Match Report
| FC Union Berlin | FC Union Berlin |  |  | FSV Mainz 05 | FSV Mainz 05 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Steffen Streich | S. Streich |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 66 | | Nicolas Knapp | N. Knapp | ||||||||
| Quim Gomes | Q. Gomes |  | 74 | D | |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Armin Lindemann | A. Lindemann | ||||||||
| Bram Zijm | B. Zijm |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Marcel Hamann | M. Hamann | |||||||||
| Kevin Ouindi | K. Ouindi | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 | | Markus Raff | M. Raff | |||||||||
| Glynn Royce | G. Royce |  | 60 | M | | 5 | | D | 59 | | Bakary Geis | B. Geis | |||||||||
| Stefan Eilts | S. Eilts | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Christian Jung | C. Jung | |||||||||
| Miguel Cano | M. Cano |  | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Uwe Jentsch | U. Jentsch | |||||||||
| Florent Erceau | F. Erceau |  | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Silvain De Vogt | S. De Vogt | |||||||||
| Oliver Roth | O. Roth | | 82 | A | | 9 | | M | 62 | | Armin Schell | A. Schell | |||||||||
| Alessandro Coco | A. Coco |  | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | JŸrgen Heesakkers | J. Heesakkers | |||||||||
| Christian Seeler | C. Seeler | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Martin Thielemann | M. Thielemann | |||||||||
| Marc Schrader | M. Schrader | | 57 | G | | 12 | | M | 62 | | Kaba Andenas | K. Andenas | |||||||||
| Bakary Thielemann | B. Thielemann | | 53 | A | | 13 | | G | 60 | | Hauke Witte | H. Witte | |||||||||
| Thomas Beck | T. Beck | | 52 | M | | 14 | | M | 59 | | Kevin Völler | K. Völler | |||||||||
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Alte Försterei where FC Union Berlin play host to FSV Mainz 05. A crowd of 13,869 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Union Berlin are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FSV Mainz 05 appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Nikolas Ahrens.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Union Berlin are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FSV Mainz 05 appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Nikolas Ahrens.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with FSV Mainz 05 kicking off!
6.26
0-0Kevin Ouindi punts the ball hopefully upfield. Stefan Eilts sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
10.13
0-0Kevin Ouindi chips the ball to his team mate, Glynn Royce. Glynn Royce threads a neat ball through to Miguel Cano. Miguel Cano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.58
0-0Stefan Eilts comes in with a late challenge on Silvain De Vogt. The referee brings Stefan Eilts to one side and gives him a warning! Silvain De Vogt runs off the knock.
20.09
Quim Gomes sees Miguel Cano in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Cano flicks a high pass forward to Oliver Roth who brings the ball under control. Oliver Roth whips in a cross ball towards Glynn Royce. Glynn Royce makes a convincing header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.11
Silvain De Vogt makes a simple pass to JŸrgen Heesakkers. JŸrgen Heesakkers whips in a cross ball towards Silvain De Vogt. Silvain De Vogt is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.15
0-0Uwe Jentsch comes in with a late challenge on Miguel Cano. Uwe Jentsch is shown the yellow card! Miguel Cano runs off the knock.
30.34
Bakary Geis flicks a high pass forward to Christian Jung who brings the ball under control. Christian Jung knocks the ball forward to JŸrgen Heesakkers. JŸrgen Heesakkers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.42
0-0Quim Gomes comes in with a late challenge on Martin Thielemann. Quim Gomes is shown the yellow card! Martin Thielemann grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
33.12
Bakary Geis kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Thielemann. Martin Thielemann chips the ball to his team mate, Armin Schell. Some silky footwork from Armin Schell provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.24
Christian Jung threads a neat ball through to Armin Schell. Armin Schell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.40
Marcel Hamann chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Jung. Christian Jung flicks a high ball forward to Martin Thielemann who takes it down. Martin Thielemann shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
42.15
1-0Kevin Ouindi darts forward. Kevin Ouindi whips in a cross ball towards Christian Seeler. Christian Seeler heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Union Berlin appear unchanged since the first half. FSV Mainz 05 also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with FC Union Berlin kicking off!
48.21
1-0Florent Erceau threads the ball through to Oliver Roth. Oliver Roth finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Nicolas Knapp. Excellent save.
49.15
Quim Gomes clumsily knocks into JŸrgen Heesakkers. The referee calls over Quim Gomes and warns him to calm down! JŸrgen Heesakkers runs off the knock.
49.15
1-0Free kick to FSV Mainz 05 just outside the area...
50.47
JŸrgen Heesakkers takes a stuttering run up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
51.32
Glynn Royce makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alessandro Coco. Alessandro Coco shoots from distance but it is miles over!
53.48
Florent Erceau flicks a high pass forward to Alessandro Coco who brings the ball under control. Alessandro Coco knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Eilts. Stefan Eilts jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Nicolas Knapp is on top of it.
55.57
Stefan Eilts knocks the ball forward to Oliver Roth. Oliver Roth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.04
Florent Erceau knocks the ball forward to Miguel Cano. Miguel Cano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.39
Miguel Cano flicks a high pass forward. Alessandro Coco controls it well on his chest. Alessandro Coco controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
73.35
Marcel Hamann knocks the ball forward to Armin Schell. Armin Schell threads a neat ball through to Martin Thielemann. Martin Thielemann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Ouindi.
75.19
Uwe Jentsch flicks the ball to his team mate, JŸrgen Heesakkers. JŸrgen Heesakkers controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
87.20
Miguel Cano kicks a strong pass forward to Oliver Roth. Oliver Roth plays a one-two with Alessandro Coco and advances towards the goal... Some superb footwork from Oliver Roth provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Nicolas Knapp!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
0
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
25.9%
45.7%
28.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Kevin Ouindi of FC Union Berlin |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Steffen Streich (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Quim Gomes (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 3. | Bram Zijm (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Kevin Ouindi (DEF) | 9 | |
| 5. | Glynn Royce (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Stefan Eilts (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Miguel Cano (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Florent Erceau (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Oliver Roth (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Alessandro Coco (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Christian Seeler (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Marc Schrader (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Bakary Thielemann (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Thomas Beck (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Nicolas Knapp (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Armin Lindemann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Marcel Hamann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Markus Raff (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Bakary Geis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Christian Jung (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Uwe Jentsch (MID) | | 5 |
| 8. | Silvain De Vogt (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Armin Schell (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | JŸrgen Heesakkers (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Martin Thielemann (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Kaba Andenas (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Hauke Witte (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Kevin Völler (MID) | 0 | |