Both negative series continue after the 21st matchday of the Bundesliga. While Eintracht Frankfurt couldn’t get beyond a 1-1 (0-0) draw on coach Albert Riera’s debut, 1. FC Union Berlin missed out on giving themselves a belated 60th birthday present. You can find all the highlights from the first and second Bundesliga from midnight on Monday morning in the ARD media library and on sportschau.de: https://www.sportschau.de/fussball/bundesliga/index.html We look forward to a subscription to Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sportschau Check out our website: https://www.sportschau.de Our Sportschau themed world in the media library: https://www.ardmediathek.de/sport/ After a During an impressive choreo on the occasion of Union’s 60th birthday, referee Sören Storks had to interrupt the game after a few minutes. After a six-minute break due to the formation of fog, the game continued, but the first “half chance” was still a long time coming. Arthur Theate easily blocked Aljoscha Kemlein’s shot (21st minute), so Kaua Santos remained unemployed. The only upset so far – the unnecessary yellow card for Arnaud Kalimuendo, who shot the ball away after Storks’ whistle. The Frenchman then set a playful accent in the 28th minute, but the cross from a suspected offside position found no taker. In general, Eintracht did not gain any advantage from almost 77 percent possession of the ball; most of the time the ball rolled in the ranks of the midfielders. Then the “Irons” also decided to take an active part in the game. After a corner, Chaibi’s attempt to clear the ball landed at Kemlein, who volleyed the ball and forced Santos to make his first save. Seconds later, Frankfurt captain Koch Ilyas Ansah invited the lead with an unsuccessful return, but the striker missed the lob from 16 meters too hastily. Those who expected more scoring chances with the restart were disappointed after just a few minutes. The South Hessians continued to try to have a lot of ball possession, but the team continued to miss creative moments. And when a ball did get into the Berlin penalty area, the guests carelessly missed the chances, like Oscar Hojlund, who missed clearly from five meters (57th). The Köpenickers remained compact and presented the Frankfurters with a number of challenges. Both coaches therefore tried to influence the game with new players, but this initially failed. Nevertheless: The 0-0 draw was a first success for Eintracht, and in 2026 the team has never gone half without conceding a goal. However, the score wobbled for the first time in the 75th minute when Derrick Köhn hit the post from a difficult angle. The capital city team now seemed increasingly more active, but the goal fell on the other side. Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab brought the ball into the penalty area from the right, Christopher Trimmel was able to clear it, but inadvertently laid it on for Mahmoud Dahoud. However, the 30-year-old missed the first opportunity and set up the ball perfectly for Nathaniel Brown. He hit the ball perfectly and took the 1-0 lead (84′). Berlin apparently also took this as an opportunity to make more offensive efforts – and were able to thank Hojlund a minute after taking the lead. The Dane pulled Rani Khedira down off the ball in the penalty area and left Storks no choice: penalty for Union and yellow-red for Hojlund. With a bit of luck, Leopold Querfeld scored to equalize 1-1. In stoppage time, Santos threatened the point with an unconcentrated pass in the build-up, but Dahoud, who stepped in, was able to prevent anything worse from happening. Starting lineups: FC Union Berlin: Rönnow – Doekhi, Querfeld, Nsoki – Trimmel, R. Khedira, Köhn, Schäfer, Kemlein – Jeong, Ansah Coach: Steffen Baumgart Eintracht Frankfurt: Kaua Santos – Kristensen, R. Koch, Theate, Brown – Larsson, Doan, M. Götze, O. Höjlund, Chaibi – Kalimuendo Coach: Albert Riera Referee: Sören Storks #bundesliga #sportschaubundesliga
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