Match Report
| FC Union Berlin | FC Union Berlin |  |  | Bayer Leverkusen | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | James O Rourke | James O Rourke | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marc Birnbaum | M. Birnbaum |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 77 |  | Benoit Bigica | B. Bigica | |||||||||
| Anton Augstein | A. Augstein | | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Gianfranco Asta | G. Asta | |||||||||
| Enrique Lorenzo | E. Lorenzo |  | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 | | Julian Seibert | J. Seibert | |||||||||
| Oliver Sparwasser | O. Sparwasser | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 |  | Callum Law | C. Law | |||||||||
| Arno Heiser | A. Heiser | | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 67 |  | David Cherrad | D. Cherrad | |||||||||
| Leon Dittmann | L. Dittmann | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 |  | Adam Westwood | A. Westwood | |||||||||
| Markus Röhlig | M. Röhlig | | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 |  | Ade Okocha | A. Okocha | |||||||||
| Richard Booth | R. Booth | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 74 | | Tomas Annoni | T. Annoni | |||||||||
| Nico Hollmer | N. Hollmer | | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Anton Wilke | A. Wilke | |||||||||
| Jan Overath | J. Overath | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 85 | | Loic Joseph | L. Joseph | |||||||||
| Anton Schnoor | A. Schnoor | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 | | Edmundo Suarez | E. Suarez | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Alte Försterei where FC Union Berlin play host to Bayer Leverkusen. A crowd of 18,618 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Union Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both FC Union Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Bayer Leverkusen start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.50
0-0Bayer Leverkusen are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate FC Union Berlin's defence.
15.37
0-0Leon Dittmann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Overath. Jan Overath makes a probing pass to Anton Schnoor but he's offside!
18.17
0-0David Cherrad makes a probing pass to Adam Westwood. Adam Westwood knocks the ball forward to Loic Joseph. Loic Joseph shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Marc Birnbaum manages to gather it comfortably.
20.17
FC Union Berlin are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
24.03
Ade Okocha kicks a strong pass forward to Edmundo Suarez. Edmundo Suarez knocks the ball forward to Anton Wilke but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
26.45
0-0Ade Okocha controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Loic Joseph. Loic Joseph knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arno Heiser.
34.43
Richard Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Anton Schnoor. Anton Schnoor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nico Hollmer. Nico Hollmer tries a spectacular strike. Benoit Bigica easily smothers it.
40.37
0-0Edmundo Suarez comes in with a late challenge on Enrique Lorenzo. Edmundo Suarez is given a warning by the referee! Enrique Lorenzo runs off the knock.
44.26
0-0Arno Heiser takes it forward alone. Arno Heiser knocks the ball to his team mate, Anton Schnoor. Anton Schnoor finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
FC Union Berlin kick off and get the second half underway!
47.38
Markus Röhlig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nico Hollmer. Nico Hollmer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Julian Seibert.
49.56
Callum Law makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adam Westwood. Adam Westwood makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edmundo Suarez. Edmundo Suarez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Marc Birnbaum!
51.51
0-0Anton Augstein clumsily knocks into Edmundo Suarez. Anton Augstein is shown the yellow card! Edmundo Suarez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.55
Markus Röhlig threads the ball through to Anton Schnoor. Anton Schnoor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.54
1-0Markus Röhlig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Overath. Jan Overath plays a perfect one-two with Nico Hollmer and rushes in on goal... Jan Overath shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
65.29
Arno Heiser deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leon Dittmann. Leon Dittmann flicks the ball to his team mate, Anton Schnoor. Anton Schnoor shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
67.19
Richard Booth decides to run forward with the ball. Richard Booth lofts in a cross ball towards Jan Overath. Jan Overath is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Benoit Bigica easily smothers it.
81.12
Enrique Lorenzo takes it forward alone. Enrique Lorenzo passes the ball forward to Anton Schnoor. Anton Schnoor controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
84.09
Markus Röhlig chips the ball to his team mate, Anton Schnoor. Anton Schnoor shoots from distance but somehow Benoit Bigica manages to keep it out.
85.33
Leon Dittmann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nico Hollmer. Nico Hollmer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
87.25
FC Union Berlin are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.7%
41.3%
Play Area
24%
42.7%
33.3%
Scorers
| Jan Overath 62 |