Eintracht Frankfurt vs 1. FC Union Berlin, 2022-23 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
68': Randal Kolo Muani
FT
2 - 0
2 - 0
Eintracht end Union Berlin's unbeaten Bundesliga start
Eintracht Frankfurt ended Bundesliga leaders Union Berlin's unbeaten start to the season with a 2-0 home win on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 10': Foul by Timo Baumgartl (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 10': Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Timo Baumgartl with a cross.
- 12': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Mario Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
- 13': Attempt missed. Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a cross.
- 19': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Janik Haberer tries a through ball, but Sheraldo Becker is caught offside.
- 19': Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
- 22': Attempt missed. Luca Pellegrini (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 26': Attempt missed. Luca Pellegrini (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 28': Attempt saved. Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 28': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niko Gießelmann with a cross.
- 30': Attempt saved. Jesper Lindstrøm (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mario Götze.
- 30': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Makoto Hasebe.
- 32': Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 32': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Christopher Trimmel.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Rode.
- 36': Luca Pellegrini (Eintracht Frankfurt) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
- 40': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 40': Luca Pellegrini (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Jesper Lindstrøm (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42': Attempt missed. Evan Ndicka (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 42': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Jesper Lindstrøm (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 43': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 43': Paul Jaeckel (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Eintracht Frankfurt 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
- 46': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Timo Baumgartl.
- 49': Attempt missed. Luca Pellegrini (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Rode.
- 50': Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 54': Attempt missed. Luca Pellegrini (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
- 55': Attempt saved. Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a through ball.
- 55': Attempt missed. Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 56': Foul by Timo Baumgartl (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 56': Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. András Schäfer replaces Morten Thorsby.
- 57': Foul by Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 57': Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timo Baumgartl.
- 59': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Niko Gießelmann tries a through ball, but Sheraldo Becker is caught offside.
- 62': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Timo Baumgartl.
- 63': Attempt missed. Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 63': Attempt saved. Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Janik Haberer.
- 64': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
- 65': András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 65': Rani Khedira (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Paul Seguin replaces Janik Haberer.
- 66': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sven Michel replaces Sheraldo Becker.
- 66': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Djibril Sow replaces Mario Götze.
- 66': Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Paul Jaeckel (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 68': András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 68': Second yellow card to Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Christopher Lenz replaces Luca Pellegrini.
- 71': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Éric Ebimbe replaces Sebastian Rode.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Foul by Sven Michel (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 74': Éric Ebimbe (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Sven Michel (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Tim Skarke replaces Timo Baumgartl.
- 74': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Behrens replaces Rani Khedira.
- 75': Attempt blocked. András Schäfer (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Niko Gießelmann.
- 77': Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Foul by Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 77': Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Christopher Lenz.
- 79': Attempt saved. Tim Skarke (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 79': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
- 80': Attempt missed. Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the right.
- 81': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Christopher Lenz.
- 82': Attempt missed. Jordan Siebatcheu (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tim Skarke with a cross.
- 82': Attempt missed. Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Seguin.
- 86': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Rafael Borré replaces Jesper Lindstrøm.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Tim Skarke (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Leite.
- 88': Attempt saved. Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Éric Ebimbe.
- 88': Foul by Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 88': Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Christopher Lenz (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Tim Skarke (1. FC Union Berlin).
- 90'+1': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Tim Skarke.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Tim Skarke (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Seguin with a cross.
- 90'+4': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
- 0': Match ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
Statistics
 FCU |
SGE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 4 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 53.3 | Possession | 46.7 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 386 | Accurate Passes | 358 |
| 495 | Passes | 457 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 30 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 22 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 7 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Deutsche Bank Park
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Attendance: 50,500
Venue: Deutsche Bank Park
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Attendance: 50,500
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 7 | +17 | 17 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 7 | +9 | 17 |
| 3 | SC Freiburg | 7 | +4 | 15 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 7 | +5 | 14 |
Line-Ups
Eintracht Frankfurt (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Trapp (GK) |
| 20 | Makoto Hasebe |
| 2 | Evan Ndicka |
| 35 | Tuta |
| 15 | Daichi Kamada |
| 17 | Sebastian Rode  |
| 33 | Luca Pellegrini |
| 36 | Ansgar Knauff |
| 9 | Randal Kolo Muani |
| 27 | Mario Götze |
| 29 | Jesper Lindstrom |
1. FC Union Berlin (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Frederik Ronnow (GK) |
| 25 | Timo Baumgartl |
| 4 | Diogo Leite |
| 3 | Paul Jaeckel |
| 19 | Janik Haberer |
| 2 | Morten Thorsby |
| 8 | Rani Khedira |
| 23 | Niko Gießelmann |
| 28 | Christopher Trimmel |
| 45 | Jordan Pefok |
| 27 | Sheraldo Becker |
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