FC Union Berlin tops Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 on Sunday

BERLIN. FC Union Berlin beats Eintracht Frankfurt with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Awoniyi (17') and a goal from G. Promel (21').

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April 17, 2022

BERLIN. FC Union Berlin overcomes Eintracht Frankfurt with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Awoniyi (17′) and a goal from G. Promel (21′). Eintracht Frankfurt lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei stadium in Berlin on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Frank Willenborg with the collaboration of Aarne Aarnink and Christian Leicher. The 4th official was Sascha Thielert. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.8 degrees Celsius or 56.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.

Match Statistics

FC Union Berlin

2 - 0

Eintracht Frankfurt

44 Ball Possession 56

Shots

12 Total 10
4 On Target 2
8 Off Target 8
0 Shots blocked 2

118 Attack 114
54 Dangerous attack 28
82 Ball safe 77

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 3
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

10 Total 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Eintracht Frankfurt had a superior ball possession 56% while FC Union Berlin was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Union Berlin was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Union Berlin won the match.

FC Union Berlin shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Eintracht Frankfurt shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

FC Union Berlin received 2 yellow cards (T. Baumgartl and S. Michel). On the opposite side, Eintracht Frankfurt received 1 yellow card (C. Lenz).

Match Timeline

17'

21'

46'

58'

59'

Ansgar Knauff- sub ->T. Chandler

András Schäfer- sub ->G. Haraguchi

67'

71'

76'

Makoto Hasebe- sub ->K. Jakic

80'

84'

Christopher Trimmel - sub ->J. Ryerson

84'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DSC Arminia Bielefeld

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

After this match, FC Union Berlin will have 47 points to drop in the 6th place. On the other side, Eintracht Frankfurt will stay with 39 points like FSV Mainz 05 to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Union Berlin will play away against RB Leipzig on the 23rd of April with a 5-3 head to head in favor of RB Leipzig (1 draw).

Eintracht Frankfurt will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 23rd of April with a 9-9 head to head record.

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin

Frederik Rönnow 19.Denmark

7.2

Robin Knoche 31.Germany

7.2

Timo Baumgartl 25.Germany

7.1

71'

Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany

7.3

Niko Gießelmann 23.Germany

6.7

84'

Julian Ryerson 6.Norway

6.5

84'

Genki Haraguchi 24.Japan

7.2

67'

Rani Khedira 8.Germany

7.1

Grischa Prömel 21.Germany

7.3

21'

Sheraldo Becker 27.Suriname

6.7

67'

Taiwo Awoniyi 14.Nigeria

7.4

80'

17'

Substitutes

Jakob Busk 12.Denmark

Dominique Heintz 33.Germany

Bastian Oczipka 20.Germany

6.7

84'

Christopher Trimmel 28.Austria

6.9

84'

Kevin Möhwald 30.Germany

András Schäfer 13.Hungary

6.6

67'

Sven Michel 10.Germany

6.4

80'

90'

Andreas Voglsammer 9.Germany

6.2

67'

Kevin Behrens 17.Germany

FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Urs Fischer decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: G. Haraguchi for A. Schafer (67′), S. Becker for A. Voglsammer (67′), T. Awoniyi for S. Michel (80′), N. Giesselmann for B. Oczipka (84′) and J. Ryerson for C. Trimmel (84′).

Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation

Eintracht Frankfurt

Jens Grahl 31.Germany

6.2

M. Hinteregger 13.Austria

6.9

Evan Ndicka 2.France

6.5

Tuta 35.Brazil

6.6

Timothy Chandler 22.United States

6.2

59'

Filip Kostić 10.Serbia

7.1

67'

Ajdin Hrustić 7.Australia

6.6

58'

Kristijan Jakic 6.Croatia

5.8

76'

Jens Petter Hauge 23.Norway

6.5

Jesper Lindstrøm 29.Denmark

6.6

46'

Gonçalo Paciência 39.Portugal

7.4

Substitutes

M. Bignetti 43.Austria

Makoto Hasebe 20.Japan

6.7

76'

Almamy Touré 18.Mali

Christopher Lenz 25.Germany

7.0

67'

71'

Daichi Kamada 15.Japan

6.7

58'

Sebastian Rode 17.Germany

R. Borré 19.Colombia

Ansgar Knauff 36.Germany

6.5

59'

R. Ache 21.Germany

6.5

46'

Eintracht Frankfurt started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Oliver Glasner played with: .

Substitutions

Eintracht Frankfurt made 5 changes: J. Lindstrom for R. Ache (46′), A. Hrustic for D. Kamada (58′), T. Chandler for A. Knauff (59′), F. Kostic for C. Lenz (67′) and K. Jakic for M. Hasebe (76′).