On April 16, one of the matches of the 28th round of the German Football Championship took place. Union (Berlin) and Bochum (Germany) met.
German Championship, round 28
Union (Berlin) — Bochum (Germany) — 1:1 (1:0)
Goals: Josip Djuranovich (45+3) — K. Steger (55)
Warnings: P. Osterhage (28), P. Jaeckel (50), P. Jaeckel (61)
In a tense Bundesliga match at the stadium "An der Alten Försterei" agreed "Union Berlin" and "VfL Bochum". A 1-0 score to Union Berlin showed the team dominating the first half, but VfL Bochum were determined to bounce back in the second half, leading to a 1-1 draw in regular time. Bochum started the game with a substitution, releasing K. Schlotterbeck in the 15th minute instead of D. Heinz. In the 28th minute, the Bochum player P. Osterhage received a yellow card. However, the Berlin "Union" was the first to score - a goal by Yu. Yuranovich just before the break. There were more cards in the second half: in the 50th minute, P. Jakel received a yellow card for Union Berlin.
A few minutes later, a penalty kick was awarded to Bochum, which K. Stoger converted in stoppage time. Unfortunately for Union Berlin, Jakel received a second yellow card and a red card, leaving the team short-handed for the remainder of the match. In the 64th minute, Union Berlin scored again, but M. Riemann's goal was canceled due to offside. Both teams made substitutions in the last minutes of the game: Union Berlin released A. Laiduni, J. Haberer, K. Behrens, S. Becker and J. Roussillon, and VfL Bochum - J. Osei-Tutu, K. Antwi- Adjay, T. Asano, and S. Zoller. The final whistle sounded at 1:1 and each team got a point. Although there were no winners, both Union Berlin and VfL Bochum showed their determination and resilience throughout the match. Fans of both teams are looking forward to the next matches in which they will try to win.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Borussia M - Union, Bochum - Wolfsburg.
| Union | Bochum | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | shots on target | 6 |
| 10 | blows | 14 |
| 1 | Blocked punches | 3 |
| 7 | Kicks from the box | 10 |
| 3 | Kicks from outside the box | 4 |
| eleven | Violations | 7 |
| 5 | corner | 7 |
| 3 | offsides | 0 |
| 40% | Ball possession | 60% |
| 2 | yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 5 | Goalie saves | 1 |
| 330 | Total transfers | 489 |
| 215 | Accurate gear | 373 |
| 65% | Gear Accuracy | 76% |