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Union Berlin: Gikiewicz; Trimmel, Hübner, Friedrich, Reichel; Prömel, Schmiedebach, Kroos (Zulj); Abdullahi (Hartel), Andersson, Mees (Parensen) Darmstadt: Fernandes; Rieder, Franke (Höhn), Sulu, Holland; Medojevic, Jones; Heller, Kempe (Boyd), Wurtz (Mehlem); Dursun Goals: Union: Andersson - 28, 42; Sulu (OG) - 65 Darmstadt: Dursun - 73 Union had a lot to celebrate in this game. Source: Union Berlin   Well, Darmstadt at home, or as I’d like to call it, How Sebastian Andersson Got His Groove Back. At the start of the season, the Swedish striker -- brought in to supplement the Union attack during Sebastian Polter’s lengthy layoff -- was on fire, memorably banging in two goals in a 4-1 demolishing of St. Pauli and netting two more against Köln and Ingolstadt. Yet his output has dwindled in recent weeks, especially once he lost his spot in the starting 11 to the prodigal Polter. But after a tough game against top-of-the-table Hamburg on Monday, Urs Fischer needed to rest some...

Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin Saturday, December 1 7:00 a.m. EST, 13:00 CEST Referee: Marco Fritz This Match, Last Year: Union Berlin 3 - 3 Darmstadt All-Time in All Competitions: 0 Union Berlin wins, 2 Darmstadt wins, 2 draws Union Berlin's League Form: D-D-D-D-W-D Union Berlin's League Position: 3rd, 24 points, +11 GD Darmstadt's League Form: L-D-W-W-L-L Darmstadt's League Position: 12th, 17 points, -4 GD The calendar turns to December tomorrow and Union Berlin still sit with a nice looking 0 in the loss column for this season. They've picked up some critical points on the road against the promotion favorites sitting in the two slots in the table ahead of them, including a big come-from-behind 2-2 draw at Hamburg this past Monday night. Make no mistake, this team's fighting spirit proves that they are never out of a match; they've shown that in Cologne and Hamburg and Dortmund as well. But it's in Köpenick where ...