The fans of 1. FC Union Berlin drove their team loudly as usual, to the rhythm of the usual melodies they swayed back and forth on the well-filled stands in the Alte Försterei.
Unlike the songs of their supporters, the rhythm of a European Cup participant is new for the football players in Berlin.
After successfully qualifying for the group stage for the Conference League, it was her third appearance in the past seven days.
The higher workload on coach Urs Fischer's team did not cause any problems, however, a 2-1 win against Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Speed from the start
Union pushed the pace right from the start, and captain Christopher Trimmel had a good opportunity when he finished at the back post (3rd).
Gladbach was in no way inferior to the Berliners and so an entertaining exchange of blows developed.
Borussia tried to determine the game, Union switched quickly and came up with good opportunities.
The leading goal fell according to this pattern, with which the Gladbachers helped a lot.
After Louis Beyer negligently lost the ball to Max Kruse in his own half, things happened very quickly.
Genki Haraguchi drove the ball forward on the right side and crossed precisely into the middle on Niko Gießelmann, who finished with a massive header (22nd).
The leadership was very accommodating to Union, the Berliners created a lot of dangerous things out of moments of change. Taiwo Awoniyi initially failed to Yann Sommer (34th), but scored just before the break to make it 2-0 (41st). Kruse had unlocked him with a soulful pass. Gladbach presented itself too imprecisely, especially in the end, Jonas Hofmann and Florian Neuhaus could not get the ball into the goal (44th). The subsequent goal in stoppage time by Hofmann came too late (90 + 1).