Monchengladbach 0-1 Union Berlin: Sheraldo Becker played a heroic role at Union Berlin on Sunday evening. The attacker was personally responsible for the three points with a nice goal, so that Champions League football beckons for Union next season.
Becker shoots club records Union out of the books with a nice goal in top season
Becker started in the base on a visit to Borussia Mönchengladbach. With an hour on the clock, he got the hands of the away supporters together. Becker walked away from his opponent’s back with a smart running action and suddenly brought the ball past the goalkeeper with a nice foot movement. “Becker shoots Union to a record,” BILD headlined.
Union Berlin created history in the process
Union is having a dream season. It is now in third place in the Bundesliga and can therefore hope for Champions League football next season. It was Union’s sixteenth win this season, equaling their own Bundesliga record. In addition, Union won seven away games this season and took 23 points in away games, both a new club record.
Becker escaped Elvedi to find the cross from Roussillon
Kicker also saw Union continue the excellent season against Gladbach. The medium wrote, “We can thank Becker for that. He rewarded Union. Roussillon was allowed to cross unopposed and found Becker, who escaped from Elvedi. A well-deserved victory for the visitors.” The Berliner Zeitung even spoke of a ‘dream goal’ from Becker. “After an hour he had his big moment. He dared to take the ball on the volley and scored the 1-0,” they mentioned.
Fourteen goal contributions for Sheraldo Becker
With this, the attacker is already on nine goals and five assists in the Bundesliga this season. Becker mainly excels in the number of sprints he pulls. There were already 922 this season. There was only one player in the Bundesliga who pulled more full sprints. That being his compatriot Jeremie Frimpong (945). In addition, Becker is third in the number of assists in the Bundesliga this season (83). Only Borna Sosa (VfB Stuttgart) and former Manchester City player Angeliño (Hoffenheim on loan from RB Leipzig) are above him in that ranking.