Bundesliga News: Union Berlin vs. Dortmund

On October 16, as part of the Bundesliga tournament, a match between Union Berlin vs. Borussia Dortmund. The game ended with a score of 2:0 in favour of Union Berlin. Janik Haberer scored two goals in 13 minutes of the match in the first half. This victory brought the team 3 points, which helped the team take first place in the standings. Union has 23 points in 11 games, of which the team won 7, drew 2, and lost 2. Now the Union Berlin table leaders are separated from the closest rival, Bayern Munich, by 1 point. In turn, Borussia Dortmund is 5th in the standings with 6 wins, 1 draw, and 4 losses in 11 matches.

Match Report, Lineups, and Team News

Janik Haberer did not forgive the mistakes of the defence of Borussia Dortmund. 8 minutes into the match, after a sloppy play by the Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, a player scored a goal from close range. And already in the 21st minute, he made a double and scored the second goal in the match with a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area.

The defence of Borussia Dortmund in the first half was weak. At least they were still fortunate that the team left for the break with only two goals conceded. Sheraldo Becker did whatever he wanted on the wing, and Dortmund's defence couldn't do anything with it.

In the second half, Borussia Dortmund began to play more collected; probably, the head coach's instructions somehow influenced the team. Gregor Kobel redeemed himself for a mistake he made in the first half. In the second 45 minutes, the player made a good exit from the gate, which prevented Timo Baumgartl from heading. Although the game in defence changed and looked much better than in the first half, in attack, the team could not think of anything somehow to sharpen the situation at the gates of Union Berlin.

It cannot be said that Dortmund did not have any chances of attack at all. In the last 15 minutes of the second half, the trio of Jude Bellingham, Marco Reus, and Youssoufa Moukoko were close to scoring the opponents. Still, it is worth noting the excellent game of the Union Berlin goalkeeper, Frederik Ronnow, who had a great stretch at the end of the match without letting Dortmund score a goal.

After this match, Union Berlin confirmed its title of the team with the best defence in the Bundesliga.

Team Lineups

FC UNION BERLIN (3-5-2)

Head Coach – Urs Fischer.

№1 F. Rønnow – Goalkeeper.

№4 Diogo Leite – Defender.

№31 R. Knoche – Defender.

№25 T. Baumgartl – Defender.

№6 J. Ryerson – Midfielder.

№19 J. Haberer – Midfielder.

№8 R. Khedira – Midfielder.

№13 A. Schäfer – Midfielder.

№28 C. Trimmel – Midfielder.

№45 J. Siebatcheu – Striker.

№27 S. Becker – Striker.

BV BORUSSIA 09 DORTMUND (3-5-2)

Head Coach – Edin Terzić.

№1 G. Kobel – Goalkeeper.

№4 N. Schlotterbeck – Defender.

№15 M. Hummels – Defender.

№25 N. Süle – Defender.

№13 Raphaël Guerreiro – Midfielder.

№6 S. Özcan – Midfielder.

№23 E. Can – Midfielder.

№22 J. Bellingham – Midfielder.

№24 T. Meunier – Midfielder.

№18 Y. Moukoko – Striker.

№27 K. Adeyemi – Striker.

Match stats

Union Berlin           –        Borussia Dortmund

23%  Ball possession 77%

16 Total shots 14

5 Shots on target 6

7 Shots off target 3

4 Blocked shots 5

5 Corner kicks 8

3 Offsides 0

15 Fouls 5

1 Yellow cards 2

1 Big chances 1

0 Big chances missed 1

12 Shots inside box 8

4 Shots outside box 6

6 Goalkeeper saves 3

228 Passes 785

137 (60%) Acc. Passes 693 (88%)

20/62 (32%) Long balls 57/77 (74%)

6/13 (46%) Crosses 5/27 (19%)

1/10 (10%) Dribbles 4/14 (29%)

140 Possession lost 153

41 Duels won 52

16 Aerials won 12

19 Tackles 21

10 Interceptions 2

31 Clearances 12

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