1. FC Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2023-24 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
45'+3': Robin GosensLeverkusen beat Union to equal record, close in on title
Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen battled past Union Berlin 1-0 on Saturday to equal a league record unbeaten run of 28 consecutive matches and all but secure their first league title with a 16-point advantage at the top and six matches remaining.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Tah.
- 4': Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Foul by Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 5': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 5': Yorbe Vertessen (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
- 6': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Christopher Trimmel.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 9': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 9': Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 11': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Frederik Rønnow.
- 12': Brenden Aaronson (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 15': Attempt saved. Borja Iglesias (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Tella with a cross.
- 15': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Frederik Rønnow.
- 16': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 16': Yorbe Vertessen (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 21': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Robin Gosens is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 23': Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
- 28': Brenden Aaronson (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 29': Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 31': Attempt blocked. Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Gosens.
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 32': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Adam Hlozek because of an injury.
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
- 36': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 37': Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
- 39': Attempt missed. Yorbe Vertessen (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robin Gosens.
- 40': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Vogt.
- 43': Attempt saved. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 45': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Yorbe Vertessen (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': Foul by Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 45'+3': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Second yellow card to Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin) for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+4': Penalty conceded by Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 45'+7': VAR Decision: Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
- 45'+8': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
- 45': Second Half begins 1. FC Union Berlin 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
- 45': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Mikkel Kaufmann replaces Yorbe Vertessen.
- 47': Foul by Mikkel Kaufmann (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 47': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Borja Iglesias is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 52': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
- 53': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
- 54': Attempt blocked. András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Álex Grimaldo.
- 56': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Vogt.
- 57': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 57': Mikkel Kaufmann (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 59': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Frederik Rønnow.
- 59': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Christopher Trimmel.
- 60': Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Vogt.
- 62': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Aïssa Laïdouni replaces Rani Khedira.
- 63': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Josip Juranovic replaces Christopher Trimmel.
- 63': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Alex Král replaces András Schäfer.
- 64': Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 64': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Attempt missed. Alex Král (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mikkel Kaufmann with a headed pass.
- 66': Foul by Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 66': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Victor Boniface replaces Borja Iglesias.
- 67': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Alex Král.
- 69': Foul by Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 69': Kevin Vogt (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 75': Attempt missed. Alex Král (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josip Juranovic following a set piece situation.
- 77': Attempt saved. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 77': Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 79': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Benedict Hollerbach replaces Brenden Aaronson.
- 79': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Nathan Tella because of an injury.
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Álex Grimaldo.
- 81': Attempt missed. Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
- 82': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 82': Mikkel Kaufmann (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Foul by Benedict Hollerbach (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 86': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Benedict Hollerbach (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Odilon Kossounou.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
- 90'+4': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Danilho Doekhi.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Andrich with a through ball.
- 90'+6': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Frederik Rønnow (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross.
- 90'+7': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Frederik Rønnow (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+7': Foul by Benedict Hollerbach (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 90'+7': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
- 0': Match ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
Statistics
 B04 |
FCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 0 | Saves | 7 |
| 65.8 | Possession | 34.2 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 589 | Accurate Passes | 253 |
| 661 | Passes | 331 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 23 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 15 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 24 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: An der alten Försterei
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 22,012
Venue: An der alten Försterei
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 22,012
Bundesliga Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 10 | +26 | 26 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 10 | +10 | 21 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | +10 | 20 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | +5 | 17 |
Line-Ups
1. FC Union Berlin (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Frederik Ronnow (GK) |
| 2 | Kevin Vogt |
| 4 | Diogo Leite |
| 5 | Danilho Doekhi |
| 8 | Rani Khedira |
| 29 | Lucas Tousart  |
| 13 | András Schäfer |
| 6 | Robin Gosens |
| 28 | Christopher Trimmel |
| 14 | Yorbe Vertessen |
| 7 | Brenden Aaronson |
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 3 | Piero Hincapié |
| 6 | Odilon Kossounou |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 20 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 19 | Nathan Tella |
| 9 | Borja Iglesias |
| 23 | Adam Hlozek |
| 10 | Florian Wirtz |
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