Match highlights
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1. FC Union Berlin vs Borussia Mönchengladbach highlights
How the goals came
24' Kevin Volland opens the scoring for 1. FC Union Berlin → 50' Benedict Hollerbach extends 1. FC Union Berlin's lead (the winner) → 75' Mikkel Kaufmann extends 1. FC Union Berlin's lead → 77' Alassane Pléa pulls one back for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Full time: 3-1, 1. FC Union Berlin win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 4 goals came after half-time.
24' Kevin Volland (1. FC Union Berlin) 1-0
The Matchday 14 meeting between 1. FC Union Berlin and Borussia Mönchengladbach on December 9, 2023, stayed goalless until the 24th minute, when Kevin Volland put the hosts in front. It was the only goal of the first half, and 1. FC Union Berlin never relinquished the lead from that point on. Volland's opener set the course for an eventual 3-1 home win.
50' Benedict Hollerbach (1. FC Union Berlin) 2-0
Leading 1-0 at the break, 1. FC Union Berlin doubled their advantage early in the second half. Benedict Hollerbach struck in the 50th minute to make it 2-0, turning a narrow first-half margin into a two-goal cushion for the home side against Borussia Mönchengladbach.
75' Mikkel Kaufmann (1. FC Union Berlin) 3-0
Mikkel Kaufmann added a third for 1. FC Union Berlin in the 75th minute, stretching the lead to 3-0. After Volland and Hollerbach, he became the third different scorer for the home side on the day. With a quarter of an hour remaining, the goal left Borussia Mönchengladbach facing a three-goal deficit.
77' Alassane Pléa (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 3-1
Only two minutes after Kaufmann's goal, Borussia Mönchengladbach responded. Alassane Pléa scored in the 77th minute to pull one back and make it 3-1. It proved to be the visitors' only goal of the match, which finished 3-1 to 1. FC Union Berlin.
