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Union Berlin Secures Victory Against Possession-Dominant St. Pauli
Hamburg, Germany – In a match held at the Millerntor-Stadion, Union Berlin secured an important victory against FC St. Pauli in the 11th matchday of the Bundesliga. Despite St. Pauli dominating possession with 59%, Union Berlin capitalized on their opportunities to take all three points.
The match started intensely, and in the 38th minute, J. Fujita of FC St. Pauli received a yellow card. Shortly before halftime, in the 44th minute, R. Khedira of Union Berlin, assisted by A. Ilic, scored the only goal of the match. At the start of the second half, Khedira also received a yellow card in the 46th minute.
FC St. Pauli tried to reverse the score, taking a total of 13 shots, 3 of which were on target and 6 went wide, in addition to earning 8 corners. However, the Union Berlin defense remained solid, allowing only 3 shots on target out of their 8 total attempts. Union Berlin, with less possession (41%) and only 1 corner, demonstrated effectiveness in front of goal.
Referee Tobias Stieler controlled the match, awarding 10 fouls to St. Pauli and 8 to Union Berlin. Both teams finished the match with one yellow card each.
Substitutions fc st. pauli: at minute 64 A. Hountondji came in and D. Sinani went out., at minute 64 J. Irvine came in and A. Ceesay went out., at minute 73 A. Pyrka came in and C. Metcalfe went out., at minute 87 M. Pereira Lage came in and M. Kaars went out.
Substitutions union berlin: at minute 65 A. Ilic came in and A. Kral went out., at minute 72 O. Burke came in and Jeong Woo-Yeong went out., at minute 73 T. Rothe came in and D. Kohn went out., at minute 73 A. Kemlein came in and J. Haberer went out., at minute 82 I. Ansah came in and T. Skarke went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC St. Pauli
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