FC Union Berlin 1-0 VfL Bochum 1848: defeats 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Kruse
BOCHUM. FC Union Berlin tops VfL Bochum 1848 1-0 after M. Kruse scored just 1 goal (16').
BOCHUM. FC Union Berlin defeats VfL Bochum 1848 1-0 after M. Kruse scored just 1 goal (16′).
The match was played at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion stadium in Bochum on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In the presence of 13,500 spectators. The referee was Tobias Reichel with the assistance of Christian Bandurski and Marcel Unger. The 4th official was Patrick Ittrich. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.9 degrees Celsius or 42.55 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 93%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. VfL Bochum 1848 was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. FC Union Berlin that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
VfL Bochum 1848 was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, FC Union Berlin found a way to find the solution to win this match.
VfL Bochum 1848 shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
VfL Bochum 1848 received 2 yellow cards (E. Masovic and D. T. Soares). On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to FC Union Berlin.
After playing this encounter, VfL Bochum 1848 will stay with 20 points like VfL Wolfsburg to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, FC Union Berlin will have 24 points like FSV Mainz 05 and Eintracht Frankfurt to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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16'16'
M. Kruse
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21'21'
E. Masovic
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60'60'
H. Bockhorn
K. Stafylidis
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63'63'
G. Haraguchi
S. Becker
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64'64'
K. Behrens
T. Awoniyi
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71'71'
D. T. Soares
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75'75'
Soma Novothny
Patrick Osterhage
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75'75'
S. Novothny
P. Osterhage
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76'76'
Julian Ryerson
Christopher Trimmel
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76'76'
Andreas Voglsammer
Max Kruse
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90'90'
K. Mohwald
R. Khedira
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, VfL Bochum 1848 will host VfL Wolfsburg on the 9th of January with a 5-2 head to head in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (2 draws).
FC Union Berlin will play away against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 8th of January with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2 draws).
VfL Bochum 1848: Formation and Lineups
VfL Bochum 1848 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Thomas Reis chose to play with the following team: Manuel Riemann , Konstantinos Stafylidis , Erhan Mašović , Maxim Leitsch , Danilo Soares , Patrick Osterhage , Anthony Losilla , Elvis Rexhbeçaj , Miloš Pantović , Sebastian Polter and Christopher Antwi-Adjei .
Substitutes
VfL Bochum 1848 made 3 changes: K. Stafylidis for H. Bockhorn (60′), C. Antwi-Adjei for S. Ganvoula (75′) and P. Osterhage for S. Novothny (75′).
Top player: Danilo Soares
Probably the most impressive player in VfL Bochum 1848 was Danilo Soares.
His rating is with 53 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.
FC Union Berlin: Formation and Lineups
FC Union Berlin started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Urs Fischer played with: Andreas Luthe , Paul Jäckel , Robin Knoche , Marvin Friedrich , Christopher Trimmel , Rani Khedira , Grischa Prömel , Bastian Oczipka , Max Kruse , Sheraldo Becker and Taiwo Awoniyi .
Substitutes
FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: S. Becker for G. Haraguchi (63′), T. Awoniyi for K. Behrens (64′), M. Kruse for A. Voglsammer (77′), C. Trimmel for J. Ryerson (77′) and R. Khedira for K. Mohwald (90′).
Top player: Max Kruse
Probably the most impressive player in FC Union Berlin was Max Kruse.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
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