VfB Stuttgart vs 1. FC Union Berlin, 2023-24 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga

VfB Stuttgart

19': Serhou Guirassy
65': Chris Führich

FT
2 - 0

1. FC Union Berlin

69': András Schäfer

Stuttgart close in on second spot with 2-0 win over Union Berlin

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VfB Stuttgart secured a 2-0 home win over Union Berlin with goals from Serhou Guirassy and Chris Fuehrich on Friday as they closed in on second-placed Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt missed. Yorbe Vertessen (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Volland.
4': Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
6': Attempt blocked. Pascal Stenzel (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Rouault.
7': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Anthony Rouault is caught offside.
11': Foul by Kevin Vogt (1. FC Union Berlin).
11': Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt missed. Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
14': Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Foul by Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
15': András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Pascal Stenzel (VfB Stuttgart).
16': Attempt saved. András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robin Gosens.
16': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
19': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Atakan Karazor with a through ball.
21': Hand ball by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
22': Foul by András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin).
22': Pascal Stenzel (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Attempt blocked. Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
23': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Kevin Volland.
24': Attempt missed. Pascal Stenzel (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
25': András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
26': Anthony Rouault (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin).
26': Delay in match because of an injury Anthony Rouault (VfB Stuttgart).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Foul by Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart).
33': Attempt saved. Kevin Volland (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rani Khedira with a headed pass.
34': Foul by Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart).
34': Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Yorbe Vertessen is caught offside.
38': Foul by Kevin Vogt (1. FC Union Berlin).
38': Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
39': Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Attempt missed. Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy with a through ball.
45'+1': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Enzo Millot is caught offside.
45'+3': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': Foul by Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin).
45'+4': First Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
45': Second Half begins VfB Stuttgart 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
45': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Waldemar Anton replaces Anthony Rouault because of an injury.
46': Attempt blocked. Yorbe Vertessen (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
47': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
48': Attempt saved. Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross.
48': Attempt missed. Yorbe Vertessen (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Danilho Doekhi following a corner.
49': Attempt saved. Kevin Volland (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josip Juranovic.
51': Delay in match because of an injury Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart).
51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
52': Attempt saved. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Millot.
53': Attempt missed. Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josha Vagnoman.
55': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Foul by András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin).
56': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Kevin Vogt.
59': Attempt blocked. Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
60': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jamie Leweling replaces Pascal Stenzel.
60': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Deniz Undav replaces Enzo Millot.
62': Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
65': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
66': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Alex Král replaces Rani Khedira.
67': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Benedict Hollerbach replaces Yorbe Vertessen.
67': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Volland is caught offside.
68': Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Kevin Volland (1. FC Union Berlin).
68': Foul by Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin).
68': Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Foul by András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin).
69': Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the red card.
72': Foul by Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart).
72': Josip Juranovic (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Brenden Aaronson replaces Kevin Volland.
77': Foul by Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin).
77': Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Attempt missed. Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
81': Attempt saved. Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Angelo Stiller.
82': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Jeong Woo-Yeong replaces Chris Führich.
82': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Mahmoud Dahoud replaces Angelo Stiller.
82': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Diogo Leite.
83': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Chris Bedia replaces Robin Gosens.
83': Brenden Aaronson (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Foul by Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart).
83': Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
86': Benedict Hollerbach (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Foul by Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart).
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Chris Bedia (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jeong Woo-Yeong (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
90'+2': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Josip Juranovic.
90'+3': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Josip Juranovic.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Mahmoud Dahoud (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
90'+5': Second Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
0': Match ends, VfB Stuttgart 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.

Statistics

FCU		VFB
15	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	4
29.6	Possession	70.4
9	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
280	Accurate Passes	758
350	Passes	839
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	2
8	Crosses	14
0.1	Cross %	0.1
50	Long Balls	38
26	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	4
13	Effective Tackles	9
19	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
15	Interceptions	5
28	Effective Clearances	15
28	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: MHPArena
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Attendance: 53,800

Bundesliga Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bayern Munich	15	+34	36
2	Bayer Leverkusen	15	+16	32
3	Eintracht Frankfurt	15	+12	27
4	RB Leipzig	15	+4	27

Full Standings

Line-Ups

VfB Stuttgart (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
33	Alexander Nübel (GK)
29	Anthony Rouault
21	Hiroki Ito
15	Pascal Stenzel
6	Angelo Stiller
16	Atakan Karazor
7	Maximilian Mittelstädt
4	Josha Vagnoman
9	Serhou Guirassy
27	Chris Führich
8	Enzo Millot

VfB Stuttgart Substitutes:

Waldemar Anton, Leonidas Stergiou, Roberto Massimo, Fabian Bredlow, Jamie Leweling, Jeong Woo-Yeong, Mahmoud Dahoud, Silas Katompa-Mvumpa, Deniz Undav.

1. FC Union Berlin (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Frederik Ronnow (GK)
2	Kevin Vogt
4	Diogo Leite
5	Danilho Doekhi
6	Robin Gosens
18	Josip Juranovic
8	Rani Khedira
29	Lucas Tousart
13	András Schäfer
10	Kevin Volland
14	Yorbe Vertessen

1. FC Union Berlin Substitutes:

Alex Král, Christopher Trimmel, Janik Haberer, Christian Bile Bédia, Jérôme Roussillon, Alexander Schwolow, Brenden Aaronson, Benedict Hollerbach, Robin Knoche.

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