Union Berlin vs Hertha 2022-23 German Bundesliga

1. FC Union Berlin

31': Jordan Pefok
50': Sheraldo Becker
54': Robin Knoche

FT
3 - 1

Hertha Berlin

85': Dodi Lukébakio

USMNT striker Jordan Pefok scores on Bundesliga debut to give Union Berlin win over Hertha Berlin

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United States forward Jordan Pefok scored on his Bundesliga debut to help Union Berlin defeat Hertha Berlin 3-1 on Saturday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
31': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, Hertha Berlin 0. Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a cross.
35': Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, Hertha Berlin 0. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Janik Haberer with a through ball.
52': Filip Uremovic (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 3, Hertha Berlin 0. Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a cross following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
55': Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) VAR - Goal Awarded at 55'
56': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Wilfried Kanga replaces Davie Selke.
56': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Stevan Jovetic replaces Myziane Maolida.
56': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Chidera Ejuke replaces Kevin-Prince Boateng.
64': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Niko Gießelmann replaces Julian Ryerson because of an injury.
70': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. András Schäfer replaces Janik Haberer.
71': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jamie Leweling replaces Sheraldo Becker.
77': Ivan Sunjic (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens replaces Jordan Siebatcheu.
78': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Milos Pantovic replaces Genki Haraguchi.
80': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Vladimír Darida replaces Ivan Sunjic.
85': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 3, Hertha Berlin 1. Dodi Lukébakio (Hertha Berlin) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stevan Jovetic following a fast break.
87': Dodi Lukébakio (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Jamie Leweling (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Second Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 3, Hertha Berlin 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

BSC		FCU
17	Fouls	23
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	2
51.8	Possession	48.2
7	SHOTS	19
3	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
302	Accurate Passes	271
383	Passes	353
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	6
16	Crosses	23
0.1	Cross %	0.3
52	Long Balls	65
22	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	6
8	Effective Tackles	11
11	Tackles	23
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
5	Interceptions	10
24	Effective Clearances	23
24	Clearances	23

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Frederik Ronnow (GK)
31	Robin Knoche
4	Diogo Leite
3	Paul Jaeckel
19	Janik Haberer
24	Genki Haraguchi
8	Rani Khedira
6	Julian Ryerson
28	Christopher Trimmel
45	Jordan Pefok
27	Sheraldo Becker

Substitutes:

Kevin Behrens, Sven Michel, Andreas Voglsammer, Niko Gießelmann, András Schäfer, Lennart Grill, Danilho Doekhi, Jamie Leweling, Milos Pantovic.

Hertha Berlin (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Oliver Christensen (GK)
20	Marc-Oliver Kempf
5	Filip Uremovic
21	Marvin Plattenhardt
16	Jonjoe Kenny
34	Ivan Sunjic
8	Suat Serdar
27	Kevin-Prince Boateng
7	Davie Selke
11	Myziane Maolida
14	Dodi Lukébakio