German Bundesliga

Union Berlin vs Wolfsburg 2022-23 German Bundesliga

  • 54': Jordan Pefok
  • 77': Sheraldo Becker
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2 - 0

Top scorer Becker on target as leaders Union beat Wolfsburg 2-0

Union Berlin forward Sheraldo Becker scored once and set up another goal to lead his side to a 2-0 victory over VfL Wolfsburg on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 54': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a cross.
  • 60': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Nmecha replaces Mattias Svanberg.
  • 60': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Omar Marmoush replaces Luca Waldschmidt.
  • 62': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Paul Jaeckel replaces Timo Baumgartl.
  • 62': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Morten Thorsby replaces Janik Haberer.
  • 69': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Yannick Gerhardt replaces Paulo Otávio.
  • 76': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Paul Seguin replaces András Schäfer.
  • 77': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Seguin with a through ball.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 79': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Paredes replaces Bartol Franjic.
  • 79': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jakub Kaminski replaces Josip Brekalo.
  • 79': VAR Decision: Goal 1. FC Union Berlin - 1. FC Union Berlin 2-0 VfL Wolfsburg (Sheraldo Becker).
  • 87': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens replaces Jordan Siebatcheu.
  • 87': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sven Michel replaces Sheraldo Becker.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: An der alten Försterei
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 22,012

German Bundesliga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+48 Bayer Leverkusen 26 70 0
+47 Bayern Munich 26 60 4
+29 VfB Stuttgart 26 56 6
+21 Borussia Dortmund 26 50 4
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Statistics

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6 Fouls 18
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 0
51.9 Possession 48.1
5 SHOTS 16
0 ON GOAL 4
0.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
389 Accurate Passes 345
478 Passes 430
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 7
5 Crosses 22
0.2 Cross % 0.3
72 Long Balls 71
38 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 11
20 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 6
19 Effective Clearances 5
19 Clearances 5

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Frederik Ronnow (GK)
31 Robin Knoche
4 Diogo Leite
25 Timo Baumgartl
19 Janik Haberer
13 András Schäfer
8 Rani Khedira
23 Niko Gießelmann
28 Christopher Trimmel
45 Jordan Pefok
27 Sheraldo Becker

WOB VfL Wolfsburg (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
1 Koen Casteels (GK)
5 Micky van de Ven
4 Maxence Lacroix
6 Paulo Otávio
20 Ridle Baku
38 Bartol Franjic
27 Maximilian Arnold
7 Luca Waldschmidt
10 Lukas Nmecha
14 Josip Brekalo
32 Mattias Svanberg

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