Bundesliga – Union Berlin takes a big step towards staying in the league with a home win against Bremen
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Video: rbb UM6 | March 16, 2024 | Jakob Rüger | Image: IMAGO / Beautiful Sports
After three games without a win, 1. FC Union Berlin won 2-1 against Werder Bremen on Saturday. A double strike shortly after the break brought the preliminary decision. Winter newcomer Vertessen scored for the first time.
- Uneventful first half, turbulent second half
- Union Berlin ensures a preliminary decision with a double strike shortly after the break
- Winter newcomer Yorbe Vertessen scores his first goal for the Iron
- The Köpenickers climbed to 13th place and are now nine points ahead of the relegation place
The guests from Bremen let the Berliners come in the early stages, but Union was initially unable to convert their slight field superiority into any scoring chances. Most of the action took place in midfield.
In the 24th minute, the spectators in the Alten Försterei stadium saw the first dangerous offensive action: Werder’s Mitchell Weiser came from a central position and fell to finish, but Danilho Doekhi decisively deflected the ball onto the left outside post.
“The best club in the most beautiful area”: Choreo by the Union fans before the home game against Werder Bremen.
Union only becomes dangerous shortly before the half-time whistle
It remained the same: the Köpenickers had more of the game, but did not pose any insurmountable challenges to the Bremen defense. The decisive final passes too often ended up with the opponent. On the other hand, Marvin Ducksch aimed clearly too high (39th).
Shortly before the half-time whistle, things became dangerous twice in front of the guests’ goal: a volley from Brenden Aaronson was parried by SVW keeper Michael Zetterer (45th +1), and after the subsequent corner, Lucas Tousart headed just over the goal (45th). .+2). At halftime the score remained 0-0.
First the Bremen annex fires, then the Berlin offensive
Bremen started the second half with momentum, a shot from Justin Njinmah from a half-right position was blocked at the last moment (46′). Afterwards, referee Daniel Schlager briefly interrupted the game when pyrotechnics were ignited in the visitors’ block.
After the smoke had cleared and the game was back on track, Union Berlin made the preliminary decision with a quick double strike out of nowhere: First, after preparatory work by Robin Gosens, Yorbe Vertessen scored his first Bundesliga goal with a juicy shot from a central position and made it 1: 0 for Köpenicker (50th). Shortly afterwards, Brenden Aaronson made it 2-0 (52′) after a remarkable one-two with Vertessen.
Weiser restores connection – Union brings victory to the finish
It took until the 63rd minute for Werder to come back: after a corner from Ducksch, Weiser was on the ball in front of Union keeper Frederik Rönnow, nodded in and thus made the connection. Now it went back and forth: Tousart had a great chance to make it 3-1, but was denied by Zetterer (67′). Werder also managed to get further shots – deep into the generous eight-minute stoppage time – but without really having a compelling chance to equalise.
Union Berlin brought the lead to the finish and in this way took a big step towards staying in the league. Eight game days before the end of the season, coach Nenad Bjelica’s team is now nine points ahead of the relegation place.
The reactions to the game
Yorbe Vertessen (1. FC Union Berlin): “I realized a second after I scored that I had scored a goal. That was great, I enjoyed it a lot.”
Brenden Aaronson (1. FC Union Berlin): “This is a big step for us. We are strong at home, we have to maintain this form now. It was a good performance from us, this is a big victory.”
Milos Veljkovic (SV Werder Bremen): “The first goal shocked us – for whatever reason. We knew that the Berlin fans would step on the gas and that it would be a crazy atmosphere here. That shouldn’t worry us, but it did – and that’s why you lose games like that.”
The voices in the audio
The game in the live ticker
Broadcast: rbb24 Inforadio, March 16, 2024, 3:30 p.m