Match Report
| RB Leipzig | RB Leipzig |  |  | FC Union Berlin | FC Union Berlin | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Uwe Witte | U. Witte |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Steffen Streich | S. Streich | |||||||||
| Julian Busse | J. Busse | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 73 |  | Quim Gomes | Q. Gomes | ||||||||
| Paul Ritchie | P. Ritchie |  | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 |  | Lionel Lecocq | L. Lecocq | |||||||||
| Albrecht Nahrstedt | A. Nahrstedt | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Kevin Ouindi | K. Ouindi | |||||||||
| Mario Nunes | M. Nunes | | 55 | D | | 5 | | M | 72 |  | Dean Barry | D. Barry | |||||||||
| Kevin Beck | K. Beck | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Lennart Beck | L. Beck | |||||||||
| Matthias Birnbaum | M. Birnbaum | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Stefan Eilts | S. Eilts | |||||||||
| Anton Cziommer | A. Cziommer | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Lars Gerlach | L. Gerlach | |||||||||
| Oliver Widmann | O. Widmann | | 48 | M | | | 9 | | A | 80 | | Oliver Roth | O. Roth | ||||||||
| Ian Goodwin | I. Goodwin | | 46 | M | | 10 | | A | 64 |  | Alessandro Coco | A. Coco | |||||||||
| Nico Neuhaus | N. Neuhaus | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Christian Seeler | C. Seeler | |||||||||
| Simon Birkwald | S. Birkwald | | 60 | A | | 12 | | D | 61 | | Markus Busse | M. Busse | |||||||||
| Thomas Schönenborn | T. Schönenborn | | 55 | A | | 13 | | M | 58 |  | Miguel Cano | M. Cano | |||||||||
| Markus Thielemann | M. Thielemann | | 54 | G | | 14 | | G | 56 | | Marc Schrader | M. Schrader | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Red Bull Arena where RB Leipzig play host to FC Union Berlin. A crowd of 12,766 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RB Leipzig are playing in a 4-5-1 formation while FC Union Berlin appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Martin Wilke.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RB Leipzig are playing in a 4-5-1 formation while FC Union Berlin appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Martin Wilke.
0.00
0-0FC Union Berlin get the match underway!
2.09
0-0Matthias Birnbaum hits a low pass to Ian Goodwin. Ian Goodwin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
3.58
0-0Kevin Ouindi kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Barry. Dean Barry flicks a high ball forward to Christian Seeler who takes it down. Christian Seeler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Uwe Witte is on top of it.
4.30
0-0Lennart Beck sees a break and surges forward. Lennart Beck plays a quick one-two with Stefan Eilts and rushes in on goal... Lennart Beck cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.36
0-0Stefan Eilts comes in with a late challenge on Albrecht Nahrstedt. The referee warns Stefan Eilts to calm down! Albrecht Nahrstedt runs off the knock.
8.20
0-0Albrecht Nahrstedt clumsily knocks into Lennart Beck. The referee warns Albrecht Nahrstedt to calm down! Lennart Beck carries on, but is struggling a bit.
9.04
Mario Nunes brings the ball forward. Mario Nunes threads a neat ball through to Nico Neuhaus. Nico Neuhaus shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
10.56
Stefan Eilts threads a neat ball through to Christian Seeler. Christian Seeler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
15.06
Quim Gomes decides to run forward with the ball. Quim Gomes shoots from distance but it is miles over!
18.45
Lars Gerlach flicks a high pass forward. Lennart Beck holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lennart Beck shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
21.49
Anton Cziommer flicks a high pass forward to Kevin Beck who brings the ball under control. Kevin Beck knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Ouindi.
22.26
0-0Stefan Eilts comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Beck. Stefan Eilts is shown the yellow card! Kevin Beck runs off the knock.
26.34
Stefan Eilts knocks the ball to his team mate, Christian Seeler. Christian Seeler shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.02
Paul Ritchie hits a low pass to Matthias Birnbaum. Seeing a gap ahead, Matthias Birnbaum plays the ball forward to Nico Neuhaus. Nico Neuhaus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
28.24
Paul Ritchie flicks a high pass forward. Ian Goodwin controls it well on his chest. Ian Goodwin changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ian Goodwin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Quim Gomes.
33.42
Lionel Lecocq controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dean Barry. Dean Barry threads a neat ball through to Stefan Eilts. Stefan Eilts knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Ritchie.
36.13
Lennart Beck hits a low pass to Christian Seeler. Christian Seeler knocks in a cross ball towards Alessandro Coco. Alessandro Coco is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
39.07
Julian Busse flicks a high pass forward. Nico Neuhaus controls it well on his chest. Nico Neuhaus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steffen Streich who gathers it comfortably.
40.49
0-0Stefan Eilts makes a probing pass to Oliver Roth. Oliver Roth passes the ball forward but Alessandro Coco is offside!
44.25
Lennart Beck comes in with a late challenge on Nico Neuhaus. Lennart Beck is shown the yellow card! Nico Neuhaus carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
Lars Gerlach deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christian Seeler. Christian Seeler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. RB Leipzig appear unchanged since the first half. FC Union Berlin also appear unchanged since the first half. The RB Leipzig players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and RB Leipzig kick off!
53.26
Albrecht Nahrstedt chips the ball to his team mate, Oliver Widmann. Oliver Widmann makes a probing pass to Nico Neuhaus but he's offside!
61.17
0-0Stefan Eilts makes a simple pass to Lennart Beck. Lennart Beck makes a simple pass to Alessandro Coco. Alessandro Coco lofts in a cross ball towards Christian Seeler. Christian Seeler is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is deflected wide by Paul Ritchie.
63.05
Christian Seeler makes a probing pass to Oliver Roth. Oliver Roth shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Uwe Witte smothers it!
71.51
Quim Gomes catches Nico Neuhaus on the ankles. Quim Gomes is shown the yellow card! Nico Neuhaus stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.20
Albrecht Nahrstedt hits a low pass to Anton Cziommer. Anton Cziommer surges forward with the ball. Anton Cziommer shoots from distance but Steffen Streich is on top of it.
75.32
Nico Neuhaus passes the ball forward to Matthias Birnbaum. Matthias Birnbaum tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
83.57
Paul Ritchie sees space and advances. Paul Ritchie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nico Neuhaus. Nico Neuhaus shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.5%
45.5%
Play Area
35.2%
45.5%
19.3%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Paul Ritchie of RB Leipzig |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Uwe Witte (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Julian Busse (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Paul Ritchie (DEF) | 9 | |
| 4. | Albrecht Nahrstedt (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Mario Nunes (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Kevin Beck (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Matthias Birnbaum (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Anton Cziommer (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Oliver Widmann (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ian Goodwin (MID) | 7 | |
| 11. | Nico Neuhaus (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Simon Birkwald (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Thomas Schönenborn (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Markus Thielemann (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Steffen Streich (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Quim Gomes (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 3. | Lionel Lecocq (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Kevin Ouindi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Dean Barry (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Lennart Beck (MID) | | 9 |
| 7. | Stefan Eilts (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Lars Gerlach (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Oliver Roth (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alessandro Coco (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Christian Seeler (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Markus Busse (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Miguel Cano (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Marc Schrader (GK) | 0 | |