Match Report
| VfL Bochum | VfL Bochum |  |  | FC Union Berlin | FC Union Berlin | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Mcallister | M. Mcallister |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | Jose Diaz | J. Diaz | |||||||||
| Stefan Schönenborn | S. Schönenborn |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Colin McGrory | C. McGrory | |||||||||
| Lennart Overath | L. Overath | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Arno Wilke | A. Wilke | |||||||||
| Mehdi Zaidi | M. Zaidi |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 69 | | Christian Fromm | C. Fromm | |||||||||
| Samir Neuhaus | S. Neuhaus | | 62 | D | | 5 | | D | 64 | | Colin Telfer | C. Telfer | |||||||||
| Julian Müller | J. Müller | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Sebastian Widmann | S. Widmann | |||||||||
| Lennart Seeler | L. Seeler | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 |  | Thomas Mundula | T. Mundula | |||||||||
| Max Burgess | M. Burgess |  | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Simon Geis | S. Geis | |||||||||
| Francisco Jardim | F. Jardim |  | 72 | A | | 9 | | M | 59 | | Uwe Hoeness | U. Hoeness | |||||||||
| Kevin Dehm | K. Dehm | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 80 | | Stefan Buchwald | S. Buchwald | |||||||||
| Kai Freund | K. Freund | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Florian Seeler | F. Seeler | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Ruhrstadion where VfL Bochum play host to FC Union Berlin. A crowd of 18,911 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
VfL Bochum are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Union Berlin appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
VfL Bochum are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Union Berlin appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0VfL Bochum kick off and get the first half underway!
15.16
0-0Arno Wilke sees a break and surges forward. Arno Wilke flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Buchwald. Stefan Buchwald shoots from long range but it is miles over!
18.33
0-0Max Burgess flicks the ball to his team mate, Kai Freund. Kai Freund knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Colin McGrory.
21.10
0-0Julian Müller kicks a strong pass forward to Kai Freund. Kai Freund knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Jardim. Francisco Jardim heads the ball goalwards but somehow Jose Diaz manages to keep it out.
22.30
Uwe Hoeness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefan Buchwald. Stefan Buchwald sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.07
0-0Kai Freund hacks Colin Telfer from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Colin Telfer grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
27.39
Arno Wilke threads the ball through to Simon Geis. Simon Geis chips the ball to his team mate, Florian Seeler. Florian Seeler finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
32.49
Simon Geis advances with the ball. Simon Geis shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Matt Mcallister.
33.21
Simon Geis advances with the ball. Simon Geis shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.46
Simon Geis threads the ball through to Stefan Buchwald. Stefan Buchwald shoots from long range but it flies wide!
39.47
Simon Geis surges forward with the ball. Simon Geis shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Matt Mcallister.
40.56
Lennart Overath makes a probing pass to Max Burgess. Max Burgess controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francisco Jardim. Francisco Jardim shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Arno Wilke advances with the ball. Arno Wilke kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Buchwald. Stefan Buchwald knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lennart Overath.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The second half starts with FC Union Berlin kicking off!
49.50
Max Burgess makes a simple pass to Kai Freund. Kai Freund knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Colin McGrory.
54.22
1-0Mehdi Zaidi decides to run forward with the ball. Mehdi Zaidi knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Jardim. Francisco Jardim shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Francisco Jardim!
65.06
Thomas Mundula threads the ball through to Stefan Buchwald. Stefan Buchwald lofts in a cross ball towards Florian Seeler. Florian Seeler is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
69.59
Thomas Mundula surges forward with the ball. Thomas Mundula finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.42
Max Burgess chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Dehm. Kevin Dehm finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
77.52
Thomas Mundula sees a break and surges forward. Thomas Mundula shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
79.12
Thomas Mundula takes it forward alone. Thomas Mundula tries a spectacular long range effort but Matt Mcallister is on top of it.
81.31
1-1Samir Neuhaus catches Florian Seeler on the ankles. Samir Neuhaus is warned by the referee! Florian Seeler stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.52
Lennart Seeler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Jardim. Francisco Jardim knocks in a cross ball towards Kai Freund. Kai Freund powers a header at goal but somehow Jose Diaz manages to keep it out.
89.00
Mehdi Zaidi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lennart Seeler. Lennart Seeler threads the ball through to Kai Freund. Kai Freund goes all the way! Kai Freund cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Jose Diaz is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.1%
54.9%
Play Area
31%
47.9%
21.1%
Scorers