FFO EFL2, Fiorentina vs. Union Berlin (Fri Feb 23)


                           Fiorentina  |  Union Berlin
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  4-1-3-2 D
                           Neil Kirby  |  Paul Kennedy
                                       |
                         W_Benitez GK  |  GK L_Hradecky
                          C_Romero DF  |  DF D_Doekhi
                         O_Wijndal DF  |  DF L_Bonucci
                          J_Victor DF  |  DF R_Knoche
                       C_Cresswell DF  |  DF D_Leite
                        Florentino MF  |  DM R_Khedira
                           M_Mount MF  |  MF A_Kral
                           M_Camus MF  |  MF L_Tousart
                         O_Dembele AM  |  MF A_Laidouni
                           L_Jovic FW  |  FW S_Becker
                           D_Nunez FW  |  FW D_Fofana
                                       |
                         R_Zentner SUB |  SUB F_Ronnow
                      M_Matviienjo SUB |  SUB A_Theate
                          S_Rosted SUB |  SUB K_Behrens
                         Chiquinho SUB |  SUB L_Dehl
                          S_Polter SUB |  SUB J_Roussillon




Min. 1  :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  Union Berlin have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 1  :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  R_Khedira will now play as a DF 
Min. 5  :(uni) S_Becker takes advantage of a bad back pass from Florentino 
          ...  S_Becker strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That puts Union Berlin ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Fiorentina 0-1 Union Berlin ...
Min. 6  :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina 
          ...  Fiorentina have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 7  :(uni) S_Becker runs at the defence 
          ...  L_Jovic had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
Min. 9  :(uni) D_Doekhi looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  D_Leite receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  O_Wijndal slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 10 :(fio) M_Camus is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  D_Nunez latches onto the ball 
          ...  D_Leite with the tackle 
Min. 10 :(uni) A_Kral drives it forward to D_Fofana 
          ...  M_Mount with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
Min. 13 :(uni) S_Becker saunters past his marker 
          ...  C_Cresswell wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 14 :(fio) C_Romero with the through ball to L_Jovic 
          ...  L_Jovic with a blistering shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He kisses the badge! 
          ...  He shows his love for the club!! 
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed! 
          ...  The reason is unclear! 
          ...  Neil Kirby is involved down on the touchline!! 
          ...  He is shown the red card! He's been sent to the stands! 
Min. 15 :(fio) M_Camus takes advantage of a mistake by R_Khedira 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to Florentino! 
          ...  Florentino with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But L_Hradecky parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 17 :(fio) D_Nunez plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  D_Nunez sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  L_Hradecky with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 18 :(fio) O_Wijndal runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Cresswell 
          ...  C_Cresswell is behind the defence! 
          ...  He just has to beat L_Hradecky 
          ...  L_Hradecky charges out of his area 
          ...  L_Hradecky belts it clear! 
          ...  Great sweeper-keeping! 
Min. 18 :(uni) R_Khedira plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  C_Cresswell belts it clear 
Min. 19 :(fio) M_Mount takes advantage of a mistake by D_Doekhi 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  R_Knoche with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 27 :(uni) A_Laidouni with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past L_Jovic 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Leite! 
          ...  D_Leite hits a curling shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 28 :(fio) J_Victor spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to O_Dembele! 
          ...  O_Dembele rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!! 
          ...  The fans go wild! 
          ...  That could be a game changer! 
          ...  Fiorentina have pulled level! 
          ...  Fiorentina 1-1 Union Berlin ...
Min. 30 :(fio) O_Dembele picks up a loose ball 
          ...  O_Dembele curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  But L_Hradecky punches it away 
Min. 33 :(uni) D_Fofana with an inch perfect pass to R_Khedira 
          ...  R_Khedira with the overhead! 
          ...  But W_Benitez is equal to it 
Min. 36 :(fio) O_Wijndal looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Camus 
          ...  M_Camus tries the shot! 
          ...  L_Hradecky parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And L_Hradecky recovers to save!! 
Min. 36 :(uni) R_Khedira breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat W_Benitez now! 
          ...  M_Mount trips him up from behind! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  D_Leite knocks it forward 
          ...  D_Fofana gets on the end of it 
          ...  C_Cresswell wins the ball 
Min. 39 :(uni) A_Kral spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to L_Tousart! 
          ...  A powerful shot by L_Tousart! 
          ...  W_Benitez with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 41 :(fio) Florentino with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past R_Knoche 
          ...  He knocks it to J_Victor! 
          ...  L_Bonucci with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(fio) M_Mount skips the challenge from D_Leite 
          ...  D_Doekhi wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 47 :(fio) D_Nunez runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  But R_Knoche reads the situation well and wins the ball 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Fiorentina 1-1 Union Berlin

Min. 48 :(uni) A_Kral with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows J_Victor a clean set of heals 
          ...  A_Kral could have let it bounce! 
          ...  W_Benitez with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Kral hits it into the box! 
          ...  C_Romero clears the danger 
Min. 49 :(fio) M_Camus unselfishly lays the ball back to C_Romero 
          ...  D_Doekhi makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 54 :(uni) R_Knoche with an incisive pass to S_Becker 
          ...  J_Victor is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
Min. 54 :(uni) R_Khedira nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  R_Khedira with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But W_Benitez makes a fine save 
Min. 56 :(fio) M_Camus holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees L_Jovic in space! 
          ...  D_Doekhi wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by O_Wijndal 
          ...  A_Kral cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 58 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Behrens 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Becker 
Min. 58 :(fio) M_Camus with a slide rule pass to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  L_Hradecky saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 59 :(uni) K_Behrens with the cross-field pass to D_Doekhi 
          ...  D_Doekhi with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  W_Benitez won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 60 :(fio) Curled in dangerously from L_Jovic to D_Nunez 
          ...  D_Nunez tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  L_Hradecky gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Florentino chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It is cleared by L_Bonucci 
Min. 63 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Dehl 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Laidouni 
Min. 63 :(fio) J_Victor backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Camus gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Camus has slipped behind the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with L_Hradecky 
          ...  Takes the shot early, L_Hradecky cant get there!! 
          ...  Gooooool! 
          ...  Goooooooool! 
          ...  Goooooooooooooooool!! 
          ...  That's put Fiorentina ahead! 
          ...  Fiorentina 2-1 Union Berlin ...
Min. 63 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Matviienjo 
          ...  COMING OFF: Florentino 
Min. 63 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  R_Khedira will now play as a DM 
Min. 63 :(uni) K_Behrens works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Kral 
          ...  A_Kral blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  But W_Benitez hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 64 :(fio) O_Dembele with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past D_Doekhi 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Nunez! 
          ...  L_Dehl with an over the top challenge 
Min. 70 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Theate 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Bonucci 
Min. 70 :(fio) J_Victor looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  M_Mount receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  M_Mount with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 70 :(uni) R_Khedira flicks the ball through 
          ...  K_Behrens runs onto it! 
          ...  K_Behrens fires the shot in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  W_Benitez has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  The game's up for grabs now! 
          ...  Fiorentina 2-2 Union Berlin ...
Min. 71 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  R_Khedira will now play as a DF 
Min. 72 :(fio) L_Jovic steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs L_Tousart 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  L_Tousart with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 76 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: Chiquinho 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Camus 
Min. 77 :(fio) Chiquinho kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Matviienjo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Fofana 
Min. 81 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Polter 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Nunez 
Min. 84 :(fio) L_Jovic knocks the ball on and sprints past L_Tousart 
          ...  A delightful ball in to C_Romero 
          ...  A_Theate read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(fio) L_Jovic gets lucky and beats L_Tousart 
          ...  Now with the centre to M_Matviienjo 
          ...  But A_Theate wins the ball 
Min. 89 :(fio) S_Polter with a clever shimmy 
          ...  S_Polter with the side footed shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Mount swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  C_Romero rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  But L_Hradecky punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 92 :(uni) R_Khedira backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  K_Behrens gets on the end of it 
          ...  K_Behrens fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  W_Benitez never had a chance! 
Min. 94 :(fio) C_Romero plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  C_Romero looks to see where L_Hradecky is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  L_Hradecky fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Artemio Franchi
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Fiorentina Match Info
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Best player          : M_Camus (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Dembele (28), M_Camus (63)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Mount (36)
Injured              : N/A
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Union Berlin Match Info
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Best player          : K_Behrens
Scorers              : S_Becker (5), K_Behrens (70)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Tousart (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Fiorentina  |    Union Berlin
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       10
Off target           :           2        |       3
On target            :          12        |       7
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       4
Key Tackles          :           5        |       12
Key Passes           :          16        |       8
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Final Score          : Fiorentina 2 - 2 Union Berlin
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Player Statistics - Fiorentina
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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W_Benitez      GK  23   1   1   1  24 |  99   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  21  15   7  19 |  99   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  11  34
O_Wijndal      DF   1  19  16   6  27 |  99   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  20   0
J_Victor       DF   1  18  15   4  25 |  99   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  59   0
C_Cresswell    DF   1  18  13  11  20 |  99   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  48   0  13
Florentino     MF   1  14  18  10  25 |  65   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   8  14
M_Mount        MF   1   2  21  18  27 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -5  -5   5
M_Camus        MF   1   4  18  14  29 |  78   0   0   5   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  40  34
O_Dembele      AM   1   3  20  18  25 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  22
L_Jovic        FW   1   6  17  21  24 |  99   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  27   3
D_Nunez        FW   1   6  16  20  22 |  83   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
R_Zentner      GK  17   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Matviienjo   DF   1  17  12   9  26 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rosted       DF   1  14  10   6  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chiquinho      MF   1   8  17  12  26 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
S_Polter       FW   1   2  13  17  20 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Union Berlin
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Hradecky     GK  23   1   1   1  20 |  99   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0
D_Doekhi       DF   1  19  12   8  26 |  99   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  14  14
L_Bonucci      DF   1  19  10  11  20 |  72   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
R_Knoche       DF   1  18  13   2  22 |  99   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
D_Leite        DF   1  17  14   7  27 |  99   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  15
R_Khedira      DF   1  14  17   9  25 |  99   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  29  30
A_Kral         MF   1  13  18   9  23 |  99   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  21   8  30
L_Tousart      MF   1  12  17  12  23 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -5  -5   7
A_Laidouni     MF   1  11  17   3  27 |  65   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
S_Becker       FW   1   7  14  18  29 |  60   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  16
D_Fofana       FW   1   7  12  18  26 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  27  14   0
F_Ronnow       GK  20   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Theate       DF   1  17  15   5  25 |  27   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
K_Behrens      FW   1   7  13  16  20 |  39   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  26  26
L_Dehl         AM   1   4  15  12  29 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Roussillon   DF   1  16  14  10  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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