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

· German Bundesliga

1. FC Union Berlin

FT
0 - 0

Bayer Leverkusen

Union Berlin hang on to third spot despite draw with Leverkusen

Union Berlin were held to a 0-0 draw by Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on Saturday to hang on to third place with four games left.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
2': Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
4': Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt saved. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Janik Haberer.
8': Foul by Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin).
8': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Attempt blocked. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Janik Haberer.
10': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jérôme Roussillon tries a through ball, but Jordan Siebatcheu is caught offside.
11': Attempt blocked. Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a cross.
11': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
12': Attempt missed. Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Janik Haberer with a cross following a corner.
12': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin).
13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
15': Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
17': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
18': Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
18': Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
29': Delay in match because of an injury Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
32': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker.
35': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
35': Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Josip Juranovic.
39': Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
39': Attempt missed. Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Siebatcheu with a headed pass.
39': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
40': Attempt missed. Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross following a corner.
45'+1': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Rani Khedira.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross following a corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
45': Second Half begins 1. FC Union Berlin 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
46': Foul by Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin).
46': Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
48': Attempt missed. Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
52': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Edmond Tapsoba tries a through ball, but Mitchel Bakker is caught offside.
54': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Foul by Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin).
56': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Foul by Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin).
59': Attempt missed. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jérôme Roussillon.
60': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Mitchel Bakker.
62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Moussa Diaby.
62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Sardar Azmoun replaces Adam Hlozek.
63': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
64': Attempt missed. Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross following a corner.
64': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
64': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. András Schäfer replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
73': Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
73': Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
74': Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
74': Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
77': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin).
78': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sven Michel replaces Jordan Siebatcheu.
78': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Morten Thorsby replaces Janik Haberer.
80': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker with a cross.
81': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Sven Michel (1. FC Union Berlin).
83': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Josip Juranovic.
86': Attempt saved. Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
87': Foul by Sven Michel (1. FC Union Berlin).
87': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt blocked. Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piero Hincapié.
88': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
89': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jérôme Roussillon.
90': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Niko Gießelmann replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
90'+4': Second Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
0': Match ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.

Statistics

B04		FCU
8	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	1
66	Possession	34
9	SHOTS	9
1	ON GOAL	1
0.1	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
566	Accurate Passes	227
650	Passes	324
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	6
16	Crosses	21
0.2	Cross %	0.3
37	Long Balls	71
20	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	2
3	Effective Tackles	8
5	Tackles	18
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
5	Interceptions	14
24	Effective Clearances	16
24	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	15	+44	41
2	Borussia Dortmund	15	+14	32
3	Bayer Leverkusen	15	+13	29
4	RB Leipzig	15	+11	29

Full Table

Line-Ups

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
26	Jérôme Roussillon
18	Josip Juranovic
27	Sheraldo Becker
45	Jordan Pefok

1. FC Union Berlin Substitutes:

Lennart Grill, Niko Gießelmann, Milos Pantovic, András Schäfer, Morten Thorsby, Sven Michel, Paul Jaeckel, Jamie Leweling, Christopher Trimmel.

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4	Jonathan Tah
3	Piero Hincapié
6	Odilon Kossounou
12	Edmond Tapsoba
8	Robert Andrich
5	Mitchel Bakker
30	Jeremie Frimpong
23	Adam Hlozek
27	Florian Wirtz
19	Moussa Diaby

Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:

Ayman Azhil, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Karim Bellarabi, Patrick Pentz, Amine Adli, Sardar Azmoun, Noah Mbamba, Daley Sinkgraven, Kerem Demirbay.

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