FFO EFL2, Union Berlin vs. Schalke (Fri Mar 29) Union Berlin | Schalke 4-4-2 C | 4-1-2-2-1 P Paul Kennedy | Emlyn Brennan | L_Hradecky GK | GK A_Meret L_Bonucci DF | DF J_Bryan D_Doekhi DF | DF C_Kouyate R_Knoche DF | DF I_Martinez D_Leite DF | DF T_Baumgartl A_Kral MF | DM C_Brunner L_Tousart MF | AM Z_Flemming R_Khedira MF | MF L_Blas A_Laidouni MF | MF R_Schalenberg D_Fofana FW | FW M_Dembele K_Behrens FW | AM A_Cabral | F_Ronnow SUB | SUB R_Zentner A_Theate SUB | SUB I_Cisse J_Roussillon SUB | SUB F_Beltran L_Dehl SUB | SUB B_Wiles M_Kaufmann SUB | SUB S_Kozuki Min. 2 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke ... Schalke have changed their playing style to C Min. 3 :(uni) D_Fofana takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... Z_Flemming with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 6 :(sch) M_Dembele beats D_Doekhi ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... But A_Kral spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 11 :(uni) R_Khedira cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... But T_Baumgartl will cut out the threat Min. 16 :(uni) D_Fofana finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... C_Kouyate knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 18 :(sch) I_Martinez with the deft touch ... He takes it past R_Knoche ... He knocks it to C_Brunner! ... C_Brunner from 20 yards! ... L_Hradecky watches it sail wide! Min. 19 :(uni) D_Fofana cuts inside I_Martinez ... He worked that well ... He puts in R_Khedira! ... J_Bryan with the tackle Min. 21 :(uni) D_Fofana beats J_Bryan ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... C_Brunner with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 22 :(uni) K_Behrens with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... K_Behrens with a bomb of a shot! ... A_Meret catches the ball Min. 24 :(uni) L_Bonucci gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past C_Kouyate! ... He has some space now! ... L_Bonucci tries to beat A_Meret from outside the area! ... A_Meret is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... A_Meret looks very relieved! Min. 25 :(sch) M_Dembele is too quick for the defence ... Blocked by D_Doekhi Min. 40 :(sch) C_Brunner spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to M_Dembele! ... D_Doekhi hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... Z_Flemming swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... J_Bryan rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... L_Hradecky makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 41 :(sch) M_Dembele looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... But D_Doekhi spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 42 :(uni) R_Knoche retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... L_Tousart gets on the end of it ... L_Tousart attempts a low drive! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Meret's arms ... Unlucky Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(uni) L_Tousart leaves his marker standing ... L_Tousart attempts a lob! ... A_Meret falls over ... But A_Meret is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 45 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin ... COMING ON: A_Theate ... COMING OFF: D_Leite Min. 46 :(uni) D_Fofana takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... T_Baumgartl rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Union Berlin 0-0 Schalke Min. 54 :(uni) A_Kral with an inch perfect pass to D_Fofana ... D_Fofana strikes a wicked curler! ... He hits the side netting Min. 54 :(uni) D_Fofana flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... A_Cabral scythes the player down! ... The Referee lectures him ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... A_Theate shapes to shoot ... He plays it to D_Fofana instead ... C_Brunner hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... D_Fofana floats the ball in! ... A_Meret reads it well, and claims it! Min. 56 :(uni) L_Bonucci takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Theate ... A_Theate with the chance! ... A_Meret gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 65 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin ... COMING ON: M_Kaufmann ... COMING OFF: K_Behrens Min. 65 :(uni) L_Tousart takes advantage of a bad back pass ... Intercepted by J_Bryan Min. 68 :(uni) A_Laidouni cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Kral ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... Z_Flemming picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 70 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: F_Beltran ... COMING OFF: Z_Flemming Min. 70 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: S_Kozuki ... COMING OFF: A_Cabral Min. 70 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: I_Cisse ... COMING OFF: R_Schalenberg Min. 70 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke ... Schalke have changed their playing style to L Min. 75 :(sch) I_Martinez sprints past D_Doekhi ... I_Martinez with a thundering volley! ... L_Hradecky makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 77 :(sch) I_Cisse puts in S_Kozuki ... R_Knoche slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 81 :(uni) D_Fofana beats J_Bryan ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... D_Fofana must beat A_Meret! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 82 :(uni) A_Laidouni flicks the ball through ... D_Fofana runs onto it! ... T_Baumgartl stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(sch) M_Dembele breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat L_Hradecky now! ... L_Bonucci trips him up from behind! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 92 :(uni) A_Theate runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... T_Baumgartl with an awful challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He got away with just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... D_Doekhi knocks it forward ... M_Kaufmann gets on the end of it ... T_Baumgartl wins the ball with a clear tackle ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadion Alten Forsterei ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Union Berlin Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Doekhi Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Bonucci (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schalke Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Bryan (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Z_Flemming (3), C_Brunner (21), T_Baumgartl (82) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Union Berlin | Schalke Attempts on Goal : 7 | 3 Off target : 5 | 1 On target : 2 | 2 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 4 | 10 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 6 | 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Union Berlin 0 - 0 Schalke ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Union Berlin Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Hradecky GK 23 1 1 1 20 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 L_Bonucci DF 1 19 10 11 20 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 11 6 D_Doekhi DF 1 19 12 8 26 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 R_Knoche DF 1 18 13 3 22 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 13 0 D_Leite DF 1 17 14 7 27 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Kral MF 1 13 18 9 23 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 0 L_Tousart MF 1 12 17 12 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 R_Khedira MF 1 14 17 9 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Laidouni MF 1 11 17 3 27 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 D_Fofana FW 1 7 12 19 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 6 K_Behrens FW 1 7 13 16 20 | 67 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 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 6 25 | 51 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 J_Roussillon DF 1 16 14 10 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Dehl MF 1 4 15 12 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kaufmann FW 1 7 11 14 31 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Schalke Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Meret GK 23 1 1 1 27 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 J_Bryan DF 1 18 13 4 27 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 20 C_Kouyate DF 1 18 11 4 27 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 I_Martinez DF 1 18 14 10 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 14 T_Baumgartl DF 1 18 14 9 30 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 43 -5 -5 C_Brunner DM 1 18 14 10 30 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 11 7 7 Z_Flemming AM 1 6 19 15 29 | 72 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -5 -5 L_Blas MF 1 3 17 12 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Schalenberg MF 1 14 19 10 27 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Dembele FW 1 1 12 20 29 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Cabral AM 1 5 14 18 20 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Zentner GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Cisse DF 1 14 11 10 21 | 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 0 F_Beltran AM 1 10 15 5 25 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Wiles MF 1 12 14 3 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Kozuki FW 1 8 13 14 20 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1711740849 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40