Match highlights
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1. FC Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig highlights
How the goals came
6' Taiwo Awoniyi opens the scoring for 1. FC Union Berlin → 13' Christopher Nkunku equalises for RB Leipzig → 57' Timo Baumgartl puts 1. FC Union Berlin ahead (the winner). Full time: 2-1, 1. FC Union Berlin win.
The match, goal by goal
1 of the 3 goals came after half-time.
6' Taiwo Awoniyi (1. FC Union Berlin) 1-0
Matchday 14 of the Bundesliga, on 3 December 2021, began with an early breakthrough for the hosts. Taiwo Awoniyi put 1. FC Union Berlin ahead in the 6th minute, making it 1-0 against RB Leipzig. With so little time gone, Union had a lead to build on for the rest of the first half.
13' Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) 1-1
Union's advantage lasted only seven minutes. In the 13th minute, Christopher Nkunku struck for RB Leipzig to level the score at 1-1, giving the visitors a quick response. The match was back to square one early in the first half, and the score would stay that way until after the break.
57' Timo Baumgartl (1. FC Union Berlin) 2-1
With the game still tied at 1-1 after the interval, Timo Baumgartl restored 1. FC Union Berlin's lead in the 57th minute. Union did not relinquish it again, and the 2-1 scoreline held to the final whistle, making Baumgartl's goal the winner. It ended a deadlock that had stood since the 13th minute and secured victory for the home side against RB Leipzig.
