1. FC Union Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt, 2022-23 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga

1. FC Union Berlin

53': Rani Khedira
75': Kevin Behrens

FT
2 - 0

Eintracht Frankfurt

Rani Khedira leads Union Berlin to 3rd place in Bundesliga

— Former Germany midfielder Sami Khedira watched as his brother Rani Khedira led Union Berlin to third place in the Bundesliga with a 2-0 win over visiting Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt).
1': Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Christopher Lenz (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Paul Seguin (1. FC Union Berlin).
4': Attempt blocked. Rafael Borré (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Götze.
4': Attempt blocked. Christopher Lenz (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Borré.
5': Foul by Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt).
5': Paul Seguin (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt missed. Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
7': Foul by Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin).
7': Hrvoje Smolcic (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Aurélio Buta (Eintracht Frankfurt).
11': Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt missed. Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross.
12': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Timo Baumgartl.
13': Attempt missed. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danilho Doekhi following a fast break.
14': Foul by Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin).
14': Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Foul by Timo Baumgartl (1. FC Union Berlin).
15': Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christopher Lenz with a cross following a set piece situation.
18': Attempt missed. Christopher Lenz (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
19': Foul by Timo Baumgartl (1. FC Union Berlin).
19': Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt blocked. Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Borré.
20': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Timo Baumgartl.
21': Attempt missed. Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
22': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Josip Juranovic.
25': Foul by Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin).
25': Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Attempt blocked. Hrvoje Smolcic (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aurélio Buta with a cross.
26': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Rani Khedira.
28': Foul by Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt).
28': Timo Baumgartl (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Paul Seguin (1. FC Union Berlin).
31': Foul by Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt).
31': Josip Juranovic (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Attempt blocked. Tuta (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Götze.
34': Attempt saved. Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
34': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Frederik Rønnow.
36': Foul by Rafael Borré (Eintracht Frankfurt).
36': Frederik Rønnow (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Christopher Lenz (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin).
39': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aurélio Buta with a cross.
39': Foul by Aurélio Buta (Eintracht Frankfurt).
39': Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Attempt saved. Paul Seguin (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Siebatcheu.
40': Attempt blocked. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
40': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Christopher Lenz.
44': Attempt saved. Rafael Borré (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
45': Attempt blocked. Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Aurélio Buta.
45'+1': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Josip Juranovic.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christopher Lenz with a cross following a corner.
45'+1': First Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 0, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
45': Second Half begins 1. FC Union Berlin 0, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
46': Foul by Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt).
46': Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
46': Attempt blocked. Paul Seguin (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
49': Foul by Paul Seguin (1. FC Union Berlin).
49': Rafael Borré (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Aurélio Buta (Eintracht Frankfurt).
51': Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
53': Attempt missed. Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Niko Gießelmann with a cross following a corner.
53': Attempt missed. Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Siebatcheu following a corner.
53': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 0. Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robin Knoche following a corner.
55': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
55': Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Foul by Tuta (Eintracht Frankfurt).
56': Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Tuta (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Niko Gießelmann.
60': Foul by Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin).
60': Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
61': Foul by Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin).
61': Hrvoje Smolcic (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
63': Aurélio Buta (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin).
64': Attempt missed. Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
64': Attempt missed. Paul Seguin (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danilho Doekhi.
65': Foul by Timo Baumgartl (1. FC Union Berlin).
65': Rafael Borré (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens replaces Jordan Siebatcheu.
67': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Lucas Alario replaces Rafael Borré.
68': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Janik Haberer tries a through ball, but Sheraldo Becker is caught offside.
69': Attempt blocked. Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
69': Attempt saved. Lucas Alario (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
70': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Aurélio Buta.
71': Attempt missed. Paul Seguin (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
73': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Philipp Max replaces Christopher Lenz.
75': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 0. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
76': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jamie Leweling replaces Sheraldo Becker.
76': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Niko Gießelmann.
76': Foul by Jérôme Roussillon (1. FC Union Berlin).
76': Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Jérôme Roussillon (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Attempt blocked. Evan Ndicka (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tuta.
80': Foul by Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin).
80': Hrvoje Smolcic (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Attempt saved. Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
81': Foul by Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt).
81': Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Paxten Aaronson replaces Mario Götze.
82': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Faride Alidou replaces Daichi Kamada.
83': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt).
83': Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin).
84': Foul by Timo Baumgartl (1. FC Union Berlin).
84': Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Attempt saved. Lucas Alario (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Philipp Max with a cross.
85': Foul by Paxten Aaronson (Eintracht Frankfurt).
85': Jamie Leweling (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Diogo Leite replaces Timo Baumgartl.
86': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Milos Pantovic replaces Janik Haberer.
87': Foul by Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt).
87': Jamie Leweling (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Aurélio Buta (Eintracht Frankfurt).
87': Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Attempt missed. Paul Seguin (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aurélio Buta.
90'+1': Frederik Rønnow (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Jérôme Roussillon (1. FC Union Berlin).
90'+5': Second Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
0': Match ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.

Statistics

SGE		FCU
15	Fouls	19
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	5
63.1	Possession	36.9
19	SHOTS	15
5	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
405	Accurate Passes	191
496	Passes	289
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
9	Accurate Crosses	2
29	Crosses	17
0.3	Cross %	0.1
38	Long Balls	71
19	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
8	Blocked Shots	2
4	Effective Tackles	2
6	Tackles	7
0.7	Tackle %	0.3
2	Interceptions	13
27	Effective Clearances	26
27	Clearances	26

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

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

Bundesliga Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bayern Munich	23	+50	58
2	Bayer Leverkusen	23	+24	50
3	Eintracht Frankfurt	23	+16	42
4	SC Freiburg	23	-2	39

Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Frederik Ronnow (GK)
31	Robin Knoche
25	Timo Baumgartl
5	Danilho Doekhi
19	Janik Haberer
14	Paul Seguin
8	Rani Khedira
23	Niko Gießelmann
18	Josip Juranovic
45	Jordan Pefok
27	Sheraldo Becker

1. FC Union Berlin Substitutes:

Morten Thorsby, Milos Pantovic, Aïssa Laïdouni, Diogo Leite, Kevin Behrens, Sven Michel, Jamie Leweling, Lennart Grill, Jérôme Roussillon.

Eintracht Frankfurt (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Kevin Trapp (GK)
5	Hrvoje Smolcic
2	Evan Ndicka
35	Tuta
8	Djibril Sow
15	Daichi Kamada
25	Christopher Lenz
24	Buta
9	Randal Kolo Muani
27	Mario Götze
19	Rafael Borré

Eintracht Frankfurt Substitutes:

Timothy Chandler, Paxten Aaronson, Makoto Hasebe, Ansgar Knauff, Faride Alidou, Philipp Max, Lucas Alario, Diant Ramaj, Kristijan Jakic.

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