1. FC Union Berlin vs Hertha Berlin, 2022-23 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga

1. FC Union Berlin

31': Jordan Pefok
50': Sheraldo Becker
54': Robin Knoche

FT
3 - 1

Hertha Berlin

85': Dodi Lukebakio

USMNT striker Jordan Pefok scores on Bundesliga debut to give Union Berlin win over Hertha Berlin

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United States forward Jordan Pefok scored on his Bundesliga debut to help Union Berlin defeat Hertha Berlin 3-1 on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt blocked. Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Janik Haberer.
1': Attempt missed. Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Genki Haraguchi.
5': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Julian Ryerson tries a through ball, but Janik Haberer is caught offside.
6': Foul by Paul Jaeckel (1. FC Union Berlin).
6': Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Foul by Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin).
7': Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
12': Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt blocked. Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Ryerson.
14': Dodi Lukébakio (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Julian Ryerson (1. FC Union Berlin).
16': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Christopher Trimmel tries a through ball, but Jordan Siebatcheu is caught offside.
17': Foul by Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin).
17': Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt missed. Julian Ryerson (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Siebatcheu.
19': Foul by Suat Serdar (Hertha Berlin).
19': Genki Haraguchi (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Marc Oliver Kempf (Hertha Berlin).
20': Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21': Attempt blocked. Julian Ryerson (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21': Hand ball by Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin).
25': Foul by Filip Uremovic (Hertha Berlin).
25': Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Attempt saved. Julian Ryerson (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Robin Knoche.
27': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Oliver Christensen.
28': Foul by Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
28': Kevin-Prince Boateng (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Attempt blocked. Genki Haraguchi (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rani Khedira.
29': Attempt saved. Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Janik Haberer with a cross.
30': Foul by Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
30': Kevin-Prince Boateng (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Foul by Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin).
30': Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, Hertha Berlin 0. Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a cross.
34': Foul by Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin).
34': Suat Serdar (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin).
35': Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Attempt saved. Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
37': Foul by Kevin-Prince Boateng (Hertha Berlin).
37': Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt saved. Julian Ryerson (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Siebatcheu.
38': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Oliver Christensen.
39': Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Paul Jaeckel (1. FC Union Berlin).
40': Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Suat Serdar (Hertha Berlin).
44': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Hertha Berlin).
44': Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Attempt missed. Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
45'+2': First Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 1, Hertha Berlin 0.
45': Second Half begins 1. FC Union Berlin 1, Hertha Berlin 0.
46': Attempt saved. Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a cross.
46': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Oliver Christensen.
47': Attempt saved. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Janik Haberer.
48': Attempt missed. Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Genki Haraguchi.
49': Foul by Jonjoe Kenny (Hertha Berlin).
49': Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, Hertha Berlin 0. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Janik Haberer with a through ball.
51': Foul by Kevin-Prince Boateng (Hertha Berlin).
51': Julian Ryerson (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Filip Uremovic (Hertha Berlin).
52': Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Filip Uremovic (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Attempt blocked. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Knoche.
54': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Filip Uremovic.
54': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 3, Hertha Berlin 0. Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a cross following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
55': VAR Decision: Goal 1. FC Union Berlin 3-0 Hertha Berlin (Rani Khedira).
56': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Wilfried Kanga replaces Davie Selke.
56': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Chidera Ejuke replaces Kevin-Prince Boateng.
56': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Stevan Jovetic replaces Myziane Maolida.
57': Foul by Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin).
57': Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Foul by Wilfried Kanga (Hertha Berlin).
58': Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt saved. Wilfried Kanga (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonjoe Kenny with a cross.
61': Offside, Hertha Berlin. Chidera Ejuke tries a through ball, but Marvin Plattenhardt is caught offside.
64': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Niko Gießelmann replaces Julian Ryerson because of an injury.
65': Hand ball by Paul Jaeckel (1. FC Union Berlin).
66': Foul by Filip Uremovic (Hertha Berlin).
66': Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
68': Stevan Jovetic (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Dodi Lukébakio (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Foul by Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin).
70': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. András Schäfer replaces Janik Haberer.
71': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jamie Leweling replaces Sheraldo Becker.
71': Attempt blocked. Chidera Ejuke (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Kanga.
72': Foul by Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin).
72': Suat Serdar (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Paul Jaeckel (1. FC Union Berlin).
73': Stevan Jovetic (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Attempt missed. Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Niko Gießelmann with a cross.
74': Foul by Stevan Jovetic (Hertha Berlin).
74': Genki Haraguchi (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Corner, Hertha Berlin. Conceded by Robin Knoche.
76': Attempt missed. Chidera Ejuke (Hertha Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
76': Attempt blocked. Filip Uremovic (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
77': András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Hertha Berlin).
77': Ivan Sunjic (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens replaces Jordan Siebatcheu.
78': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Milos Pantovic replaces Genki Haraguchi.
79': Foul by Marc Oliver Kempf (Hertha Berlin).
79': Jamie Leweling (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Attempt missed. Dodi Lukébakio (Hertha Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Suat Serdar.
80': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Vladimír Darida replaces Ivan Sunjic.
83': Foul by Milos Pantovic (1. FC Union Berlin).
83': Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Vladimír Darida (Hertha Berlin).
83': Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Attempt blocked. Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by András Schäfer.
85': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 3, Hertha Berlin 1. Dodi Lukébakio (Hertha Berlin) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stevan Jovetic following a fast break.
86': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Filip Uremovic.
87': Foul by Jamie Leweling (1. FC Union Berlin).
87': Marc Oliver Kempf (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Dodi Lukébakio (Hertha Berlin).
87': Dodi Lukébakio (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
89': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
89': Suat Serdar (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Dodi Lukébakio (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89': Foul by Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin).
90': Corner, Hertha Berlin. Conceded by Paul Jaeckel.
90': Corner, Hertha Berlin. Conceded by András Schäfer.
90': Corner, Hertha Berlin. Conceded by Robin Knoche.
90'+2': Foul by Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin).
90'+2': Marc Oliver Kempf (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Jamie Leweling (1. FC Union Berlin).
90'+3': Vladimír Darida (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Jamie Leweling (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Second Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 3, Hertha Berlin 1.
0': Match ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 3, Hertha Berlin 1.

Statistics

BSC		FCU
17	Fouls	23
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	2
51.8	Possession	48.2
7	SHOTS	19
3	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
302	Accurate Passes	271
383	Passes	353
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	6
16	Crosses	23
0.1	Cross %	0.3
52	Long Balls	65
22	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	6
8	Effective Tackles	11
11	Tackles	23
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
5	Interceptions	10
24	Effective Clearances	23
24	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 22,012

Bundesliga Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bayern Munich	25	+68	66
2	Borussia Dortmund	25	+27	55
3	TSG Hoffenheim	25	+20	49
4	VfB Stuttgart	25	+16	47

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Frederik Ronnow (GK)
31	Robin Knoche
4	Diogo Leite
3	Paul Jaeckel
19	Janik Haberer
24	Genki Haraguchi
8	Rani Khedira
6	Julian Ryerson
28	Christopher Trimmel
45	Jordan Pefok
27	Sheraldo Becker

1. FC Union Berlin Substitutes:

Kevin Behrens, Sven Michel, Andreas Voglsammer, Niko Gießelmann, András Schäfer, Lennart Grill, Danilho Doekhi, Jamie Leweling, Milos Pantovic.

Hertha Berlin (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Oliver Christensen (GK)
20	Marc-Oliver Kempf
5	Filip Uremovic
21	Marvin Plattenhardt
16	Jonjoe Kenny
34	Ivan Sunjic
8	Suat Serdar
27	Kevin-Prince Boateng
7	Davie Selke
11	Myziane Maolida
14	Dodi Lukebakio

Hertha Berlin Substitutes:

Márton Dárdai, Stevan Jovetic, Linus Gechter, Chidera Ejuke, Deyovaiso Zeefuik, Rune Jarstein, Vladimír Darida, Wilfried Kanga, Peter Pekarík.

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