After their last fixture saw Union Berlin claim their first-ever Bundesliga win at the expense of Borussia Dortmund, Die Eisernen suffered their second league defeat after losing at home against Werder Bremen.
Union Berlin Suffer Second Bundesliga Defeat
Werder Victorious on the Road
Union started life in the top flight of German football with a home defeat against RB Leipzig, and their most recent game was the same outcome.
It was a controversial afternoon which included penalties, VAR decisions and dismissals. But Die Eisernen came unstuck against a resident Werder side.
The first of three VAR interventions of the first half confirmed Davy Klaassen‘s penalty and the Dutch captain opened the scoring after five minutes.
Union were given a lifeline after they were awarded a penalty for handball following VAR consultation. Sebastian Andersson made it three goals in as many games.
Rafal Gikiewicz kept his side level with a penalty save in the second half but Niklas Füllkrug headed in the winner on 55 minutes from the resulting corner.
A tussle in stoppage time saw second yellow cards for Nuri Sahin and Neven Subotic as the match ended with both sides going down to ten men.
Four points from four games
It’s been a steady start for Union. The opening day defeat was a blow, but a draw at Augsburg and a memorable win over Dortmund put the points on the board.
They travel to Bayer Leverkusen next weekend. This is a side that won their opening two games but lost heavily at Dortmund at the weekend.
Union fans will be relatively pleased with the start they’ve made in the Bundesliga, particularly after their opening day defeat. But Die Eisernen have some tricky fixtures coming up. Thus, it will be interesting to see if the Köpenick club can put a positive run of results together.
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