Benedict Hollerbach’s 83rd-minute strike earned Union Berlin a doubtlessly treasured level of their rally in opposition to relegation as Bayern Munich dropped factors for the second time in per week with a draw on the Stadion An der Alten Forsterei.
Substitute Leroy Sane’s Seventy fifth-minute end had put the dominant guests on track to maneuver 11 factors clear on the high of the Bundesliga.
Former Bayern youth participant Hollerbach pounced from contained in the field after rookie Roten goalkeeper Jonas Urbig failed to carry Josip Juranovic’s cross.
Eisern! pic.twitter.com/IuqGoxYBgm
— 1. FC Union Berlin (English) (@fcunion_en) March 15, 2025
Union Berlin v Bayern
Having suffered a shock first dwelling league defeat of the season to third-bottom Bochum last Saturday, Bayern have been unconvincing once more for a lot of their contest with opponents who began the day six factors above the relegation zone.
Vincent Kompany’s gamers produced 14 of the 18 makes an attempt at objective however solely 4 of the seven on track, going closest throughout the first half when Serge Gnabry was denied by goalkeeper Frederik Ronnow in a one-on-one simply earlier than half-time.
Prime scorer Harry Kane, who netted twice when Bayern gained the primary assembly between the groups this season 3-0, had a quiet recreation by his requirements, testing Ronnow with a free-kick shortly after half-time.
Urbig did nicely to cease a fierce Juranovic drive at his close to submit earlier than Bayern went forward when Sane arrived forward of Jeong Woo-yeong to satisfy Josip Stanisic’s cross and rating his seventh objective of the marketing campaign.
And that, Unioner, is that. A wonderful, courageous level on the pitch. A wonderful racket within the stands. Eisern Union! pic.twitter.com/M5Gz0w1BVZ
— 1. FC Union Berlin (English) (@fcunion_en) March 15, 2025
Kompany: Urbig mistake ‘chaos second’
New signing Urbig, who arrived from Koln in January and has been deputising for the injured Manuel Neuer, gifted Union their objective in opposition to the run of play.
“It was slightly little bit of a chaos second for us,” Kompany said after the 21-year-old’s mistake on his second Bundesliga begin.
“Maybe it displays on the braveness of Union Berlin and maybe it doesn’t mirror utterly the way in which the sport went. We are going to use the worldwide break to return again contemporary and get to our goal.”
Bayern, who accomplished a 5-0 combination win over reigning German champions Bayer Leverkusen within the Champions League spherical of 16 on Tuesday, are subsequent in motion at dwelling to fourth-bottom St Pauli on March 29 (2.30pm GMT).
Union will search to increase their unbeaten run to a few video games when they’re away 24 hours later, taking over a Freiburg facet who’re at the moment sixth.
