In the third round of the Bundesliga competition, the "Union" team played almost evenly with "Hoffenheim," but was significantly behind the opponent in terms of accurate shots on goal. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
At the beginning of the game, Fisnik Asllani came close to opening the score, but the goalkeeper was in position. In the added time of the first half, Andrej Kramaric scored a precise penalty kick, opening the visitors' account.
The goalkeeper almost managed to stop the ball, resulting in a score of 0:1. In the next attack, Asllani scored with a header, increasing the score to 0:2.
At the start of the second half, the "Hoffenheim" goalkeeper made a serious mistake, and Ansa Ilyas scored into an open goal, making the score 1:2. Immediately on the counterattack, Rani Hedira was unable to act effectively, and Asllani placed the ball into the net, making it 1:3.
In the 71st minute, after a corner kick, the "Union" team continued the play, and Tom Rote reduced the score to 2:3. In the 82nd minute, Rote was sent off for a foul in his own penalty area.
Tim Lemperte accurately directed the free kick to the center, the goalkeeper stretched towards the corner, and the score became 2:4. The "Hoffenheim" team collected six points, while "Union" remained with three points.
The match protocol ended as follows: "Union Berlin" 2, "Hoffenheim" 4. This game took place at the "An der Alten Försterei" stadium, and the rivalry between the teams was exciting.
The results affected the teams' positions in the tournament table.
