Match Report


FC Union BerlinFC Union Berlin     FC St. PauliFC St. Pauli
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jaime TavaresJ. Tavares54
G
1
G
62Richard OakleyR. Oakley
Nicolas KlimekN. Klimek69
D
2
D
69Marcel SchraderM. Schrader
Rainer SeelerR. Seeler68
D
captain3
D
69Hannes WelterH. Welter
Uwe WallnerU. Wallner62
D
4
D
63Kai ZimmermannK. Zimmermann
Jochem van den BroekJ. van den Broek57
M
5captain
D
62Stefan WeigelS. Weigel
Aaron MooreA. Moore57
M
6
M
66Paul HeiserP. Heiser
Torsten ZieglerT. Ziegler55
M
7
M
64Julian BirnbaumJ. Birnbaum
Markus FrommM. Fromm52
M
8
M
64Anthony GreavesA. Greaves
Linus TurekL. Turek52
M
9
M
60Del WilcoxD. Wilcox
Jonas WendelJ. Wendel62
A
10
A
69Ian ShiltonI. Shilton
Jonas SchulzeJ. Schulze59
A
11
A
56Philipp RaffP. Raff
 
Markus OswaldM. Oswald60
D
12
D
60Paul RaffP. Raff
Arno KlimekA. Klimek59
A
13
G
59Alberto MarquesA. Marques
Arno ZieglerA. Ziegler56
D
14
D
58Lars ThieleL. Thiele

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Alte Försterei where FC Union Berlin play host to FC St. Pauli. A crowd of 8,038 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Union Berlin are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while FC St. Pauli appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Stefan Brückner.


0.00
FC Union Berlin kick off and get the first half underway!
2.05
Kai Zimmermann catches Markus Fromm on the ankles. The referee calls over Kai Zimmermann and warns him to calm down! Markus Fromm hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.02
Without breaking stride, Julian Birnbaum plays the ball forward to Philipp Raff. Philipp Raff shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
9.44
Nicolas Klimek flicks a high pass forward. Aaron Moore controls it well on his chest. Aaron Moore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jochem van den Broek. Jochem van den Broek knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Wendel. Jonas Wendel makes a looping header on goal. The shot is on target but blocked by Kai Zimmermann. That should have been a goal!
10.49
Nicolas Klimek threads a neat ball through to Uwe Wallner. Without breaking stride, Uwe Wallner plays the ball forward to Jonas Wendel. Jonas Wendel shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
15.45
Jochem van den Broek advances with the ball. Jochem van den Broek tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Richard Oakley!
18.23
Del Wilcox takes it forward alone. Del Wilcox passes the ball forward but Ian Shilton is offside!
21.18
Jochem van den Broek passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jonas Schulze. Jonas Schulze knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Wendel. Jonas Wendel powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
26.34
Philipp Raff kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Birnbaum. Julian Birnbaum shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Jaime Tavares!
27.01
Paul Heiser flicks a high pass forward. Ian Shilton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ian Shilton finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
28.25
Kai Zimmermann brings the ball forward. Kai Zimmermann passes the ball forward to Ian Shilton. Ian Shilton rushes past Uwe Wallner! Ian Shilton takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC St. Pauli!
32.07
Nicolas Klimek threads a neat ball through to Markus Fromm. Showing composure, Markus Fromm picks a pass forward to Jonas Wendel. Jonas Wendel shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
34.09
Kai Zimmermann catches Torsten Ziegler on the ankles. Kai Zimmermann is warned by the referee again! Torsten Ziegler stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.18
Julian Birnbaum sees Marcel Schrader in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marcel Schrader knocks the ball to his team mate, Ian Shilton. Ian Shilton shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
38.51
Anthony Greaves flicks a high ball forward to Paul Heiser who takes it down. Paul Heiser tries a spectacular long range effort but Jaime Tavares is on top of it.
39.01
Seeing a gap ahead, Julian Birnbaum plays the ball forward to Ian Shilton. Ian Shilton whips in a cross ball towards Philipp Raff. Philipp Raff whips the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Jaime Tavares had no chance!! Goal for FC St. Pauli!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and FC St. Pauli get the second half underway!
47.11
Julian Birnbaum knocks the ball to his team mate, Philipp Raff. Philipp Raff lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Birnbaum. Julian Birnbaum knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
48.03
Stefan Weigel passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Anthony Greaves. Anthony Greaves flicks a high pass forward. Philipp Raff collects the pass. Philipp Raff knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.57
Aaron Moore hacks Julian Birnbaum from behind! The referee calls over Aaron Moore and shows him a yellow card! Julian Birnbaum runs off the knock.
57.04
Marcel Schrader chips the ball to his team mate, Philipp Raff. Philipp Raff flicks a high pass forward. Ian Shilton collects the pass. Ian Shilton shoots from 20 yards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.39
FC Union Berlin have made a substitution with Arno Ziegler replacing Jonas Schulze .
75.57
Kai Zimmermann clumsily knocks into Jonas Wendel. The referee calls over Kai Zimmermann yet again and warns him to calm down! Jonas Wendel carries on, but is struggling a bit.
81.17
Hannes Welter threads a neat ball through to Anthony Greaves. Anthony Greaves flicks a high pass forward. Julian Birnbaum holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Birnbaum tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
85.40
Julian Birnbaum catches Rainer Seeler on the ankles. Julian Birnbaum is shown the yellow card! Rainer Seeler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Arno Ziegler comes in with a late challenge on Hannes Welter. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Hannes Welter hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Union Berlin

FC St. Pauli
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.1%
52.9%
Play Area
30.6%
43.5%
25.9%

Scorers
Ian Shilton 28, 57
Philipp Raff 39
Julian Birnbaum 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ian Shilton of FC St. Pauli

Match Ratings
1.Jaime Tavares (GK)
6
2.Nicolas Klimek (DEF)
6
3.Rainer Seeler (DEF)
6
4.Uwe Wallner (DEF)
6
5.Jochem van den Broek (MID)
6
6.Aaron Moore (MID)yellow card
5
7.Torsten Ziegler (MID)
6
8.Markus Fromm (MID)
6
9.Linus Turek (MID)
6
10.Jonas Wendel (ATT)
6
11.Jonas Schulze (ATT)
6
 
12.Markus Oswald (DEF)
0
13.Arno Klimek (ATT)
0
14.Arno Ziegler (DEF)yellow card
5

1.Richard Oakley (GK)
6
2.Marcel Schrader (DEF)
6
3.Hannes Welter (DEF)
6
4.Kai Zimmermann (DEF)
6
5.Stefan Weigel (DEF)
6
6.Paul Heiser (MID)
6
7.Julian Birnbaum (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
8.Anthony Greaves (MID)
7
9.Del Wilcox (MID)
6
10.Ian Shilton (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Philipp Raff (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Paul Raff (DEF)
0
13.Alberto Marques (GK)
0
14.Lars Thiele (DEF)
0