Match Report


FC Union BerlinFC Union Berlin     VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jaime TavaresJ. Tavares54
G
1
G
69Jacob DuberryJ. Duberry
Nicolas KlimekN. Klimek70
D
2
D
68Nils HeiserN. Heiser
Rainer SeelerR. Seeler68
D
captain3
D
68Peter CampbellP. Campbell
Uwe WallnerU. Wallner62
D
4
D
67Paul RaffP. Raff
Jochem van den BroekJ. van den Broek57
M
5
D
63Richard WhiteR. White
Aaron MooreA. Moore57
M
6
M
70Richard MccallR. Mccall
Torsten ZieglerT. Ziegler55
M
7
M
67Hugo RamosH. Ramos
Markus FrommM. Fromm52
M
8captain
M
63Garry HendersonG. Henderson
Linus TurekL. Turek52
M
9
A
70Federico CassettiF. Cassetti
Jonas WendelJ. Wendel62
A
10
A
70Nicolas WinklerN. Winkler
Jonas SchulzeJ. Schulze59
A
11
A
68Lars GerlachL. Gerlach
 
Markus OswaldM. Oswald60
D
12
A
67Vasco RibeiroV. Ribeiro
Arno KlimekA. Klimek59
A
13
A
67Marvin InceM. Ince
Arno ZieglerA. Ziegler56
D
14
G
67Arno HankeA. Hanke

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Alte Försterei where FC Union Berlin play host to VfL Wolfsburg. A crowd of 9,434 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Union Berlin are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while VfL Wolfsburg appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kai Janes.


0.00
FC Union Berlin kick off and get the match underway!
8.23
Nicolas Winkler sees a break and surges forward. Nicolas Winkler shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nicolas Winkler!
12.05
Hugo Ramos flicks the ball to his team mate, Federico Cassetti. Federico Cassetti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Uwe Wallner.
14.04
Peter Campbell flicks a high ball forward to Garry Henderson who takes it down. Garry Henderson flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Winkler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicolas Winkler lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Henderson. With a superhuman jump, Garry Henderson connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jaime Tavares with no chance!! Goal for VfL Wolfsburg!
21.01
Garry Henderson knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Mccall. Richard Mccall shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
22.04
Peter Campbell makes a beautiful solo run. Peter Campbell threads the ball through to Federico Cassetti. Federico Cassetti shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
26.20
Paul Raff flicks a high pass forward to Richard Mccall who brings the ball neatly under control. Richard Mccall flicks a high pass forward. Federico Cassetti collects the pass. Federico Cassetti shoots from distance but is denied by Jaime Tavares. Excellent save.
32.07
Hugo Ramos threads the ball through to Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.15
Richard Mccall flicks a high pass forward to Lars Gerlach who brings the ball under control. Lars Gerlach lofts in a cross ball towards Federico Cassetti. Federico Cassetti makes a convincing header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
40.48
Torsten Ziegler comes in with a late challenge on Paul Raff. Torsten Ziegler is shown the yellow card! Paul Raff runs off the knock.
42.39
Federico Cassetti barges into Markus Fromm. The referee calls over Federico Cassetti and warns him to calm down! Markus Fromm carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
Hugo Ramos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
VfL Wolfsburg kick off!
48.55
Markus Fromm flicks a high pass forward to Jonas Wendel who brings the ball under control. Jonas Wendel advances inside the box! Jonas Wendel tries a spectacular strike. Solid save from Jacob Duberry.
49.30
Rainer Seeler kicks a strong pass forward to Jochem van den Broek. Jochem van den Broek flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Wendel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jonas Wendel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jacob Duberry who gathers it comfortably.
54.36
Hugo Ramos threads a neat ball through to Federico Cassetti. Federico Cassetti whips in a cross ball towards Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
55.40
Aaron Moore threads the ball through to Jonas Schulze. Jonas Schulze tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.18
Peter Campbell flicks a high pass forward to Nicolas Winkler who brings the ball neatly under control. Nicolas Winkler knocks in a cross ball towards Garry Henderson. Garry Henderson whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Jaime Tavares has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.36
FC Union Berlin have made a substitution with Arno Ziegler replacing Jonas Schulze .
69.06
Richard White makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Mccall. Richard Mccall changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Richard Mccall whips in a cross ball towards Federico Cassetti. Federico Cassetti makes a looping header on goal but Jaime Tavares reads it well. Good keeping!
72.28
Linus Turek knocks the ball forward to Arno Ziegler. Arno Ziegler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jacob Duberry who gathers it comfortably.
73.12
Richard White threads the ball through to Richard Mccall. With vision, Richard Mccall plays the ball forward to Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
77.01
Hugo Ramos receives the ball from a throw-in from Lars Gerlach. Seeing a gap ahead, Hugo Ramos plays the ball forward to Nicolas Winkler. Nicolas Winkler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
83.09
Arno Ziegler passes the ball forward to Jonas Wendel. Jonas Wendel shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
84.04
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
85.21
Federico Cassetti comes in with a late challenge on Nicolas Klimek. The referee warns Federico Cassetti again to calm down! Nicolas Klimek runs off the knock.
89.48
With imagination, Jochem van den Broek picks a pass forward to Arno Ziegler. Arno Ziegler shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
90.00
Jochem van den Broek sees Jonas Wendel in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jonas Wendel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Raff.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Union Berlin

VfL Wolfsburg
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.2%
55.8%
Play Area
32.5%
41.6%
26%

Scorers
Nicolas Winkler 8, 77
Garry Henderson 14, 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Winkler of VfL Wolfsburg

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)
6
7.Torsten Ziegler (MID)yellow card
5
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)
6

1.Jacob Duberry (GK)
6
2.Nils Heiser (DEF)
6
3.Peter Campbell (DEF)
6
4.Paul Raff (DEF)
6
5.Richard White (DEF)
6
6.Richard Mccall (MID)
7
7.Hugo Ramos (MID)
7
8.Garry Henderson (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
8
9.Federico Cassetti (ATT)
6
10.Nicolas Winkler (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
10
11.Lars Gerlach (ATT)
6
 
12.Vasco Ribeiro (ATT)
0
13.Marvin Ince (ATT)
0
14.Arno Hanke (GK)
0