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

· German Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund

7': Niclas Füllkrug
49': Nico Schlotterbeck
54': Julian Brandt
71': Julian Ryerson

FT
4 - 2

1. FC Union Berlin

9': Robin Gosens
31': Leonardo Bonucci (P)

Unbeaten Dortmund go second with 4-2 comeback win over Union

Borussia Dortmund scored twice in five second-half minutes to come back and beat Union Berlin 4-2 on Saturday to climb to second in the Bundesliga.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Leonardo Bonucci tries a through ball, but Kevin Behrens is caught offside.
4': Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
5': Attempt missed. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a cross following a set piece situation.
5': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
6': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Janik Haberer tries a through ball, but Kevin Behrens is caught offside.
7': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Diogo Leite.
7': Attempt saved. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Reus with a cross.
7': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
9': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Emre Can.
9': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 1. Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with a cross following a corner.
12': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Mats Hummels.
13': Foul by Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin).
13': Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin).
14': Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Ryerson.
17': Danilho Doekhi (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund).
18': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Christopher Trimmel tries a through ball, but Alex Král is caught offside.
18': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Alex Král (1. FC Union Berlin) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
20': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Lucas Tousart replaces Alex Král because of an injury.
22': VAR Decision: No Goal Borussia Dortmund 1-1 1. FC Union Berlin.
23': Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund).
23': Frederik Rønnow (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin).
25': Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Marco Reus tries a through ball, but Niclas Füllkrug is caught offside.
29': Penalty 1. FC Union Berlin. Sheraldo Becker draws a foul in the penalty area.
29': Penalty conceded by Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) after a foul in the penalty area.
30': VAR Decision: Penalty 1. FC Union Berlin.
30': Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 2. Leonardo Bonucci (1. FC Union Berlin) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
34': Foul by Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin).
34': Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Aïssa Laïdouni (1. FC Union Berlin).
35': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin).
36': Attempt missed. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Reus with a cross following a set piece situation.
43': Attempt saved. Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Behrens.
44': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin).
45': Attempt blocked. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emre Can.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
45'+3': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Aïssa Laïdouni.
45'+6': Foul by Christopher Trimmel (1. FC Union Berlin).
45'+6': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+6': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 2.
45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 2.
45': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt replaces Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
47': Foul by Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin).
47': Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Attempt saved. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
48': Foul by Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin).
48': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, 1. FC Union Berlin 2. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
50': Foul by Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund).
50': Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Attempt blocked. Janik Haberer (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
52': Attempt blocked. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
52': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Emre Can.
54': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3, 1. FC Union Berlin 2. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Reus following a fast break.
55': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Brenden Aaronson replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
55': Attempt saved. Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robin Gosens with a cross.
57': Foul by Kevin Behrens (1. FC Union Berlin).
57': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Diogo Leite.
60': Attempt missed. Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
63': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin).
64': Robin Gosens (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Donyell Malen.
65': Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker.
68': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Volland replaces Kevin Behrens.
68': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. David Datro Fofana replaces Sheraldo Becker.
68': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Christopher Trimmel.
71': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 4, 1. FC Union Berlin 2. Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
73': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Niklas Süle replaces Mats Hummels because of an injury.
75': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. David Datro Fofana tries a through ball, but Kevin Volland is caught offside.
75': Attempt missed. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross.
77': Attempt blocked. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
77': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Diogo Leite.
78': Attempt missed. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Reus with a cross following a corner.
79': Attempt blocked. Jérôme Roussillon (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Datro Fofana.
79': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Julian Brandt.
79': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Gregor Kobel.
80': Attempt missed. Kevin Volland (1. FC Union Berlin) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson with a cross following a corner.
82': Attempt saved. David Datro Fofana (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jérôme Roussillon.
82': Foul by David Datro Fofana (1. FC Union Berlin).
82': Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Sébastien Haller replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
83': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Salih Özcan replaces Marco Reus.
84': Foul by Leonardo Bonucci (1. FC Union Berlin).
84': Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund).
85': Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Attempt missed. Kevin Volland (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Robin Gosens.
90'+1': Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Julian Ryerson.
90'+2': Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Danilho Doekhi tries a through ball, but Robin Gosens is caught offside.
90'+4': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Diogo Leite (1. FC Union Berlin).
90'+5': Hand ball by Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund).
90'+6': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 4, 1. FC Union Berlin 2.
0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 4, 1. FC Union Berlin 2.

Statistics

FCU		DOR
15	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
33.1	Possession	66.9
13	SHOTS	14
5	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
205	Accurate Passes	536
294	Passes	615
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
6	Accurate Crosses	4
18	Crosses	23
0.3	Cross %	0.2
46	Long Balls	66
16	Accurate Long Balls	40
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	4
17	Effective Tackles	11
23	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
11	Interceptions	8
22	Effective Clearances	21
22	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 81,365

Bundesliga Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bayern Munich	9	+25	23
2	RB Leipzig	9	+10	20
3	Eintracht Frankfurt	9	+9	17
4	Bayer Leverkusen	9	+5	16

Full Table

Line-Ups

Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Gregor Kobel (GK)
4	Nico Schlotterbeck
15	Mats Hummels
26	Julian Ryerson
17	Marius Wolf
11	Marco Reus
8	Felix Nmecha
23	Emre Can
14	Niclas Füllkrug
43	Jamie Gittens
21	Donyell Malen

Borussia Dortmund Substitutes:

Guillermo Bueno, Karim Adeyemi, Salih Özcan, Julian Brandt, Sébastien Haller, Giovanni Reyna, Alexander Meyer, Niklas Süle, Youssoufa Moukoko.

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

No.	Name
1	Frederik Ronnow (GK)
23	Leonardo Bonucci
4	Diogo Leite
5	Danilho Doekhi
6	Robin Gosens
28	Christopher Trimmel
33	Alex Král
19	Janik Haberer
20	Aïssa Laïdouni
17	Kevin Behrens
27	Sheraldo Becker

1. FC Union Berlin Substitutes:

Lucas Tousart, David Datro Fofana, Jérôme Roussillon, Kevin Volland, Benedict Hollerbach, Aljoscha Kemlein, Paul Jaeckel, Brenden Aaronson, Alexander Schwolow.

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