German Bundesliga

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

· German Bundesliga
1. FC Union Berlin
FT
0 - 0
FC Cologne

Union lose further momentum with goalless draw against Cologne

Union Berlin stumbled to a goalless draw against visitors Cologne on Saturday, their third consecutive Bundesliga game without a win.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Eric Martel tries a through ball, but Steffen Tigges is caught offside.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 6': Foul by Julian Chabot (1. FC Köln).
  • 6': Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a cross.
  • 11': Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Foul by Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln).
  • 12': Foul by Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 12': Julian Chabot (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 15': Foul by Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 15': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Dejan Ljubicic (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benno Schmitz following a fast break.
  • 25': Foul by Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln).
  • 25': Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Christopher Trimmel.
  • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 34': Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln).
  • 35': Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Steffen Tigges (1. FC Köln).
  • 39': Attempt saved. Steffen Tigges (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dejan Ljubicic.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a cross.
  • 40': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Florian Kainz.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 0, 1. FC Köln 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins 1. FC Union Berlin 0, 1. FC Köln 0.
  • 46': Foul by Eric Martel (1. FC Köln).
  • 46': Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Offside, 1. FC Köln. Jonas Hector tries a through ball, but Linton Maina is caught offside.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Josip Juranovic (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Janik Haberer with a headed pass.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Kainz.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Linton Maina.
  • 53': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Jonas Hector.
  • 55': Foul by Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 55': Linton Maina (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Steffen Tigges (1. FC Köln).
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 59': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Frederik Rønnow.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Behrens with a headed pass.
  • 61': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Timo Hübers.
  • 62': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Janik Haberer tries a through ball, but Josip Juranovic is caught offside.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Florian Kainz.
  • 66': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Frederik Rønnow.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Kainz with a cross.
  • 67': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Diogo Leite.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 68': Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 69': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jordan Siebatcheu replaces Kevin Behrens.
  • 69': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Paul Seguin replaces Janik Haberer.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aïssa Laïdouni.
  • 73': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 75': Attempt missed. Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker.
  • 81': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Morten Thorsby replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
  • 83': Foul by Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 83': Julian Chabot (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Mathias Olesen replaces Florian Kainz.
  • 84': Foul by Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 84': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Eric Martel (1. FC Köln).
  • 85': Morten Thorsby (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sargis Adamyan replaces Linton Maina.
  • 86': Foul by Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln).
  • 86': Morten Thorsby (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (1. FC Köln).
  • 89': Attempt missed. Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a cross.
  • 90': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sven Michel replaces Sheraldo Becker.
  • 90': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Eric Martel.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin).
  • 90'+1': Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Tim Lemperle replaces Dejan Ljubicic.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 0, 1. FC Köln 0.
  • 0': Match ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 0, 1. FC Köln 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 4
48.4 Possession 51.6
10 SHOTS 8
4 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
388 Accurate Passes 414
499 Passes 519
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 9
19 Crosses 35
0.1 Cross % 0.3
71 Long Balls 74
21 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 5
14 Tackles 8
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
16 Interceptions 8
23 Effective Clearances 16
23 Clearances 16

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 10 +29 28
2 RB Leipzig 10 +7 22
3 Borussia Dortmund 10 +9 21
4 VfB Stuttgart 10 +5 21
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Frederik Ronnow (GK)
31 Robin Knoche
4 Diogo Leite
5 Danilho Doekhi
19 Janik Haberer
20 Aïssa Laïdouni
8 Rani Khedira
18 Josip Juranovic
28 Christopher Trimmel
17 Kevin Behrens
27 Sheraldo Becker
1. FC Union Berlin Substitutes:
Paul Jaeckel, Morten Thorsby, Timo Baumgartl, Sven Michel, Jordan Pefok, Levin Öztunali, Lennart Grill, Paul Seguin, Jamie Leweling.

KOE FC Cologne (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
20 Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
24 Jeff Chabot
4 Timo Hübers
14 Jonas Hector
2 Benno Schmitz
7 Dejan Ljubicic
28 Ellyes Skhiri
6 Eric Martel
21 Steffen Tigges
11 Florian Kainz
37 Linton Maina
FC Cologne Substitutes:
Sargis Adamyan, Nikola Soldo, Tim Lemperle, Dimitrios Limnios, Timo Horn, Mathias Olesen, Denis Huseinbasic, Davie Selke, Kingsley Schindler.

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