German Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund vs 1. FC Union Berlin, 2020-21 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund
  • 27': Marco Reus
  • 88': Raphaël Guerreiro
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2 - 0
1. FC Union Berlin

    Dortmund beat Union to keep Champions League hopes alive

    Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus and Raphael Guerreiro scored a goal apiece to beat visitors Union Berlin 2-0 on Wednesday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FC Union Berlin) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Keita Endo (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Max Kruse.
    • 3': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 3': Keita Endo (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Petar Musa (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 6': Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Foul by Keita Endo (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 8': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard.
    • 12': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 12': Max Kruse (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Keita Endo (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Lenz.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
    • 16': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Andreas Luthe.
    • 19': Foul by Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 19': Robert Andrich (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Max Kruse (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keita Endo.
    • 23': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Max Kruse tries a through ball, but Petar Musa is caught offside.
    • 23': Foul by Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 23': Grischa Prömel (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 24': Max Kruse (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Penalty Borussia Dortmund. Marco Reus draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 25': Penalty conceded by Andreas Luthe (1. FC Union Berlin) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 27': Penalty saved! Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 27': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
    • 29': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Marcus Ingvartsen tries a through ball, but Petar Musa is caught offside.
    • 30': Foul by Christopher Lenz (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 30': Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 31': Keita Endo (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marco Reus.
    • 43': Foul by Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 43': Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
    • 46': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Emre Can.
    • 47': Foul by Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 47': Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 48': Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 48': Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Reus.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna.
    • 55': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Marwin Hitz tries a through ball, but Erling Haaland is caught offside.
    • 56': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Mats Hummels tries a through ball, but Giovanni Reyna is caught offside.
    • 57': Foul by Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 57': Robert Andrich (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Marius Bülter replaces Keita Endo.
    • 59': Foul by Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 59': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jadon Sancho replaces Thorgan Hazard.
    • 59': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Mahmoud Dahoud replaces Emre Can.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna with a cross.
    • 61': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
    • 62': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Christopher Lenz tries a through ball, but Marvin Friedrich is caught offside.
    • 63': Foul by Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 63': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro.
    • 65': Foul by Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 65': Grischa Prömel (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Max Kruse (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 68': Foul by Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FC Union Berlin).
    • 68': Marwin Hitz (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 69': Robert Andrich (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Foul by Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 72': Petar Musa (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Cedric Teuchert replaces Max Kruse.
    • 73': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Nico Schlotterbeck replaces Robin Knoche.
    • 73': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Joel Pohjanpalo replaces Petar Musa.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Marco Reus.
    • 76': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt replaces Giovanni Reyna.
    • 77': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Marvin Friedrich.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 80': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Christian Gentner replaces Grischa Prömel.
    • 83': Foul by Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund).
    • 83': Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Reus.
    • 85': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Marvin Friedrich.
    • 85': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Cedric Teuchert.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
    • 87': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
    • 88': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt following a fast break.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Reinier replaces Jude Bellingham.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    8 Saves 1
    47.5 Possession 52.5
    5 SHOTS 20
    1 ON GOAL 11
    0.2 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    382 Accurate Passes 437
    463 Passes 515
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    16 Crosses 12
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    52 Long Balls 48
    26 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 10
    11 Tackles 15
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    8 Interceptions 9
    13 Effective Clearances 10
    13 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
    Location: Aue, Germany

    Bundesliga Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bayern Munich 27 +72 70
    2 Borussia Dortmund 27 +30 61
    3 VfB Stuttgart 27 +20 53
    4 RB Leipzig 27 +18 50
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    DOR Borussia Dortmund (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    35 Marwin Hitz (GK)
    15 Mats Hummels Yellow Card
    16 Manuel Akanji
    23 Emre Can
    13 Raphaël Guerreiro
    26 Lukasz Piszczek
    11 Marco Reus
    22 Jude Bellingham Yellow Card
    10 Thorgan Hazard
    32 Giovanni Reyna
    9 Erling Haaland
    Borussia Dortmund Substitutes:
    Thomas Meunier, Reiner, Nico Schulz, Stefan Drljaca, Mahmoud Dahoud, Mateu Morey, Jadon Sancho, Julian Brandt, Steffen Tigges.

    FCU 1. FC Union Berlin (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Andreas Luthe (GK)
    31 Robin Knoche Yellow Card
    5 Marvin Friedrich
    25 Christopher Lenz
    28 Christopher Trimmel
    10 Max Kruse
    30 Robert Andrich
    21 Grischa Prömel
    24 Petar Musa
    18 Keita Endo
    32 Marcus Ingvartsen
    1. FC Union Berlin Substitutes:
    Joel Pohjanpalo, Nico Schlotterbeck, Marius Bulter, Niko Gießelmann, Loris Karius, Christian Gentner, Julian Ryerson, Cedric Teuchert, Sebastian Griesbeck.

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