Freiburg vs Union Berlin 2022-23 German Bundesliga

SC Freiburg

4': Vincenzo Grifo (P)
6': Vincenzo Grifo
20': Vincenzo Grifo (P)
45'+1': Michael Gregoritsch

FT
4 - 1

1. FC Union Berlin

19': Diogo Leite
84': Sven Michel (P)

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

Vincenzo Grifo celeb vs FC Union Berlin [1296x729]

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
+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

FCU		SCF
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

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

Substitutes:

Benjamin Uphoff, Roland Sallai, Kevin Schade, Lucas Höler, Nils Petersen, Noah Weißhaupt, Keven Schlotterbeck, Jeong Woo-Yeong, Maximilian Eggestein.

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

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