German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, April 23, 2022
1. FC Union Berlin LWWWL 2
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RB Leipzig DWWWW 1
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Match Report

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Union take revenge with late goals in 2-1 win over Leipzig

Union Berlin struck twice late in the game to come from a goal down and beat hosts RB Leipzig 2-1 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
2
45.2
Possession
54.8
14
SHOTS
5
4
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
325
Accurate Passes
427
416
Passes
519
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
0
20
Crosses
6
0.4
Cross %
0.0
75
Long Balls
61
34
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
7
26
Tackles
10
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
7
6
Effective Clearances
20
6
Clearances
20

Head to Head

RBL leads series 3-2

Lineups

RBL · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 4Willi OrbánCD
  3. 23Marcel HalstenbergCD-L
  4. 2Mohamed SimakanCD-R
  5. 44Kevin KamplSW
  6. 10Emil ForsbergCM-L
  7. 14Tyler AdamsCM-R
  8. 3AngeliñoLM
  9. 22Nordi MukieleRM
  10. 18Christopher NkunkuCF-L
  11. 9Yussuf PoulsenCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Dani Olmo
  2. 27Konrad Laimer
  3. 13Philipp Tschauner
  4. 38Hugo Novoa
  5. 31Josep Martínez
  6. 39Benjamin Henrichs
  7. 32Josko Gvardiol
  8. 17Dominik Szoboszlai
  9. 33André Silva

FCU · 3-5-2

  1. 19Frederik RonnowG
  2. 31Robin KnocheCD
  3. 33Dominique HeintzCD-L
  4. 3Paul JaeckelCD-R
  5. 21Grischa PrömelCM-L
  6. 13András SchäferCM-R
  7. 8Rani KhediraAM
  8. 23Niko GießelmannLM
  9. 28Christopher TrimmelRM
  10. 27Sheraldo BeckerCF-L
  11. 14Taiwo AwoniyiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Kevin BehrensSUB
  2. 24Genki HaraguchiSUB
  3. 7Levin ÖztunaliSUB
  4. 20Bastian OczipkaSUB
  5. 6Julian RyersonSUB
  6. 10Sven MichelSUB
  7. 9Andreas VoglsammerSUB
  8. 1Andreas LutheSUB
  9. 30Kevin MöhwaldSUB

Timeline

  1. 46' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 62' VAR Decision: No Penalty 1. FC Union Berlin.
  3. 63' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Dani Olmo replaces Emil Forsberg.
  4. 64' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Konrad Laimer replaces Kevin Kampl.
  5. 64' Substitution, RB Leipzig. André Silva replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
  6. 68' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Andreas Voglsammer replaces András Schäfer.
  7. 75' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Christopher Nkunku.
  8. 76' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Julian Ryerson replaces Christopher Trimmel.
  9. 76' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Bastian Oczipka replaces Niko Gießelmann.
  10. 84' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Nordi Mukiele.
  11. 85' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sven Michel replaces Dominique Heintz.
  12. 85' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
  13. 86' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 1. Sven Michel (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a cross.
  14. 87' Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 89' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 2. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sven Michel.
  16. 90'+1' Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  17. 90'+4' Frederik Rønnow (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90'+6' Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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