FFO EFL2, Union Berlin vs. Schalke (Mon Jan 12)


                         Union Berlin  |  Schalke
                              4-2-4 A  |  4-4-2 N
                            Lee Clark  |  Hamza Siddiqui
                                       |
                            N_Pope GK  |  GK E_Jaouen
                        W_Armitage DF  |  DF N_Zeze
                            M_Faye DF  |  DF J_Zanetti
                          A_Theate DF  |  DF R_Albiol
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DF C_Davies
                         Zubimendi MF  |  MF J_Lepenant
                            A_Kral MF  |  MF Ruben_Neves
                          D_Fofana FW  |  MF N_Serrano
                        K_L_Potter FW  |  MF M_Burke
                          E_Nuamah FW  |  FW N_Woltemade
                         P_Canales FW  |  FW D_Jebbison
                                       |
                          H_J_Butt SUB |  SUB S_Asenjo
                           D_Leite SUB |  SUB W_Bridge
                         P_Jaeckel SUB |  SUB Dante
                       E_Cambiasso SUB |  SUB J_Feret
                        M_Kaufmann SUB |  SUB M_Cho




Min. 2  :(sch) Ruben_Neves finds R_Albiol in acres of space 
          ...  But W_Armitage clears the danger 
Min. 3  :(sch) J_Zanetti chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Lepenant 
          ...  J_Lepenant attempts to nutmeg N_Pope! 
          ...  N_Pope makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 5  :(sch) J_Lepenant lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  N_Woltemade latches on to it 
          ...  A cheeky lob from N_Woltemade! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 8  :(sch) R_Albiol drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Woltemade 
          ...  N_Woltemade is through on goal! 
          ...  The defender was caught napping 
          ...  He just has N_Pope to beat 
          ...  He nutmegs N_Pope 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 10 :(sch) D_Jebbison bursts forward 
          ...  Zubimendi goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 15 :(uni) P_Canales eases past C_Davies 
          ...  P_Canales with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  But E_Jaouen punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that E_Jaouen got a touch 
Min. 15 :(sch) Ruben_Neves with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  E_Nuamah knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 16 :(sch) C_Davies with the through ball to J_Lepenant 
          ...  N_Burdisso hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The pressure is mounting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Albiol floats the ball in! 
          ...  D_Jebbison swings a leg at it! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 17 :(uni) P_Canales sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Faye 
          ...  But N_Zeze clears the ball to safety 
Min. 20 :(uni) K_L_Potter times his run well 
          ...  A great volley from K_L_Potter! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 23 :(sch) The defender slips up! 
          ...  N_Serrano is through! 
          ...  N_Serrano keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 26 :(sch) Ruben_Neves finds the run of N_Woltemade 
          ...  N_Woltemade breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat N_Pope now! 
          ...  N_Pope charges out of his area 
          ...  N_Pope gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Serrano dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  N_Pope comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 28 :(sch) M_Burke cuts inside N_Burdisso 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in J_Lepenant! 
          ...  J_Lepenant has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  N_Pope with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Serrano swings it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  N_Pope catches it with ease 
Min. 29 :(uni) N_Burdisso can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to W_Armitage 
          ...  J_Lepenant goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 32 :(uni) D_Fofana kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  D_Fofana chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  The shot slips through E_Jaouen's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 32 :(sch) C_Davies gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to Ruben_Neves 
          ...  Ruben_Neves with the crafty shot! 
          ...  N_Pope makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 34 :(uni) Curled in dangerously from A_Theate to A_Kral 
          ...  J_Zanetti is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 37 :(uni) W_Armitage chips the ball forward to E_Nuamah 
          ...  E_Nuamah tries to beat E_Jaouen! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great effort! 
          ...  That's put Union Berlin in front! 
          ...  Union Berlin 1-0 Schalke ...
Min. 37 :(sch) C_Davies gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  N_Woltemade is unmarked 
          ...  N_Woltemade attempts the shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 38 :(sch) M_Burke slips past his marker Zubimendi 
          ...  The ball is whipped into C_Davies 
          ...  Zubimendi recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 40 :(sch) N_Serrano with a probing through ball D_Jebbison 
          ...  D_Jebbison hits a curling shot! 
          ...  N_Pope saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 42 :(uni) D_Fofana holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Nuamah 
          ...  E_Nuamah hits a curling shot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Union Berlin 2-0 Schalke ...
Min. 42 :(sch) D_Jebbison beats N_Burdisso 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  D_Jebbison pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Jebbison with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  N_Pope comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  N_Zeze with the shot! 
          ...  N_Pope manages to turn it behind 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(sch) N_Woltemade lays the ball back to D_Jebbison 
          ...  D_Jebbison tries to chip the ball over N_Pope! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 45 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Leite 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Burdisso 
Min. 45 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Bridge 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Davies 
Min. 45 :(uni) A_Kral gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds A_Theate 
          ...  But R_Albiol sweeps up the threat 
Min. 47 :(sch) D_Jebbison takes advantage of a mistake by M_Faye 
          ...  He puts in N_Serrano! 
          ...  N_Serrano with the strike! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  N_Pope moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  N_Pope catches it with style! 
Min. 48 :(sch) M_Burke controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs W_Armitage 
          ...  He puts in N_Woltemade! 
          ...  N_Woltemade goes for the top corner! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 49 :(uni) K_L_Potter cuts in on J_Zanetti's blind side 
          ...  N_Zeze takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 

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

Min. 48 :(sch) N_Serrano with the towering header to D_Jebbison 
          ...  D_Jebbison with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 49 :(uni) D_Fofana controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  M_Faye gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_Faye with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But E_Jaouen makes an easy save 
Min. 49 :(sch) W_Bridge with the cross-field pass to D_Jebbison 
          ...  D_Jebbison beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  N_Pope comes towards him 
          ...  He slips it underneath N_Pope 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  wide!! 
Min. 53 :(uni) P_Canales runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  P_Canales attempts a low drive! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 54 :(sch) J_Zanetti takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into R_Albiol 
          ...  R_Albiol tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  N_Pope got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out 
          ...  Union Berlin 2-1 Schalke ...
Min. 55 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Cambiasso 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Kral 
Min. 55 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Cho 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Jebbison 
Min. 56 :(uni) E_Cambiasso hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  D_Fofana latches onto it! 
          ...  D_Fofana with the chance! 
          ...  E_Jaouen with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 58 :(sch) M_Cho looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to N_Woltemade 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from N_Woltemade! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 59 :(sch) N_Serrano flicks it over W_Armitage and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  N_Serrano could have let it bounce! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 60 :(uni) D_Fofana looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  D_Fofana smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But E_Jaouen is equal to it 
Min. 61 :(sch) N_Woltemade sprints past A_Theate 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  N_Woltemade with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 63 :(uni) E_Nuamah with an incisive pass to M_Faye 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by J_Zanetti 
Min. 65 :(sch) N_Serrano turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  N_Serrano blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It was a top drawer goal 
          ...  That goal restores parity, and we're level! 
          ...  Union Berlin 2-2 Schalke ...
Min. 68 :(sch) M_Cho gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside W_Armitage! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Cho tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  N_Pope guesses right 
Min. 69 :(sch) N_Serrano runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Cho 
          ...  M_Cho lobs N_Pope! 
          ...  N_Pope with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 71 :(uni) K_L_Potter runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Faye 
          ...  J_Zanetti with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 72 :(sch) N_Woltemade jinks past W_Armitage 
          ...  N_Woltemade with a terrific drive! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  N_Pope dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had N_Pope beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Cho curls it into the box! 
          ...  N_Pope catches it! 
Min. 74 :(sch) N_Woltemade plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  N_Woltemade has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  N_Pope beats the ball away 
Min. 75 :(sch) J_Lepenant sprints past A_Theate 
          ...  J_Lepenant tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  N_Pope makes a fine save 
Min. 76 :(uni) D_Leite boots it towards M_Faye 
          ...  M_Faye attempts a low drive! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it flush 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations with their smartphones! 
          ...  Union Berlin have surely won this game now! 
          ...  Union Berlin 3-2 Schalke ...
Min. 76 :(sch) Ruben_Neves finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  Ruben_Neves hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 79 :(uni) E_Cambiasso brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on J_Lepenant 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Faye! 
          ...  M_Faye with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 79 :(sch) Ruben_Neves turns past W_Armitage 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  Ruben_Neves tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  Brilliant save from N_Pope 
Min. 81 :(uni) E_Nuamah with a deep cross to E_Cambiasso 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by W_Bridge 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 84 :(sch) Ruben_Neves kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  N_Serrano gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  N_Serrano with a blistering shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 84 :(uni) M_Faye flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  J_Zanetti fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong warning 
Min. 85 :(uni) P_Canales with a 30-yard pass to D_Fofana 
          ...  R_Albiol stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 87 :(sch) Ruben_Neves cuts in on W_Armitage's blind side 
          ...  Zubimendi muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

*************  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          : E_Nuamah (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , E_Nuamah (37,42)M_Faye (76)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Nuamah (15)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke Match Info
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Best player          : N_Serrano
Scorers              : , R_Albiol (54)N_Serrano (65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Zanetti (34)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Union Berlin  |    Schalke
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       30
Off target           :           4        |       16
On target            :           7        |       14
Possession           :          27        |       73
Corners              :           0        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          14        |       20
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Final Score          : Union Berlin 3 - 2 Schalke
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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  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
W_Armitage     DF   1  22  16  14  26 |  95   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  40   0
M_Faye         DF   1  20  17  15  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  66
A_Theate       DF   1  20  17   7  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
N_Burdisso     DF   1  20  16  12  23 |  45   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  18   0
Zubimendi      MF   1  16  21   7  28 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0
A_Kral         MF   1  15  21  11  23 |  59   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
D_Fofana       FW   1   9  15  23  26 |  95   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  61  19
K_L_Potter     FW   1   2  14  20  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   8
E_Nuamah       FW   1   8  21  18  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   2   1   0   0  -2  24  62
P_Canales      FW   1   8  21  18  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26  22
H_J_Butt       GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Leite        DF   1  20  16   9  27 |  50   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
P_Jaeckel      DF   1  15  12   6  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Cambiasso    MF   1  13  20   4  24 |  36   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
M_Kaufmann     FW   1   8  11  15  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Schalke
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Jaouen       GK  25   1   1   1  25 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
N_Zeze         DF   1  21  17   7  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  23
J_Zanetti      DF   1  21  16   5  26 |  95   0   2   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  32  56  -2
R_Albiol       DF   1  20  17  10  24 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  36  17  48
C_Davies       DF   1  20  16  13  25 |  45   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0
J_Lepenant     MF   1  20  22  16  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  18  12  42
Ruben_Neves    MF   1   7  22  21  26 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  36  25
N_Serrano      MF   1  11  21  19  26 |  95   0   0   3   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  39  68
M_Burke        MF   1  17  20   4  24 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
N_Woltemade    FW   1   4  19  22  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   9   0   0   0   0   0  15  58
D_Jebbison     FW   1   4  19  21  28 |  59   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  15  44
S_Asenjo       GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Bridge       DF   1  20  16   6  23 |  50   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  18   0
Dante          DF   1  19  12   4  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Feret        MF   1   5  19  15  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Cho          FW   1   5  15  20  28 |  36   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  19  20
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