FFO EFL1, Union Berlin vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Mon Nov 03)


                         Union Berlin  |  Bayer Leverkusen
                          4-2-0-2-2 C  |  5-2-3 P
                            Lee Clark  |  Tim Davey
                                       |
                            N_Pope GK  |  GK M_Taylor
                            M_Faye DF  |  DF Maicon
                        W_Armitage DF  |  DF N_Atom
                          A_Theate DF  |  DF N_Pamarot
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DF R_Huth
                       E_Cambiasso DM  |  DF R_Lewis
                         Zubimendi DM  |  MF R_Kovac
                            A_Kral AM  |  MF T_Hitzlsprger
                          E_Nuamah AM  |  FW O_Martins
                          D_Fofana FW  |  FW J_Carew
                           R_Keane FW  |  FW M_Niang
                                       |
                            N_Hedl SUB |  SUB M_Turner
                           D_Leite SUB |  SUB G_Popov
                         M_Bentayg SUB |  SUB W_Gargano
                            L_Dehl SUB |  SUB B_Pedretti
                        M_Kaufmann SUB |  SUB D_Costa




Min. 1  :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  Union Berlin have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 3  :(uni) E_Nuamah backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Keane gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Niang had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  E_Nuamah with the curler 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 4  :(byl) R_Lewis boots it towards R_Kovac 
          ...  R_Kovac hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It's beaten N_Pope 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 8  :(uni) N_Burdisso looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Kral 
          ...  A_Kral has broken clear! Just M_Taylor to beat! 
          ...  He rounds M_Taylor 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Union Berlin go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Union Berlin 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 8  :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  Union Berlin have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 8  :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  A_Kral will now play as a MF 
Min. 8  :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 8  :(uni) D_Fofana has broken clear! Just M_Taylor to beat! 
          ...  M_Niang brings him down! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 9  :(uni) D_Fofana finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled R_Huth 
          ...  Maicon reads the play well 
Min. 15 :(uni) R_Keane finds the run of D_Fofana 
          ...  D_Fofana tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Taylor's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Faye with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_Taylor catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 16 :(uni) M_Faye cuts the ball back to E_Nuamah 
          ...  E_Nuamah is clean through! 
          ...  M_Taylor tries to make himself big 
          ...  M_Taylor makes his move 
          ...  M_Taylor parries it 
Min. 17 :(uni) A_Kral is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Keane 
          ...  T_Hitzlsprger cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 18 :(uni) A_Kral with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Fofana gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Fofana tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  Union Berlin 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 30 :(uni) D_Fofana knocks it forward 
          ...  Maicon slips 
          ...  R_Keane gets to it! 
          ...  R_Keane looks to see where M_Taylor is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  M_Taylor with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 37 :(byl) R_Huth with a 30-yard pass to M_Niang 
          ...  A_Kral fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 38 :(byl) O_Martins slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  But A_Kral wins the ball 
Min. 42 :(uni) E_Cambiasso gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds E_Nuamah 
          ...  E_Nuamah attempts a chip! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(uni) N_Burdisso takes advantage of a mistake by N_Atom 
          ...  He crosses to R_Keane 
          ...  R_Keane with the header! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 43 :(byl) N_Atom finds O_Martins with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  D_Fofana with a nasty foul 
Min. 44 :(uni) E_Nuamah runs at R_Huth 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  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! 
          ...  M_Taylor just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 48 :(uni) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  E_Nuamah is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  E_Nuamah flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 49 :(uni) E_Nuamah eases past N_Pamarot 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by E_Nuamah! 
          ...  M_Taylor gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Faye swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  N_Atom cleans up with a great clearance 

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

Min. 46 :(uni) E_Cambiasso looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Nuamah 
          ...  N_Pamarot goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 50 :(uni) N_Burdisso fires over a low cross to D_Fofana 
          ...  D_Fofana looks to see where M_Taylor is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Taylor moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  M_Taylor catches it with style! 
Min. 52 :(byl) O_Martins controls the ball with ease 
          ...  N_Burdisso wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 53 :(uni) N_Burdisso uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  N_Burdisso with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 53 :(uni) M_Faye has broken clear! Just M_Taylor to beat! 
          ...  M_Niang brings him down! 
          ...  That's a brutal challenge 
          ...  The referee comes over 
          ...  He's already on a yellow 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 54 :(uni) E_Nuamah moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Fofana 
          ...  D_Fofana leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 54 :(byl) Maicon plays it forward to J_Carew 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Theate and it had to be 
Min. 55 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Gargano 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Hitzlsprger 
Min. 59 :(uni) N_Burdisso sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to W_Armitage 
          ...  N_Atom hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The pressure is mounting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Nuamah dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  Maicon with a great clearance! 
Min. 60 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Bentayg 
          ...  COMING OFF: Zubimendi 
Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Popov 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Pamarot 
Min. 61 :(uni) R_Keane with a smart turn 
          ...  R_Lewis intercepts the pass 
Min. 62 :(byl) R_Kovac finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  A_Kral with a nasty foul 
Min. 63 :(byl) G_Popov runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Carew 
          ...  J_Carew attempts a lob! 
          ...  It clips the post!! 
          ...  The net bulges!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It's his 10th for the season!! 
          ...  Union Berlin 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 64 :(uni) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  N_Burdisso is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  N_Burdisso hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Nuamah curls it into the box! 
          ...  R_Huth cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 65 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Leite 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Keane 
Min. 70 :(uni) E_Cambiasso plays a long ball to D_Fofana 
          ...  D_Fofana attempts to nutmeg M_Taylor! 
          ...  But M_Taylor makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 71 :(uni) E_Cambiasso off the woodwork! 
          ...  D_Fofana picks up the deflection 
          ...  D_Fofana with a terrific drive! 
          ...  M_Taylor makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 71 :(uni) D_Fofana flicks the ball through 
          ...  M_Faye runs onto it! 
          ...  R_Kovac with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  M_Bentayg hoists it forward 
          ...  D_Fofana gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_Fofana curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  M_Taylor parries it 
Min. 72 :(uni) E_Nuamah barges N_Atom off the ball 
          ...  E_Nuamah hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 73 :(uni) E_Nuamah looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to A_Kral 
          ...  A_Kral with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But M_Taylor stops that one easily 
Min. 73 :(byl) J_Carew with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  J_Carew shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  N_Pope is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And N_Pope reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Popov with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  N_Pope makes the catch! 
Min. 75 :(uni) M_Bentayg over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds D_Fofana though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  But Maicon with the fine tackle 
Min. 75 :(byl) R_Lewis with the diagonal pass to J_Carew 
          ...  J_Carew lobs N_Pope! 
          ...  But N_Pope punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 78 :(uni) N_Burdisso slides the ball across to W_Armitage 
          ...  W_Armitage with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It floats over M_Taylor 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 79 :(uni) E_Cambiasso breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on M_Taylor! 
          ...  R_Kovac brings him down! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 
Min. 80 :(uni) W_Armitage is on the ground motionless! 
          ...  He was involved in a nasty clash of heads there 
          ...  I don't think he's going to continue 
Min. 80 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Kaufmann 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Armitage 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(byl) Maicon controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  O_Martins gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  O_Martins with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And N_Pope reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Gargano curls it into the box! 
          ...  R_Kovac loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  N_Pope makes himself big and wins the ball 

*************  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          : A_Kral (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Kral (8), D_Fofana (18)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : W_Armitage (80)
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Carew
Scorers              : J_Carew (63)
Sent Off             : M_Niang (53)
Booked               : R_Kovac (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Union Berlin  |    Bayer Leverkusen
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       6
Off target           :          11        |       1
On target            :          10        |       5
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       10
Key Tackles          :           3        |       9
Key Passes           :          18        |       5
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Final Score          : Union Berlin 2 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen
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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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N_Pope         GK  26   1   1   1  25 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
M_Faye         DF   1  20  17  14  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
W_Armitage     DF   1  21  15  13  26 |  84   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
A_Theate       DF   1  20  17   7  25 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
N_Burdisso     DF   1  20  16  12  23 |  95   0   1   5   1   2   0   0   0   0  18 107  32
E_Cambiasso    DM   1  13  20   4  24 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0
Zubimendi      DM   1  16  21   7  28 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kral         MF   1  15  21  11  23 |  95   0   1   2   1   2   1   0   0   0  23  41  65
E_Nuamah       AM   1   8  21  18  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  24  74
D_Fofana       FW   1   9  15  23  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  36  60
R_Keane        FW   1   5  15  20  22 |  69   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  18
N_Hedl         GK  20   1   1   1   8 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Leite        DF   1  19  15   9  27 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bentayg      DM   1  14  15   4  16 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
L_Dehl         AM   1   4  16  13  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kaufmann     DF   1   8  11  15  31 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Bayer Leverkusen
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_Taylor       GK  24   1   1   1  25 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0   0
Maicon         DF   1  19  16   8  25 |  95   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  57  34   0
N_Atom         DF   1  19  16   4  26 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
N_Pamarot      DF   1  19  12   7  23 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
R_Huth         DF   1  18  13   5  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Lewis        DF   1  19  21   3  27 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  24   0
R_Kovac        MF   1  12  19  16  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  24
T_Hitzlsprger  MF   1  16  19  14  20 |  59   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
O_Martins      FW   1   3  14  18  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
J_Carew        FW   1   8  13  20  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  48
M_Niang        FW   1   7  12  19  27 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -12 -12 -12
M_Turner       GK  21   1   1   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Popov        DF   1  18  14   4  22 |  31   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  43   0
W_Gargano      MF   1  14  19  12  30 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Pedretti     MF   1  13  19   5  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Costa        FW   1   3  15  12  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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