On February 4, one of the matches of the 19th round of the German Football Championship took place. Met "Union" (Berlin) and "Mainz" (Germany).
"Union" - "Mainz" - 2:1. German Championship, 19th roundGerman Championship, 19th round
"Union" (Berlin) — "Mainz" (Germany) — 2:1 (1:0)
Goals: Kevin Behrens (32), J. Zibatcheu (84) — M. Ingvarzen (79)
Warnings: Adjork (45), Paul Seguin (72)
On a sunny afternoon, Union Berlin and FSV Mainz 05 met in a tense game. Fans in the stadium enjoyed intense competition from the very beginning. In the 32nd minute, K. Behrens scored the first goal for Union Berlin, and the guests started the game on a positive note. FSV Mainz 05 then received a yellow card in the 45th minute when L. Adjork was penalized for a foul. The situation escalated in the 56th minute, when D. Kor replaced A. Stakh in the away team. To reverse this trend, Union Berlin then made its own substitution with J. Haberer replacing A. Laiduni. Literally a minute later, in 1971, several changes were made to both sides at once. For FSV Mainz 05, they made a double switch, with D. da Costa and M. Leitch in and L. Ajorcé and M. Ingvartsen out. At the same time, Lee Jae-soon replaced A. Barcock. Union Berlin also received a yellow card as P. Seguin was found to have fouled in the 72nd minute. FSV Mainz 05 took a penalty in 78th place and M. Ingvartsen converted it to equalize. Despite pressure from the guests, Union Berlin survived and made three substitutions in the 79th minute when J. Roussillon, N. Giesselmann, P. Seguin and M. Thorsby replaced each other. K. Behrens was also sent off and replaced by J. Zibatcheu. In the 84th minute, J. Sibacheu regained the advantage of Union Berlin, and, having maintained a tight defense, they were able to keep the score until the end of the match. In the 89th minute, Union Berlin knocked out S. Becker and replaced J. Leveling, while FSV Mainz 05 made the last substitution: L. Barreiro replaced B. Gruda. In regular time, Union Berlin won with a final score of 2:1.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: RB Leipzig - Union, Mainz - Augsburg.
