Matchday 16 Recap: 1. FC Magdeburg 1 - 1 1. FC Union Berlin
Magdeburg: Brunst; Müller, Erdmann, Schäfer; Bülter, Laprevotte, Preißinger (Weil), Niemeyer (Costly); Türpitz (Butzen); Beck, Lohkemper Union Berlin: Gikiewicz; Trimmel, Hübner, Friedrich, Lenz; Schmiedebach, Kroos (Polter), Zulj; Abdullahi (Gogia), Polter, Mees (Hartel) Goals: Magdeburg: Beck - 39 Union Berlin: Gogia - 65 Welcome back, Gogia! source: Union Berlin Union Berlin escaped Magdeburg with only a point on Sunday -- and they were lucky to do so. Despite the home side sitting in 16th place in the table, they looked to be the better side for the majority of the game, and if it weren’t for the welcome return of Akaki Gogia’s scoring boots (he seemed to have misplaced them for a bit), Union’s unbeaten run in the league would have come to an altogether inglorious end. Urs Fischer always talks up the opponents in his pre-match press conferences, so it was no surprise to hear him praise Magdeburg despite their lowly place in the table and note that Union would have to ...