Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Alte Försterei where FC Union Berlin play host to RB Leipzig. A crowd of 18,206 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
FC Union Berlin are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while RB Leipzig appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Union Berlin kick off!
6.23
Omer Patterson passes the ball forward to Sebastian Lange. Sebastian Lange makes a probing pass to Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Owen. Dean Owen directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.04
Magnus Thern passes the ball forward to Thomas Mundula. Thomas Mundula controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefan Lindemann. Stefan Lindemann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.34
Arno Wilke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Erick Barbosa. Erick Barbosa knocks the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Diliso. Ottavio Diliso controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Richard Sullivan easily smothers it!
24.42
Jan Helmer sees space and advances. Jan Helmer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.54
Thomas Mundula knocks the ball forward to Stefan Lindemann. Stefan Lindemann shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.12
Magnus Thern knocks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Vogel. Thomas Vogel kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Lindemann. Stefan Lindemann shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Richard Sullivan easily smothers it!
39.00
Malte Fromm takes it forward alone. Malte Fromm threads the ball through to Dean Owen. Dean Owen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Djimi Raguel who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
RB Leipzig kick off the second half!
48.44
Arno Wilke makes a beautiful solo run. Arno Wilke brings the ball forward. Arno Wilke sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
49.24
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
54.07
Uwe Schröder makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dean Owen. Dean Owen lofts in a cross ball towards Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
55.11
Erick Barbosa makes a probing pass to Stefan Lindemann. Stefan Lindemann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Richard Sullivan manages to keep it out.
59.47
Erick Barbosa flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Lindemann. Stefan Lindemann finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Richard Sullivan easily smothers it!
63.41
Thomas Vogel makes a probing pass to Stefan Lindemann. Stefan Lindemann lofts in a cross ball towards Ottavio Diliso. Ottavio Diliso connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Richard Sullivan easily smothers it.
65.24
RB Leipzig are easily keeping FC Union Berlin at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
71.06
Luis Sousa knocks the ball to his team mate, Robert Venus. Robert Venus knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gerhard Babbel.
77.14
Malte Fromm makes a beautiful solo run. Malte Fromm makes a simple pass to Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Djimi Raguel manages to keep it out.
78.25
Luis Sousa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dean Owen. Dean Owen knocks in a cross ball towards Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Djimi Raguel!
87.47
Uwe Schröder controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dean Owen. Dean Owen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Djimi Raguel who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Arno Wilke threads the ball through to Thomas Vogel. Thomas Vogel passes the ball forward to Ottavio Diliso. Ottavio Diliso shoots from distance but it flies wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Richard Sullivan of RB Leipzig
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
26.6%
44.3%
29.1%