FFO EFL1, Union Berlin vs. Sporting Lisbon (Fri Aug 01)


                         Union Berlin  |  Sporting Lisbon
                          5-2-1-1-1 C  |  5-3-1-1 P
                           Andy Babbs  |  Matt Rose
                                       |
                            N_Pope GK  |  GK Unai_Simon
                        W_Armitage DF  |  DF Morato
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DF J_Timber
                            M_Faye DF  |  DF M_Olivera
                          A_Theate DF  |  DF Fran_Garcia
                           D_Leite DF  |  DF D_McNamara
                       E_Cambiasso DM  |  MF D_Frattesi
                            L_Dehl AM  |  MF C_Jones
                         Zubimendi DM  |  MF R_Proper
                            A_Kral MF  |  AM J_Brandt
                          D_Fofana FW  |  FW T_Awoniyi
                                       |
                            N_Hedl SUB |  SUB J_Drommel
                          J_Brooks SUB |  SUB B_Davies
                         P_Jaeckel SUB |  SUB V_Kompany
                         M_Bentayg SUB |  SUB G_Kodua
                           R_Keane SUB |  SUB A_Kalimuendo




Min. 5  :(uni) D_Fofana kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  D_Fofana pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But Unai_Simon pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 5  :(uni) Zubimendi gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Dehl 
          ...  M_Olivera fouls badly 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  Zubimendi shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to L_Dehl instead 
          ...  L_Dehl with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  It floats over Unai_Simon 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 9  :(uni) D_Fofana with a clever shimmy 
          ...  Fran_Garcia with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 12 :(lis) T_Awoniyi beats A_Theate 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  E_Cambiasso knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 13 :(lis) Fran_Garcia spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds T_Awoniyi with a lovely pass! 
          ...  D_Leite dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 15 :(uni) D_Fofana sprints past the defender 
          ...  D_Fofana rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  Unai_Simon heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 19 :(uni) A_Kral gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  D_Fofana is unmarked 
          ...  The ball comes in high 
          ...  D_Fofana beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path 
          ...  He just has Unai_Simon to beat 
          ...  He rounds Unai_Simon 
          ...  the defenders chasing but all he has to do is slot it in! 
          ...  He looks to slot it in ...He's missed it, it goes past the wrong side of the post!! 
          ...  How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there 
          ...  I'm lost for words. 
Min. 21 :(uni) A_Theate sprints past J_Timber 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  A glorious effort by A_Theate! 
          ...  Unai_Simon can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Unai_Simon makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 28 :(uni) E_Cambiasso finds the run of A_Theate 
          ...  A_Theate cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  Unai_Simon makes a good save 
Min. 34 :(uni) D_Fofana slips past his marker 
          ...  From long range D_Fofana bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But Unai_Simon reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 38 :(lis) Fran_Garcia with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves Zubimendi behind 
          ...  A well-placed shot from Fran_Garcia! 
          ...  N_Pope can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  N_Pope was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 41 :(uni) M_Faye whips the ball across to L_Dehl 
          ...  L_Dehl tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  Unai_Simon guesses right 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(uni) A_Kral turns well with the ball 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Kral with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 45 :(uni) D_Leite plays in D_Fofana with a beautiful ball 
          ...  D_Fofana sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Unai_Simon moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  Unai_Simon catches it with style! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Union Berlin 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

Min. 47 :(lis) R_Proper gets lucky and beats D_Leite 
          ...  Now with the centre to J_Timber 
          ...  J_Timber has a dig at goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 48 :(uni) E_Cambiasso holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Fofana 
          ...  D_Fofana pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But Unai_Simon reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 48 :(lis) Morato smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  T_Awoniyi latches onto the ball 
          ...  But A_Kral will cut out the threat 
Min. 50 :(lis) Fran_Garcia with a smart pass to D_McNamara 
          ...  D_McNamara strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  N_Pope won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 55 :(lis) Tactical Change by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  Sporting Lisbon have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 55 :(lis) D_McNamara knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  D_Fofana with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 58 :(uni) D_Leite turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Burdisso 
          ...  D_McNamara wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 60 :(lis) Substitution by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Kalimuendo 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Brandt 
Min. 60 :(lis) Substitution by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Kodua 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Proper 
Min. 60 :(lis) A_Kalimuendo hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Olivera latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Faye anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 62 :(uni) A_Kral plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  J_Timber with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 64 :(uni) M_Faye sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  M_Faye lobs Unai_Simon! 
          ...  What agility from Unai_Simon 
Min. 65 :(lis) Substitution by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  COMING ON: V_Kompany 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Frattesi 
Min. 65 :(lis) J_Timber beats his marker 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  E_Cambiasso takes possession 
Min. 67 :(lis) A_Kalimuendo with a 30-yard pass to T_Awoniyi 
          ...  Zubimendi knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 69 :(uni) E_Cambiasso with the cross-field pass to D_Fofana 
          ...  V_Kompany pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 72 :(lis) G_Kodua back heels to find J_Timber in space 
          ...  J_Timber runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 75 :(lis) G_Kodua skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  Zubimendi goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 81 :(uni) A_Kral sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_Kalimuendo dives in two footed!! 
          ...  The Union Berlin fans want him to be sent off! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 84 :(lis) Morato flicks it past D_Leite 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  D_Fofana with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 85 :(uni) A defence splitting pass from A_Kral to D_Leite 
          ...  D_Leite with a blistering shot! 
          ...  But Unai_Simon stops that one easily 
Min. 86 :(uni) Zubimendi finds A_Kral in the box 
          ...  Morato beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 87 :(lis) D_McNamara finds V_Kompany with a ball over the defence 
          ...  W_Armitage wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  V_Kompany hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  N_Pope catches it with ease 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(uni) N_Burdisso with the heel pass to Zubimendi 
          ...  Zubimendi tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But Unai_Simon punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 90 :(uni) W_Armitage lobs it over M_Olivera 
          ...  M_Olivera forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Dehl plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Fran_Garcia cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 91 :(uni) N_Burdisso controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  M_Faye gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_Faye strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Unai_Simon dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Unai_Simon beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Faye swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Unai_Simon 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 

*************  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          : D_Leite
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Fofana (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Sporting Lisbon Match Info
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Best player          : Unai_Simon (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Fran_Garcia (9), A_Kalimuendo (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Union Berlin  |    Sporting Lisbon
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       4
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :          10        |       0
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       16
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          10        |       8
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Final Score          : Union Berlin 0 - 0 Sporting Lisbon
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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  25   1   1   1  25 |  93   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
W_Armitage     DF   1  20  15  13  26 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
N_Burdisso     DF   1  19  15  11  23 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  36   0
M_Faye         DF   1  19  17  14  30 |  93   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  19  16  30
A_Theate       DF   1  20  16   7  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  44
D_Leite        DF   1  19  15   8  27 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  36  22
E_Cambiasso    DM   1  13  20   4  24 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  26   0
L_Dehl         AM   1   4  16  13  29 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
Zubimendi      DM   1  15  21   7  28 |  93   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  46  12  23
A_Kral         MF   1  14  20  11  23 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  24  26  17
D_Fofana       FW   1   8  14  22  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   6   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  44
N_Hedl         GK  20   1   1   1   8 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Brooks       DF   1  13  11   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Jaeckel      DF   1  15  12   6  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bentayg      AM   1  14  15   4  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Keane        FW   1   5  15  20  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sporting Lisbon
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Unai_Simon     GK  26   1   1   1  25 |  93  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  78   0   0   0
Morato         DF   1  23  15  10  21 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  18   0
J_Timber       DF   1  22  19   6  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  16   0  44
M_Olivera      DF   1  21  17  16  28 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
Fran_Garcia    DF   1  22  19   5  25 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  14  26  21
D_McNamara     DF   1  20  16   9  29 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  17  19
D_Frattesi     MF   1  18  22  14  27 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Jones        MF   1  12  21  19  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Proper       MF   1  14  11   3  20 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
J_Brandt       AM   1   6  22  21  26 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Awoniyi      FW   1   3  14  22  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Drommel      GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Davies       DF   1  19  13   6  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Kompany      MF   1  18  12   9  29 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Kodua        AM   1   2  18  13  20 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
A_Kalimuendo   FW   1   5  14  20  23 |  31   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  36  -2
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