Loud, louder, Union fans!
At the start of the Bundesliga, Union Berlin scored 1-1 against Leverkusen in front of 11,006 fans, which means that for the first time in its third Bundesliga year it has not gone bankrupt. However, many of them created unsightly scenes.
Two Leverkusen stars brutally whistled!
What was going on? When Leverkusen’s Jonathan Tah or Nadiem Amiri were on the ball, the Union fans whistled. Background: Hübner (now Nuremberg) is said to insult Amiri as a “shitty Afghan” at the last game of the two teams in January. Tah explained the scene on TV at the time, but hadn’t heard the expressions himself. The racist statement could not be proven by Hübner, but he was banned for two games. Teuchert is also said to have made a punishable statement at the time.
Union President Dirk Zingler on the behavior of the fans: “I didn’t whistle. The boys and girls standing here whistle and that’s their right. You have to ask those who whistle … “
The fans could also celebrate. After a great pass from Kruse, Awoniyi played Frimpong and Kossounou, slamming the ball under the crossbar to make it 1-0 (7th). Zingler on “Sky”: “That’s why we brought him in.” After a loan last year, the club signed the striker for 6 million euros.
Shortly afterwards it is Leverkusen’s turn. Diaby prevails through the Union’s defense, pushes in at the bottom left – 1: 1 (12th).
▶ ︎ By the way: Among the fans there were also world champion Sami Khedira, who cheered on brother Rani, and Robert Andrich. The Unioner could move to Leverkusen this summer, but now he was probably suffering from adductor problems.
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