German Bundesliga

FT Sunday, August 20, 2023
Mainz LLDWW 1
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1. FC Union Berlin LWLWW 4
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Match Report

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Behrens hat trick lifts Union Berlin to 4-1 win over Mainz

Kevin Behrens scored a hat trick on Sunday to guide Union Berlin to a 4-1 Bundesliga season-opening win over Mainz 05, who had two penalties saved.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
15
5
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
3
53.7
Possession
46.3
10
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
2
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
332
Accurate Passes
278
429
Passes
375
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
8
17
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.5
45
Long Balls
67
19
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
3
13
Tackles
7
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
14
Interceptions
4
12
Effective Clearances
20
12
Clearances
20

Head to Head

FCU leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

FCU · 5-3-2

  1. 1Frederik RonnowG
  2. 31Robin KnocheCD
  3. 4Diogo LeiteCD-L
  4. 5Danilho DoekhiCD-R
  5. 26Jérôme RoussillonLB
  6. 28Christopher TrimmelRB
  7. 33Alex KrálCM
  8. 7Brenden AaronsonCM-L
  9. 20Aïssa LaïdouniCM-R
  10. 17Kevin BehrensCF-L
  11. 11David Datro FofanaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Sheraldo BeckerSUB
  2. 36Aljoscha KemleinSUB
  3. 3Paul JaeckelSUB
  4. 18Josip JuranovicSUB
  5. 45Jordan PefokSUB
  6. 37Alexander SchwolowSUB
  7. 10Kevin VollandSUB
  8. 32Milos PantovicSUB
  9. 6Robin GosensSUB

M05 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 27Robin ZentnerG
  2. 16Stefan BellCD
  3. 20Edimilson FernandesCD-L
  4. 31Dominik KohrCD-R
  5. 6Anton StachCM-L
  6. 8Leandro BarreiroCM-R
  7. 19Anthony CaciLM
  8. 21Danny da CostaRM
  9. 17Ludovic AjorqueF
  10. 7Lee Jae-SungCF-L
  11. 9Karim OnisiwoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 44Nelson WeiperSUB
  2. 24Merveille PapelaSUB
  3. 1Lasse RießSUB
  4. 3Sepp van den BergSUB
  5. 43Brajan GrudaSUB
  6. 4Aymen BarkokSUB
  7. 5Maxim LeitschSUB
  8. 45David MamutovicSUB
  9. 14Tom KraussSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérôme Roussillon with a cross.
  2. 9' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aïssa Laïdouni with a cross.
  3. 10' Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 31' Jae-Sung Lee (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 51' Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 58' Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 60' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Sepp van den Berg replaces Dominik Kohr.
  8. 60' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Brajan Gruda replaces Karim Onisiwo.
  9. 62' Penalty saved! Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  10. 64' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  11. 66' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sheraldo Becker replaces David Datro Fofana.
  12. 66' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Robin Gosens replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
  13. 70' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 3, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a cross.
  14. 75' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Aymen Barkok replaces Jae-Sung Lee.
  15. 76' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Milos Pantovic replaces Brenden Aaronson.
  16. 79' Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 81' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Tom Krauß replaces Anton Stach.
  18. 81' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nelson Weiper replaces Danny da Costa.
  19. 88' Penalty saved! Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  20. 89' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Volland replaces Kevin Behrens.
  21. 89' Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Aljoscha Kemlein replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
  22. 90'+1' Sepp van den Berg (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  23. 90'+6' Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 4, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Milos Pantovic (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Volland following a fast break.

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