German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, May 7, 2022
1. FC Union Berlin WWLWD 4
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SC Freiburg WWWDW 1
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Match Report

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Union Berlin thrash Freiburg, Bayer Leverkusen seal Champions League spot

Freiburg crashed to a 4-1 home loss to Union Berlin on Saturday, denting their Champions League hopes as Bayer Leverkusen secured third place.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
1
29.1
Possession
70.9
13
SHOTS
19
5
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
134
Accurate Passes
485
231
Passes
588
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
10
21
Crosses
29
0.2
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
74
19
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
6
7
Effective Tackles
5
13
Tackles
9
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
6
40
Effective Clearances
15
40
Clearances
15

Head to Head

FCU leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SCF · 4-4-1-1

  1. 26Mark FlekkenG
  2. 4Nico SchlotterbeckCD-L
  3. 3Philipp LienhartCD-R
  4. 30Christian GünterLB
  5. 17Lukas KüblerRB
  6. 27Nicolas HöflerCM-L
  7. 8Maximilian EggesteinCM-R
  8. 32Vincenzo GrifoLM
  9. 22Roland SallaiRM
  10. 9Lucas HölerF
  11. 29Jeong Woo-YeongRCF

FCU · 3-5-2

  1. 1Andreas LutheG
  2. 31Robin KnocheCD
  3. 6Julian RyersonCD-L
  4. 3Paul JaeckelCD-R
  5. 21Grischa PrömelCM-L
  6. 24Genki HaraguchiCM-R
  7. 8Rani KhediraAM
  8. 20Bastian OczipkaLM
  9. 28Christopher TrimmelRM
  10. 14Taiwo AwoniyiCF-L
  11. 27Sheraldo BeckerCF-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Sport-Club Freiburg 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 1. Grischa Prömel (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  2. 30' Goal! Sport-Club Freiburg 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 2. Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a cross.
  3. 41' Goal! Sport-Club Freiburg 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 3. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top left corner. Assisted by Taiwo Awoniyi with a through ball.
  4. 45' Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Nils Petersen replaces Jeong Woo-Yeong.
  5. 50' Bastian Oczipka (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 59' Goal! Sport-Club Freiburg 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 3. Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roland Sallai.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  7. 61' VAR Decision: Goal Sport-Club Freiburg 1-3 1. FC Union Berlin (Lucas Höler).
  8. 65' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
  9. 65' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. András Schäfer replaces Genki Haraguchi.
  10. 67' Roland Sallai (Sport-Club Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 69' Andreas Luthe (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 74' Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Jonathan Schmid replaces Roland Sallai.
  13. 82' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sven Michel replaces Sheraldo Becker.
  14. 84' Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Ermedin Demirovic replaces Lukas Kübler.
  15. 90' Goal! Sport-Club Freiburg 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 4. András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Niko Gießelmann replaces Bastian Oczipka.

Bundesliga News

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ESPN PA Bayern Munich hold off Freiburg in first game without Kompany Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga table thanks to a 3-1 away win at Freiburg on Sunday. News Associated Press Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany 'stable,' could be away for weeks after collapse Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany will have more tests to determine why he collapsed during a training session the previous day, the club said Saturday. News ESPN News Services USMNT's Scally scores, helps Gladbach avoid worst-ever Bundesliga start Borussia Mönchengladbach avoided becoming the first team in Bundesliga history to lose seven straight games to start the season, thanks to a 3-2 win at Stuttgart on Friday. News ESPN News Services Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany hospitalized after collapsing at training Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany is undergoing tests in hospital after collapsing during a training session Friday, the German club confirmed.