FFO FLT, Brentford vs. Union Berlin (Wed Jan 24)


                            Brentford  |  Union Berlin
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-1-3-2 D
                    Marcus Hawksworth  |  Paul Kennedy
                                       |
                         M_Flekken GK  |  GK L_Hradecky
                       O_De_Marcos DF  |  DF D_Doekhi
                            R_Baku DF  |  DF J_Roussillon
                           R_Henry DF  |  DF R_Knoche
                            K_Ajer DF  |  DF D_Leite
                       M_Damsgaard MF  |  DM R_Khedira
                        C_Norgaard MF  |  MF A_Kral
                        L_Torreira MF  |  MF L_Tousart
                        M_Olakigbe MF  |  MF A_Laidouni
                        K_L_Potter FW  |  FW S_Becker
                          K_Schade FW  |  FW D_Fofana
                                       |
                         N_Collins SUB |  SUB F_Ronnow
                       M_Roersleve SUB |  SUB L_Bonucci
                          B_Mbeumo SUB |  SUB K_Behrens
                          M_Jensen SUB |  SUB L_Dehl
                          N_Maupay SUB |  SUB A_Theate




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. 1  :(btf) M_Olakigbe takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into K_Schade 
          ...  K_Schade fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  L_Hradecky gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 2  :(uni) D_Fofana leaves R_Henry standing 
          ...  O_De_Marcos dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 7  :(btf) M_Damsgaard jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Schade 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Becker 
Min. 9  :(btf) C_Norgaard plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Damsgaard 
          ...  M_Damsgaard has slipped behind the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with L_Hradecky 
          ...  He rounds L_Hradecky 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Let's see if Brentford can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Brentford 1-0 Union Berlin ...
Min. 9  :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  R_Khedira will now play as a DM 
Min. 9  :(uni) L_Tousart plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Laidouni decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  A_Laidouni has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 9  :(btf) R_Baku spots L_Torreira who is in acres of space 
          ...  D_Doekhi with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  M_Damsgaard with the curler 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 10 :(uni) R_Khedira chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Fofana 
          ...  C_Norgaard is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  D_Fofana swings it in 
          ...  S_Becker takes control of it! 
          ...  S_Becker with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  M_Flekken has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Flekken reacts well to save!! 
Min. 10 :(uni) S_Becker reads the run of D_Fofana 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from K_Ajer 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 12 :(uni) J_Roussillon takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Becker 
          ...  R_Henry with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 14 :(btf) M_Olakigbe chips the ball forward to L_Torreira 
          ...  L_Torreira with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  But L_Hradecky punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 15 :(uni) J_Roussillon finds himself in a good position 
          ...  J_Roussillon with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 18 :(uni) A_Laidouni hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  A_Kral latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Olakigbe with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 19 :(btf) K_Schade has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Doekhi! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But J_Roussillon puts the ball out of play 
Min. 22 :(btf) O_De_Marcos runs at J_Roussillon 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  A powerful shot by O_De_Marcos! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  L_Hradecky is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Olakigbe plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  D_Leite reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 22 :(uni) S_Becker off the woodwork! 
          ...  D_Fofana picks up the deflection 
          ...  R_Baku with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 23 :(uni) R_Knoche is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 25 :(uni) S_Becker looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Roussillon 
          ...  C_Norgaard plays the back pass 
          ...  M_Flekken can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Tousart plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  D_Leite loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  M_Flekken gathers it easily 
Min. 28 :(btf) K_L_Potter with a precise ball to K_Schade 
          ...  K_Schade with the header! 
          ...  Saved by L_Hradecky 
Min. 28 :(uni) S_Becker steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Norgaard 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  S_Becker sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But M_Flekken punches it away 
Min. 30 :(uni) D_Fofana moves inside 
          ...  D_Fofana blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Flekken punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 34 :(uni) J_Roussillon with the diagonal pass to D_Leite 
          ...  D_Leite hits a great shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Flekken moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 34 :(btf) R_Henry finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  D_Leite takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 36 :(btf) R_Henry with a pinpoint pass to M_Olakigbe 
          ...  R_Khedira with the block 
Min. 36 :(btf) K_Schade plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  A_Laidouni with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 37 :(btf) K_Schade rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to O_De_Marcos 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from O_De_Marcos! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 38 :(btf) M_Olakigbe with a short pass to find M_Damsgaard 
          ...  D_Leite wins the ball 
Min. 39 :(btf) L_Torreira kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  R_Baku gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Laidouni seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 39 :(uni) L_Tousart plays it long to D_Fofana 
          ...  O_De_Marcos with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 42 :(btf) M_Olakigbe takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  M_Olakigbe hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  L_Hradecky narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 42 :(uni) S_Becker turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_Becker launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Brentford fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(btf) R_Henry holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees K_L_Potter in space! 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  D_Doekhi picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 44 :(btf) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  M_Olakigbe is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by L_Tousart! 
          ...  M_Olakigbe drives the ball low! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 45 :(uni) A_Kral unselfishly lays the ball back to R_Khedira 
          ...  R_Khedira with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  But M_Flekken hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 47 :(uni) D_Fofana turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Tousart 
          ...  L_Tousart hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  Over the bar! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Brentford 1-0 Union Berlin

Min. 46 :(uni) R_Knoche is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to L_Tousart 
          ...  C_Norgaard read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 49 :(btf) K_Schade beats S_Becker with absolute ease! 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by L_Tousart 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 49 :(uni) D_Leite picks out S_Becker with the cross 
          ...  S_Becker hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But M_Flekken stops that one easily 
Min. 50 :(btf) K_L_Potter leaves D_Doekhi standing 
          ...  A glorious effort by K_L_Potter! 
          ...  L_Hradecky gathers it easily 
Min. 51 :(uni) D_Doekhi finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  K_Schade with a bad challenge 
Min. 52 :(btf) M_Olakigbe has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past R_Knoche 
          ...  He knocks it to K_Schade! 
          ...  K_Schade with a blistering shot! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 52 :(uni) D_Fofana sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  C_Norgaard tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Kral floats the ball in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of M_Flekken 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 56 :(uni) A_Kral fires over a low cross to D_Fofana 
          ...  D_Fofana with the crafty shot! 
          ...  M_Flekken goes down well to save 
Min. 58 :(uni) R_Khedira jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Knoche 
          ...  R_Knoche could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But M_Flekken with the difficult save 
Min. 58 :(uni) D_Fofana catches M_Olakigbe with an elbow! 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 60 :(btf) M_Olakigbe with a glorious long pass to M_Damsgaard 
          ...  R_Khedira with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
Min. 61 :(uni) S_Becker times his run well 
          ...  S_Becker rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  But M_Flekken palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 63 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Dehl 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Laidouni 
Min. 65 :(btf) Substitution by Brentford 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Roersleve 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Ajer 
Min. 65 :(btf) Substitution by Brentford 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Maupay 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Schade 
Min. 65 :(btf) Substitution by Brentford 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Mbeumo 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Torreira 
Min. 65 :(uni) A_Kral leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to D_Fofana 
          ...  But R_Baku slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 70 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Bonucci 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Roussillon 
Min. 70 :(uni) D_Fofana brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  D_Fofana swings in the shot! 
          ...  M_Flekken takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 72 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Behrens 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Becker 
Min. 72 :(btf) M_Olakigbe with an amazing show of skill to get past L_Tousart 
          ...  He crosses to K_L_Potter 
          ...  But D_Doekhi slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 72 :(uni) L_Tousart nutmegs the defender 
          ...  R_Baku with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  An expectant silence takes the crowd 
          ...  L_Bonucci swings it in 
          ...  D_Fofana takes control of it! 
          ...  R_Baku reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 73 :(uni) L_Bonucci with the majestic dribble 
          ...  But O_De_Marcos will cut out the threat 
Min. 74 :(btf) K_L_Potter turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  L_Bonucci with a nasty foul 
Min. 75 :(btf) C_Norgaard with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to M_Olakigbe 
          ...  M_Olakigbe swings in the shot! 
          ...  It floats over L_Hradecky 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a great effort 
          ...  Brentford 2-0 Union Berlin ...
Min. 78 :(uni) K_Behrens cuts in on O_De_Marcos's blind side 
          ...  B_Mbeumo with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 79 :(btf) B_Mbeumo takes advantage of a mistake by L_Bonucci 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to K_L_Potter! 
          ...  K_L_Potter with a thundering shot! 
          ...  L_Hradecky gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 80 :(btf) N_Maupay pushes it past D_Leite 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from K_Behrens 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 80 :(uni) A_Kral whips the ball across to K_Behrens 
          ...  K_Behrens with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  But M_Flekken parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 86 :(uni) R_Knoche with a 40-yard pass to L_Dehl 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from L_Dehl! 
          ...  But M_Flekken reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on M_Flekken anyway 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Brentford Community Stadium
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Brentford Match Info
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Best player          : C_Norgaard (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Damsgaard (9), M_Olakigbe (75)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Olakigbe (18), O_De_Marcos (39), B_Mbeumo (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Union Berlin Match Info
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Best player          : S_Becker
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Doekhi (9), A_Laidouni (36)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Brentford  |    Union Berlin
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       17
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           7        |       12
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       11
Key Tackles          :          10        |       10
Key Passes           :          15        |       17
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Final Score          : Brentford 2 - 0 Union Berlin
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Player Statistics - Brentford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Flekken      GK  22   1   1   1  31 |  93  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
O_De_Marcos    DF   1  21  16  13  22 |  93   0   2   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  32   5  19
R_Baku         DF   1  19  14   9  25 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  10   0
R_Henry        DF   1  18  13   4  26 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  22   0
K_Ajer         DF   1  17  11  10  28 |  67   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  10  10
M_Damsgaard    MF   1   3  19  14  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   5  26
C_Norgaard     MF   1  14  18   3  29 |  93   0   3   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  54  28   0
L_Torreira     MF   1  13  18   7  33 |  67   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   6  15
M_Olakigbe     MF   1   3  19  14  25 |  93   0   0   5   0   3   1   1   0   0  -5  20  29
K_L_Potter     FW   1   2  13  18  31 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  11   6
K_Schade       FW   1   6  12  19  22 |  67   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12   7
N_Collins      GK  19   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Roersleve    DF   1  16  14   9  26 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Mbeumo       MF   1   3  17  13  29 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5   2  -5
M_Jensen       MF   1  10  16  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Maupay       FW   1   5  11  17  22 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
D_Doekhi       DF   1  18  12   8  26 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13 -15 -15
J_Roussillon   DF   1  16  14  10  25 |  72   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  20  10
R_Knoche       DF   1  18  13   2  22 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  20
D_Leite        DF   1  17  13   7  27 |  93   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  11  28
R_Khedira      DM   1  14  17   8  25 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   7  14
A_Kral         MF   1  13  18   9  23 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
L_Tousart      MF   1  12  17  12  23 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  14   8
A_Laidouni     MF   1  11  17   3  27 |  65   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  16   2  12
S_Becker       FW   1   7  14  18  29 |  74   0   1   3   0   5   0   0   0   0  25  30  18
D_Fofana       FW   1   7  12  18  26 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  12
F_Ronnow       GK  20   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Bonucci      DF   1  19  10  11  20 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Behrens      FW   1   7  13  16  20 |  19   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   6
L_Dehl         AM   1   4  15  12  29 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10 -10   0
A_Theate       DF   1  17  15   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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