
Union Berlin vs Mainz 2022-23 German Bundesliga
USMNT's Jordan Pefok nets late winner to send Union Berlin top of the Bundesliga
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Union Berlin's Jordan Pefok thundered in a late goal to secure a 2-1 win over Mainz on Saturday and send them top of the Bundesliga.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 32': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paul Seguin with a cross.
- 45': Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Anton Stach replaces Dominik Kohr because of an injury.
- 69': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Aïssa Laïdouni replaces Janik Haberer.
- 71': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Maxim Leitsch replaces Danny da Costa.
- 71': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Marcus Ingvartsen replaces Ludovic Ajorque.
- 71': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Aymen Barkok replaces Jae-Sung Lee.
- 72': Paul Seguin (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FSV Mainz 05) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 79': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Morten Thorsby replaces Paul Seguin.
- 79': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Niko Gießelmann replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
- 79': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jordan Siebatcheu replaces Kevin Behrens.
- 84': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Morten Thorsby with a headed pass.
- 89': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Brajan Gruda replaces Leandro Barreiro.
- 89': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jamie Leweling replaces Sheraldo Becker.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1.
Game Information
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 |
Statistics
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FCU![]() |
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10 | Fouls | 11 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
2 | Saves | 4 |
49 | Possession | 51 |
12 | SHOTS | 11 |
5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
290 | Accurate Passes | 299 |
420 | Passes | 433 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
18 | Crosses | 25 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
88 | Long Balls | 79 |
35 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
15 | Tackles | 9 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
8 | Interceptions | 3 |
29 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
29 | Clearances | 25 |
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 |
14 | Paul Seguin |
8 | Rani Khedira |
26 | Jérôme Roussillon |
28 | Christopher Trimmel |
17 | Kevin Behrens |
27 | Sheraldo Becker |
Mainz (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Finn Dahmen (GK) |
16 | Stefan Bell |
20 | Edimilson Fernandes |
25 | Andreas Hanche-Olsen |
31 | Dominik Kohr |
8 | Leandro Barreiro |
19 | Anthony Caci |
21 | Danny da Costa |
17 | Ludovic Ajorque ![]() |
7 | Lee Jae-Sung |
9 | Karim Onisiwo |
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