FFO EFL2, Union Berlin vs. Villarreal (Mon Apr 08)


                         Union Berlin  |  Villarreal
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-2-0-2-2 C
                         Paul Kennedy  |  Matthew Bethell
                                       |
                        L_Hradecky GK  |  GK F_Jorgensen
                         L_Bonucci DF  |  DF J_Galan
                          D_Doekhi DF  |  DF M_Gabbia
                          R_Knoche DF  |  DF A_Mandi
                           D_Leite DF  |  DF A_Moreno
                            A_Kral MF  |  DM K_Bielik
                         L_Tousart MF  |  DM F_Coquelin
                         R_Khedira MF  |  AM A_Baena
                        A_Laidouni MF  |  AM D_Suarez
                          D_Fofana FW  |  FW A_Rebic
                          S_Becker FW  |  FW Joselu
                                       |
                          F_Ronnow SUB |  SUB L_Canizares
                          A_Theate SUB |  SUB J_Stanisic
                      J_Roussillon SUB |  SUB M_Pineda
                            L_Dehl SUB |  SUB S_Comesana
                         K_Behrens SUB |  SUB O_Burke




Min. 1  :(vil) Joselu with the first time flick to F_Coquelin 
          ...  F_Coquelin sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  L_Hradecky with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 4  :(vil) Joselu sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  D_Suarez runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  D_Suarez pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But L_Hradecky punches it away 
Min. 8  :(vil) A_Baena sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  A_Rebic runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  R_Knoche takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 10 :(uni) A_Laidouni pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  R_Khedira is clean through! 
          ...  R_Khedira hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 10 :(uni) D_Fofana sidesteps F_Coquelin 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  F_Coquelin takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 16 :(uni) A_Laidouni with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Kral 
          ...  A_Kral hits a great drive! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen gathers it easily 
Min. 21 :(vil) L_Hradecky with a terrible kick! 
          ...  J_Galan takes control of the ball! 
          ...  J_Galan attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 22 :(uni) R_Khedira 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_Fofana receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  D_Fofana with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Tousart hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 22 :(vil) F_Coquelin hoists the ball across to A_Rebic 
          ...  A_Rebic with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  L_Hradecky saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 23 :(vil) F_Coquelin controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  Joselu gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Joselu rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 24 :(uni) D_Fofana loses his marker! 
          ...  D_Fofana with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen makes a good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Laidouni dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  The ball comes to R_Knoche 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It floats over F_Jorgensen 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 24 :(vil) A_Baena plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  A_Baena with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  L_Hradecky gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Baena swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Great catch from L_Hradecky! 
Min. 25 :(vil) J_Galan with a flicked pass to A_Rebic 
          ...  A_Rebic drives it low! 
          ...  L_Hradecky makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 26 :(uni) D_Doekhi with a glorious 60-yard pass to L_Tousart 
          ...  L_Tousart hits a great shot! 
          ...  But F_Jorgensen is equal to it 
Min. 27 :(uni) R_Khedira sidesteps J_Galan 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  R_Khedira tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Villarreal fans taunt him! 
Min. 27 :(vil) A_Mandi knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Kral 
          ...  Driven towards goal by A_Mandi! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Union Berlin fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 28 :(vil) A_Moreno plays in Joselu with a beautiful ball 
          ...  Joselu with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 31 :(uni) D_Leite sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Becker 
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Becker! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 32 :(uni) R_Knoche plays it forward to L_Tousart 
          ...  L_Tousart with a thundering shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  That puts Union Berlin ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Union Berlin 1-0 Villarreal ...
Min. 32 :(vil) Tactical Change by Villarreal 
          ...  Villarreal have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 32 :(vil) A_Rebic with the diagonal pass to D_Suarez 
          ...  D_Suarez attempts a low drive! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 33 :(vil) A_Rebic nutmegs the defender 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from A_Rebic! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  L_Hradecky makes a good save 
Min. 37 :(vil) K_Bielik flights the ball to A_Baena 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Baena! 
          ...  It floats over L_Hradecky 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 38 :(uni) D_Leite with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from F_Coquelin 
          ...  D_Leite hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! 
          ...  What a goal... 
          ...  Union Berlin 2-0 Villarreal ...
Min. 40 :(uni) R_Khedira sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to S_Becker 
          ...  D_Suarez does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 42 :(vil) J_Galan boots it towards A_Mandi 
          ...  R_Knoche with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(uni) D_Doekhi beats J_Galan 
          ...  J_Galan redeems himself with a great tackle 
Min. 44 :(uni) A_Kral is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  L_Bonucci latches onto the ball 
          ...  L_Bonucci with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 44 :(uni) A_Laidouni gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to L_Tousart 
          ...  M_Gabbia pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  S_Becker hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  It floats over F_Jorgensen 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a great effort 
          ...  Union Berlin 3-0 Villarreal ...
Min. 45 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Theate 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Leite 
Min. 45 :(vil) Substitution by Villarreal 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Stanisic 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Moreno 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Union Berlin 3-0 Villarreal

Min. 47 :(vil) A_Mandi runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Knoche 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by L_Bonucci 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 48 :(uni) R_Khedira gets to the byline and finds S_Becker with a beautiful cross 
          ...  F_Coquelin with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
Min. 49 :(vil) K_Bielik with a flicked pass to A_Baena 
          ...  A_Kral reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Bielik with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  L_Hradecky comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  J_Galan gets to it! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 53 :(uni) S_Becker sidesteps F_Coquelin 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  S_Becker could have let it bounce! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Khedira drives it into the box! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen fists it away! 
Min. 54 :(uni) D_Fofana takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Galan 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 57 :(uni) S_Becker spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to D_Fofana! 
          ...  D_Fofana with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 58 :(uni) A_Laidouni knocks the ball on and sprints past J_Galan 
          ...  A delightful ball in to S_Becker 
          ...  S_Becker has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen manages to turn it behind 
Min. 58 :(vil) F_Coquelin cuts in on A_Laidouni's blind side 
          ...  A_Theate pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  A_Baena hits it hard 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 59 :(vil) Joselu makes himself available 
          ...  L_Bonucci beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 62 :(vil) Substitution by Villarreal 
          ...  COMING ON: O_Burke 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Rebic 
Min. 62 :(uni) S_Becker runs towards the goal 
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Becker! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool 
          ...  I want to cry! 
          ...  Dear God! 
          ...  Long live football! 
          ...  Gooooooooooal! 
          ...  Union Berlin 4-0 Villarreal ...
Min. 63 :(uni) S_Becker knocks the ball on and sprints past M_Gabbia 
          ...  A delightful ball in to D_Fofana 
          ...  D_Fofana throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But F_Jorgensen with the difficult save 
Min. 64 :(vil) J_Galan barges R_Knoche off the ball 
          ...  J_Galan tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  L_Hradecky parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Union Berlin 4-1 Villarreal ...
Min. 65 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Behrens 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Becker 
Min. 66 :(uni) A_Kral finds D_Fofana with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  D_Fofana unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 66 :(vil) O_Burke makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  A thundering drive by O_Burke! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  L_Hradecky plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 68 :(vil) O_Burke looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  O_Burke with a blistering shot! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 69 :(uni) D_Fofana sprints past J_Stanisic 
          ...  D_Fofana tries to beat F_Jorgensen! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 69 :(vil) O_Burke with an inch perfect pass to Joselu 
          ...  Joselu with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  It floats over L_Hradecky 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 70 :(vil) F_Coquelin cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to O_Burke 
          ...  O_Burke tries to chip the ball over L_Hradecky! 
          ...  L_Hradecky has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  L_Hradecky reacts well to save!! 
Min. 71 :(vil) O_Burke controls the ball with ease 
          ...  O_Burke rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  But L_Hradecky comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 74 :(uni) D_Fofana slips past J_Stanisic 
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Fofana! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Tousart swings it in! 
          ...  It comes to A_Laidouni 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 75 :(uni) A_Kral with a glorious long pass to D_Doekhi 
          ...  D_Doekhi has slipped behind the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with F_Jorgensen 
          ...  He rounds F_Jorgensen 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  It's hit the side netting!! 
Min. 77 :(uni) D_Fofana finds the run of D_Doekhi 
          ...  J_Stanisic gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 77 :(vil) Joselu controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  A glorious effort by Joselu! 
          ...  But L_Hradecky palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 84 :(vil) A_Baena controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Doekhi 
          ...  He puts in F_Coquelin! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from F_Coquelin! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  L_Hradecky with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 85 :(uni) L_Bonucci looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Fofana 
          ...  But A_Mandi spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 86 :(vil) D_Suarez with a 30-yard pass to J_Stanisic 
          ...  J_Stanisic attempts a lob! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(vil) F_Coquelin fires over a low cross to O_Burke 
          ...  O_Burke with a little chip! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's given Villarreal a lifeline! 
          ...  Union Berlin 4-2 Villarreal ...
Min. 89 :(vil) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  J_Galan is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  A wicked drive by J_Galan! 
          ...  L_Hradecky gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He turns the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Suarez drives it into the box! 
          ...  It is cleared by L_Bonucci 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadion Alten Forsterei
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Union Berlin Match Info
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Best player          : S_Becker (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Tousart (32), D_Leite (38), S_Becker (44,62)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Theate (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Villarreal Match Info
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Best player          : O_Burke
Scorers              : J_Galan (64), O_Burke (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Gabbia (44), F_Coquelin (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Union Berlin  |    Villarreal
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       25
Off target           :           9        |       11
On target            :          13        |       14
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :          17        |       16
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Final Score          : Union Berlin 4 - 2 Villarreal
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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 |  92  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0   0
L_Bonucci      DF   1  19  10  11  20 |  92   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  16  13
D_Doekhi       DF   1  19  12   8  26 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  14
R_Knoche       DF   1  18  13   2  22 |  92   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  26  38  30
D_Leite        DF   1  17  14   7  27 |  45   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  12  38
A_Kral         MF   1  13  18   9  23 |  92   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  31  34  25
L_Tousart      MF   1  12  17  12  23 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
R_Khedira      MF   1  14  17   9  25 |  92   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  27  26
A_Laidouni     MF   1  11  17   3  27 |  92   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  19
D_Fofana       FW   1   7  12  19  26 |  92   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  14  31
S_Becker       FW   1   7  14  18  29 |  66   0   0   2   0   5   2   0   0   0   0  24  46
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 |  47   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  -5
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
K_Behrens      FW   1   7  13  16  20 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Villarreal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Jorgensen    GK  23   1   1   1  21 |  92  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -7   0   0   0
J_Galan        DF   1  21  14   8  30 |  92   0   2   2   0   4   1   0   0   0  26  24  80
M_Gabbia       DF   1  19  13   5  25 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  -5
A_Mandi        DF   1  18  12   8  20 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  14
A_Moreno       DF   1  17  14   6  26 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
K_Bielik       DM   1  12  19  10  21 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   4 -10
F_Coquelin     DM   1  13  18   6  30 |  92   0   0   4   1   2   0   1   0   0  -5  37  31
A_Baena        AM   1   3  18  14  30 |  92   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  26
D_Suarez       AM   1   6  18  14  21 |  92   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  28   8  18
A_Rebic        FW   1   6  12  21  24 |  63   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  14   9
Joselu         FW   1   5  13  21  27 |  92   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  26   6
L_Canizares    GK  19   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stanisic     DF   1  17  14   4  23 |  47   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  18
M_Pineda       DF   1  15  13   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Comesana     MF   1  12  18  10  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Burke        FW   1   4  12  19  24 |  29   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0 -10   4  22
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