On March 4, one of the matches of the 23rd round of the German Championship was held. They met Union (Berlin) and Cologne (Germany).
German Championship, Week 23
Union (Berlin) - Cologne (Germany) - 0:0 (0:0)
Union Berlin and FC Koln faced off in an exciting Bundesliga encounter at the An der Alten Förstereu stadium. The match ended in a goalless draw, but not without both teams showing impressive skill. The first half of the game was tightly fought, with both teams playing cautiously. Although they created several opportunities, Union Berlin and FC Koln failed to hit the goal line. As a result, the first half ended 0-0. In the second half, Union Berlin took the field with a more attacking approach and made several early substitutions. In the 69th minute, J. Haberer was replaced by P. Seguin. A minute later K. Behrens came on instead of J. Zibatcheu. These changes seemed to have some impact on the game, as Union Berlin created several opportunities, but failed to convert them.
Union Berlin continued to push for a goal and made another change in the 85th minute, replacing A. Laiduni with M. Thorsby. However, FC Koln weathered the storm and made a few changes of their own. In the 87th minute, S. Adamian was replaced by L. Maina, and then M. Olesen came on instead of F. Kainz. As time went on, Union Berlin made one last substitution in the 90th minute. S. Becker came on instead of S. Michel, but it was too late for Union Berlin - the game ended in a stalemate. In the last minutes of the match J. Cibatcheu received a yellow card for a careless challenge. Meanwhile, D. Ljubicicic came out in place of T. Lemperle for FC Koln. Overall, it was an exciting match in which both Union Berlin and FC Koln showed great determination and skill on the field. Despite numerous substitutions and attacks by both teams, it was a tense game that ended without a clear winner. The result of this game will undoubtedly leave fans of both teams wanting to continue playing in the Bundesliga.
In the next round, the rivals are waiting for such matches: Wolfsburg - Union, Cologne - Bochum.
| Union | Cologne | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals on goal | 4 |
| 7 | Strokes | 10 |
| 2 | Blocked kicks | 3 |
| 6 | Kicks from the penalty area | 9 |
| 1 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 1 |
| 8 | Violations | 10 |
| 4 | Corner | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 51% | Ball possession | 49% |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Saves by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 504 | Total assists | 492 |
| 404 | Accurate passes | 390 |
| 80% | Accuracy of transmissions | 79% |