FC Augsburg – 1. FC Union Berlin 1:1 (1:0)
The FC Augsburg and 1. FC Union Berlin drew 1-1 (1-0) in front of 27,267 spectators at the WWK Arena in Augsburg. The game between 15th and 9th in the table started with many duels and initially remained evenly matched. The first goal only came in added time in the first half: Alexis Claude-Maurice scored with a remarkable long-range shot from 27 meters away to give Augsburg the lead (45th + 6th).
In the opening quarter of an hour of the second half, Claude-Maurice had the next chance for the Fuggerstadt team: However, his free kick only hit the post (59th). In the final phase, Union player Derrick Köhn (89th) received a red card for serious foul play. Despite being outnumbered, Union managed to equalize in stoppage time through Marin Ljubičić (90+2).
“In the end, the goal we scored was deserved. It shows that the team has morale,” said Union’s managing director of professional football Horst Heldt. Previously, “we lacked a bit of greed,” he said on Sky broadcaster.
Protest and club record
During the first half, Augsburg fans also caused the game to be interrupted: after about half an hour, they threw small balls onto the grass, so that the game had to be paused for several minutes. With the action they protested against the unusual scheduling on Thursday evening – on a banner they criticized the “fragmented match days” in the Bundesliga.
The Augsburg team also set a personal club record in the 44th minute. For the first time since 2014, the club managed to go more than 360 minutes without conceding a home goal. Goalkeeper Finn Dahmen replaced Marwin Hitz and Alexander Manninger, who shared the previous club record of 349 minutes.
Read the match reports from Tuesday and Wednesday here.
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