New thread as 2(3) Yanks are on Union. First DFB Pokal match of the year, Aaronson comes on in the 59th, Pefok on in the 68th. Union ran out to a 3-0 first half lead.
Aaronson bounces one a few minutes wide of the far post from 30 yards. Close to an assist a few minutes earlier. He's too much for this lower level opposition.
4-0 Union. Pefok heavily involved - wins a header in the box, Aaronson gets a touch on a loose ball to set up Pefok for a shot, but defender blocks it - then it pops up to Haberer, who plays a brilliant volley into the net.
But had twice as many shots. Might be that, being up from the jump and up 3-0 at the half they were content to let Astoria play with the ball a bit. A 4-0 final suggest possession was not a telling stat today.
Aaronson with the start and Pefok on the bench vs Mainz. Didn’t take long for Union to open their season account. 50 seconds in and the score off a cross and header. 1-0 Union
Nice flick back by Aaronson which found the overlapping player which led to the cross into the box and the goal.
Make that 2-0 in the 9th minute Same play as the first goal just from the opposite side. Same header. Same scorer, in Beherens. what a start by Union!
Yeah. Crappy defending by the left CB on the second goal. Brendon made a good run on goal and the RCB had the cheat between.
3-1 Union in the 70th. Headed hat trick for Bergen’s. Three thumping headers. Three from beautiful crosses. mainz have played much better than Union in the second half. They have a PK saved and scored on an absolutely wicked volley.
Aaronson in good position again- he keeps making runs line that and he will get rewarded on this team.
Aaronson off at the 75 min mark. Decent match from him. Nothing hair raising on either side of the ball. He did his job and made a handful of unrewarded runs.
He’ll probably be the lowest rated player but that’s not representative of a poor individual match. His teammates have been really good.
Ha! Two PK saves from Union’s GK. Two poorly hit pens from the same Mainz player. Football gods hate him today.
Turned it in as he walked off. They showed the replays. Both yellows were literal garbage I’m honestly shocked at the decisions and would go as far as to say egregious. Can they challenge it though since it was two yellows?
both yellows looked extremely soft. The second one he got for slightly kicking the ball away after the whistle. And the other one is questionable whether he actually touched the guy. Ref smokin the good stuff this morning. lol
So I try my best not to be a homer around here, but I have to say after watching the replay that those were two of the biggest bullshit yellows I’ve ever seen awarded. Seriously. No one gets a time wasting a yellow card when the score is tied in the first half of a match. That was just a total load of shit.
I could not agree with you more. What a load of crap. The first one he was passing the ball away to his teammate and the second one I don't know that the player who was clearing the ball away actually contacted his right foot. Complete total horseshit.