Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Alte Försterei where FC Union Berlin play host to FC Schalke 04. A crowd of 16,262 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Union Berlin and FC Schalke 04 are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
FC Union Berlin kick off the first half!
3.02
Talal El-Karkouri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nikolas Haller. Nikolas Haller makes a probing pass to Vincenzo Hollmer. Vincenzo Hollmer knocks the ball forward to Dinis Ibarra. Dinis Ibarra cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Djimi Raguel.
12.06
Linus Haller deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefan Lindemann. Stefan Lindemann shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Malte Welke easily smothers it!
15.16
Thomas Mundula flicks the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Diliso. Ottavio Diliso knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hannes Bischoff.
16.00
Linus Haller brings the ball forward. Linus Haller knocks the ball forward to Stefan Lindemann. Stefan Lindemann cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Malte Welke manages to gather it comfortably.
22.41
Gerhard Babbel threads the ball through to Linus Haller. Linus Haller knocks the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Diliso. Ottavio Diliso knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hannes Bischoff.
24.32
Colin Telfer knocks the ball forward to Linus Haller. Linus Haller advances with the ball. Linus Haller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.57
Gavin Rae surges forward with the ball. Gavin Rae lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Hollmer. Vincenzo Hollmer directs the ball goalwards with his head. Djimi Raguel easily smothers it.
38.10
Gerhard Babbel knocks the ball forward to Thomas Mundula. Thomas Mundula decides to run forward with the ball. Thomas Mundula shoots from long range which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
Matt Hutchison advances with the ball. Matt Hutchison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
FC Schalke 04 kick off!
60.12
Gerhard Babbel barges into Nikolas Haller. The referee calls over Gerhard Babbel and shows him a yellow card! Nikolas Haller runs off the knock.
61.20
Nikolas Haller sees a break and surges forward. Nikolas Haller shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
63.14
Colin Telfer makes a simple pass to Thomas Vogel. Thomas Vogel flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Lindemann. Stefan Lindemann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.18
FC Union Berlin are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate FC Schalke 04's defence.
71.33
Erick Barbosa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Diliso. Ottavio Diliso shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
75.46
Thomas Mundula comes in with a late challenge on Nikolas Haller. Thomas Mundula is warned by the referee! Nikolas Haller stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.04
Jan Haller passes the ball forward to Dinis Ibarra. Dinis Ibarra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.20
Erick Barbosa chips the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Diliso. Ottavio Diliso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Malte Welke who gathers it comfortably.
84.01
Arno Wilke knocks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Mundula. Thomas Mundula controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefan Lindemann. Stefan Lindemann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Thomas Mundula of FC Union Berlin
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.6%
34.4%
Play Area
29.5%
45.9%
24.6%

Scorers