Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     FC Union BerlinFC Union Berlin
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Julian WallnerJ. Wallner67
G
1captain
G
66Matthias RöslerM. Rösler
Dianboto BogaczykD. Bogaczyk71
D
captain2
D
68Moritz WillM. Will
Pablo CarcedoP. Carcedo63
D
3
D
67Oliver NeuhausO. Neuhaus
Sebastian WielandS. Wieland62
D
4
D
61Alexander KlimekA. Klimek
Oliver WitteO. Witte68
M
5
D
52Linus OverathL. Overath
Bakary BirnbaumB. Birnbaum63
M
6
M
64Manuel FournierM. Fournier
Steffen LindnerS. Lindner62
M
7
M
63Antonio TeixeiraA. Teixeira
Hannes BeckH. Beck61
M
8
A
62Marcel WalterM. Walter
Gaspar VarelaG. Varela60
A
9
A
59Arno DiakiteA. Diakite
Nwankwo MarrN. Marr57
A
10
A
54Florian HöferF. Höfer
Julian PrantlJ. Prantl50
A
11
A
51Markus HöferM. Höfer
 
Nils ArnoldN. Arnold61
M
12
M
62Jimmy ZoppettiJ. Zoppetti
Andre VieiraA. Vieira60
G
13
G
60Stefano De RomijnS. De Romijn
Stefan BirnbaumS. Birnbaum57
M
14
G
59Maryn ViseuxM. Viseux

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to FC Union Berlin. A crowd of 9,176 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Eintracht Frankfurt are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Union Berlin appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastian Eberle.


0.00
Eintracht Frankfurt kick off and get the first half underway!
3.25
Sebastian Wieland catches Florian Höfer on the ankles. Sebastian Wieland is given a warning by the referee! Florian Höfer stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.19
Antonio Teixeira knocks the ball forward to Florian Höfer. Florian Höfer finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Julian Wallner smothers it!
10.03
Alexander Klimek makes a simple pass to Antonio Teixeira. Antonio Teixeira chips the ball to his team mate, Marcel Walter. Marcel Walter knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sebastian Wieland.
12.17
Pablo Carcedo chips the ball to his team mate, Steffen Lindner. Steffen Lindner makes a probing pass to Julian Prantl. Julian Prantl knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Moritz Will.
18.39
Antonio Teixeira flicks a high ball forward to Markus Höfer who takes it down. Markus Höfer lofts in a cross ball towards Marcel Walter. Marcel Walter powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.09
Steffen Lindner knocks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Varela. Gaspar Varela knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.49
Antonio Teixeira catches Bakary Birnbaum on the ankles. The referee calls over Antonio Teixeira and warns him to calm down! Bakary Birnbaum runs off the knock.
26.01
Steffen Lindner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Varela. Gaspar Varela lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Prantl. Julian Prantl makes a deft header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Eintracht Frankfurt!
30.09
Antonio Teixeira hits a low pass to Markus Höfer. Markus Höfer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.22
Alexander Klimek barges into Gaspar Varela. The referee calls over Alexander Klimek and shows him a yellow card! Gaspar Varela carries on, but is struggling a bit.
38.18
Hannes Beck knocks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Varela. Gaspar Varela shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
39.35
Alexander Klimek threads the ball through to Antonio Teixeira. Antonio Teixeira threads the ball through to Marcel Walter. Marcel Walter shoots from outside the area but Julian Wallner reads it well. Quality keeping!
45.00
Steffen Lindner flicks the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Marr. Nwankwo Marr shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt appear unchanged since the first half. FC Union Berlin also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Union Berlin players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Union Berlin kick off!
49.20
Dianboto Bogaczyk clumsily knocks into Arno Diakite. Dianboto Bogaczyk is given a warning by the referee! Arno Diakite runs off the knock.
51.28
Antonio Teixeira flicks a high ball forward to Marcel Walter who takes it down. Marcel Walter whips in a cross ball towards Markus Höfer. Markus Höfer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
54.05
Antonio Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. Arno Diakite collects the pass. Arno Diakite makes a great pass forward. Marcel Walter runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
57.59
Oliver Witte flicks a high pass forward. Julian Prantl holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Prantl shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
60.40
Eintracht Frankfurt have made 2 substitutions with Andre Vieira replacing Pablo Carcedo and Stefan Birnbaum replacing Steffen Lindner .
61.41
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
63.57
Bakary Birnbaum laces a through ball forward to Nwankwo Marr. Nwankwo Marr tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Matthias Rösler. Excellent save.
65.22
Manuel Fournier flicks a high ball forward to Florian Höfer who takes it down. Florian Höfer lofts in a cross ball towards Markus Höfer. Markus Höfer heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
71.44
Oliver Neuhaus knocks the ball forward to Manuel Fournier. Manuel Fournier passes the ball forward to Marcel Walter. Marcel Walter whips in a cross ball towards Markus Höfer. With a superhuman jump, Markus Höfer connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.17
Hannes Beck threads the ball through to Julian Prantl. Julian Prantl whips in a cross ball towards Gaspar Varela. Gaspar Varela flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
75.16
Oliver Witte threads a neat ball through to Gaspar Varela. Gaspar Varela shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
77.34
Eintracht Frankfurt have made a substitution with Nils Arnold replacing Nwankwo Marr .
79.37
Alexander Klimek pushes mid-way up the pitch. Alexander Klimek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcel Walter. Marcel Walter controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.19
Dianboto Bogaczyk catches Florian Höfer on the ankles. The referee calls over Dianboto Bogaczyk again and warns him to calm down! Florian Höfer stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.20
Bakary Birnbaum flicks a high pass forward. Julian Prantl collects the pass. Julian Prantl passes the ball forward but Gaspar Varela is offside!
87.55
Nils Arnold clumsily knocks into Oliver Neuhaus. The referee calls over Nils Arnold and warns him to calm down! Oliver Neuhaus runs off the knock.
89.41
Antonio Teixeira passes the ball forward to Arno Diakite. Arno Diakite knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

FC Union Berlin
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.2%
53.8%
Play Area
20%
45%
35%

Scorers
Julian Prantl 26

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Julian Prantl of Eintracht Frankfurt

Match Ratings
1.Julian Wallner (GK)
8
2.Dianboto Bogaczyk (DEF)
5
3.Pablo Carcedo (DEF)
6
4.Sebastian Wieland (DEF)
5
5.Oliver Witte (MID)
6
6.Bakary Birnbaum (MID)
7
7.Steffen Lindner (MID)
7
8.Hannes Beck (MID)
7
9.Gaspar Varela (ATT)
7
10.Nwankwo Marr (ATT)
6
11.Julian Prantl (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Nils Arnold (MID)
5
13.Andre Vieira (GK)
6
14.Stefan Birnbaum (MID)
6

1.Matthias Rösler (GK)
6
2.Moritz Will (DEF)
6
3.Oliver Neuhaus (DEF)
6
4.Alexander Klimek (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Linus Overath (DEF)
6
6.Manuel Fournier (MID)
6
7.Antonio Teixeira (MID)
8
8.Marcel Walter (ATT)
6
9.Arno Diakite (ATT)
6
10.Florian Höfer (ATT)
6
11.Markus Höfer (ATT)
6
 
12.Jimmy Zoppetti (MID)
0
13.Stefano De Romijn (GK)
0
14.Maryn Viseux (GK)
0