Match highlights
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1. FC Union Berlin vs Hertha BSC highlights
How the goals came
31' Jordan Pefok opens the scoring for 1. FC Union Berlin → 50' Sheraldo Becker extends 1. FC Union Berlin's lead (the winner) → 54' Robin Knoche extends 1. FC Union Berlin's lead → 85' Dodi Lukébakio pulls one back for Hertha BSC. Full time: 3-1, 1. FC Union Berlin win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 4 goals came after half-time.
31' Jordan Pefok (1. FC Union Berlin) 1-0
The opening matchday of the Bundesliga season brought Hertha BSC to the Stadion An der Alten Försterei, and the first breakthrough came in the 31st minute through Jordan Pefok. His first-half goal put 1. FC Union Berlin 1-0 up. Union never relinquished that lead, going on to win 3-1, which made Pefok's strike the goal that set the course of the afternoon.
50' Sheraldo Becker (1. FC Union Berlin) 2-0
Leading 1-0 at the interval, 1. FC Union Berlin doubled their advantage early in the second half when Sheraldo Becker scored in the 50th minute. The goal made it 2-0 and gave the home side a two-goal cushion against Hertha BSC. Another followed just four minutes later, as Union tightened their grip on the match at the start of the second half.
54' Robin Knoche (1. FC Union Berlin) 3-0
Only four minutes after Becker's goal, Robin Knoche found the net in the 54th minute to make it 3-0. It was Union's second goal in quick succession early in the second half, stretching the lead to three. The margin proved more than enough, as Hertha BSC's late reply did nothing to threaten the result.
85' Dodi Lukébakio (Hertha BSC) 3-1
Trailing 3-0, Hertha BSC pulled one back in the 85th minute through Dodi Lukébakio. The goal made it 3-1, but with little time remaining, it was the only reply the visitors could manage. The match finished 3-1, and Hertha left the opening matchday without a point.
