Match Report
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Alte Försterei where FC Union Berlin play host to Hamburger SV. A crowd of 12,211 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Union Berlin are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hamburger SV appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Tobias Töpfer.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Union Berlin are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hamburger SV appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Tobias Töpfer.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and FC Union Berlin kick off!
9.13
0-0Malte Ziegler passes the ball forward to Francisco Tavares. Francisco Tavares flicks a high pass forward. Gerhard Ziege collects the pass. Gerhard Ziege knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.32
0-0Francisco Tavares barges into Stefan Eilts. The referee calls over Francisco Tavares and shows him a yellow card! Stefan Eilts stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.05
0-0Bram Zijm flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Royce collects the pass. Glynn Royce hits a low pass to Alessandro Coco. Alessandro Coco knocks in a cross ball towards Glynn Royce. Glynn Royce flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Gennaro Caini. Excellent save.
18.32
Francisco Tavares knocks the ball forward to Hugo Carrasco. Hugo Carrasco knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steffen Streich who gathers it comfortably.
24.38
0-0Christian Seeler barges into Malte Ziegler. The referee calls over Christian Seeler and warns him to calm down! Malte Ziegler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.19
Lennart Beck threads a neat ball through to Alessandro Coco. Alessandro Coco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.11
0-0Francisco Tavares chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Bremner. Kevin Bremner shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
28.22
Christian Seeler knocks the ball forward to Alessandro Coco. Alessandro Coco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.51
Stefan Eilts clumsily knocks into Francisco Tavares. The referee calls over Stefan Eilts and shows him a yellow card! Francisco Tavares runs off the knock.
34.09
Stefan Eilts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alessandro Coco. Alessandro Coco sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
36.07
0-0Miguel Cano clumsily knocks into Francisco Tavares. Miguel Cano is shown the yellow card! Francisco Tavares carries on, but is struggling a bit.
38.44
Christian Seeler knocks the ball to his team mate, Lennart Beck. Lennart Beck shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
40.06
1-0Alessandro Coco flicks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Roth. Oliver Roth lofts in a cross ball towards Alessandro Coco. Alessandro Coco directs the ball goalwards with his head. Gennaro Caini is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
44.42
Francisco Tavares threads the ball through to Gerhard Ziege. Gerhard Ziege tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
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. Hamburger SV also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Hamburger SV kick off the second half!
47.36
Oliver Roth threads the ball through to Glynn Royce. Glynn Royce knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mauricio Carrasco.
49.55
Bram Zijm makes a probing pass to Miguel Cano. Miguel Cano hits a low pass to Glynn Royce. Glynn Royce shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
53.46
Mauricio Carrasco launches a long ball forward into the other half. Martin Benfari sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
54.49
Lennart Beck comes in with a late challenge on Mauricio Carrasco. The referee calls over Lennart Beck and shows him a yellow card! Mauricio Carrasco gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.30
Mauricio Carrasco hits a low pass to Francisco Tavares. Francisco Tavares threads a neat ball through to Hugo Carrasco. Hugo Carrasco finds some space and shoots from distance. Steffen Streich is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
66.32
Seeing a gap ahead, Stefan Eilts plays the ball forward to Oliver Roth. Oliver Roth shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
69.00
Francisco Tavares threads a neat ball through to Martin Benfari. Martin Benfari controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
73.46
Francisco Tavares hacks Miguel Cano from behind! Francisco Tavares is warned by the referee! Miguel Cano hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.12
Stefan Eilts kicks a strong pass forward to Oliver Roth. Oliver Roth sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
83.57
Malte Ziegler flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Tavares holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francisco Tavares passes the ball forward to Ernesto Carrasco. Ernesto Carrasco plays a one-two with Francisco Tavares and rushes in on goal... Ernesto Carrasco strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Steffen Streich gets down and covers it.
85.01
1-2Francisco Tavares threads the ball through to Gerhard Ziege. Gerhard Ziege kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Carrasco but the referee indicates it's offside!
87.05
Martin Benfari makes a simple pass to Ernesto Carrasco. Ernesto Carrasco shoots from distance. Steffen Streich gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
89.57
Francisco Tavares flicks a high pass forward. Ernesto Carrasco collects the pass. Ernesto Carrasco finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.4%
56.6%
Play Area
22.4%
42.1%
35.5%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Francisco Tavares of Hamburger SV |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Steffen Streich (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Quim Gomes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Bram Zijm (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Lionel Lecocq (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Lennart Beck (MID) |  | 5 |
| 6. | Glynn Royce (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Stefan Eilts (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Miguel Cano (MID) | | 5 |
| 9. | Oliver Roth (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Alessandro Coco (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Christian Seeler (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Kevin Ouindi (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Marc Schrader (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Florent Erceau (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Gennaro Caini (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Davide Redaelli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gary Caldwell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Mauricio Carrasco (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Malte Ziegler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gerhard Ziege (MID) | | 8 |
| 7. | Francisco Tavares (MID) | | 9 |
| 8. | Kevin Bremner (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Ernesto Carrasco (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Hugo Carrasco (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Martin Benfari (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Linus Kistner (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Djibrill Lempereur (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Marc Müller (MID) | 0 | |