FC Union Berlin 2-1 RB Leipzig: result and report
2. Bundesliga · Sunday 21 September 2014
Result
FC Union Berlin 2-1 RB Leipzig
2. Bundesliga · Sunday 21 September 2014, 11:30 UTC · half-time 0-0
FC Union Berlin 2-1 RB Leipzig: match report
FC Union Berlin defeated RB Leipzig 2-1 in the 2. Bundesliga on Sunday 21 September 2014. The half-time score was 0-0.
Sebastian Polter opened the scoring in the 70th minute. FC Union Berlin's goals came from Sebastian Polter (70') and Sebastian Polter (83'). RB Leipzig scored through Yussuf Poulsen (77').
Discipline: FC Union Berlin received 3 yellow cards; RB Leipzig received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game FC Union Berlin were 17th on 3 points from 5 and RB Leipzig 3rd on 11 points from 5. FC Union Berlin went on to finish that season 7th with 48 points, and RB Leipzig 5th with 50.
FC Union Berlin lined up in a 4-3-3 and RB Leipzig in a 4-3-3.
Going into the match FC Union Berlin's last five read L-L-D-D-D and RB Leipzig's W-D-W-W-D.
Key events
- 14'Yellow card · Baris Özbek
- 22'Yellow card · D. Frahn
- 45+1'Yellow card · Damir Kreilach
- 70'Goal · Sebastian Polter
- 76'Yellow card · Sören Brandy
- 77'Goal · Yussuf Poulsen
- 83'Goal · Sebastian Polter
- 90+3'Yellow card · Anthony Jung
Team news
FC Union Berlin line-up (4-3-3)
Daniel Haas, Roberto Puncec, Fabian Schonheim, Toni Leistner, Benjamin Köhler, Baris Özbek, Eroll Zejnullahu, Christopher Trimmel, Sören Brandy, Damir Kreilach, Sebastian Polter
RB Leipzig line-up (4-3-3)
Benjamin Bellot, Sebastian Schonlau, Marvin Compper, Anthony Jung, Rani Khedira, Joshua Kimmich, Diego Demme, Georg Teigl, Matthias Morys, Yussuf Poulsen, D. Frahn