Union Berlin
Eintracht Frankfurt
Match summary
The points were shared as Union Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt drew 3-3. Eintracht Frankfurt led 2-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Emmanuel Latte Lath put Union Berlin ahead with a header in the 3rd minute, set up by Josip Juranovic, Younes Ebnoutalib equalised from a corner in the 10th minute, and Ebnoutalib put Eintracht Frankfurt in front in the 11th minute. In the second half, Ebnoutalib made it 1-3 in the 67th minute, set up by Elias Baum, Leopold Querfeld pulled one back to make it 2-3 with a header in the 79th minute, set up by Josip Juranovic, and Tim Skarke equalised in stoppage time, set up by Leopold Querfeld.
There was little between the sides on chances: Union Berlin created 2.34 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots, Eintracht Frankfurt 2.14 from 12.
Union Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt played out a thrilling six-goal draw in the Bundesliga on Matchday 1. The home side dominated territory and shot volume, recording 19 shots to their opponents 12, with ten hitting the target compared to three for the visitors. Union Berlin also registered five corners to two, 114 attacks to 95, and generated an expected goals total of 2.34 against 2.14 for Eintracht Frankfurt. Both teams shared 49 and 51 percent possession respectively, while discipline saw two yellow cards issued to the hosts and four to the away side in a fiercely contested fixture.
The action began swiftly when Emmanuel Latte Lath scored with a header for Union Berlin in the 3rd minute. Younes Ebnoutalib turned the match around for Eintracht Frankfurt by scoring with right foot shots in the 10th and 11th minutes, quickly receiving a yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct before Jeremiaha Maluze was booked for time wasting. Michel Aebischer received a yellow card for persistent fouling prior to the half-time score of 1-2. Ebnoutalib extended the lead to 1-3 with another right foot shot in the 67th minute. Leopold Querfeld pulled one back with a header in the 79th minute to make it 2-3. Zeno Van Den Bosch, Raphael Onyedika, and Otávio received yellow cards in the closing stages, before Tim Skarke secured the 3-3 draw with a right foot shot in the 91st minute.
