacking run forward. Philipp Wieland lofts in a cross ball towards Ted Audard. Ted Audard powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
39.16
Petri van den Heuvel darts forward. Petri van den Heuvel passes the ball forward to Kevin Gerlach. Kevin Gerlach knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.03
Bakary Spengler sees Paul Hopkin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Hopkin shoots from distance. Solid save from Linus Möller.
45.00
Philipp Wieland runs forward with the ball. Philipp Wieland knocks the ball to his team mate, Renzo Vicari. Renzo Vicari shoots from long range. Solid save from Steffen Streich.
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. VfL Wolfsburg also appear unchanged since the first half. The VfL Wolfsburg players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
FC Union Berlin start the second half!
47.47
Lars Gerlach chips the ball to his team mate, Bakary Spengler. Bakary Spengler shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Linus Möller.
48.51
Sven Prantl takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Miguel Monteiro reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
51.54
Quim Gomes knocks the ball to his team mate, Sven Prantl. Sven Prantl plays the ball forward to Bakary Spengler. Bakary Spengler makes a great pass forward. Paul Hopkin runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
53.53
Quim Gomes takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Markus Busse. Markus Busse threads a neat ball through to Lionel Lecocq. Lionel Lecocq deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dean Barry. Dean Barry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Julian Böhm.
54.17
Philipp Wieland hacks Sven Prantl from behind! The referee warns Philipp Wieland to calm down! Sven Prantl runs off the knock.
59.42
Lars Gerlach runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Lars Gerlach shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
61.26
Markus Busse sees Paul Hopkin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Hopkin shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Linus Möller. Excellent save.
63.28
Miguel Monteiro flicks a high pass forward to Kevin Gerlach who brings the ball under control. Kevin Gerlach controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
65.32
Lars Gerlach passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Dean Barry. Dean Barry shoots from outside the area. The ball takes a deflection leaving Linus Möller with no chance!! Goal for FC Union Berlin!
69.56
Ian Rowett kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Hopkin. Paul Hopkin shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
71.34
Dean Barry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bakary Spengler. Bakary Spengler whips in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Kauder. Vincenzo Kauder beats his man to it with a header. Linus Möller gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
72.52
Markus Busse passes the ball forward to Ian Rowett. Ian Rowett shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
79.39
Daniel Viana knocks the ball forward to Martin Schramm. Martin Schramm passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Kevin Gerlach. Kevin Gerlach shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.57
Paul Hopkin plays the ball forward to Vincenzo Kauder. With great vision, Vincenzo Kauder plays the ball forward to Ian Rowett who has made a great run into the box. Ian Rowett takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
83.18
Martin Schramm flicks a high ball forward to Torsten Witte who takes it down. Torsten Witte knocks in a cross ball towards Ted Audard. Ted Audard connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
85.24
Martin Schramm flicks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Witte. Torsten Witte hits a low pass to Ted Audard. Ted Audard shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.14
Philipp Wieland flicks a high pass forward. Petri van den Heuvel controls it well on his chest. Petri van den Heuvel flicks a high pass forward. Renzo Vicari holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Renzo Vicari deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ted Audard but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Union Berlin

VfL Wolfsburg
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.1%
35.9%
Play Area
18.5%
45.7%
35.9%

Scorers
Vincenzo Kauder 15
Dean Barry 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dean Barry of FC Union Berlin

Match Ratings
1.Steffen Streich (GK)
7
2.Quim Gomes (DEF)
6
3.Markus Busse (DEF)
7
4.Lionel Lecocq (DEF)
6
5.Sven Prantl (MID)
6
6.Dean Barry (MID)goal scored
9
7.Bakary Spengler (MID)
7
8.Lars Gerlach (MID)
8
9.Vincenzo Kauder (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Ian Rowett (ATT)
6
11.Paul Hopkin (ATT)
7
 
12.Stefan Eilts (MID)
0
13.Kevin Ouindi (DEF)
0
14.Mario Faria (ATT)
0

1.Linus Möller (GK)
8
2.Petri van den Heuvel (DEF)
6
3.Julian Böhm (DEF)
6
4.Philipp Wieland (DEF)
7
5.Torsten Witte (MID)yellow card
6
6.Martin Schramm (MID)
6
7.Miguel Monteiro (MID)
6
8.Daniel Viana (MID)
6
9.Kevin Gerlach (ATT)
6
10.Renzo Vicari (ATT)
6
11.Ted Audard (ATT)
6
 
12.Samir Neudecker (GK)
0
13.Moritz Köpke (DEF)
0
14.Guillermo Zouaoui (ATT)
0