On 13 May, one of the matches of the 32nd round of the German football championship took place. Union (Berlin) and Freiburg (Germany) met.
German Championship, round 32
Union (Berlin) v Freiburg (Germany) - 4:2 (3:0)
Goals: Kevin Behrens (5), S. Becker (36), S. Becker (38) - M. Gulde (56), Grifo (69)
Warnings: Khedira (15), Kevin Behrens (33), S. Becker (37)
The football match between Union Berlin and SC Freiburg took place at the An der Alten Foersterei stadium and was the main event of the Bundesliga. The score was 3-0 at half-time and Union Berlin had a comfortable lead over their opponents. However, in the second half the game became much more tense and exciting, and eventually the score in the regular time was 4-2 in favour of Union Berlin. The game itself was full of drama, with a lot going on for 90 minutes. Five minutes into the game, Union Berlin's K. Behrens scored the opening goal, giving his team an early lead. However, the referees were busy throughout the game and Union Berlin player R. Khedira received a yellow card in the 15th minute. On 32 minutes, SC Freiburg made a substitution: L. Kubler was replaced by R. Sallai. However, Union Berlin continued to dominate and scored two more goals, with S. Becker registering a hat-trick.
In the 56th minute, Freiburg's M. Gulde finally scored for his team, but it was not enough to catch up with Union Berlin's lead. Union Berlin also made several substitutions during the game: K. Behrens was replaced by J. Sibatcheu and A. Schafer replaced M. Thorsby in the 63rd minute. In the 70th minute, a penalty kick was awarded to SC Freiburg and W. Grifo scored his team's second and final goal. A. Laiduni of Union Berlin scored the fourth and final goal of the match in the 80th minute, sealing the victory for his team. Throughout the game, several players received yellow cards, including K. Behrens and S. Becker of Union Berlin and M. Gregoric of SC Freiburg, who received a yellow card in the final minutes of the game. Overall, the match between Union Berlin and SC Freiburg was an exciting display of football talent. Union Berlin's first three goals proved to be a great advantage, while SC Freiburg tried to catch up with their opponents throughout the second half. Although Freiburg made a valiant effort late in the match, Union Berlin's dominant play secured them a deserved victory.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Hoffenheim v Union and Freiburg v Wolfsburg.
| Union | Freiburg | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shots on goal | 6 |
| 10 | Strokes | 11 |
| 0 | Blocked punches | 3 |
| 8 | Kicks from the penalty area | 10 |
| 2 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 1 |
| 18 | Offences | 13 |
| 1 | Corner | 7 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 36% | Possession of the ball | 64% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 0 |
| 303 | Total assists | 543 |
| 212 | Accurate passes | 439 |
| 70% | Accuracy of transmissions | 81% |