Match Report
| FC Union Berlin | FC Union Berlin |  |  | MSV Duisburg | MSV Duisburg | ||||||||||||||||
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| Garry Liddell | G. Liddell |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Marcus Gascoigne | M. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Cyril Dhorasoo | C. Dhorasoo |  | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 |  | Jakob Hollmer | J. Hollmer | |||||||||
| Florian Polheim | F. Polheim | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 |  | Copain Arveladze | C. Arveladze | |||||||||
| Neil Mason | N. Mason | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Pascal Wilke | P. Wilke | |||||||||
| Kaba Wolsky | K. Wolsky | | 61 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Samir Töpfer | S. Töpfer | |||||||||
| Uwe Hässler | U. Hässler | | 74 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Rainer Francke | R. Francke | |||||||||
| Marcel Töpfer | M. Töpfer | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Hauke Streich | H. Streich | |||||||||
| Billy Shields | B. Shields | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 |  | Zerbini Croce | Z. Croce | |||||||||
| Sieb Beekink | S. Beekink | | 59 | M | | 9 | | M | 55 | | Pascal Böhm | P. Böhm | |||||||||
| Jean Pierre Bayle | J. Bayle | | 78 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Albrecht Lorenz | A. Lorenz | |||||||||
| Stefan Linke | S. Linke | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Hauke Thielemann | H. Thielemann | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Alte Försterei where FC Union Berlin play host to MSV Duisburg. A crowd of 9,124 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Union Berlin and MSV Duisburg are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both FC Union Berlin and MSV Duisburg are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0FC Union Berlin kick off and get the first half underway!
8.25
0-0Uwe Hässler knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Linke. Stefan Linke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Copain Arveladze.
10.44
0-0Hauke Streich sees a break and surges forward. Hauke Streich goes all the way! Hauke Streich tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.11
Cyril Dhorasoo passes the ball forward to Marcel Töpfer. Marcel Töpfer kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Linke. Stefan Linke whips in a cross ball towards Jean Pierre Bayle. Jean Pierre Bayle powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.11
Sieb Beekink knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Linke. Stefan Linke goes all the way! Stefan Linke shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.45
0-0Pascal Böhm hacks Uwe Hässler from behind! Pascal Böhm is shown the yellow card! Uwe Hässler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.30
Marcel Töpfer sees space and advances. Marcel Töpfer shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
20.48
1-0Billy Shields makes a beautiful solo run. Billy Shields plays a perfect one-two with Jean Pierre Bayle and rushes in on goal... Billy Shields tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
27.06
Rainer Francke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hauke Thielemann. Hauke Thielemann plays a perfect one-two with Albrecht Lorenz and rushes in on goal... Hauke Thielemann rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
28.07
Billy Shields makes a simple pass to Stefan Linke. Stefan Linke shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.29
1-0Jean Pierre Bayle clumsily knocks into Pascal Wilke. The referee calls over Jean Pierre Bayle and warns him to calm down! Pascal Wilke stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.44
Zerbini Croce threads the ball through to Albrecht Lorenz. Albrecht Lorenz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Florian Polheim.
36.18
Zerbini Croce makes a probing pass to Hauke Thielemann. Hauke Thielemann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.49
1-0Marcel Töpfer threads the ball through to Stefan Linke. Stefan Linke goes all the way! Stefan Linke shoots from just inside the box. Marcus Gascoigne easily smothers it.
39.46
Florian Polheim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcel Töpfer. Marcel Töpfer surges forward with the ball. Marcel Töpfer knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Linke. Stefan Linke flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
45.00
Marcel Töpfer surges forward with the ball. Marcel Töpfer whips in a cross ball towards Jean Pierre Bayle. Jean Pierre Bayle is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
MSV Duisburg start the second half!
48.44
Hauke Streich clumsily knocks into Billy Shields. Hauke Streich is shown the yellow card! Billy Shields runs off the knock.
49.35
Marcel Töpfer makes a beautiful solo run. Marcel Töpfer shoots from distance but it is miles over!
51.00
2-0FC Union Berlin are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
59.10
Sieb Beekink deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefan Linke. Stefan Linke whips in a cross ball towards Jean Pierre Bayle. Jean Pierre Bayle is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
63.09
Neil Mason flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Töpfer. Marcel Töpfer makes a probing pass to Jean Pierre Bayle. Jean Pierre Bayle makes a simple pass to Stefan Linke. Stefan Linke takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Marcus Gascoigne easily smothers it!
67.30
Marcel Töpfer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefan Linke. Stefan Linke passes the ball forward to Jean Pierre Bayle. Jean Pierre Bayle cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.02
Neil Mason barges into Albrecht Lorenz. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Albrecht Lorenz runs off the knock.
85.35
Billy Shields catches Hauke Streich on the ankles. The referee calls over Billy Shields and warns him to calm down! Hauke Streich runs off the knock.
89.23
Florian Polheim kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Shields. Billy Shields advances with the ball. Billy Shields plays a perfect one-two with Stefan Linke and rushes in on goal... Billy Shields tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Marcel Töpfer flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Linke. Stefan Linke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
70.6%
29.4%
Play Area
26.5%
48.5%
25%
Scorers
| Billy Shields 20 Jean Pierre Bayle 45, 59 |