Union Berlin vs Wolfsburg 2022-23 German DFB Pokal, Round of 16
87': Niko Gießelmann
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2 - 1
2 - 1
Union Berlin rally past Wolfsburg to reach German Cup quarters
Union Berlin came from a goal down to beat VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 in the German Cup on Tuesday and reach the quarterfinals.
Match Commentary
- 5': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Luca Waldschmidt (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Gerhardt.
- 12': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 1, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
- 57': Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens replaces Jordan Siebatcheu.
- 63': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Aïssa Laïdouni replaces Janik Haberer.
- 66': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Nmecha replaces Yannick Gerhardt.
- 75': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind replaces Omar Marmoush.
- 75': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Patrick Wimmer replaces Luca Waldschmidt.
- 77': Micky van de Ven (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a headed pass.
- 84': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Paredes replaces Mattias Svanberg.
- 84': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Nicolas Cozza replaces Paulo Otávio.
- 84': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jamie Leweling replaces Sheraldo Becker.
- 87': Second yellow card to Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 90': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Jamie Leweling because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: German Cup
Venue: An der alten Försterei
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 22,012
Venue: An der alten Försterei
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 22,012
Statistics
 WOB |
FCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 54 | Possession | 46 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 376 | Accurate Passes | 312 |
| 471 | Passes | 395 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 24 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 13 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 21 | Clearances | 18 |
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  |
| 23 | Niko Gießelmann |
| 18 | Josip Juranovic |
| 45 | Jordan Pefok |
| 27 | Sheraldo Becker |
VfL Wolfsburg (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Pavao Pervan (GK) |
| 29 | Josuha Guilavogui |
| 5 | Micky van de Ven |
| 4 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 27 | Maximilian Arnold |
| 31 | Yannick Gerhardt |
| 32 | Mattias Svanberg |
| 6 | Paulo Otávio |
| 20 | Ridle Baku |
| 7 | Luca Waldschmidt |
| 33 | Omar Marmoush |
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