1. FC Union Berlin vs Mainz, 2023-24 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga

1. FC Union Berlin

1': Kevin Behrens
9': Kevin Behrens
70': Kevin Behrens
90'+6': Milos Pantovic

FT
4 - 1

Mainz

64': Anthony Caci

Behrens hat trick lifts Union Berlin to 4-1 win over Mainz

Kevin Behrens of 1. FC Union Berlin celebrates [1296x729]

Kevin Behrens scored a hat trick on Sunday to guide Union Berlin to a 4-1 Bundesliga season-opening win over Mainz 05, who had two penalties saved.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérôme Roussillon with a cross.
3': Attempt blocked. Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Onisiwo.
4': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by David Datro Fofana (1. FC Union Berlin).
6': Foul by Jae-Sung Lee (1. FSV Mainz 05).
6': Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Anton Stach (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by David Datro Fofana (1. FC Union Berlin).
9': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aïssa Laïdouni with a cross.
10': Foul by Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin).
10': Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Delay in match because of an injury Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05).
11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
13': Foul by Alex Král (1. FC Union Berlin).
13': Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Foul by Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
15': Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05).
18': Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21': Attempt saved. David Datro Fofana (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a through ball.
21': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Robin Zentner.
21': Attempt blocked. David Datro Fofana (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel.
21': Attempt missed. David Datro Fofana (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
23': Hand ball by David Datro Fofana (1. FC Union Berlin).
24': Delay in match (1. FC Union Berlin).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Delay in match because of an injury David Datro Fofana (1. FC Union Berlin).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Attempt blocked. Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
30': Attempt blocked. Anton Stach (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Caci.
30': Attempt missed. Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
31': Foul by Jae-Sung Lee (1. FSV Mainz 05).
31': Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Jae-Sung Lee (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': David Datro Fofana (1. FC Union Berlin) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
35': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05).
37': David Datro Fofana (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Foul by Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05).
38': Anton Stach (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Alex Král (1. FC Union Berlin).
41': Attempt blocked. Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jae-Sung Lee.
42': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin).
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+1': Foul by Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05).
45'+1': Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
45'+2': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Robin Zentner.
45'+3': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin).
45'+4': Foul by Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin).
45'+4': Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
45'+6': First Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0.
45': Second Half begins 1. FC Union Berlin 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0.
50': Attempt missed. Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anthony Caci with a cross.
50': Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
50': Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Anton Stach.
52': Attempt missed. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a cross following a corner.
54': Delay in match because of an injury Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58': Alex Král (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05).
58': Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Attempt missed. David Datro Fofana (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
60': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Sepp van den Berg replaces Dominik Kohr.
60': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Brajan Gruda replaces Karim Onisiwo.
61': Penalty 1. FSV Mainz 05. Brajan Gruda draws a foul in the penalty area.
61': Penalty conceded by Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) after a foul in the penalty area.
62': Penalty saved! Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
64': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
66': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sheraldo Becker replaces David Datro Fofana.
66': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Robin Gosens replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
69': Delay in match because of an injury Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin).
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 3, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a cross.
71': Anton Stach (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71': Foul by Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin).
74': Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Danny da Costa with a cross.
75': Hand ball by Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin).
75': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Aymen Barkok replaces Jae-Sung Lee.
75': Foul by Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05).
75': Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Milos Pantovic replaces Brenden Aaronson.
77': Foul by Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05).
77': Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05).
79': Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
79': Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Tom Krauß replaces Anton Stach.
81': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nelson Weiper replaces Danny da Costa.
85': Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Foul by Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin).
86': Penalty conceded by Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
87': VAR Decision: Penalty 1. FSV Mainz 05.
88': Penalty saved! Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
89': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Volland replaces Kevin Behrens.
89': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Aljoscha Kemlein replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
90': Foul by Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05).
90': Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (1. FSV Mainz 05).
90'+1': Milos Pantovic (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Sepp van den Berg (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Foul by Kevin Volland (1. FC Union Berlin).
90'+2': Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Aljoscha Kemlein tries a through ball, but Sheraldo Becker is caught offside.
90'+4': Foul by Aymen Barkok (1. FSV Mainz 05).
90'+4': Milos Pantovic (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Christopher Trimmel.
90'+6': Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 4, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Milos Pantovic (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Volland following a fast break.
90'+7': Second Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 4, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1.
0': Match ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 4, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1.

Statistics

M05		FCU
16	Fouls	15
5	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	3
53.7	Possession	46.3
10	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
2	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
332	Accurate Passes	278
429	Passes	375
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	8
17	Crosses	15
0.2	Cross %	0.5
45	Long Balls	67
19	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	1
9	Effective Tackles	3
13	Tackles	7
0.7	Tackle %	0.4
14	Interceptions	4
12	Effective Clearances	20
12	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: An der alten Försterei
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 22,012

Bundesliga Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bayern Munich	8	+22	20
2	RB Leipzig	8	+11	20
3	Bayer Leverkusen	8	+5	15
4	1. FC Union Berlin	8	+4	15

Full Table

Line-Ups

1. FC Union Berlin (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Frederik Ronnow (GK)
31	Robin Knoche
4	Diogo Leite
5	Danilho Doekhi
26	Jérôme Roussillon
28	Christopher Trimmel
33	Alex Král
7	Brenden Aaronson
20	Aïssa Laïdouni
17	Kevin Behrens
11	David Datro Fofana

1. FC Union Berlin Substitutes:

Sheraldo Becker, Aljoscha Kemlein, Paul Jaeckel, Josip Juranovic, Jordan Pefok, Alexander Schwolow, Kevin Volland, Milos Pantovic, Robin Gosens.

Mainz (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
27	Robin Zentner (GK)
16	Stefan Bell
20	Edimilson Fernandes
31	Dominik Kohr
6	Anton Stach
8	Leandro Barreiro
19	Anthony Caci
21	Danny da Costa
17	Ludovic Ajorque
7	Lee Jae-Sung
9	Karim Onisiwo

Mainz Substitutes:

Nelson Weiper, Merveille Papela, Lasse Rieß, Sepp van den Berg, Brajan Gruda, Aymen Barkok, Maxim Leitsch, David Mamutovic, Tom Krauss.

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