Keystone
After ten games without a win, Union Berlin achieved a 2-1 home win against Mainz in the 18th round of the Bundesliga.
Benedict Hollerbach after a few seconds and Robert Skov with a penalty in the middle of the first half secured Berlin’s surprising success against Mainz, who were strong this season and had meanwhile equalized to 1-1. Silvan Widmer came on as a substitute for the last half hour at Mainz.
Union Berlin, which has been coached by Steffen Baumgart since this year, started 2025 with two defeats.
Telegram and table:
Union Berlin – Mainz 05 2:1 (2:1). – Goals: 1. Hollerbach 1:0. 5. Amiri (penalty) 1:1. 24. Skov (penalty) 2:1. – Remarks: Mainz 05 with Widmer (from 61st).
-The other games of the 18th round. Friday: Eintracht Frankfurt – Borussia Dortmund 2-0. – Saturday: Holstein Kiel – Hoffenheim 1:3. VfB Stuttgart – SC Freiburg 4-0. Bayern Munich – Wolfsburg 3:2. Heidenheim – St. Pauli 0:2. Bochum – RB Leipzig 3:3. Bayer Leverkusen – Borussia Mönchengladbach 3:1. – Sunday: Werder Bremen – Augsburg 5.30 p.m.
1. Bayern Munich 18/45 (56:15). 2. Bayer Leverkusen 18/41 (44:24). 3. Eintracht Frankfurt 18/36 (42:24). 4. VfB Stuttgart 18/32 (36:26). 5. RB Leipzig 18/31 (32:27). 6. Mainz 05 18/28 (31:23). 7. Wolfsburg 18/27 (40:32). 8. SC Freiburg 18/27 (25:34). 9. Werder Bremen 17/26 (31:32). 10. Borussia Dortmund 18/25 (32:31). 11. Borussia Mönchengladbach 18/24 (27:29). 12. Union Berlin 18/20 (16:24). 13. Augsburg 17/19 (19:33). 14. St. Pauli 18/17 (14:21). 15. Hoffenheim 18/17 (23:35). 16. Heidenheim 18/14 (23:38). 17. Holstein Kiel 18/11 (26:46). 18. Bochum 18/10 (5:40 p.m.).
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