Urs Fischer is enjoying the time of his life in Bundesliga, with Union Berlin continuing their brilliant run, which keeps them in the throne of the league. They had a tricky little away trip to the Mercedes-Benz Arena against Stuggart and emerged victorious with a late strike.
The hosts had a fair share of chances to usurp the table-toppers, but Paul Jaeckel’s 76th-minute goal against the run of play decided the course of events. Sehrou Guirassy was sent off for a second bookable offense inside four minutes, which ended the hosts’ pursuit for a point or three. With just six conceded goals, Union maintain the best defensive record in the league.
A topsy-turvy ride at the Olympiastadion between Hertha Berlin and SC Freiburg ended in a 2-2 draw. Daniel-Kofi Kyereh opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, but very soon, a hand ball from Christian Gunter saw Hertha get a penalty, which was converted easily by Dodi Lukebakio.
Suat Serdar took them ahead at the hour mark, completing Hertha’s comeback, but with less than 12 minutes remaining, Kevin Schade equalised for the visitors to draw things back to square yet again.
Ramy Bensebaini’s brace took headlines as Borussia Monchengladbach registered a big win at home against FC Koln. Marvin Friedrich got the opener for the hosts with a brilliant assist from Jonas Hofmann, but Florian Kainz equalised with a penalty. Right at the end of half-time, Gladbach were presented with a chance to score from the penalty spot, and Bensebaini stepped up to make it 2-1.
The host started the second half on the front foot, scoring just seconds after the whistle. Jonas Hofmann made another assist to provide Bensebaini his second goal as Gladbach went up 4-1. Denis Huseinbasic’s 83rd-minute strike gave some hope for Koln, but Marcus Thuram restored the three-goal advantage in injury time, helping his team win 5-2.
