Match highlights
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1. FC Union Berlin vs SV Werder Bremen highlights
How the goals came
50' Yorbe Vertessen opens the scoring for 1. FC Union Berlin → 52' Brenden Aaronson extends 1. FC Union Berlin's lead (the winner) → 63' Mitchell Weiser pulls one back for SV Werder Bremen. Full time: 2-1, 1. FC Union Berlin win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 3 goals came after half-time.
50' Yorbe Vertessen (1. FC Union Berlin) 1-0
Union Berlin and Werder Bremen went into the break goalless in this Bundesliga Matchday 26 meeting on 16 March 2024. The deadlock lasted until the 50th minute, when Yorbe Vertessen put the home side 1-0 up. His goal opened the scoring at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei and set the course for the second half.
52' Brenden Aaronson (1. FC Union Berlin) 2-0
Only two minutes after the opener, Brenden Aaronson doubled the lead for 1. FC Union Berlin in the 52nd minute, making it 2-0. The quick succession of goals early in the second half gave the home side a clear cushion. Werder Bremen pulled one back later, but Union held on to win 2-1, making Aaronson's strike the winning goal.
63' Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen) 2-1
Trailing by two goals, visitors SV Werder Bremen responded in the 63rd minute through Mitchell Weiser, cutting the deficit to 2-1. The goal came 11 minutes after Union Berlin's second and turned the match back into a one-goal contest. Bremen could not find an equalizer, however, and Weiser's goal remained their only one of the afternoon.
