German Bundesliga

Union Berlin vs Mainz 2022-23 German Bundesliga

  • 32': Kevin Behrens
  • 84': Jordan Pefok
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2 - 1
  • 78': Marcus Ingvartsen (P)

USMNT's Jordan Pefok nets late winner to send Union Berlin top of the Bundesliga

Union Berlin's Jordan Pefok thundered in a late goal to secure a 2-1 win over Mainz on Saturday and send them top of the Bundesliga.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 32': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paul Seguin with a cross.
  • 45': Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Anton Stach replaces Dominik Kohr because of an injury.
  • 69': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Aïssa Laïdouni replaces Janik Haberer.
  • 71': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Maxim Leitsch replaces Danny da Costa.
  • 71': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Marcus Ingvartsen replaces Ludovic Ajorque.
  • 71': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Aymen Barkok replaces Jae-Sung Lee.
  • 72': Paul Seguin (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FSV Mainz 05) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 79': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Morten Thorsby replaces Paul Seguin.
  • 79': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Niko Gießelmann replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
  • 79': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jordan Siebatcheu replaces Kevin Behrens.
  • 84': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Morten Thorsby with a headed pass.
  • 89': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Brajan Gruda replaces Leandro Barreiro.
  • 89': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jamie Leweling replaces Sheraldo Becker.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 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 31 81 0
+51 Bayern Munich 31 69 6
+32 VfB Stuttgart 31 64 7
+38 RB Leipzig 32 63 7
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Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 4
49 Possession 51
12 SHOTS 11
5 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
290 Accurate Passes 299
420 Passes 433
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 7
18 Crosses 25
0.2 Cross % 0.3
88 Long Balls 79
35 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 5
12 Effective Tackles 8
15 Tackles 9
0.8 Tackle % 0.9
8 Interceptions 3
29 Effective Clearances 25
29 Clearances 25

Line-Ups

FCU 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
26 Jérôme Roussillon
28 Christopher Trimmel
17 Kevin Behrens
27 Sheraldo Becker

M05 Mainz (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Finn Dahmen (GK)
16 Stefan Bell
20 Edimilson Fernandes
25 Andreas Hanche-Olsen
31 Dominik Kohr
8 Leandro Barreiro
19 Anthony Caci
21 Danny da Costa
17 Ludovic Ajorque Yellow Card
7 Lee Jae-Sung
9 Karim Onisiwo

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