Match Report


FC Union BerlinFC Union Berlin     Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach
Jim MartinJim Martin Steve Lowery Steve Lowery
Jorge MarquesJ. Marques71
G
1captain
G
85Leonardo VillegasL. Villegas
George Van HelmondG. Van Helmond71
D
2
D
85Lennart SchumacherL. Schumacher
Levin BergerL. Berger54
D
3
D
76Simon ArendtS. Arendt
Fabio RenaudF. Renaud67
D
4
D
81Rafael VegaR. Vega
Steve GueguenS. Gueguen65
M
5
M
85Philippe CoqueletP. Coquelet
Giuliano GrittiG. Gritti60
M
6
M
82Abdelkrim AmzineA. Amzine
Antonio SantosA. Santos67
M
7
M
83Taavi RothoviusT. Rothovius
Gary HendryG. Hendry74
M
8
M
85Bakary HelmerB. Helmer
Malte BehrensM. Behrens68
A
9
A
77Rodrigo Da SilvaR. Da Silva
Ernesto GaladamesE. Galadames64
A
captain10
A
80Marc OakesM. Oakes
Enrique PerezE. Perez65
A
11
A
85Vadim LogvinenkoV. Logvinenko
 
Carsten HyldgaardC. Hyldgaard36
G
12
D
75Mast H. WestM. West
Demlaba OuédecD. Ouédec67
D
13
M
82Florian HelmerF. Helmer
David ClemenceD. Clemence66
M
14
A
79Gerhard KaiserG. Kaiser

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Alte Försterei where FC Union Berlin play host to Borussia Mönchengladbach . Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both FC Union Berlin and Borussia Mönchengladbach are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Samir Sammer.


0.00
FC Union Berlin kick off!
2.10
Antonio Santos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Malte Behrens. Malte Behrens cuts inside the box! Malte Behrens muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Leonardo Villegas gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
4.35
Seeing a gap ahead, Philippe Coquelet plays the ball forward to Marc Oakes. Marc Oakes shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
6.02
Antonio Santos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Galadames. Ernesto Galadames controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Malte Behrens through on goal. Malte Behrens muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball ricochets off Simon Arendt and flashes wide of the far post.
8.20
Giuliano Gritti flicks a high pass forward. Enrique Perez collects the pass. Enrique Perez skips past Simon Arendt! Enrique Perez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
14.33
Giuliano Gritti flicks the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Galadames. Ernesto Galadames shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
15.02
Giuliano Gritti sees Enrique Perez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Enrique Perez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Leonardo Villegas.
16.43
Corner kick to FC Union Berlin. Gary Hendry plays it short to George Van Helmond. George Van Helmond deftly flicks the ball on. Bakary Helmer reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
21.02
Rafael Vega knocks the ball forward to Abdelkrim Amzine. Abdelkrim Amzine chips the ball to his team mate, Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Jorge Marques is on top of it.
22.14
Levin Berger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giuliano Gritti. Giuliano Gritti kicks a strong pass forward to Enrique Perez. Enrique Perez finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Leonardo Villegas.
23.56
Corner kick to FC Union Berlin. Antonio Santos plays it short to George Van Helmond. George Van Helmond muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball strikes Rafael Vega's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
25.37
Corner kick to FC Union Berlin. Antonio Santos plays it short to Fabio Renaud. Fabio Renaud comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.50
Rafael Vega sees Taavi Rothovius in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Taavi Rothovius flicks the ball to his team mate, Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Oakes. With a superhuman jump, Marc Oakes connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Jorge Marques is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
42.36
Taavi Rothovius threads the ball through to Rodrigo Da Silva. Rodrigo Da Silva plays a scrappy one-two with Marc Oakes and stumbles forward towards the goal... Rodrigo Da Silva muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Jorge Marques smothers it!
44.59
Lennart Schumacher flicks a high pass forward. Philippe Coquelet holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Philippe Coquelet controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodrigo Da Silva. Rodrigo Da Silva shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Union Berlin appear unchanged since the first half. Borussia Mönchengladbach also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Borussia Mönchengladbach get the second half underway!
47.50
Bakary Helmer flicks a high pass forward to Marc Oakes who brings the ball under control. Marc Oakes shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
48.53
Lennart Schumacher hits a low pass to Taavi Rothovius. Taavi Rothovius flicks the ball to his team mate, Marc Oakes. Marc Oakes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
51.35
Giuliano Gritti flicks a high pass forward. Malte Behrens controls it well on his chest. Malte Behrens knocks the ball forward to Enrique Perez but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
60.21
Levin Berger sees Steve Gueguen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steve Gueguen sees Enrique Perez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Enrique Perez advances inside the box! Enrique Perez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
63.37
Simon Arendt flicks a high pass forward. Abdelkrim Amzine collects the pass. Abdelkrim Amzine flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Da Silva controls it well on his chest. Rodrigo Da Silva shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Jorge Marques!
65.01
Lennart Schumacher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Philippe Coquelet. Philippe Coquelet kicks a strong pass forward to Rodrigo Da Silva. Rodrigo Da Silva runs straight at the defence! Rodrigo Da Silva muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.39
Giuliano Gritti threads a neat ball through to Enrique Perez. Enrique Perez kicks a strong pass forward to Malte Behrens but the referee indicates it's offside!
72.48
Giuliano Gritti advances with the ball. Giuliano Gritti edges inside the box! Giuliano Gritti looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
78.16
Simon Arendt threads the ball through to Abdelkrim Amzine. Abdelkrim Amzine flicks a high pass forward. Vadim Logvinenko holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vadim Logvinenko knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jorge Marques who gathers it comfortably.
79.24
Rafael Vega sweeps the ball up the wings. Rodrigo Da Silva tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
81.04
Abdelkrim Amzine knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Da Silva. Rodrigo Da Silva shoots from 20 yards but Jorge Marques reads it well. Excellent keeping!
84.35
Levin Berger hits a low pass to Antonio Santos. Antonio Santos sees space and advances. Antonio Santos plays a perfect one-two with Enrique Perez and rushes in on goal... Antonio Santos rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Taavi Rothovius hits a low pass to Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko shoots from distance but somehow Jorge Marques manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

FC Union Berlin

Borussia Mönchengladbach
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
7
8
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.9%
55.1%
Play Area
25.6%
41%
33.3%

Scorers
Enrique Perez 8
Marc Oakes 29
Rodrigo Da Silva 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rodrigo Da Silva of Borussia Mönchengladbach

Match Ratings