Gladbach vs Union Berlin 2022-23 German Bundesliga
Union squeeze past Gladbach to hold on to third place
Union Berlin secured a 1-0 victory at Borussia Monchengladbach on Sunday courtesy of a sumptuous Sheraldo Becker volley to remain in third place.
Match Commentary
- 8': Ko Itakura (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Mönchengladbach 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
- 60': Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 1. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jérôme Roussillon.
- 68': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Morten Thorsby replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
- 68': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jordan Siebatcheu replaces Kevin Behrens.
- 69': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Nathan Ngoumou replaces Florian Neuhaus.
- 69': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Alassane Plea replaces Lars Stindl.
- 69': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Luca Netz replaces Ramy Bensebaïni.
- 69': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Stefan Lainer replaces Joe Scally.
- 79': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sven Michel replaces Sheraldo Becker.
- 79': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Milos Pantovic replaces Janik Haberer because of an injury.
- 86': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Christopher Trimmel replaces Jérôme Roussillon because of an injury.
- 87': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Marvin Friedrich replaces Marcus Thuram because of an injury.
Game Information
Venue: Borussia-Park
Location: Mönchengladbach, Germany
Attendance: 52,107
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Bayer Leverkusen | 29 | 79 | 0 |
| +46 | Bayern Munich | 29 | 63 | 6 |
| +33 | VfB Stuttgart | 29 | 63 | 6 |
| +34 | RB Leipzig | 29 | 56 | 7 |
Statistics
 FCU |
BMG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 38 | Possession | 62 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 331 | Accurate Passes | 590 |
| 408 | Passes | 664 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 15 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 10 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 25 | Clearances | 11 |
Borussia Monchengladbach (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Omlin (GK) |
| 30 | Nico Elvedi  |
| 3 | Kou Itakura |
| 25 | Ramy Bensebaini |
| 29 | Joe Scally |
| 32 | Florian Neuhaus |
| 17 | Kouadio Kone |
| 8 | Julian Weigl |
| 10 | Marcus Thuram |
| 13 | Lars Stindl |
| 23 | Jonas Hofmann |
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 |
| 20 | Aïssa Laïdouni |
| 8 | Rani Khedira |
| 26 | Jérôme Roussillon |
| 18 | Josip Juranovic |
| 27 | Sheraldo Becker |
| 17 | Kevin Behrens |
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