Match Report
| FC Union Berlin | FC Union Berlin |  |  | Karlsruher SC | Karlsruher SC | ||||||||||||||||
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| Steffen Streich | S. Streich |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 49 | | Nikolas Kühn | N. Kühn | |||||||||
| Quim Gomes | Q. Gomes |  | 74 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Bakary Walter | B. Walter | ||||||||
| Bram Zijm | B. Zijm |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Sebastian Friedmann | S. Friedmann | |||||||||
| Lionel Lecocq | L. Lecocq |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Simon Masur | S. Masur | |||||||||
| Lennart Beck | L. Beck | | 64 | M | | 5 | | D | 45 |  | Tim Collymore | T. Collymore | |||||||||
| Glynn Royce | G. Royce | | 60 | M | | 6 | | | M | 68 | | Oliver Kaiser | O. Kaiser | ||||||||
| Stefan Eilts | S. Eilts | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 | | Moritz Schnoor | M. Schnoor | |||||||||
| Miguel Cano | M. Cano |  | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Jšrg Van Van Westerop | J. Van Westerop | |||||||||
| Oliver Roth | O. Roth | | 82 | A | | 9 | | M | 62 | | Armin Wendel | A. Wendel | |||||||||
| Alessandro Coco | A. Coco |  | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Torsten Richter | T. Richter | |||||||||
| Christian Seeler | C. Seeler | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 | | Nils Streich | N. Streich | |||||||||
| Kevin Ouindi | K. Ouindi | | 61 | D | | 12 | | M | 62 | | Abel Ferreira | A. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Marc Schrader | M. Schrader | | 57 | G | | 13 | | M | 58 | | Sebastian Gerlach | S. Gerlach | |||||||||
| Florent Erceau | F. Erceau | | 55 | M | | 14 | | M | 57 | | Lars Ahrens | L. Ahrens | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Alte Försterei where FC Union Berlin play host to Karlsruher SC . A crowd of 12,930 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Union Berlin are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Karlsruher SC appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Steffen Backes.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Union Berlin are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Karlsruher SC appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Steffen Backes.
0.00
0-0FC Union Berlin kick off!
8.12
0-0Bakary Walter deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jšrg Van Van Westerop. Jšrg Van Van Westerop makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Armin Wendel. Armin Wendel lofts in a cross ball towards Nils Streich. With a superhuman jump, Nils Streich connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but is denied by Steffen Streich. Excellent save.
9.17
0-0Christian Seeler barges into Oliver Kaiser. Christian Seeler is given a warning by the referee! Oliver Kaiser stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.08
1-0Glynn Royce sees space and advances. Glynn Royce knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Eilts. Stefan Eilts powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Stefan Eilts!
16.05
1-0Glynn Royce flicks a high pass forward. Christian Seeler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Christian Seeler finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
18.34
1-0Glynn Royce threads the ball through to Christian Seeler. Christian Seeler makes a great pass forward. Alessandro Coco runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
20.08
1-0Oliver Kaiser makes a simple pass to Nils Streich. Nils Streich lofts in a cross ball towards Torsten Richter. Torsten Richter finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent block by Quim Gomes!
21.45
1-0Nils Streich hacks Lionel Lecocq from behind! The referee calls over Nils Streich and shows him a yellow card! Lionel Lecocq grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
22.58
Sebastian Friedmann hacks Oliver Roth from behind! The referee calls over Sebastian Friedmann and shows him a yellow card! Oliver Roth gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
24.57
Stefan Eilts sees a break and surges forward. Stefan Eilts knocks in a cross ball towards Christian Seeler. Christian Seeler makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
28.16
Glynn Royce kicks a strong pass forward to Christian Seeler. Christian Seeler shoots from 20 yards but Nikolas Kühn is on top of it.
32.55
Torsten Richter clumsily knocks into Lionel Lecocq. Torsten Richter is given a warning by the referee! Lionel Lecocq runs off the knock.
33.27
Glynn Royce threads the ball through to Alessandro Coco. Alessandro Coco shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Nikolas Kühn.
36.24
2-0Sebastian Friedmann chips the ball to his team mate, Jšrg Van Van Westerop. Jšrg Van Van Westerop controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nils Streich. Nils Streich knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.53
2-0Lennart Beck barges into Simon Masur. Lennart Beck is shown the yellow card! Simon Masur runs off the knock.
45.00
Lionel Lecocq surges forward with the ball. Lionel Lecocq flicks a high ball forward to Alessandro Coco who takes it down. Alessandro Coco shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
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. Karlsruher SC also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Karlsruher SC kick off and get the second half underway!
48.35
Tim Collymore flicks a high pass forward. Nils Streich collects the pass. Nils Streich flicks a high pass forward to Torsten Richter who brings the ball under control. Torsten Richter shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
51.13
Glynn Royce sees Oliver Roth in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oliver Roth controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
54.24
Bram Zijm catches Nils Streich on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nils Streich runs off the knock.
60.13
Stefan Eilts darts forward. Stefan Eilts whips in a cross ball towards Christian Seeler. Christian Seeler is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Nikolas Kühn easily picks it out of the air!
61.05
Stefan Eilts decides to run forward with the ball. Stefan Eilts plays a one-two with Christian Seeler and advances towards the goal... Stefan Eilts rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
69.18
Jšrg Van Van Westerop deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Moritz Schnoor. Moritz Schnoor knocks in a cross ball towards Nils Streich. Nils Streich is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Karlsruher SC !
75.22
Armin Wendel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nils Streich. Nils Streich finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
78.14
Lionel Lecocq hacks Jšrg Van Van Westerop from behind! Lionel Lecocq is shown the yellow card! Jšrg Van Van Westerop hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.49
Lennart Beck makes an attacking run forward. Lennart Beck knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.34
Seeing a gap ahead, Stefan Eilts plays the ball forward to Glynn Royce. Glynn Royce threads a neat ball through to Alessandro Coco. Alessandro Coco takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Nikolas Kühn manages to gather it comfortably.
89.58
Jšrg Van Van Westerop passes the ball forward to Nils Streich. Nils Streich advances inside the box! Nils Streich comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
4
3
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.8%
47.2%
Play Area
23.6%
50%
26.4%
Scorers
| Stefan Eilts 10, 61 Christian Seeler 25 | Nils Streich 69, 90 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Stefan Eilts of FC Union Berlin |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Steffen Streich (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Quim Gomes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Bram Zijm (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Lionel Lecocq (DEF) | | 6 |
| 5. | Lennart Beck (MID) | | 6 |
| 6. | Glynn Royce (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Stefan Eilts (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Miguel Cano (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Oliver Roth (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alessandro Coco (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Christian Seeler (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | Kevin Ouindi (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Marc Schrader (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Florent Erceau (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Nikolas Kühn (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Bakary Walter (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Sebastian Friedmann (DEF) | | 5 |
| 4. | Simon Masur (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Tim Collymore (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Oliver Kaiser (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Moritz Schnoor (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Jšrg Van Van Westerop (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Armin Wendel (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Torsten Richter (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Nils Streich (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Abel Ferreira (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Sebastian Gerlach (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Lars Ahrens (MID) | 0 | |