Match Report
| Karlsruher SC | Karlsruher SC |  |  | FC Union Berlin | FC Union Berlin | ||||||||||||||||
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| Colin Lowe | C. Lowe |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Marc Birnbaum | M. Birnbaum | |||||||||
| Hauke Wieczorek | H. Wieczorek | | 76 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Anton Augstein | A. Augstein | |||||||||
| Jean-Christophe Loussouarn | J. Loussouarn |  | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 |  | Enrique Lorenzo | E. Lorenzo | |||||||||
| Steve Newton | S. Newton | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Oliver Sparwasser | O. Sparwasser | |||||||||
| Tony Dassen | T. Dassen |  | 57 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Arno Heiser | A. Heiser | |||||||||
| Julian Rösler | J. Rösler | | 53 | D | | 6 | | M | 72 | | Leon Dittmann | L. Dittmann | |||||||||
| Vincenzo Kaiser | V. Kaiser | | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 71 | | Markus Röhlig | M. Röhlig | |||||||||
| Ernesto Bravo | E. Bravo | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 |  | Richard Booth | R. Booth | |||||||||
| Alexander Thiele | A. Thiele | | 61 | M | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Nico Hollmer | N. Hollmer | |||||||||
| Arno Breyer | A. Breyer | | 78 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Jan Overath | J. Overath | |||||||||
| Jonas Zimmermann | J. Zimmermann | | 77 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Anton Schnoor | A. Schnoor | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Wildparkstadion where Karlsruher SC play host to FC Union Berlin. A crowd of 18,402 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Karlsruher SC are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while FC Union Berlin appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Karlsruher SC are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while FC Union Berlin appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0FC Union Berlin kick off and get the first half underway!
3.24
0-0Tony Dassen lofts the ball long. Jonas Zimmermann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Anton Augstein.
12.16
Vincenzo Kaiser surges forward with the ball. Vincenzo Kaiser knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oliver Sparwasser.
15.30
1-0Steve Newton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ernesto Bravo. Ernesto Bravo threads the ball through to Jonas Zimmermann. Jonas Zimmermann shoots from long range. Marc Birnbaum is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
18.06
1-0Jean-Christophe Loussouarn chips the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Kaiser. Vincenzo Kaiser passes the ball forward to Arno Breyer. Arno Breyer shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Marc Birnbaum.
20.45
Tony Dassen knocks the ball forward to Alexander Thiele. Alexander Thiele decides to run forward with the ball. Alexander Thiele lofts in a cross ball towards Arno Breyer. Arno Breyer directs the ball goalwards with his head. Marc Birnbaum easily picks it out of the air!
21.02
1-0Jean-Christophe Loussouarn knocks the ball forward to Vincenzo Kaiser. Vincenzo Kaiser threads the ball through to Arno Breyer. Arno Breyer shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
22.58
Jean-Christophe Loussouarn sweeps the ball long. Jonas Zimmermann finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.35
Vincenzo Kaiser makes a beautiful solo run. Vincenzo Kaiser shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
27.18
Markus Röhlig threads the ball through to Nico Hollmer. Nico Hollmer shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.04
Hauke Wieczorek makes a simple pass to Ernesto Bravo. Ernesto Bravo brings the ball forward. Ernesto Bravo shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Marc Birnbaum manages to gather it comfortably.
33.17
1-0FC Union Berlin are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
38.37
Richard Booth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Overath. Jan Overath knocks in a cross ball towards Nico Hollmer. Nico Hollmer powers a header at goal but Colin Lowe is on top of it.
44.23
Leon Dittmann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan Overath. Jan Overath tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Karlsruher SC kick off!
47.53
Leon Dittmann makes a probing pass to Jan Overath. Jan Overath shoots from distance but Colin Lowe is on top of it.
48.30
Jean-Christophe Loussouarn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vincenzo Kaiser. Vincenzo Kaiser passes the ball forward to Arno Breyer. Arno Breyer finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Marc Birnbaum manages to keep it out.
51.14
Hauke Wieczorek sees space and advances. Hauke Wieczorek makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arno Breyer. Arno Breyer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.32
Markus Röhlig threads the ball through to Anton Schnoor. Anton Schnoor whips in a cross ball towards Nico Hollmer. Nico Hollmer flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
63.08
Oliver Sparwasser takes it forward alone. Oliver Sparwasser knocks the ball forward to Anton Schnoor. Anton Schnoor tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Colin Lowe.
67.44
Vincenzo Kaiser decides to run forward with the ball. Vincenzo Kaiser whips in a cross ball towards Jonas Zimmermann. Jonas Zimmermann directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.24
Markus Röhlig chips the ball to his team mate, Jan Overath. Jan Overath shoots from long range but it flies wide!
78.16
Richard Booth chips the ball to his team mate, Nico Hollmer. Nico Hollmer knocks the ball forward to Anton Schnoor. Anton Schnoor makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
81.49
Arno Heiser kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Dittmann. Leon Dittmann flicks the ball to his team mate, Jan Overath. Jan Overath knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.30
Tony Dassen kicks a strong pass forward to Alexander Thiele. Alexander Thiele passes the ball forward to Jonas Zimmermann. Jonas Zimmermann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc Birnbaum who gathers it comfortably.
84.44
Leon Dittmann kicks a strong pass forward to Nico Hollmer. Nico Hollmer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.12
Ernesto Bravo flicks the ball to his team mate, Jonas Zimmermann. Jonas Zimmermann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oliver Sparwasser.
89.20
Leon Dittmann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anton Schnoor. Anton Schnoor lofts in a cross ball towards Nico Hollmer. Nico Hollmer directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
32.1%
41%
26.9%
Scorers
| Jonas Zimmermann 15 | Nico Hollmer 59, 89 |