Bundesliga: Eintracht Frankfurt overcomes FC Union Berlin 2-0 on Saturday
FRANKFURT AM MAIN. Eintracht Frankfurt prevails over FC Union Berlin with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Gotze (12') and a goal from J. Lindstrom (42').
FRANKFURT AM MAIN. Eintracht Frankfurt tops FC Union Berlin with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Gotze (12′) and a goal from J. Lindstrom (42′).
Eintracht Frankfurt remained in 10 people after R. Kolo Muani received a double yellow card in the 69′. Anyway, Eintracht Frankfurt still managed to win this encounter playing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt am Main) stadium in Frankfurt am Main on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Sascha Stegemann who was helped by Christof Günsch and Frederick Assmuth. The 4th official was Aarne Aarnink. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16 degrees Celsius or 60.75 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Eintracht Frankfurt was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. FC Union Berlin that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
FC Union Berlin was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Eintracht Frankfurt found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Eintracht Frankfurt shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, FC Union Berlin shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Eintracht Frankfurt received 2 yellow cards (R. Kolo Muani and S. Rode). On the other side, FC Union Berlin received 4 yellow cards (S. Becker, R. Khedira, S. Michel and N. Giesselmann).
R. Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (69′).
After playing this contest, Eintracht Frankfurt will have 11 points like FSV Mainz 05 to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, FC Union Berlin will stay with 17 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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12'12'
M. Gotze
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19'19'
S. Becker
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42'42'
J. Lindstrom
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44'44'
R. Kolo Muani
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57'57'
A. Schafer
M. Thorsby
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58'58'
S. Rode
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65'65'
R. Khedira
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66'66'
S. Michel
S. Becker
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66'66'
D. Sow
M. Gotze
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66'66'
P. Seguin
J. Haberer
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69'69'
R. Kolo Muani
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71'71'
C. Lenz
L. Pellegrini
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71'71'
J. Dina Ebimbe
S. Rode
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74'74'
S. Michel
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74'74'
K. Behrens
R. Khedira
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74'74'
T. Skarke
T. Baumgartl
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77'77'
N. Giesselmann
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86'86'
R. Borre
J. Lindstrom
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, Eintracht Frankfurt will play away against VfL Bochum 1848 on the 8th of October with a 4-4 head to head record.
FC Union Berlin will play away with VfB Stuttgart on the 9th of October with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of FC Union Berlin (3 draws).
Eintracht Frankfurt: Formation and Lineups
Eintracht Frankfurt started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Oliver Glasner chose to play with the following team: Kevin Trapp , Tuta , Makoto Hasebe , Evan Ndicka , Ansgar Knauff , Sebastian Rode , Daichi Kamada , Luca Pellegrini , Jesper Lindstrøm , Mario Götze and Randal Kolo Muani .
Substitutes
Eintracht Frankfurt made 4 changes: M. Gotze for D. Sow (66′), L. Pellegrini for C. Lenz (71′), S. Rode for J. Dina Ebimbe (71′) and J. Lindstrom for R. Borre (86′).
Top player: Jesper Lindstrøm
Probably the most impressive player in Eintracht Frankfurt was Jesper Lindstrøm.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.
FC Union Berlin: Formation and Lineups
FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the other side, Urs Fischer played with: Frederik Rønnow , Paul Jaeckel , Timo Baumgartl , Diogo Leite , Christopher Trimmel , Morten Thorsby , Rani Khedira , Janik Haberer , Niko Giesselmann , Sheraldo Becker and Jordan Siebatcheu .
Substitutes
FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: M. Thorsby for A. Schafer (57′), S. Becker for S. Michel (66′), J. Haberer for P. Seguin (66′), R. Khedira for K. Behrens (74′) and T. Baumgartl for T. Skarke (74′).
Top player: Tim Skarke
Probably the most impressive player in FC Union Berlin was Tim Skarke.
His rating is with 4 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 4 crosses.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 74′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga
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