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Full-time
90'
+ 6
ANDRICH!
He controls the ball on the edge of the box and sends a powerful shot at goal. It look destined for goal, but the ball bounced just wide of the Wolfsburg goal...
90'
+ 2
Substitution
90'
+ 1
ADDED TIME
We're into five minutes of added time here. The Union fans powering their team on, but it's Wolfsburg who have come closest to the next goal in recent minutes. How will it finish up here?
86'
Substitution
86'
ANOTHER EFFORT FROM ARNOLD
He lines up to cross the ball from a central position, but instead goes for a rasping shot at goal. It swerves in the air and forces Gikiwiecz into a good save.
83'
Substitution
79'
ARNOLD ALMOST SCORES FROM THE CORNER
What an incredible effort that was from the Wolfsburg midfielder. He sees Gikiwiecz creeping out of his goal and whips in his corner towards the near post. The Polish keeper dives back towards goal and parries the ball onto his own post. Tisserand then went for acrobatics in his attempt to score, but sent the ball wide. Incredible stuff from both Arnold and Gikiwiecz there!
77'
UNION GOING FOR IT
Ujah coming on now for Urs Fischer's side with a defensive midfielder being replaced. With less than 15 minutes to play, they will be delighted if they can get a goal and an equaliser...
77'
Substitution
72'
Substitution
72'
FIRST SHOT ON GOAL OF THE HALF
Incredibly, that was Wolfsburg's first shot on goal of the second half. Produced by Brekalo, finished by Weghorst, Wolfsburg are currently heading into second place in the Bundesliga table.
69'
WEGHORST FINDS THE GOAL!
Lovely work from Brekalo with the assist having just come on from the bench. He has the ball on the edge of the Union box and plays a neat pass inbetween two defenders for Weghorst to get on the end of, and he slots it home with his left foot.
66'
Substitution
60'
GENTNER GOES CLOSE
Union have been on top since the penalty decision was overturned and Gentner goes close here for them with a header. Trimmel's cross curls towards the near post and the midfielder's flick forces Pervan into a save.
54'
NO PENALTY!
A handball has been spotted when Weghorst attempted to control the ball into the box. The ball hit the Dutchman's elbow.
54'
VAR CHECK...
The Video-Assistant has advised the referee to check the incident himself.
53'
SituationPenalty
ReviewPrevious Handball?
DecisionNo penalty
52'
PENALTY WOLFSBURG
Friedrich is holding Weghorst as he attempts to turn and shoot and the referee has awarded Wolfsburg a penalty. He will take it himself here.
51'
UNION STARTING CONFIDENTLY AGAIN
The away side showing no signs of letting up in their style of play. Producing some neat passing play through midfield and into attack. So far, the final pass has been letting them down when going forward, and the same can be said for Wolfsburg in this second half.
46'
BACK UNDERWAY
And an immediate chance for Union as Bruma's header drops to Andrich on the edge of the box, but the Union midfielder can't keep his shot on target.
Kick-off!
Half-time
42'
VICTOR HAS TO SCORE!
Schlotterbeck's sliced clearance sends the ball to the back post of Union's box and lands perfectly for Victor. He goes for it with his head despite its low trajectory and the ball bounces into the ground and over the crossbar. If he had gone at it with either of his feet, it might have been a different story.
38'
ANDRICH SO CLOSE WITH A FREE-KICK
He curls the free-kick towards goal and has Pervan fully stretched attempting to reach it, but the ball curls inches past the post in the end. Union are battling hard and earning their fair share of chances in this game now. Looking to make the most of the counter-attack against Wolfsburg's three centre-backs.
35'
WILLIAM HEADS WIDE!
Steffen whips in a cross from the left flank which goes just over the head of Weghorst, but is met by William in the middle of the box. The Brazilian can't keep his header on target.
31'
OFF THE LINE!
The closest we've come to the opening goal so far as a corner swings into the Wolfsburg box and goes straight through the crowd towards goal before being cleared off the line by Steffen. Pervan was stranded, but did save from Becker's strike which followed from the home side's initial clearance.
27'
KNOCHE HEADS OVER
Arnold whips in a free-kick and it finds the unmarked head of Robin Knoche up from the back. The defender can't keep his header on target though to the relief of Gikiwiecz.
24'
BÜLTER GOES ALONE
The youngster charges away down the left wing in a 3-on-3 counter for Union. He cuts inside past one defender before shooting at the near post, but Pervan is perfectly placed to make his first save of the day.
22'
ANOTHER CROSS GOES CLOSE
Wolfsburg are having fun that the wings so far and this time it's Guilavogui who finds himself in a good position on the right side of the box. He fires a cross into the box but again, no one is in the right spot to put the ball in the net for Wolfsburg.
15'
BECKER'S CHANCE
A fabulous bit of play in midfield from Andrich as he turns past a defender before sending Becker in with a defence-splitting through ball. The winger, though, can't keep his shot on target from a tight angle.
13'
WOLFSBURG WITH THE CHANCES, UNION WITH THE BALL
The home side have had the chances on goal so far in this game with Weghorst and Mehmedi coming closest to scoring. But it's Union who have had more of the ball and have looked fairly confident in keeping it. Wolfsburg clearly pushing forward hard whenever they get possession and are making life difficult for the visiting defence.
10'
MEHMEDI CLOSE AGAIN
Victor does superbly on the left to snatch the ball back for the home side and sends Steffen away. His low cross into the box is a fantastic one and teasing for both Wolfsburg and Union, but Mehmedi just can't get a toe to it and the ball drifts through.
7'
BIG CHANCE FOR WOUT
The Dutchman is in behind the Union defence with only Gikiewicz to beat, but under the challenge of Friedrich, he's only able to hit the ball straight at the Union No.1. and the ball is cleared away.
4'
MEHMEDI IS AWAY
The Swiss forward is played over the top of the Union defence down the right but can't keep his effort on target, skewing the ball over the crossbar.
1'
UNDERWAY IN WOLFSBURG
A win for Wolfsburg can take them up to second in the table today, can they do it?
Kick-off!
LENZ FIT TO START
The No.1 choice left-back for Union starts ahead of Ken Reichel today having proven his first through the week in training. Sheraldo Becker also earns a start in attack, while it looks as if the capital club are using a five-man defence at the Volkswagen Arena.
WOLFSBURG CHANGES
Steffen is in once again, starting in place of Roussillon on the left, who misses out with a calf injury. Joao Victor also returns to the starting line-up for the first time since the end of August for Wolfsburg. He'd been dropped in place of the in-form Josip Brekalo after the start of the season, but the Brazilian winger has a chance today to prove himself.
A CHANCE FOR VITAL POINTS FOR UNION
Four points from their opening six matches in the Bundesliga sees Union sat in the relegation play-off spot so far. The Bundesliga first-timers will be looking to get any points they can to help their cause in returning for a second Bundesliga season in 2020/21. They picked up three of their four points in the home win over BVB, so can they do the business again against one of the league's top sides?
THE ONLY UNBEATEN SIDE REMAINING
In what has been a blockbuster start to the Bundesliga season with teams beating each other no matter their position in the table, Wolfsburg are the only unbeaten team remaining in the league. It is already the Wolves' first time going through six games without defeat to start a season, can they extend it to seven at home to promoted Union?
UNION STARTING LINE-UP!
Gikiewicz – Trimmel (c), Friedrich, Subotic, Schlotterbeck, Lenz – Becker, Gentner, Andrich, Bülter – Andersson (SUBS: Nicolas, Ryerson, Mees, Ujah, Reichel, Kroos, Schmiedebach, Parensen, Ingvartsen)
WOLFSBURG LINE-UP!
Pervan – Knoche, Bruma, Tisserand – William, Guilavogui (c), Arnold, Steffen – Mehmedi, Victor – Weghorst (SUBS: Menzel, Brekalo, Malli, Klaus, Gerhardt, Mbabu, Rexhbecaj, Azzaoiu)
Welcome along to the match centre for the game Wolfsburg vs. Union Berlin from matchday 7 of the 2019/20 Bundesliga season at the Volkswagen Arena. Check back here for full information on the match.