FFO EFL2, Union Berlin vs. Sparta Prague (Mon May 18)


                         Union Berlin  |  Sparta Prague
                          4-2-0-2-2 C  |  4-1-0-2-3 N
                            Lee Clark  |  -
                                       |
                            N_Pope GK  |  GK D_Petrovic
                          A_Theate DF  |  DF J_Lerma
                        W_Armitage DF  |  DF Edgar
                            M_Faye DF  |  DF K_Schlitte
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DF J_Headley
                       E_Cambiasso DM  |  DM S_Fofana
                         Zubimendi DM  |  AM M_Gibbs_White
                          E_Nuamah AM  |  AM D_Ndoye
                         P_Canales AM  |  FW H_Postiga
                          D_Fofana FW  |  FW M_Gomez
                           R_Keane FW  |  FW A_Dovbyk
                                       |
                          H_J_Butt SUB |  SUB G_Curci
                           D_Leite SUB |  SUB Rafael
                            A_Kral SUB |  SUB D_Matsui
                          A_Buzaky SUB |  SUB H_Tangen
                        K_L_Potter SUB |  SUB M_Emreli




Min. 1  :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 1  :(spp) H_Postiga with the first time pass to J_Headley 
          ...  J_Headley fires the shot in! 
          ...  N_Pope gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 2  :(spp) S_Fofana reads the run of H_Postiga 
          ...  But A_Theate wins the ball 
Min. 3  :(spp) J_Headley sidesteps R_Keane 
          ...  R_Keane plays it back 
          ...  N_Pope slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Postiga plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  N_Pope reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 4  :(spp) M_Gomez with the through ball to H_Postiga 
          ...  H_Postiga pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  N_Pope blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 5  :(uni) P_Canales with a flicked pass to E_Nuamah 
          ...  J_Headley hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Faye swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  D_Petrovic catches it with ease 
Min. 8  :(uni) P_Canales is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  D_Fofana latches onto the ball 
          ...  D_Fofana attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  D_Petrovic dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had D_Petrovic beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  E_Nuamah flights it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of D_Petrovic 
          ...  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 
Min. 9  :(uni) Zubimendi plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  R_Keane decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Edgar cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 10 :(uni) E_Nuamah with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past J_Lerma 
          ...  He knocks it to N_Burdisso! 
          ...  N_Burdisso with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  D_Petrovic with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 14 :(spp) K_Schlitte with the through ball to A_Dovbyk 
          ...  A_Dovbyk uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  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! 
Min. 15 :(uni) N_Burdisso pulls it back to P_Canales 
          ...  P_Canales with the strike! 
          ...  D_Petrovic won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 16 :(spp) D_Ndoye looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  M_Gomez receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  M_Gomez with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 18 :(uni) E_Nuamah flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  E_Nuamah chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  D_Petrovic guesses right 
Min. 19 :(spp) S_Fofana with a real burst of pace 
          ...  S_Fofana has a dig at goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 23 :(uni) N_Burdisso storms past his marker 
          ...  N_Burdisso hits the ball first time! 
          ...  Saved by D_Petrovic 
Min. 24 :(spp) J_Lerma sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Dovbyk gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Dovbyk fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 26 :(uni) E_Cambiasso with an inch perfect pass to R_Keane 
          ...  From long range R_Keane bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  D_Petrovic with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 32 :(uni) D_Fofana loses D_Ndoye 
          ...  K_Schlitte makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 35 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 38 :(uni) E_Cambiasso skips the challenge from S_Fofana 
          ...  K_Schlitte with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 39 :(uni) Zubimendi takes advantage of a mistake by J_Lerma 
          ...  He knocks the ball to R_Keane! 
          ...  Edgar gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 40 :(spp) D_Ndoye runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Zubimendi 
Min. 42 :(uni) N_Burdisso 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 swings in the shot! 
          ...  D_Petrovic tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Canales plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  R_Keane gets a shot in 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Sparta Prague fans laugh at him 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(spp) A_Dovbyk steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Faye 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  A_Theate reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 46 :(uni) E_Nuamah plays in P_Canales with a beautiful ball 
          ...  P_Canales aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  D_Petrovic never had a chance! 
Min. 46 :(spp) D_Ndoye turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to H_Postiga 
          ...  What a challenge by M_Faye 
          ...  The ball cannoning out of play for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Headley dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  N_Pope catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 47 :(uni) A_Theate with a 30-yard pass to W_Armitage 
          ...  What a shot from W_Armitage! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  D_Petrovic blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Union Berlin 0-0 Sparta Prague

Min. 48 :(spp) D_Ndoye 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 A_Dovbyk 
          ...  E_Cambiasso dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 50 :(uni) P_Canales backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Keane gets on the end of it 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Edgar 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 53 :(uni) M_Faye with the heel pass to N_Burdisso 
          ...  N_Burdisso shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  D_Petrovic plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 53 :(spp) M_Gomez jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  M_Faye with a terrible tackle 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 
Min. 54 :(uni) P_Canales with the diagonal pass to E_Nuamah 
          ...  J_Headley clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 55 :(uni) D_Fofana looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Keane 
          ...  R_Keane hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 55 :(spp) H_Postiga with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  A_Theate fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  A_Dovbyk swings it in 
          ...  H_Postiga takes control of it! 
          ...  But E_Nuamah sweeps up the threat 
Min. 55 :(spp) D_Ndoye moves inside 
          ...  A cracking drive from D_Ndoye! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 57 :(uni) N_Burdisso with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to D_Fofana 
          ...  The ball hits J_Lerma in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 57 :(spp) H_Postiga takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into Edgar 
          ...  A glorious effort by Edgar! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Postiga with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  N_Pope reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 58 :(uni) D_Fofana with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  A wicked drive by D_Fofana! 
          ...  Interesting. Very interesting! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  Look at his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!!! 
          ...  Union Berlin go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Union Berlin 1-0 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 58 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  E_Nuamah will now play as a MF 
Min. 58 :(spp) K_Schlitte kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Ndoye gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Ndoye fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  N_Pope beats the ball away 
Min. 59 :(uni) N_Burdisso with a probing pass to P_Canales 
          ...  Edgar bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 60 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Kral 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Cambiasso 
Min. 61 :(spp) D_Ndoye looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_Gibbs_White! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Ndoye hits it into the box! 
          ...  A_Dovbyk gets his head on it 
          ...  N_Pope saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 64 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 65 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Leite 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Keane 
Min. 65 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: Rafael 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Headley 
Min. 66 :(spp) A_Dovbyk runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Dovbyk tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  N_Pope gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 67 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: K_L_Potter 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Fofana 
Min. 67 :(uni) A_Theate controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  K_L_Potter gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  K_L_Potter goes for the top corner! 
          ...  D_Petrovic guesses right 
Min. 69 :(uni) A_Kral with the heel pass to K_L_Potter 
          ...  K_L_Potter fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  D_Petrovic takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 69 :(spp) H_Postiga with the through ball to M_Gomez 
          ...  M_Gomez plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 72 :(spp) H_Postiga looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Theate and it had to be 
Min. 74 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Matsui 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Ndoye 
Min. 79 :(uni) Curled in dangerously from K_L_Potter to W_Armitage 
          ...  W_Armitage looks to see where D_Petrovic is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  WELL WHAT CAN YOU SAY?! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  Union Berlin 2-0 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 79 :(uni) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  N_Burdisso takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Union Berlin players 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
Min. 80 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Emreli 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Postiga 
Min. 83 :(uni) P_Canales takes advantage of a mistake by K_Schlitte 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to K_L_Potter! 
          ...  K_L_Potter hits a curling shot! 
          ...  But D_Petrovic makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 83 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White with a burst of pace 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 83 :(uni) E_Nuamah plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  M_Gomez with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  K_L_Potter floats it forward 
          ...  P_Canales latches onto the end of it 
          ...  P_Canales tries to chip the ball over N_Pope! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  Union Berlin 3-0 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 86 :(uni) P_Canales sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  P_Canales from 20 yards! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  D_Petrovic grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 86 :(uni) It's game over for A_Theate 
          ...  He's pulled up and won't be able to continue! Even the magic sponge did not work! 
          ...  They have run out of substitutions. 
          ...  They will have to play on with a man less! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(spp) D_Matsui runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  D_Matsui drives the ball low! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 90 :(spp) M_Gomez slips past his marker N_Burdisso 
          ...  The ball is whipped into S_Fofana 
          ...  A great volley from S_Fofana! 
          ...  But N_Pope tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gomez floats the ball in! 
          ...  N_Pope jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 91 :(uni) D_Leite with a glorious long pass to E_Nuamah 
          ...  S_Fofana read the danger and stops the pass 

*************  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          : K_L_Potter (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Fofana (58), W_Armitage (79), P_Canales (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Faye (53)
Injured              : A_Theate (86)
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Sparta Prague Match Info
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Best player          : D_Ndoye
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Gomez (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Union Berlin  |    Sparta Prague
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       17
Off target           :           6        |       11
On target            :          13        |       6
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           3        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       13
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :          21        |       14
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Final Score          : Union Berlin 3 - 0 Sparta Prague
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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  28   1   1   1  25 |  93  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
A_Theate       DF   1  21  18   8  25 |  88   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  32   0
W_Armitage     DF   1  22  16  14  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  16   0  56
M_Faye         DF   1  21  18  15  30 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  15  14  -2
N_Burdisso     DF   1  21  17  13  23 |  93   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  68  51
E_Cambiasso    DM   1  14  21   4  24 |  62   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  13   0
Zubimendi      DM   1  16  22   8  28 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  24   0
E_Nuamah       MF   1   8  22  19  24 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  24  11
P_Canales      AM   1   8  21  19  26 |  93   0   0   5   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  65  57
D_Fofana       FW   1   9  15  24  26 |  69   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  19  30
R_Keane        FW   1   6  16  21  22 |  67   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  32   0  23
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 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
A_Kral         DM   1  15  22  12  23 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
A_Buzaky       AM   1   4  20  15  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_L_Potter     FW   1   2  14  21  31 |  24   0   0   1   2   3   0   0   0   0   0  68  27

Player Statistics - Sparta Prague
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Petrovic     GK  28   1   1   1  28 |  93  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0   0
J_Lerma        DF   1  23  17   8  27 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  17   0
Edgar          DF   1  24  16  11  23 |  93   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  56   0  17
K_Schlitte     DF   1  19  15   4  26 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  38   0
J_Headley      DF   1  22  16   8  27 |  67   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0  22
S_Fofana       DM   1  16  23  15  23 |  93   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  22  11  28
M_Gibbs_White  AM   1   6  23  19  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  27
D_Ndoye        AM   1   9  23  20  26 |  76   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  44  18
H_Postiga      FW   1   8  15  20  21 |  82   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  76  10
M_Gomez        FW   1   8  16  22  31 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  34  10
A_Dovbyk       FW   1   5  20  25  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
G_Curci        GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rafael         DF   1  18  15   9  27 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Matsui       MF   1   5  19  14  22 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
H_Tangen       MF   1   8  15  10  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Emreli       FW   1   3  15  17  28 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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