FFO EFL2, Union Berlin vs. Wolfsburg (Mon Mar 09) Union Berlin | Wolfsburg 4-1-2-2-1 C | 4-2-2-2 L Lee Clark | - | N_Pope GK | GK J_Bijlow A_Theate DF | DF J_Lascelles W_Armitage DF | DF B_Diakite M_Faye DF | DF P_Zabaleta D_Leite DF | DF M_Silvestre Zubimendi DM | MF C_Jones A_Kral MF | MF C_Seedorf E_Nuamah MF | AM I_Sarr A_Buzaky AM | AM M_Guiu P_Canales AM | FW Ronaldo D_Fofana FW | FW D_Welbeck | H_J_Butt SUB | SUB A_McGregor P_Jaeckel SUB | SUB Z_Diamond E_Cambiasso SUB | SUB X_Schlager L_Dehl SUB | SUB R_Navarro R_Keane SUB | SUB J_Njinmah Min. 1 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... Ronaldo will now play as a AM Min. 6 :(wlb) Ronaldo takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... Ronaldo unleashes a pile driver! ... N_Pope won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Pick that one out!! ... Lee Clark is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Union Berlin 0-1 Wolfsburg ... Min. 7 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin ... Union Berlin have changed their playing style to P Min. 7 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin ... E_Nuamah will now play as a AM Min. 7 :(uni) A_Kral sidesteps M_Silvestre ... What a fantastic interception by P_Zabaleta ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 7 :(wlb) M_Guiu is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to I_Sarr ... A skilful effort from I_Sarr! ... N_Pope gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... C_Seedorf with an inswinging corner into the box ... M_Silvestre makes a firm connection with his head ... But N_Pope punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 9 :(uni) M_Faye looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to A_Buzaky ... A_Buzaky with a bicycle kick! ... J_Bijlow claws it off the line ... No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! ... GOAL!! ... Union Berlin are back on level terms now! ... Union Berlin 1-1 Wolfsburg ... Min. 10 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin ... E_Nuamah will now play as a MF Min. 11 :(uni) E_Nuamah knocks it past M_Silvestre and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... E_Nuamah with the shot! ... J_Bijlow parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 11 :(wlb) Ronaldo sidesteps Zubimendi ... He showed great skill there ... But M_Faye with the fine tackle Min. 13 :(wlb) C_Jones finds the space intelligently ... Superbly timed tackle by E_Nuamah ... He made it look easy Min. 18 :(wlb) C_Seedorf with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... E_Nuamah rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... C_Jones smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 19 :(uni) D_Fofana jumps over C_Seedorf's challenge ... C_Seedorf recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 21 :(uni) E_Nuamah spots P_Canales who is in acres of space ... An audacious effort from P_Canales! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... A_Buzaky hits it towards the far post! ... That's a poor one ... J_Bijlow catches it with ease Min. 22 :(uni) P_Canales with an incisive pass to A_Kral ... P_Zabaleta with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 23 :(uni) D_Fofana finds himself with plenty of time ... M_Silvestre with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it Min. 24 :(uni) A_Kral saunters past his marker ... A_Kral fires a shot at goal! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... J_Bijlow never had a chance! Min. 26 :(wlb) C_Seedorf jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to I_Sarr ... P_Canales with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... D_Welbeck bends it in ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 27 :(uni) D_Fofana searches out M_Faye ... Good sliding challenge from B_Diakite and it had to be Min. 27 :(wlb) B_Diakite is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... D_Welbeck latches onto the ball ... D_Welbeck throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... N_Pope falls over ... But N_Pope is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 28 :(uni) A_Kral knocks it past P_Zabaleta and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A_Kral fires a shot at goal! ... J_Bijlow makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 30 :(wlb) C_Seedorf wins possession ... He plays the ball across to B_Diakite ... Zubimendi takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 34 :(uni) E_Nuamah passes the ball to A_Buzaky ... A_Buzaky lobs J_Bijlow! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... That's put Union Berlin ahead! ... Union Berlin 2-1 Wolfsburg ... Min. 35 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin ... Union Berlin have changed their playing style to C Min. 35 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin ... A_Kral will now play as a DM Min. 35 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... Ronaldo will now play as a FW Min. 36 :(uni) J_Bijlow miskicks! ... P_Canales is through! ... P_Canales with the punt towards goal! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 38 :(uni) D_Leite flicks it over C_Jones's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... D_Leite with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 39 :(wlb) J_Lascelles floats the ball in to find I_Sarr ... But A_Kral barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 42 :(wlb) P_Zabaleta plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... D_Welbeck decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... M_Faye pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(wlb) Ronaldo brings the ball into the opposing area ... D_Welbeck makes himself available ... D_Welbeck curls the ball in on goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 45 :(wlb) D_Welbeck jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Jones ... But M_Faye wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 46 :(wlb) B_Diakite knocks the ball past A_Kral ... Now he crosses to M_Silvestre! ... But A_Theate will cut out the threat ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Union Berlin 2-1 Wolfsburg Min. 52 :(uni) Zubimendi is all alone ... The linesman keeps his flag down ... But M_Silvestre sweeps up the threat Min. 53 :(uni) W_Armitage with a slick pass to P_Canales ... P_Canales has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... J_Bijlow makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 53 :(wlb) D_Welbeck rushes through the defence ... Zubimendi read the danger and stops the pass Min. 53 :(uni) E_Nuamah with an inch perfect pass to P_Canales ... M_Silvestre fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 55 :(wlb) M_Guiu gains possession ... M_Faye body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! Min. 55 :(wlb) I_Sarr makes the tackle ... But A_Kral slides in Min. 60 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: R_Navarro ... COMING OFF: C_Jones Min. 62 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin ... COMING ON: E_Cambiasso ... COMING OFF: Zubimendi Min. 65 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin ... COMING ON: P_Jaeckel ... COMING OFF: P_Canales Min. 65 :(uni) E_Nuamah looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to D_Fofana ... An audacious effort from D_Fofana! ... J_Bijlow is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 67 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin ... COMING ON: R_Keane ... COMING OFF: D_Fofana Min. 69 :(uni) R_Keane knocks the ball past the defender ... R_Keane aims for the top right corner! ... J_Bijlow saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 70 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: J_Njinmah ... COMING OFF: D_Welbeck Min. 70 :(uni) A_Buzaky with a glorious 60-yard pass to P_Jaeckel ... P_Jaeckel with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... He hits the side netting Min. 72 :(wlb) I_Sarr hoists the ball across to M_Guiu ... M_Guiu has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... N_Pope gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 72 :(uni) P_Jaeckel with an inswinging cross to E_Nuamah ... Ronaldo with the high feet ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... The crowd expects from this range ... P_Jaeckel floats it forward ... R_Keane latches onto the end of it ... A glorious effort by R_Keane! ... But J_Bijlow punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 80 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: X_Schlager ... COMING OFF: C_Seedorf Min. 83 :(uni) A_Buzaky pushes it past J_Lascelles ... P_Zabaleta reads the play well Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(uni) M_Faye drives the ball across field ... It comes to R_Keane ... R_Keane tries the lob from 30 yards! ... J_Bijlow gathers it easily Min. 92 :(uni) A_Buzaky rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to W_Armitage ... W_Armitage carves a shot towards goal! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... J_Bijlow palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by E_Nuamah ... J_Lascelles with the clearance Min. 93 :(uni) The ball goes loose! ... P_Jaeckel seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... Intercepted by M_Silvestre ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadion Alten Forsterei ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Union Berlin Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Buzaky (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Buzaky (9,34) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Canales (26) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolfsburg Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Ronaldo Scorers : Ronaldo (6) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Ronaldo (72) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Union Berlin | Wolfsburg Attempts on Goal : 15 | 8 Off target : 7 | 3 On target : 8 | 5 Possession : 64 | 36 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 8 Key Tackles : 8 | 8 Key Passes : 12 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Union Berlin 2 - 1 Wolfsburg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Union Berlin Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Pope GK 27 1 1 1 25 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 A_Theate DF 1 21 17 7 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 W_Armitage DF 1 22 16 14 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 16 M_Faye DF 1 21 18 15 30 | 96 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 52 0 D_Leite DF 1 20 16 9 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Zubimendi DM 1 16 22 8 28 | 63 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 A_Kral DM 1 15 21 11 23 | 96 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 46 0 36 E_Nuamah MF 1 8 21 19 24 | 96 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 30 69 9 A_Buzaky AM 1 4 20 15 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 28 76 P_Canales AM 1 8 21 18 26 | 66 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 11 30 D_Fofana FW 1 9 15 23 26 | 68 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 5 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 | 30 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 22 E_Cambiasso DM 1 13 21 4 24 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Dehl AM 1 4 16 13 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Keane FW 1 6 15 21 22 | 28 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Player Statistics - Wolfsburg Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Bijlow GK 27 1 1 1 22 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 J_Lascelles DF 1 22 17 4 25 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 0 B_Diakite DF 1 21 19 10 24 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 30 0 P_Zabaleta DF 1 21 17 10 26 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 M_Silvestre DF 1 21 15 6 30 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 24 C_Jones MF 1 13 23 20 25 | 61 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 C_Seedorf MF 1 11 21 17 20 | 81 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 26 0 I_Sarr AM 1 8 23 21 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 9 M_Guiu AM 1 9 20 22 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 Ronaldo FW 1 4 17 22 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 15 22 D_Welbeck FW 1 5 14 20 22 | 71 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 26 A_McGregor GK 24 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Diamond DF 1 19 17 10 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X_Schlager MF 1 13 16 8 24 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Navarro MF 1 3 17 15 23 | 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Njinmah FW 1 2 10 15 30 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1773093814 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40