Match Report
| Hertha BSC | Hertha BSC |  |  | FC Union Berlin | FC Union Berlin | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gavin Sherwood | G. Sherwood |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | Jose Diaz | J. Diaz | |||||||||
| Stephen Naysmith | S. Naysmith |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Christian Fromm | C. Fromm | |||||||||
| Marcel Meidt | M. Meidt | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Colin McGrory | C. McGrory | |||||||||
| John Jaliens | J. Jaliens |  | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 |  | Dragan Javorcic | D. Javorcic | |||||||||
| Anton Thielemann | A. Thielemann | | 58 | D | | 5 | | D | 65 | | Colin Telfer | C. Telfer | |||||||||
| Bakary Riemann | B. Riemann | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 | | Sebastian Widmann | S. Widmann | |||||||||
| Florian Eder | F. Eder | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Simon Geis | S. Geis | |||||||||
| Carlos Santos | C. Santos |  | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Uwe Töpfer | U. Töpfer | |||||||||
| Nils Palumbo | N. Palumbo | | 62 | M | | 9 | | M | 62 | | Simon Wieland | S. Wieland | |||||||||
| Jakob Seeler | J. Seeler | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 81 | | Stefan Buchwald | S. Buchwald | |||||||||
| Alexander Ritzinger | A. Ritzinger | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Florian Seeler | F. Seeler | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Olympiastadion where Hertha BSC play host to FC Union Berlin. A crowd of 16,692 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Hertha BSC and FC Union Berlin are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Hertha BSC and FC Union Berlin are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and FC Union Berlin kick off!
4.35
0-0Colin McGrory knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Geis. Simon Geis chips the ball to his team mate, Florian Seeler. Florian Seeler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.39
0-0Colin McGrory hacks Jakob Seeler from behind! Colin McGrory is given a warning by the referee! Jakob Seeler grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
21.56
0-0Bakary Riemann knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Ritzinger. Alexander Ritzinger whips in a cross ball towards Jakob Seeler. Jakob Seeler flicks the ball with his head. Jose Diaz easily picks it out of the air!
22.13
Sebastian Widmann makes a probing pass to Stefan Buchwald. Stefan Buchwald plays a perfect one-two with Florian Seeler and rushes in on goal... Stefan Buchwald cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Gavin Sherwood is on top of it.
26.28
0-0Colin Telfer threads the ball through to Uwe Töpfer. Uwe Töpfer threads the ball through to Florian Seeler. Florian Seeler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.56
0-0FC Union Berlin are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Hertha BSC's defence.
39.48
Uwe Töpfer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefan Buchwald. Stefan Buchwald controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.53
0-1Uwe Töpfer makes a simple pass to Florian Seeler. Florian Seeler plays a perfect one-two with Stefan Buchwald and rushes in on goal... Florian Seeler cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Florian Seeler!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Hertha BSC kicking off!
51.31
Marcel Meidt chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Santos. Carlos Santos kicks a strong pass forward to Alexander Ritzinger. Alexander Ritzinger knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Colin Telfer.
54.27
0-1John Jaliens comes in with a late challenge on Sebastian Widmann. The referee calls over John Jaliens and warns him to calm down! Sebastian Widmann runs off the knock.
63.30
Marcel Meidt takes it forward alone. Marcel Meidt chips the ball to his team mate, Alexander Ritzinger. Alexander Ritzinger threads the ball through to Jakob Seeler. Jakob Seeler cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
65.15
Nils Palumbo knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Ritzinger. Alexander Ritzinger shoots from 25 yards. Jose Diaz easily smothers it.
66.50
Marcel Meidt makes a simple pass to Florian Eder. Florian Eder advances with the ball. Florian Eder tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.06
Carlos Santos chips the ball to his team mate, Alexander Ritzinger. Alexander Ritzinger shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.15
Marcel Meidt kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Santos. Carlos Santos flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Ritzinger. Alexander Ritzinger finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Jose Diaz easily smothers it!
72.06
Bakary Riemann knocks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Seeler. Jakob Seeler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.45
Colin McGrory threads the ball through to Simon Wieland. Simon Wieland makes a simple pass to Stefan Buchwald. Stefan Buchwald shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Gavin Sherwood.
78.09
Jakob Seeler comes in with a late challenge on Dragan Javorcic. Jakob Seeler is warned by the referee! Dragan Javorcic runs off the knock.
79.58
Christian Fromm chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Geis. Simon Geis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefan Buchwald. Stefan Buchwald knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marcel Meidt.
83.07
Carlos Santos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Ritzinger. Alexander Ritzinger kicks a strong pass forward to Jakob Seeler. Jakob Seeler rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Jose Diaz!
85.49
Uwe Töpfer takes it forward alone. Uwe Töpfer shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.33
Uwe Töpfer threads the ball through to Stefan Buchwald. Stefan Buchwald tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
26.9%
48.7%
24.4%
Scorers