FFO EFL2, Wolfsburg vs. Union Berlin (Fri Apr 18)


                            Wolfsburg  |  Union Berlin
                            5-2-1-2 A  |  4-2-1-2-1 C
                         Jason Hopton  |  Andy Babbs
                                       |
                              Kepa GK  |  GK N_Pope
                         M_Tonetto DF  |  DF D_Leite
                            R_Koch DF  |  DF L_King
                         H_Smolcic DF  |  DF N_Burdisso
                        N_Nkounkou DF  |  DF W_Armitage
                         M_Wieffer DF  |  MF D_Biondini
                            D_Ozoh MF  |  DM M_Faye
                          S_Eguren MF  |  AM E_Nuamah
                          A_Knauff AM  |  AM L_Dehl
                       Vinicius_Jr FW  |  DM I_Camara
                              Beto FW  |  FW S_Aguero
                                       |
                         J_Ledesma SUB |  SUB N_Hedl
                        B_Henrichs SUB |  SUB A_Theate
                            A_Buta SUB |  SUB A_Kral
                        X_Schlager SUB |  SUB P_Jaeckel
                         J_Njinmah SUB |  SUB D_Fofana




Min. 4  :(uni) N_Burdisso runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Aguero 
          ...  R_Koch robs him of the ball 
Min. 4  :(wlb) D_Ozoh has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past N_Burdisso 
          ...  He knocks it to S_Eguren! 
          ...  L_Dehl with a terrible tackle 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 5  :(wlb) D_Ozoh runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  D_Leite makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 6  :(wlb) A_Knauff takes advantage of a mistake by M_Faye 
          ...  He knocks the ball to R_Koch! 
          ...  R_Koch with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  It floats over N_Pope 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 6  :(uni) N_Burdisso with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to L_King 
          ...  D_Ozoh tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  S_Aguero bends it round the wall 
          ...  Kepa makes a fine save 
Min. 7  :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Beto 
          ...  Beto sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  N_Pope is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Koch with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  N_Pope catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 12 :(uni) L_Dehl is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to E_Nuamah 
          ...  E_Nuamah fires the shot in! 
          ...  But Kepa just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 13 :(wlb) M_Tonetto beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr attempts a chip! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 14 :(wlb) A_Knauff loses M_Faye 
          ...  A_Knauff with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 14 :(uni) W_Armitage picks out M_Faye with the cross 
          ...  M_Faye with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That puts Union Berlin ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Wolfsburg 0-1 Union Berlin ...
Min. 15 :(uni) W_Armitage turns well with the ball 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  N_Nkounkou picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 16 :(wlb) M_Wieffer is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to S_Eguren 
          ...  S_Eguren leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  N_Pope with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 21 :(uni) E_Nuamah flicks it over M_Wieffer and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  E_Nuamah with a stunning strike! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  Kepa pushes it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Camara hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Kepa comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 22 :(wlb) M_Wieffer turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Eguren 
          ...  What a shot from S_Eguren! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  N_Pope tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Nkounkou swings it in! 
          ...  Beto gets on the end of it 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  N_Pope saves it!! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Knauff! 
          ...  D_Leite reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 23 :(uni) L_Dehl has it now 
          ...  He takes on N_Nkounkou 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Faye! 
          ...  M_Faye with a thundering shot! 
          ...  Kepa narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 25 :(wlb) D_Ozoh kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Beto gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A glorious effort by Beto! 
          ...  N_Pope narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 26 :(uni) E_Nuamah takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  M_Wieffer wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 26 :(uni) M_Faye spits at D_Ozoh 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 27 :(uni) E_Nuamah off the woodwork! 
          ...  S_Aguero picks up the deflection 
          ...  S_Aguero drives it low! 
          ...  Kepa gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 29 :(wlb) R_Koch fires over a low cross to Beto 
          ...  A cracking drive from Beto! 
          ...  N_Pope with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 30 :(wlb) R_Koch runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  S_Eguren latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  S_Eguren curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And N_Pope reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Ozoh lofts the ball in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of N_Pope 
Min. 31 :(uni) D_Biondini controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  E_Nuamah gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  E_Nuamah drives it low! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Kepa was caught out there 
          ...  Wolfsburg 0-2 Union Berlin ...
Min. 32 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  D_Ozoh will now play as a DM 
Min. 32 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  A_Knauff will now play as a MF 
Min. 34 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Ozoh 
          ...  D_Ozoh shoots towards goal! 
          ...  N_Pope fists it away 
Min. 35 :(uni) E_Nuamah breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat Kepa now! 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr trips him up from behind! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 38 :(uni) N_Burdisso with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from D_Ozoh 
          ...  N_Burdisso attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But Kepa stops that one easily 
Min. 40 :(wlb) Beto lobs it over N_Burdisso 
          ...  N_Pope fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  The Referee waves the Wolfsburg players away 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr with the spot kick 
          ...  He tries a cheeky Panenka chip over the keeper 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  N_Pope looks embarrassed he dived too early 
          ...  Wolfsburg 1-2 Union Berlin...
Min. 41 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou cuts inside D_Leite 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in A_Knauff! 
          ...  A_Knauff rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  But N_Pope pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 41 :(uni) W_Armitage with an intelligent ball to E_Nuamah 
          ...  A thundering drive by E_Nuamah! 
          ...  Kepa won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 1-3 Union Berlin ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Wolfsburg 1-3 Union Berlin

Min. 47 :(uni) I_Camara with a deep cross to E_Nuamah 
          ...  E_Nuamah fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!! 
          ...  Three goals! He's a hat-trick hero! 
          ...  And with that goal, he moves onto 10 for the season!! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 1-4 Union Berlin ...
Min. 48 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from Vinicius_Jr! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 50 :(wlb) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  A_Knauff seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  W_Armitage with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 51 :(uni) N_Burdisso controls it with ease 
          ...  N_Burdisso with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Kepa with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 57 :(wlb) D_Ozoh with a first time pass 
          ...  A_Knauff runs onto it! 
          ...  L_Dehl is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  D_Ozoh bends it in 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 61 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  W_Armitage steals the ball of off him 
Min. 66 :(wlb) A_Knauff looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to H_Smolcic 
          ...  H_Smolcic drives it towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 66 :(uni) I_Camara holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Dehl 
          ...  L_Dehl attempts the shot! 
          ...  Brilliant save from Kepa 
Min. 67 :(wlb) D_Ozoh with a short pass to find Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  D_Leite wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 70 :(uni) L_King moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  Kepa makes a difficult save 
Min. 71 :(uni) S_Aguero turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Dehl 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that's for persistant fouling 
Min. 72 :(wlb) A_Knauff has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past E_Nuamah 
          ...  He knocks it to N_Nkounkou! 
          ...  But W_Armitage comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 73 :(wlb) Beto knocks it past D_Leite and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  L_King is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
Min. 77 :(uni) S_Aguero spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to E_Nuamah! 
          ...  An audacious effort from E_Nuamah! 
          ...  But Kepa punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 80 :(wlb) S_Eguren looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Beto 
          ...  Beto looks to see where N_Pope is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  N_Pope manages to turn it behind 
Min. 82 :(wlb) A_Knauff is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Nkounkou 
          ...  N_Nkounkou with a terrific drive! 
          ...  But N_Pope smothers the ball 
Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: X_Schlager 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Eguren 
Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Njinmah 
          ...  COMING OFF: Beto 
Min. 85 :(wlb) A_Knauff controls the ball with ease 
          ...  A_Knauff with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 85 :(uni) L_Dehl takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  L_Dehl with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But Kepa punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(uni) E_Nuamah takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  H_Smolcic with an ugly foul 
Min. 88 :(uni) I_Camara hoists the ball across to L_Dehl 
          ...  R_Koch tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Burdisso swings it in! 
          ...  Kepa fists it away! 
Min. 90 :(uni) N_Burdisso with an inswinging cross to D_Biondini 
          ...  H_Smolcic tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Armitage swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 91 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou finds X_Schlager with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  X_Schlager with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Volkswagen Arena
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Wolfsburg Match Info
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Best player          : Vinicius_Jr
Scorers              : Vinicius_Jr (40 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Vinicius_Jr (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Union Berlin Match Info
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Best player          : E_Nuamah (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Faye (14), E_Nuamah (31,41,47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Dehl (4), M_Faye (26), N_Pope (40)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Wolfsburg  |    Union Berlin
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       15
Off target           :           9        |       0
On target            :          11        |       15
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :          19        |       14
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Final Score          : Wolfsburg 1 - 4 Union Berlin
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Player Statistics - Wolfsburg
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Kepa           GK  25   1   1   1  20 | 100  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
M_Tonetto      DF   1  19  15   3  24 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
R_Koch         DF   1  17  12   3  24 | 100   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  38  34  23
H_Smolcic      DF   1  19  14   9  21 | 100   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  17
N_Nkounkou     DF   1  20  15  13  29 | 100   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  28  14
M_Wieffer      DF   1  18  20   5  27 | 100   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  18   0
D_Ozoh         DM   1  12  20  13  22 | 100   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  45  27
S_Eguren       MF   1  12  18  13  25 |  88   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  11  42
A_Knauff       MF   1   9  20  17  26 | 100   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  36  28
Vinicius_Jr    FW   1   2  18  24  22 | 100   0   0   2   0   3   1   1   0   0  -4  18  12
Beto           FW   1   8  14  21  30 |  88   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  29
J_Ledesma      GK  19   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Henrichs     DF   1  15  10   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Buta         MF   1   6  18  13  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Schlager     MF   1  13  15   8  24 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
J_Njinmah      FW   1   2  10  15  30 |  12   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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N_Pope         GK  25   1   1   1  25 | 100  12   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  34   0   0   0
D_Leite        DF   1  19  15   8  27 | 100   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0
L_King         DF   1  18  15   8  23 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
N_Burdisso     DF   1  18  15  11  23 | 100   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  28  32
W_Armitage     DF   1  19  14  12  26 | 100   0   2   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  34  68   0
D_Biondini     MF   1  14  18  13  22 | 100   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
M_Faye         DM   1  18  16  13  30 | 100   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  -4  -4  44
E_Nuamah       AM   1   7  19  16  24 | 100   0   0   1   0   6   3   0   0   0   0  10 117
L_Dehl         AM   1   4  16  13  29 | 100   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  22  24
I_Camara       DM   1  14  18   7  26 | 100   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
S_Aguero       FW   1   7  15  19  24 | 100   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  28  24
N_Hedl         GK  20   1   1   1   8 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Theate       DF   1  19  16   6  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kral         AM   1  14  20  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Jaeckel      DM   1  15  12   6  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Fofana       FW   1   8  14  22  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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