Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig 2021-22 German Bundesliga

1. FC Union Berlin

6': Taiwo Awoniyi
57': Timo Baumgartl

FT
2 - 1

RB Leipzig

13': Christopher Nkunku

Leipzig in freefall after three-game Bundesliga losing run

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RB Leipzig, last season's Bundesliga runners-up, slumped to a 2-1 defeat at in-form Union Berlin on Friday for their third consecutive league loss.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
6': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, RB Leipzig 0. Taiwo Awoniyi (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Timo Baumgartl following a corner.
13': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, RB Leipzig 1. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
57': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, RB Leipzig 1. Timo Baumgartl (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
64': Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Benjamin Henrichs.
65': Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Konrad Laimer.
70': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Mohamed Simakan replaces Lukas Klostermann.
72': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Genki Haraguchi replaces Max Kruse.
78': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Brian Brobbey replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
80': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
80': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Andreas Voglsammer replaces Sheraldo Becker.
90'+4': Second Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 2, RB Leipzig 1.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: An der alten Försterei
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 13,506

German Bundesliga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+67	Bayern Munich	34	82	2
+29	Bayer Leverkusen	34	69	3
+22	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	60	8
+20	Borussia Dortmund	34	57	11

Full Table

Statistics

RBL		FCU
8	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
7	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	2
63.3	Possession	36.7
12	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
418	Accurate Passes	200
532	Passes	299
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
7	Accurate Crosses	6
22	Crosses	19
0.3	Cross %	0.3
57	Long Balls	63
22	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	4
6	Effective Tackles	6
12	Tackles	15
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
6	Interceptions	19
20	Effective Clearances	21
20	Clearances	21

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Andreas Luthe (GK)
31	Robin Knoche
25	Timo Baumgartl
5	Marvin Friedrich
23	Niko Gießelmann
6	Julian Ryerson
8	Rani Khedira
21	Grischa Prömel
27	Sheraldo Becker
10	Max Kruse
14	Taiwo Awoniyi

Substitutes:

Levin Öztunali, Andreas Voglsammer, Frederik Ronnow, Bastian Oczipka, Kevin Behrens, Kevin Möhwald, Christopher Trimmel, Paul Jaeckel, Genki Haraguchi.

RB Leipzig (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Péter Gulácsi (GK)
16	Lukas Klostermann
32	Josko Gvardiol
22	Nordi Mukiele
14	Tyler Adams
27	Konrad Laimer
3	Angeliño
39	Benjamin Henrichs
33	André Silva
17	Dominik Szoboszlai
18	Christopher Nkunku