Match Report
| FC Union Berlin | FC Union Berlin |  |  | VfB Lübeck | VfB Lübeck | ||||||||||||||||
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| Steffen Streich | S. Streich |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Kai Backes | K. Backes | |||||||||
| Quim Gomes | Q. Gomes |  | 73 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Nico Fromm | N. Fromm | ||||||||
| Lionel Lecocq | L. Lecocq |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Uwe Walter | U. Walter | |||||||||
| Kevin Ouindi | K. Ouindi | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 |  | Claudio Martino | C. Martino | |||||||||
| Dean Barry | D. Barry |  | 72 | M | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Nils Seeler | N. Seeler | |||||||||
| Lennart Beck | L. Beck | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Nicolas Schell | N. Schell | |||||||||
| Stefan Eilts | S. Eilts | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Sven Götz | S. Götz | |||||||||
| Lars Gerlach | L. Gerlach | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Tomas Castro | T. Castro | |||||||||
| Oliver Roth | O. Roth | | 80 | A | | 9 | | M | 56 | | Stefano Panucci | S. Panucci | |||||||||
| Alessandro Coco | A. Coco | | 64 | A | | 10 | | | A | 74 | | Samir Netzer | S. Netzer | ||||||||
| Christian Seeler | C. Seeler | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Mario Marques | M. Marques | |||||||||
| Markus Busse | M. Busse | | 61 | D | | 12 | | G | 68 | | Philipp Polheim | P. Polheim | |||||||||
| Miguel Cano | M. Cano |  | 58 | M | | 13 | | G | 67 | | Linus Hermann | L. Hermann | |||||||||
| Marc Schrader | M. Schrader | | 56 | G | | 14 | | A | 67 | | Nico Schröder | N. Schröder | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Alte Försterei where FC Union Berlin play host to VfB Lübeck. A crowd of 12,652 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Union Berlin are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while VfB Lübeck appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Samir Geis.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Union Berlin are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while VfB Lübeck appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Samir Geis.
0.00
0-0VfB Lübeck start the match!
6.14
0-0Kevin Ouindi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lars Gerlach. Lars Gerlach passes the ball forward to Alessandro Coco. Alessandro Coco rushes past Claudio Martino! Alessandro Coco shoots from just inside the box his aim is horrendously poor!
12.54
Samir Netzer makes a simple pass to Mario Marques. Mario Marques knocks in a cross ball towards Samir Netzer. Samir Netzer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
15.07
0-0Lennart Beck hits a low pass to Oliver Roth. Oliver Roth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Coco but the linesman indicates offside!
28.44
Stefan Eilts makes an attacking run forward. Stefan Eilts shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
32.12
0-0Lionel Lecocq knocks the ball forward to Stefan Eilts. Stefan Eilts darts forward. Stefan Eilts sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Kai Backes gets down and covers it.
33.47
Kevin Ouindi sees Lennart Beck in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lennart Beck flicks a high ball forward to Alessandro Coco who takes it down. Alessandro Coco controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
34.08
Seeing a gap ahead, Oliver Roth plays the ball forward to Alessandro Coco. Alessandro Coco lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Roth. Oliver Roth outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Kai Backes is on top of his game. Great keeping!
36.17
0-1Sven Götz kicks a strong pass forward to Samir Netzer. Samir Netzer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.17
Claudio Martino takes it forward alone. Claudio Martino flicks a high ball forward to Samir Netzer who takes it down. Samir Netzer knocks the ball forward, putting Sven Götz through on goal. Sven Götz looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Kevin Ouindi passes the ball forward to Stefan Eilts. Stefan Eilts tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
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. VfB Lübeck also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and FC Union Berlin get the second half underway!
57.33
Stefan Eilts flicks the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Coco. Alessandro Coco lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Roth. Oliver Roth finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
60.18
Lars Gerlach takes it forward alone. Lars Gerlach sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
61.48
Sven Götz runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Sven Götz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Marques but the linesman indicates offside!
63.27
0-1Claudio Martino makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stefano Panucci. Stefano Panucci knocks the ball to his team mate, Samir Netzer. Samir Netzer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.57
0-1Lionel Lecocq catches Tomas Castro on the ankles. The referee calls over Lionel Lecocq and shows him a yellow card! Tomas Castro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.53
Dean Barry flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Roth collects the pass. Oliver Roth runs straight at the defence! Oliver Roth side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
69.33
Dean Barry passes the ball forward to Stefan Eilts. Stefan Eilts lofts in a cross ball towards Lennart Beck. Lennart Beck gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
73.22
Nicolas Schell flicks the ball to his team mate, Sven Götz. Sven Götz kicks a strong pass forward to Samir Netzer. Samir Netzer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steffen Streich who gathers it comfortably.
75.49
1-1With vision, Dean Barry laces a through ball forward to Stefan Eilts. Stefan Eilts knocks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Roth. Claudio Martino comes in with a late challenge on Oliver Roth. Oliver Roth lies sprawled on the ground. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
79.22
Lennart Beck sees Alessandro Coco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alessandro Coco finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
81.51
Lennart Beck threads a neat ball through to Christian Seeler. Christian Seeler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.40
Nico Fromm threads a neat ball through to Tomas Castro. Tomas Castro passes the ball forward to Samir Netzer. Samir Netzer shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Steffen Streich. Excellent save.
87.36
Quim Gomes decides to run forward with the ball. Quim Gomes flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Roth holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oliver Roth sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56%
44%
Play Area
21.3%
42.7%
36%
Scorers
| Lennart Beck 69 | Samir Netzer 36 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Lennart Beck of FC Union Berlin |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Steffen Streich (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Quim Gomes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Lionel Lecocq (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 4. | Kevin Ouindi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Dean Barry (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Lennart Beck (MID) |  | 9 |
| 7. | Stefan Eilts (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Lars Gerlach (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Oliver Roth (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Alessandro Coco (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Christian Seeler (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Markus Busse (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Miguel Cano (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Marc Schrader (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Kai Backes (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Nico Fromm (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Uwe Walter (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Claudio Martino (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Nils Seeler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Nicolas Schell (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Sven Götz (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Tomas Castro (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Stefano Panucci (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Samir Netzer (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Mario Marques (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Philipp Polheim (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Linus Hermann (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nico Schröder (ATT) | 0 | |