FC Augsburg vs 1. FC Union Berlin, 2021-22 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga

FC Augsburg

16': Michael Gregoritsch
59': André Hahn

FT
2 - 0

1. FC Union Berlin

Union suffer first loss in six games but stay fourth

Union Berlin suffered a surprise 2-0 defeat at struggling Augsburg on Saturday but remained fourth in the Bundesliga after Freiburg lost at Cologne.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Foul by Andreas Voglsammer (1. FC Union Berlin).
5': Niklas Dorsch (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt missed. Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a cross.
7': Attempt saved. Ruben Vargas (FC Augsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphael Framberger.
9': Attempt missed. Florian Niederlechner (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
10': Corner, FC Augsburg. Conceded by Robin Knoche.
11': Attempt blocked. Florian Niederlechner (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch with a through ball.
11': Corner, FC Augsburg. Conceded by Robin Knoche.
12': Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (FC Augsburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arne Maier with a cross.
12': Offside, FC Augsburg. Jeffrey Gouweleeuw tries a through ball, but Florian Niederlechner is caught offside.
16': Goal! FC Augsburg 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Michael Gregoritsch (FC Augsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
17': Attempt blocked. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominique Heintz with a headed pass.
20': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
20': Michael Gregoritsch (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Foul by Dominique Heintz (1. FC Union Berlin).
22': Michael Gregoritsch (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker.
25': Attempt blocked. Florian Niederlechner (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch with a headed pass.
25': Attempt missed. Ruben Vargas (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right.
25': Attempt saved. Florian Niederlechner (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
27': Florian Niederlechner (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Foul by Dominique Heintz (1. FC Union Berlin).
30': Attempt blocked. Genki Haraguchi (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Taiwo Awoniyi.
30': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Niklas Dorsch.
31': Attempt missed. Timo Baumgartl (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from very close range is too high following a corner.
31': Foul by Raphael Framberger (FC Augsburg).
31': Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Reece Oxford.
34': Foul by Ruben Vargas (FC Augsburg).
34': Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Foul by Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin).
35': Reece Oxford (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Niko Gießelmann tries a through ball, but Andreas Voglsammer is caught offside.
40': Michael Gregoritsch (FC Augsburg) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Arne Maier.
40': Corner, FC Augsburg. Conceded by Dominique Heintz.
41': Foul by Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin).
41': Raphael Framberger (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
42': Niklas Dorsch (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Attempt saved. Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
44': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Rafal Gikiewicz.
45': Foul by André Hahn (FC Augsburg).
45': Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': First Half ends, FC Augsburg 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
45': Second Half begins FC Augsburg 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
46': Foul by Raphael Framberger (FC Augsburg).
46': Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Rani Khedira tries a through ball, but Sheraldo Becker is caught offside.
50': Hand ball by Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin).
50': Foul by Iago (FC Augsburg).
50': Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt missed. Genki Haraguchi (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel.
51': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Genki Haraguchi.
52': Offside, FC Augsburg. Reece Oxford tries a through ball, but Florian Niederlechner is caught offside.
55': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Iago.
55': Attempt blocked. Genki Haraguchi (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
57': Attempt saved. Michael Gregoritsch (FC Augsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
59': Goal! FC Augsburg 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. André Hahn (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Florian Niederlechner.
60': André Hahn (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Andreas Voglsammer (1. FC Union Berlin).
60': Andreas Voglsammer (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Foul by Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin).
61': Iago (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sven Michel replaces Andreas Voglsammer.
61': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Levin Öztunali replaces Genki Haraguchi.
62': Foul by Niklas Dorsch (FC Augsburg).
62': Timo Baumgartl (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Attempt saved. Arne Maier (FC Augsburg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raphael Framberger.
65': Attempt missed. Sven Michel (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Timo Baumgartl.
68': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Iago.
69': Attempt blocked. Levin Öztunali (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sven Michel.
74': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Andi Zeqiri replaces Florian Niederlechner.
75': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Christopher Trimmel tries a through ball, but Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
75': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Keita Endo replaces Dominique Heintz.
75': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Bastian Oczipka replaces Niko Gießelmann.
75': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
77': Foul by Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin).
77': Rafal Gikiewicz (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt saved. Keita Endo (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bastian Oczipka.
80': Foul by Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin).
80': Michael Gregoritsch (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Felix Uduokhai replaces Ruben Vargas.
80': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Mads Pedersen replaces Iago.
81': Foul by Levin Öztunali (1. FC Union Berlin).
81': Niklas Dorsch (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Reece Oxford.
83': Attempt saved. Timo Baumgartl (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bastian Oczipka with a cross.
85': Andi Zeqiri (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin).
86': Foul by Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin).
86': Niklas Dorsch (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Noah Sarenren Bazee replaces André Hahn.
87': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Jan Morávek replaces Arne Maier.
87': Attempt missed. Andi Zeqiri (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Morávek with a headed pass.
88': Attempt saved. Noah Sarenren Bazee (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jan Morávek.
88': Corner, FC Augsburg. Conceded by Andreas Luthe.
90'+1': Foul by Raphael Framberger (FC Augsburg).
90'+1': Keita Endo (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bastian Oczipka with a cross.
90'+2': Foul by Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin).
90'+2': Niklas Dorsch (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Second Half ends, FC Augsburg 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
0': Match ends, FC Augsburg 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.

Statistics

FCU		FCA
16	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	4
52.4	Possession	47.6
14	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
308	Accurate Passes	291
409	Passes	389
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
7	Accurate Crosses	4
27	Crosses	11
0.3	Cross %	0.4
66	Long Balls	71
32	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	9
19	Tackles	15
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	6
14	Effective Clearances	16
14	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: WWK Arena
Location: Augsburg, Germany
Attendance: 7,600

Bundesliga Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bayern Munich	25	+68	66
2	Borussia Dortmund	24	+26	52
3	TSG Hoffenheim	24	+18	46
4	VfB Stuttgart	24	+16	46

Full Table

Line-Ups

FC Augsburg (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
1	Rafal Gikiewicz (GK)
4	Reece Oxford
6	Jeffrey Gouweleeuw
22	Iago
32	Raphael Framberger
30	Niklas Dorsch
10	Arne Maier
11	Michael Gregoritsch
7	Florian Niederlechner
16	Rubén Vargas
28	André Hahn

FC Augsburg Substitutes:

Alfred Finnbogason, Jan Morávek, Felix Uduokhai, Mads Pedersen, Lasse Günther, Andi Zeqiri, Robert Gumny, Noah Joel Sarenren-Bazee, Tomas Koubek.

1. FC Union Berlin (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Andreas Luthe (GK)
31	Robin Knoche
33	Dominique Heintz
25	Timo Baumgartl
24	Genki Haraguchi
27	Sheraldo Becker
8	Rani Khedira
23	Niko Gießelmann
28	Christopher Trimmel
9	Andreas Voglsammer
14	Taiwo Awoniyi

1. FC Union Berlin Substitutes:

Frederik Ronnow, Sven Michel, Bastian Oczipka, Kevin Behrens, Levin Öztunali, Kevin Möhwald, Anthony Ujah, Keita Endo, Paul Jaeckel.

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