German Bundesliga

Freiburg vs Union Berlin 2022-23 German Bundesliga

  • 4': Vincenzo Grifo (P)
  • 6': Vincenzo Grifo
  • 20': Vincenzo Grifo (P)
  • 45'+1': Michael Gregoritsch
FT
4 - 1
  • Red Card 19': Diogo Leite
  • 84': Sven Michel (P)

Freiburg thrash Union 4-1 with Vincenzo Grifo Grifo hat trick

Freiburg's Vincenzo Grifo scored the earliest Bundesliga hat-trick in 31 years to lead his team to a 4-1 victory over 10-man Union Berlin on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Goal! SC Freiburg 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 6': Goal! SC Freiburg 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch following a fast break.
  • 9': Penalty missed! Still SC Freiburg 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
  • 19': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the red card.
  • 20': Goal! SC Freiburg 3, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 45'+1': Goal! SC Freiburg 4, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ritsu Doan.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, SC Freiburg 4, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
  • 45': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Paul Jaeckel replaces Sheraldo Becker.
  • 60': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Morten Thorsby replaces Genki Haraguchi.
  • 60': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sven Michel replaces Kevin Behrens.
  • 69': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Maximilian Eggestein replaces Nicolas Höfler.
  • 69': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Nils Petersen replaces Michael Gregoritsch.
  • 69': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Roland Sallai replaces Lukas Kübler.
  • 76': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Jeong Woo-Yeong replaces Ritsu Doan.
  • 76': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Lucas Höler replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
  • 77': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Niko Gießelmann replaces Julian Ryerson.
  • 77': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Milos Pantovic replaces Janik Haberer.
  • 79': Milos Pantovic (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Goal! SC Freiburg 4, 1. FC Union Berlin 1. Sven Michel (1. FC Union Berlin) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Europa-Park Stadion
Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Attendance: 33,800

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
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Statistics

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9 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 1
27.3 Possession 72.7
4 SHOTS 7
2 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.7
1 Penalty Goals 2
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
193 Accurate Passes 663
267 Passes 730
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 3
10 Crosses 12
0.1 Cross % 0.3
53 Long Balls 47
19 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 0
6 Effective Tackles 5
11 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
5 Interceptions 2
14 Effective Clearances 9
14 Clearances 9

Line-Ups

SCF SC Freiburg (3-4-3)

No. Name
26 Mark Flekken (GK)
28 Matthias Ginter
3 Philipp Lienhart
25 Kiliann Sildillia
27 Nicolas Höfler
14 Yannik Keitel
30 Christian Günter
17 Lukas Kübler
38 Michael Gregoritsch
32 Vincenzo Grifo
42 Ritsu Doan

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

No. Name
37 Lennart Grill (GK)
31 Robin Knoche
4 Diogo Leite Red Card
5 Danilho Doekhi
19 Janik Haberer
24 Genki Haraguchi
14 Paul Seguin
6 Julian Ryerson
28 Christopher Trimmel
17 Kevin Behrens
27 Sheraldo Becker

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