German Bundesliga

FT Sunday, May 31, 2020
1. FC Union Berlin LLLLD 1
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Borussia Mönchengladbach LWWLD 4
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Match Report

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Thuram, Plea dazzle in Gladbach rout of Union

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
4
41.9
Possession
58.1
12
SHOTS
15
5
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
302
Accurate Passes
484
396
Passes
561
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
1
18
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.1
60
Long Balls
54
27
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
5
17
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
7
18
Effective Clearances
22
18
Clearances
22

Head to Head

FCU leads series 1-0

Lineups

BMG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Yann SommerG
  2. 30Nico ElvediCD-L
  3. 28Matthias GinterCD-R
  4. 25Ramy BensebainiLB
  5. 18Stefan LainerRB
  6. 13Lars StindlAM
  7. 32Florian NeuhausLM
  8. 23Jonas HofmannRM
  9. 14Alassane PléaF
  10. 10Marcus ThuramAM-L
  11. 7Patrick HerrmannAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22László BénesSUB
  2. 33Kaan KurtSUB
  3. 27Famana QuizeraSUB
  4. 17Oscar WendtSUB
  5. 16Ibrahima TraoréSUB
  6. 6Christoph KramerSUB
  7. 21Tobias SippelSUB
  8. 4Mamadou DoucouréSUB
  9. 26Torben MüselSUB

FCU · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Rafal GikiewiczG
  2. 31Keven SchlotterbeckCD
  3. 3Neven SuboticCD-L
  4. 5Marvin FriedrichCD-R
  5. 34Christian GentnerCM-L
  6. 21Grischa PrömelCM-R
  7. 25Christopher LenzLM
  8. 28Christopher TrimmelRM
  9. 10Sebastian AnderssonF
  10. 15Marius BulterCF-L
  11. 32Marcus IngvartsenCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Manuel SchmiedebachSUB
  2. 35Moritz NicolasSUB
  3. 20Suleiman AbdullahiSUB
  4. 8Joshua MeesSUB
  5. 18Yunus MalliSUB
  6. 19Florian HubnerSUB
  7. 6Julian RyersonSUB
  8. 11Anthony UjahSUB
  9. 23Felix KroosSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Herrmann.
  2. 19' Marius Bülter (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 30' Marvin Friedrich (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 33' Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 41' Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alassane Pléa.
  6. 43' Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Felix Kroos replaces Neven Subotic.
  8. 50' Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 1. Sebastian Andersson (1. FC Union Berlin) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Ingvartsen following a set piece situation.
  9. 59' Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 3, 1. FC Union Berlin 1. Marcus Thuram (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alassane Pléa.
  10. 60' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Julian Ryerson replaces Christopher Lenz.
  11. 61' Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 65' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Joshua Mees replaces Julian Ryerson because of an injury.
  13. 73' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Christoph Kramer replaces Patrick Herrmann.
  14. 80' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Yunus Malli replaces Marcus Ingvartsen.
  15. 80' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Anthony Ujah replaces Christian Gentner.
  16. 81' Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 4, 1. FC Union Berlin 1. Alassane Pléa (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ramy Bensebaini.
  17. 82' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. László Bénes replaces Lars Stindl.
  18. 82' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Ibrahima Traoré replaces Jonas Hofmann.
  19. 90' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Mamadou Doucouré replaces Florian Neuhaus.
  20. 90' Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Oscar Wendt replaces Ramy Bensebaini.

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