Match highlights
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1. FC Union Berlin vs Borussia Mönchengladbach highlights
How the goals came
22' Niko Gießelmann opens the scoring for 1. FC Union Berlin → 41' Taiwo Awoniyi extends 1. FC Union Berlin's lead (the winner) → 90+1' Jonas Hofmann pulls one back for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Full time: 2-1, 1. FC Union Berlin win.
The match, goal by goal
1 of the 3 goals came after half-time. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
22' Niko Gießelmann (1. FC Union Berlin) 1-0
On matchday 3 of the Bundesliga, on 2021-08-29, 1. FC Union Berlin hosted Borussia Mönchengladbach at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei. Niko Gießelmann broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute to make it 1-0. Union would not surrender the lead from that point on.
41' Taiwo Awoniyi (1. FC Union Berlin) 2-0
With half-time approaching, Taiwo Awoniyi doubled Union's advantage in the 41st minute, making it 2-0. The hosts went into the break two goals to the good. Given that Gladbach pulled one back late on, Awoniyi's strike ultimately proved to be the difference.
90'+1 Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 2-1
Trailing by two, Borussia Mönchengladbach finally found a reply in stoppage time, as Jonas Hofmann scored in the 90+1st minute to make it 2-1. It came too late to change the outcome, however, and the match ended 2-1 in Union's favor.
