Union Berlin vs Mainz 2022-23 German Bundesliga

1. FC Union Berlin

32': Kevin Behrens
84': Jordan Pefok

FT
2 - 1

Mainz

78': Marcus Ingvartsen (P)

USMNT's Jordan Pefok nets late winner to send Union Berlin top of the Bundesliga

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

Competition: German Bundesliga

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

German Bundesliga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+55	Bayer Leverkusen	30	80	0
+50	Bayern Munich	30	66	6
+32	VfB Stuttgart	30	63	7
+35	RB Leipzig	30	59	7

Full Table

Statistics

M05		FCU
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

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
14	Paul Seguin
8	Rani Khedira
26	Jérôme Roussillon
28	Christopher Trimmel
17	Kevin Behrens
27	Sheraldo Becker

Substitutes:

Aïssa Laïdouni, Sven Michel, Jamie Leweling, Josip Juranovic, Morten Thorsby, Timo Baumgartl, Jordan Pefok, Lennart Grill, Niko Gießelmann.

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