FC Union Berlin tops Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 with M. Kruse scoring 2 goals
MöNCHENGLADBACH. FC Union Berlin conquered Borussia Mönchengladbach to win 2-1. M. Kruse was the key to score 2 goals.
MöNCHENGLADBACH. FC Union Berlin conquered Borussia Mönchengladbach to win 2-1. M. Kruse was the key to score 2 goals. It was FC Union Berlin to strike first with a penalty of M. Kruse at the 18′. Then it was a goal in the 41′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Kruse gave the win to FC Union Berlin in the 84′ minute with a goal scoring a double.
The match was played at the Stadion im BORUSSIA-PARK stadium in Mönchengladbach on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Felix Brych who had the assistance of Stefan Lupp and Robert Kempter. The 4th official was Frank Willenborg. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold around 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.28 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 92%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Borussia Mönchengladbach was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. FC Union Berlin that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
FC Union Berlin was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons FC Union Berlin won the contest.
Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, FC Union Berlin shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Borussia Mönchengladbach received 1 yellow card (M. Friedrich). On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin received 2 yellow cards (G. Promel and R. Knoche).
After this match, Borussia Mönchengladbach will stay with 22 points like Hertha BSC to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin will have 31 points like TSG Hoffenheim to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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3'3'
G. Promel
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18'18'
M. Kruse (Penalty)
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28'28'
M. Friedrich
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41'41'
K. Kone
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58'58'
K. Mohwald
G. Promel
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66'66'
R. Knoche
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70'70'
L. Oztunali
S. Becker
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70'70'
K. Behrens
A. Voglsammer
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79'79'
P. Herrmann
J. Hofmann
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84'84'
M. Kruse
N. Giesselmann
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87'87'
J. Scally
L. Netz
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87'87'
A. Plea
M. Ginter
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88'88'
B. Oczipka
N. Giesselmann
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88'88'
G. Haraguchi
M. Kruse
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, Borussia Mönchengladbach will play away with DSC Arminia Bielefeld on the 5th of February with a 8-0 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Mönchengladbach (1 draw).
FC Union Berlin will play away with FC Augsburg on the 5th of February with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of FC Augsburg (2 draws).
Borussia Mönchengladbach: Formation and Lineups
Borussia Mönchengladbach started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Adolf Hütter chose to play with the following team: Yann Sommer , Matthias Ginter , Marvin Friedrich , Nico Elvedi , Stefan Lainer , Denis Zakaria , Kouadio Koné , Luca Netz , Jonas Hofmann , Florian Neuhaus and Breel Embolo .
Substitutes
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 3 changes: J. Hofmann for P. Herrmann (79′), L. Netz for J. Scally (87′) and M. Ginter for A. Plea (87′).
Top player: Kouadio Koné
The player who no doubt impressed Borussia Mönchengladbach the most was Kouadio Koné.
His rating is with 1 goal, 49 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13.
FC Union Berlin: Formation and Lineups
FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Urs Fischer played with: Frederik Rønnow , Paul Jäckel , Robin Knoche , Timo Baumgartl , Christopher Trimmel , Sheraldo Becker , Rani Khedira , Grischa Prömel , Niko Giesselmann , Andreas Voglsammer and Max Kruse .
Substitutes
FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: G. Promel for K. Mohwald (58′), S. Becker for L. Oztunali (70′), A. Voglsammer for K. Behrens (70′), N. Giesselmann for B. Oczipka (88′) and M. Kruse for G. Haraguchi (88′).
Top player: Max Kruse
The player who no doubt impressed FC Union Berlin the most was Max Kruse.
His rating is with 2 goals, 25 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.
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