German Cup

FT Tuesday, January 31, 2023
VfL Wolfsburg WDWWL 1
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1. FC Union Berlin WWWWW 2
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WOB101
FCU112
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Match Report

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Union Berlin rally past Wolfsburg to reach German Cup quarters

Union Berlin came from a goal down to beat VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 in the German Cup on Tuesday and reach the quarterfinals.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
2
54
Possession
46
7
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
376
Accurate Passes
312
471
Passes
395
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
4
24
Crosses
25
0.2
Cross %
0.2
67
Long Balls
63
30
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
0
9
Effective Tackles
3
13
Tackles
9
0.7
Tackle %
0.3
10
Interceptions
4
21
Effective Clearances
18
21
Clearances
18

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

FCU · 3-5-2

  1. 1Frederik RonnowG
  2. 31Robin KnocheCD
  3. 4Diogo LeiteCD-L
  4. 5Danilho DoekhiCD-R
  5. 19Janik HabererCM-L
  6. 14Paul SeguinCM-R
  7. 8Rani KhediraAM
  8. 23Niko GießelmannLM
  9. 18Josip JuranovicRM
  10. 45Jordan PefokCF-L
  11. 27Sheraldo BeckerCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Jérôme RoussillonSUB
  2. 28Christopher TrimmelSUB
  3. 20Aïssa LaïdouniSUB
  4. 37Lennart GrillSUB
  5. 32Milos PantovicSUB
  6. 40Jamie LewelingSUB
  7. 17Kevin BehrensSUB
  8. 25Timo BaumgartlSUB
  9. 11Sven MichelSUB

WOB · 3-1-4-2

  1. 12Pavao PervanG
  2. 29Josuha GuilavoguiCD
  3. 5Micky van de VenCD-L
  4. 4Maxence LacroixCD-R
  5. 27Maximilian ArnoldSW
  6. 31Yannick GerhardtCM-L
  7. 32Mattias SvanbergCM-R
  8. 6Paulo OtávioLM
  9. 20Ridle BakuRM
  10. 7Luca WaldschmidtCF-L
  11. 33Omar MarmoushCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Felix Nmecha
  2. 8Nicolas Cozza
  3. 30Niklas Klinger
  4. 2Kilian Fischer
  5. 38Bartol Franjic
  6. 39Patrick Wimmer
  7. 40Kevin Paredes
  8. 23Jonas Wind
  9. 3Sebastiaan Bornauw

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Luca Waldschmidt (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt.
  2. 12' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross following a corner.
  3. 42' Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 57' Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 63' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens replaces Jordan Siebatcheu.
  7. 63' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Aïssa Laïdouni replaces Janik Haberer.
  8. 66' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Nmecha replaces Yannick Gerhardt.
  9. 75' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind replaces Omar Marmoush.
  10. 75' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Patrick Wimmer replaces Luca Waldschmidt.
  11. 77' Micky van de Ven (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 79' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a headed pass.
  13. 84' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Paredes replaces Mattias Svanberg.
  14. 84' Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Nicolas Cozza replaces Paulo Otávio.
  15. 84' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jamie Leweling replaces Sheraldo Becker.
  16. 87' Second yellow card to Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin).
  17. 90' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Jamie Leweling because of an injury.
  18. 90'+1' Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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