1. FC Union Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2023-24 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga

1. FC Union Berlin

45'+3': Robin Gosens

FT
0 - 1

Bayer Leverkusen

45'+8': Florian Wirtz (P)

Leverkusen 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

Bundesliga Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bayern Munich	11	+29	29
2	Eintracht Frankfurt	11	+11	23
3	RB Leipzig	11	+9	21
4	Bayer Leverkusen	11	+8	20

Full Standings

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

1. FC Union Berlin Substitutes:

Alexander Schwolow, Alex Král, Paul Jaeckel, Christian Bile Bédia, Mikkel Kaufmann, Josip Juranovic, Aïssa Laïdouni, Robin Knoche, Benedict Hollerbach.

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

Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:

Jonas Hofmann, Amine Adli, Jeremie Frimpong, Edmond Tapsoba, Josip Stanisic, Exequiel Palacios, Patrik Schick, Victor Boniface, Matej Kovar.

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