FFO EFL1, Lens vs. Union Berlin (Fri Nov 21)


                                 Lens  |  Union Berlin
                            4-2-3-1 E  |  5-1-1-1-2 L
                          Chris Spero  |  Lee Clark
                                       |
                           B_Samba GK  |  GK N_Pope
                         J_Gimenez DF  |  DF M_Faye
                          C_Gunter DF  |  DF N_Burdisso
                          F_Kostic DF  |  DF W_Armitage
                        T_Buchmann DF  |  DF A_Theate
                         S_Lobotka DM  |  DF D_Leite
                          Y_Fofana DM  |  DM Zubimendi
                         N_de_Jong MF  |  MF A_Kral
                         I_Saibari MF  |  AM E_Nuamah
                          J_McGinn MF  |  FW D_Fofana
                         A_Sorloth FW  |  FW R_Keane
                                       |
                        A_Schlager SUB |  SUB N_Hedl
                           B_Sagna SUB |  SUB A_V_den_Borre
                          E_Skhiri SUB |  SUB E_Cambiasso
                          J_Stacey SUB |  SUB L_Dehl
                        H_Boua_Die SUB |  SUB M_Kaufmann




Min. 1  :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  Union Berlin have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 1  :(len) T_Buchmann with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  E_Nuamah hits it out for a throw 
Min. 5  :(uni) N_Burdisso sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to E_Nuamah 
          ...  E_Nuamah hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  B_Samba makes a good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Burdisso hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  B_Samba reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 7  :(len) J_McGinn gets lucky and beats Zubimendi 
          ...  Now with the centre to F_Kostic 
          ...  F_Kostic is through on goal! 
          ...  The defender was caught napping 
          ...  He just has N_Pope to beat 
          ...  He lobs it over N_Pope 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  And Lens are leading in the game now 
          ...  Lens 1-0 Union Berlin ...
Min. 8  :(len) Tactical Change by Lens 
          ...  Lens have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 8  :(len) N_de_Jong is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to Y_Fofana 
          ...  Y_Fofana sees N_Pope off his line! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  Lens 2-0 Union Berlin ...
Min. 8  :(uni) E_Nuamah gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to R_Keane 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from T_Buchmann 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Leite plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for B_Samba, who catches the ball 
Min. 14 :(uni) W_Armitage sidesteps S_Lobotka 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  I_Saibari body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
Min. 16 :(len) C_Gunter takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  A_Theate slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 18 :(uni) W_Armitage sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Faye 
          ...  F_Kostic with the tackle 
Min. 19 :(len) N_de_Jong kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Y_Fofana gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Theate goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
Min. 20 :(uni) E_Nuamah hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  W_Armitage latches onto it! 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from W_Armitage! 
          ...  B_Samba gathers it easily 
Min. 21 :(len) J_Gimenez crosses into the box, finding F_Kostic 
          ...  F_Kostic with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  N_Pope acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Saibari plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  N_Pope comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  S_Lobotka swings a leg at it! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 21 :(len) J_Gimenez plays a long ball to A_Sorloth 
          ...  A_Kral pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
Min. 26 :(uni) R_Keane flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  T_Buchmann with the foul 
Min. 27 :(uni) D_Fofana beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  D_Fofana with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But B_Samba punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 36 :(len) J_Gimenez drives it forward to C_Gunter 
          ...  N_Burdisso cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 39 :(uni) D_Fofana steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Gimenez 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  A_Sorloth fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 40 :(uni) B_Samba miskicks! 
          ...  A_Kral takes control of the ball! 
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Kral! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(len) T_Buchmann pulls it back to A_Sorloth 
          ...  A_Sorloth hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  But N_Pope punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 49 :(len) A_Sorloth barges Zubimendi off the ball 
          ...  A_Sorloth has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  N_Pope makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lens 2-0 Union Berlin

Min. 52 :(len) A_Sorloth turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Theate 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 53 :(uni) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  N_Burdisso is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by Y_Fofana! 
          ...  S_Lobotka brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 57 :(len) F_Kostic plays it forward to C_Gunter 
          ...  N_Burdisso slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 58 :(len) C_Gunter kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  F_Kostic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  F_Kostic with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! 
          ...  Lens 3-0 Union Berlin ...
Min. 63 :(uni) D_Fofana sprints past Y_Fofana 
          ...  S_Lobotka reads the play well 
Min. 63 :(len) I_Saibari takes advantage of a mistake by M_Faye 
          ...  He puts in A_Sorloth! 
          ...  D_Fofana with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  I_Saibari bends it round the wall 
          ...  N_Pope makes a good save 
Min. 68 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: A_V_den_Borre 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Faye 
Min. 69 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Cambiasso 
          ...  COMING OFF: Zubimendi 
Min. 69 :(len) J_Gimenez has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Leite 
          ...  He puts in J_McGinn! 
          ...  D_Leite with an ugly foul 
Min. 70 :(len) Substitution by Lens 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Sagna 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Gunter 
Min. 70 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  Union Berlin have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 71 :(len) F_Kostic takes advantage of a mistake by A_V_den_Borre 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  A_Theate takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 72 :(len) I_Saibari takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Y_Fofana 
          ...  A_Theate does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 73 :(uni) A_Kral with a precise ball to E_Nuamah 
          ...  E_Nuamah with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  B_Samba moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 77 :(uni) A_Theate finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  J_McGinn pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 78 :(len) I_Saibari looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Sorloth 
          ...  But N_Burdisso spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 79 :(len) F_Kostic feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  A_Sorloth runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  W_Armitage knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 82 :(uni) E_Cambiasso moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Leite 
          ...  D_Leite tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  B_Samba is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Kral 
          ...  N_Burdisso gets on the end of it 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  B_Samba looks relieved there! 
Min. 83 :(len) J_Gimenez looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  J_Gimenez with the strike! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  N_Pope is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Sagna floats the ball in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  N_Pope catches it with ease 
Min. 85 :(len) A_Sorloth finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  D_Leite bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 86 :(uni) W_Armitage loses his marker! 
          ...  A_Sorloth wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  A_Kral smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 87 :(len) A_Sorloth has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_V_den_Borre 
          ...  He puts in J_Gimenez! 
          ...  A_Theate dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(uni) E_Nuamah flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  E_Nuamah sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 90 :(uni) D_Fofana beats F_Kostic with absolute ease! 
          ...  D_Fofana tries to chip the ball over B_Samba! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by W_Armitage 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  B_Samba catches it with ease 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Bollaert-Delelis
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Lens Match Info
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Best player          : F_Kostic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Kostic (7,58), Y_Fofana (8)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Union Berlin Match Info
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Best player          : E_Nuamah
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Theate (19)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Lens  |    Union Berlin
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       10
Off target           :           2        |       7
On target            :           7        |       3
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       11
Key Passes           :          12        |       6
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Final Score          : Lens 3 - 0 Union Berlin
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Player Statistics - Lens
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Samba        GK  27   1   1   1  21 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  41   0   0   0
J_Gimenez      DF   1  23  18  13  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  15
C_Gunter       DF   1  23  16   8  32 |  74   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  39   0
F_Kostic       DF   1  23  18  16  31 |  96   0   1   2   0   3   2   0   0   0  15  30  86
T_Buchmann     DF   1  21  16  16  24 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  17   0
S_Lobotka      DM   1  17  23   8  21 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  42   0  20
Y_Fofana       DM   1  17  22   4  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  60
N_de_Jong      MF   1  14  19  12  25 |  96   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  47   0
I_Saibari      MF   1   5  21  17  26 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  13
J_McGinn       MF   1  14  22  21  30 |  96   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0
A_Sorloth      FW   1   2  19  24  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  12
A_Schlager     GK  21   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Sagna        DF   1  19  16   7  22 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Skhiri       MF   1  13  18   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stacey       MF   1   6  15  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Boua_Die     FW   1   5  14  19  27 |   0   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  26   1   1   1  25 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Faye         DF   1  20  17  14  30 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Burdisso     DF   1  20  16  12  23 |  96   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  54  17  16
W_Armitage     DF   1  21  15  13  26 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  18  17
A_Theate       DF   1  20  17   7  25 |  96   0   5   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  88  -2  -2
D_Leite        DF   1  19  15   9  27 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19   0  19
Zubimendi      DM   1  16  21   7  28 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kral         MF   1  15  21  11  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  34
E_Nuamah       AM   1   8  21  18  24 |  96   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  30  24  32
D_Fofana       FW   1   9  15  23  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
R_Keane        FW   1   5  15  20  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Hedl         GK  20   1   1   1   8 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_V_den_Borre  DF   1  19  15   7  24 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Cambiasso    DM   1  13  20   4  24 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
L_Dehl         AM   1   4  16  13  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kaufmann     FW   1   8  11  15  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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