Union Berlin vs Augsburg 2022-23 German Bundesliga

1. FC Union Berlin

7': Sheraldo Becker
22': Kevin Behrens

FT
2 - 2

FC Augsburg

8': Florian Niederlechner
39': Florian Niederlechner

Unlucky Union Berlin held by Augsburg after Niederlechner brace

Union Berlin Augsburg postgame_221109 [1296x729]

Florian Niederlechner scored twice as lowly Augsburg twice came from behind to hold title-chasing Union Berlin to a 2-2 draw in the Bundesliga.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
7': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, FC Augsburg 0. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paul Seguin with a through ball following a fast break.
8': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, FC Augsburg 1. Florian Niederlechner (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rubén Vargas.
12': Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Robert Gumny (FC Augsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Maximilian Bauer (FC Augsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, FC Augsburg 1. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Niko Gießelmann with a cross following a set piece situation.
25': Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg) is shown the yellow card.
32': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Fredrik Jensen replaces Mërgim Berisha because of an injury.
32': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Felix Uduokhai replaces Maximilian Bauer.
39': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, FC Augsburg 2. Florian Niederlechner (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
45': Second Half begins 1. FC Union Berlin 2, FC Augsburg 2.
47': Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (FC Augsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Arne Maier replaces Ermedin Demirovic.
66': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Lukas Petkov replaces Rubén Vargas.
70': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Genki Haraguchi replaces Janik Haberer.
77': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sven Michel replaces Sheraldo Becker.
77': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Reece Oxford replaces Robert Gumny.
83': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Morten Thorsby replaces Paul Seguin.
83': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Christopher Trimmel replaces Niko Gießelmann.
83': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jordan Siebatcheu replaces Kevin Behrens.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: An der alten Försterei
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 22,012

German Bundesliga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+63	Bayern Munich	33	79	2
+29	Bayer Leverkusen	33	68	3
+20	Eintracht Frankfurt	33	57	8
-2	SC Freiburg	33	55	10

Full Table

Statistics

FCA		FCU
10	Fouls	7
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	0
40.5	Possession	59.5
7	SHOTS	19
2	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
181	Accurate Passes	313
311	Passes	432
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	12
4	Crosses	32
0.5	Cross %	0.4
68	Long Balls	75
13	Accurate Long Balls	39
0.2	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	3
7	Effective Tackles	13
12	Tackles	18
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
7	Interceptions	4
27	Effective Clearances	13
27	Clearances	13

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
37	Lennart Grill (GK)
31	Robin Knoche
4	Diogo Leite
5	Danilho Doekhi
19	Janik Haberer
14	Paul Seguin
8	Rani Khedira
23	Niko Gießelmann
6	Julian Ryerson
27	Sheraldo Becker
17	Kevin Behrens

Substitutes:

Jakob Busk, Milos Pantovic, Morten Thorsby, Genki Haraguchi, Sven Michel, Jordan Pefok, Paul Jaeckel, Christopher Trimmel, Jamie Leweling.

FC Augsburg (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Rafal Gikiewicz (GK)
6	Jeffrey Gouweleeuw
23	Maximilian Bauer
22	Iago
2	Robert Gumny
7	Florian Niederlechner
14	Julian Baumgartlinger
13	Elvis Rexhbecaj
11	Mergim Berisha
9	Ermedin Demirovic
16	Ruben Vargas