FFO EFL2, Union Berlin vs. Rennes (Fri Apr 24)


                         Union Berlin  |  Rennes
                          4-2-0-2-2 C  |  5-2-1-2 P
                            Lee Clark  |  Drew Hill
                                       |
                            N_Pope GK  |  GK R_Risser
                          A_Theate DF  |  DF A_Truffert
                        W_Armitage DF  |  DF F_Mane
                           D_Leite DF  |  DF J_Jacquet
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DF F_Winther
                       E_Cambiasso DM  |  DF J_Chotard
                         Zubimendi DM  |  MF E_Le_Fee
                          E_Nuamah AM  |  MF M_Ballack
                         P_Canales AM  |  FW A_Gouiri
                          D_Fofana FW  |  AM K_Olaigbe
                        K_L_Potter FW  |  FW Evanilson
                                       |
                          H_J_Butt SUB |  SUB M_Travers
                         P_Jaeckel SUB |  SUB M_Ciani
                            A_Kral SUB |  SUB A_Sishuba
                          A_Buzaky SUB |  SUB W_Taibi
                           R_Keane SUB |  SUB S_Wearne




Min. 1  :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes 
          ...  Rennes have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 1  :(std) K_Olaigbe nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  W_Armitage reads the play well 
Min. 5  :(uni) P_Canales runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Armitage 
          ...  M_Ballack with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 9  :(std) M_Ballack finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  A_Theate with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Rennes players 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  K_Olaigbe floats it forward 
          ...  Evanilson latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But E_Cambiasso wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Ballack floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Truffert gets something on it! 
          ...  N_Pope with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 12 :(uni) W_Armitage takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Zubimendi 
          ...  A_Truffert gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 12 :(std) A_Gouiri plays a long ball to K_Olaigbe 
          ...  But N_Burdisso wins the tackle 
Min. 13 :(uni) E_Cambiasso turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Zubimendi 
          ...  But F_Mane sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 16 :(uni) A_Theate with a neat pass into D_Fofana 
          ...  D_Fofana fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through R_Risser's hands 
          ...  But R_Risser recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 18 :(uni) D_Leite holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to E_Cambiasso 
          ...  E_Cambiasso with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 19 :(uni) E_Nuamah rushes through the defence 
          ...  E_Nuamah tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  Saved by R_Risser 
Min. 22 :(uni) E_Cambiasso with a byline cross to D_Fofana 
          ...  F_Mane stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 24 :(uni) D_Fofana cuts inside J_Chotard 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in N_Burdisso! 
          ...  F_Winther gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 24 :(std) K_Olaigbe can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to A_Gouiri 
          ...  A_Gouiri swings in the shot! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 24 :(uni) K_L_Potter cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to W_Armitage 
          ...  F_Winther muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 28 :(uni) A_Theate with the nod to K_L_Potter 
          ...  E_Le_Fee fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
Min. 30 :(std) M_Ballack is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He gets to his feet 
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off 
Min. 31 :(uni) K_L_Potter finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled A_Truffert 
          ...  K_L_Potter drives the ball low! 
          ...  R_Risser gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 34 :(uni) E_Nuamah finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  Great challenge by F_Winther 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  D_Leite flights it in! 
          ...  R_Risser catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 34 :(std) F_Mane races into the box 
          ...  He sees K_Olaigbe lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  Cleaned up by E_Nuamah 
Min. 35 :(uni) Zubimendi takes advantage of a mistake by F_Winther 
          ...  He knocks the ball to K_L_Potter! 
          ...  K_L_Potter keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  R_Risser is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Canales swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  J_Jacquet clears the danger 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(uni) W_Armitage with a probing through ball D_Fofana 
          ...  D_Fofana sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 45 :(uni) Zubimendi sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  A_Theate runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Cleared by F_Mane 
Min. 46 :(std) A_Gouiri with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves D_Leite behind 
          ...  A_Gouiri hits a curling shot! 
          ...  N_Pope falls over 
          ...  But N_Pope is relieved to watch it go out of play! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Union Berlin 0-0 Rennes

Min. 46 :(std) A_Gouiri with a smart turn 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  D_Leite takes possession 
Min. 47 :(uni) D_Fofana with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past A_Truffert 
          ...  He knocks it to K_L_Potter! 
          ...  F_Mane with a poor challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 52 :(uni) D_Fofana with a precise ball to E_Nuamah 
          ...  M_Ballack with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 53 :(uni) E_Nuamah has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  P_Canales gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Chotard 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 56 :(std) F_Mane jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Truffert 
          ...  W_Armitage takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 58 :(uni) P_Canales is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  K_L_Potter latches onto the ball 
          ...  K_L_Potter aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  The shot slips through R_Risser's hands 
          ...  But R_Risser recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 59 :(std) M_Ballack jinks past A_Theate 
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Ballack! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 60 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Kral 
          ...  COMING OFF: Zubimendi 
Min. 61 :(uni) D_Leite plays the early ball across the box to find E_Nuamah in space 
          ...  E_Nuamah with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But R_Risser punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 65 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  Union Berlin have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 65 :(uni) A_Kral takes advantage of a mistake by J_Chotard 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Kral attempts the shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  R_Risser plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 66 :(uni) R_Risser with a terrible kick! 
          ...  D_Fofana takes control of the ball! 
          ...  D_Fofana has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 67 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Keane 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_L_Potter 
Min. 68 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Jaeckel 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Theate 
Min. 71 :(std) E_Le_Fee with the first time flick to J_Jacquet 
          ...  J_Jacquet controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  N_Pope parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 75 :(std) Substitution by Rennes 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Wearne 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Olaigbe 
Min. 76 :(std) Evanilson plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  Evanilson with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  N_Pope blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 76 :(uni) D_Leite takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past A_Truffert 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  J_Chotard with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a good position! 
          ...  R_Keane bends it round the wall 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 79 :(uni) E_Cambiasso with a reverse pass to D_Fofana 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by F_Mane 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 80 :(uni) W_Armitage has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Leite gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Leite hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  R_Risser catches the ball 
Min. 82 :(uni) R_Keane with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  R_Keane hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 83 :(uni) R_Keane lays the ball back to D_Fofana 
          ...  E_Le_Fee takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  E_Cambiasso shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to D_Fofana instead 
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Fofana! 
          ...  Looks like it should be R_Risser's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Kral drives it into the box! 
          ...  A_Truffert with the clearance 
Min. 84 :(uni) A_Kral holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Fofana 
          ...  J_Chotard takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's for persistant fouling. 
          ...  Is The Referee going to give a penalty? 
          ...  He points to the spot! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  D_Fofana will take it 
          ...  Can he score this penalty for his team? 
          ...  Oh, he can 
          ...  In the cheekiest manner possible. The Panenka. 
          ...  YES!! 
          ...  Take a bow son! 
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win! 
          ...  Union Berlin 1-0 Rennes...
Min. 85 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  Union Berlin have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 85 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  E_Nuamah will now play as a MF 
Min. 85 :(std) E_Le_Fee slides the ball across to J_Chotard 
          ...  J_Chotard could have let it bounce! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  N_Pope dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And N_Pope tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Evanilson plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  N_Pope reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 87 :(std) F_Mane gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past P_Jaeckel! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  F_Mane attempts a chip! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  N_Pope was beaten there! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(uni) D_Fofana with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  J_Jacquet with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 93 :(uni) P_Jaeckel works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Nuamah 
          ...  An audacious effort from E_Nuamah! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 94 :(uni) N_Burdisso jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  N_Burdisso carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Rennes fans taunt him! 

*************  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_Fofana (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Fofana (84 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Rennes Match Info
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Best player          : F_Mane
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Winther (24), w0, F_Mane (47), M_Ballack (52), E_Le_Fee (83), J_Chotard (84)J_Jacquet (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Union Berlin  |    Rennes
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       8
Off target           :           9        |       3
On target            :           8        |       5
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       6
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           5        |       12
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          21        |       6
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Final Score          : Union Berlin 1 - 0 Rennes
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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  27   1   1   1  25 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  53   0   0   0
A_Theate       DF   1  21  18   7  25 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
W_Armitage     DF   1  22  16  14  26 |  98   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  54   0
D_Leite        DF   1  20  16   9  27 |  98   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  36  21
N_Burdisso     DF   1  21  17  13  23 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  15
E_Cambiasso    DM   1  14  21   4  24 |  98   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  24  39  24
Zubimendi      DM   1  16  22   8  28 |  64   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
E_Nuamah       MF   1   8  21  19  24 |  98   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  30  13  31
P_Canales      AM   1   8  21  19  26 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
D_Fofana       FW   1   9  15  24  26 |  98   0   0   3   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  57  38
K_L_Potter     FW   1   2  14  20  31 |  71   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  28
H_J_Butt       GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Jaeckel      DF   1  15  12   6  24 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
A_Kral         DM   1  15  22  12  23 |  34   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  18
A_Buzaky       AM   1   4  20  15  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Keane        FW   1   6  16  21  22 |  27   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  14

Player Statistics - Rennes
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Risser       GK  26   1   1   1  25 |  98   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0   0
A_Truffert     DF   1  24  15  16  30 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  28   0  14
F_Mane         DF   1  23  18  15  26 |  98   0   4   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  58  30  11
J_Jacquet      DF   1  20  13  10  28 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  16  -2  18
F_Winther      DF   1  21  16   4  16 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  32  -2  -2
J_Chotard      DF   1  14  21   9  26 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  22  -2  19
E_Le_Fee       MF   1   5  19  13  31 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
M_Ballack      MF   1  14  21  17  23 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  22  -2   9
A_Gouiri       FW   1   2  16  23  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  12
K_Olaigbe      AM   1   8  16  20  25 |  79   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
Evanilson      FW   1   3  15  23  29 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
M_Travers      GK  21   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ciani        DF   1  18  13   9  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Sishuba      MF   1  11  21  15  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Taibi        MF   1   5  16  12  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Wearne       FW   1   7  12  17  22 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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