Bundesliga: VfL Bochum 1848 steals a 2-1 win against FC Union Berlin 2-1
BOCHUM. VfL Bochum 1848 topped FC Union Berlin to win 2-1. A goal from M. Pantovic was decisive in the 90min.
BOCHUM. VfL Bochum 1848 beat FC Union Berlin to win 2-1. A goal from M. Pantovic was decisive in the 90min. It was VfL Bochum 1848 to strike first with a goal of P. Hofmann at the 44′. Then G. Holtmann scored again for VfL Bochum 1848 in the 71′ minute with a goal. Eventually, M. Pantovic reduced the distance for FC Union Berlin with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion stadium in Bochum on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Deniz Aytekin who had the assistance of Christian Dietz and Thomas Stein. The 4th official was Robert Hartmann. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 19.3 degrees Celsius or 66.65 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 67%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. VfL Bochum 1848 was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. FC Union Berlin that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
FC Union Berlin was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, VfL Bochum 1848 managed to find the solution to win this match.
VfL Bochum 1848 shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, FC Union Berlin shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
VfL Bochum 1848 received 1 yellow card (I. Ordets). On the other side, FC Union Berlin received 3 yellow cards (P. Jaeckel, J. Ryerson and T. Skarke).
After playing this match, VfL Bochum 1848 will have 4 points to stay in the 18th place. On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin will stay with 23 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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17'17'
I. Ordets
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20'20'
M. Pantovic
J. Haberer
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36'36'
P. Jaeckel
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44'44'
P. Hofmann
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62'62'
K. Behrens
J. Siebatcheu
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63'63'
J. Ryerson
N. Giesselmann
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62'62'
J. Leweling
S. Becker
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65'65'
S. Ganvoula
P. Hofmann
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65'65'
G. Holtmann
J. Osei-Tutu
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70'70'
J. Ryerson
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71'71'
G. Holtmann
C. Antwi-Adjei
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71'71'
T. Skarke
C. Trimmel
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78'78'
T. Skarke
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78'78'
M. Pantović
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79'79'
K. Stafylidis
P. Förster
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79'79'
P. Osterhage
C. Antwi-Adjei
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87'87'
T. Oermann
C. Gamboa
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90'90'
M. Pantović
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, VfL Bochum 1848 will play away with VfL Wolfsburg on the 29th of October with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (2 draws).
FC Union Berlin will host Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 30th of October with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of FC Union Berlin (2 draws).
VfL Bochum 1848: Formation and Lineups
VfL Bochum 1848 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Thomas Letsch chose to play with the following team: Manuel Riemann , Cristian Gamboa , Erhan Mašović , Ivan Ordets , Danilo Soares , Anthony Losilla , Philipp Förster , Kevin Stöger , Jordi Osei-Tutu , Philipp Hofmann and Christopher Antwi-Adjei .
Substitutes
VfL Bochum 1848 made 5 changes: J. Osei-Tutu for G. Holtmann (65′), P. Hofmann for S. Ganvoula (65′), P. Forster for K. Stafylidis (79′), C. Antwi-Adjei for P. Osterhage (79′) and C. Gamboa for T. Oermann (87′).
Top player: Philipp Hofmann
Probably the most impressive player in VfL Bochum 1848 was Philipp Hofmann.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (38% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 15.
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 , Robin Knoche , Diogo Leite , Christopher Trimmel , András Schäfer , Rani Khedira , Janik Haberer , Niko Giesselmann , Sheraldo Becker and Jordan Siebatcheu .
FC Union Berlin could not rely on the presence of M. Pantovic (injured).
Substitutes
FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: J. Haberer for M. Pantovic (20′), S. Becker for J. Leweling (63′), N. Giesselmann for J. Ryerson (63′), J. Siebatcheu for K. Behrens (63′) and C. Trimmel for T. Skarke (71′).
Top player: Christopher Trimmel
The player who no doubt impressed FC Union Berlin the most was Christopher Trimmel.
His rating is with 38 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.
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