1. FC Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2022-23 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaUnion 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: An der alten Försterei
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 22,012
Venue: An der alten Försterei
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 22,012
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 3 | +12 | 9 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | +5 | 7 |
| 3 | FC Cologne | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 4 | St. Pauli | 3 | +3 | 7 |
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 |
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 |
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