17.
17:50
Stieler has a brief need to speak to Urs Fischer, who is completely surprised by this. Previously, the coach had briefly gone onto the field at the throw-in to straighten the lawn. Even a man from Bochum tripped over it. In this respect, it was a gesture that was meant dearly, but it is against the rules.
16.
17:48
Riemann resolutely fists a cross from the right out of the danger zone.
15.
17:47
Letsch exchanges the former Unioner for a loan from the FCU. That also rarely happens.
15.
17:46
Substitution at VfL Bochum: Dominique Heintz
15.
17:46
Substitution at VfL Bochum: Keven Schlotterbeck
14.
17:46
Now Schlotterbeck is at least standing again and, supported by the medical staff, limping back into the dressing room and probably soon into the hospital.
13.
17:45
The VfL supervisors also ask for a stretcher and the leg is permanently raised. Unfortunately, there is a lack of expertise here to be able to make a reasonable diagnosis.
12.
17:44
After a tackle of his own, Keven Schlotterbeck indicates that he can no longer play. Becker slipped over his leg when he landed. So a slight laceration is definitely visible.
9.
17:41
A little later, another free kick from Bochum flies in front of the goal. Frederik Rønnow plucks it effortlessly from the air.
8.
17:40
VfL plays the ball on the half-left side of the penalty area, but can’t find a gap through the Berlin team. So it has to be rebuilt.
5.
17:37
Next finish for the Iron Ones, it’s Doekhi again. This time he plays the ball very carefully with his inside instep from about 20 meters into Riemann’s arms.
3.
17:35
It gets off to an unexpected start. Bochum attacked for the first time by hitting a free kick from the center line to the left corner of the sixteen. The offensive wins the header duel, but the ball flies in a high arc only into Rønnow’s arms.
2.
17:34
There is at least one corner kick and it jumps through to Doekhi. However, he can only play the ball with his shin, which means that the ball flies far over the goal!
1.
17:33
The ball rolls at the old forester’s lodge. Union plays its way into the penalty area from the left for the first time, where two attackers go down! Stieler does not indicate a foul and is therefore correct. Up front it was more Behrens who put his arm into the opponent and at the back Antwi-Adjei and Khedira both just go for the ball!
1.
17:32
game start
17:29
The teams step out of the catacombs of the stadium at the old forester’s lodge. It will not be long!
17:20
With Tobias Stieler, a very experienced referee is traveling to the capital. Line judges Christian Gittelmann and Jan Neitzel-Petersen are assisting the 42-year-old.
17:13
Bochum actually won the first leg. At that time, Philipp Hofmann and Gerrit Holtmann shot out a lead that Berlin could no longer equalize. After Miloš Pantović initially missed a penalty to connect, he was only able to score in injury time to make it 2-1.
17:05
Thomas Letsch also changes twice compared to the recent 2: 3 against Stuttgart. Anthony Losilla is out with a yellow card suspended and Kostas Stafylidis is injured. That’s why something is being changed so that Jordi Osei-Tutu and Keven Schlotterbeck can start together.
16:57
Union has kept up well against Dortmund, which is why Urs Fischer sees little reason for changes. However, Nico Gießelmann and Morten Thorsby have to sit on the bench. The reason for this is the return of Jérôme Roussillon, who has recovered from slight muscular problems. In addition, Aïssa Laïdouni is allowed to play right from the start.
16:48
VfL recently suffered a bitter defeat against VfB Stuttgart. Nevertheless, big points can be collected again today in the relegation battle. Since VfB, despite an excellent performance, could only get one point against Dortmund and Schalke prevailed against Hertha, the team from the Ruhr area could pull away by five points. That would be particularly important because Bochum is currently the only team within reach of the relegation zone.
16:39
After four games without defeat, Union lost in the top game against Borussia Dortmund last week. Nevertheless, the unexpected hopes of the Champions League are alive. With a win, Union would overtake RB Leipzig again, reduce the gap to Dortmund to three points and could keep the gap in fifth place at four points. However, it will be a difficult fight.
16:29
Dreams of the Champions League meet pure fear of relegation. At 5:30 p.m. Union Berlin welcomes VfL Bochum. Welcome!
