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Union Berlin: Gikiewicz; Trimmel, Hübner, Friedrich, Reichel; Rapp (Zulj), Prömel, Kroos; Abdullahi (Gogia), Andersson, Mane (Mees) Sandhausen: Schuhen; Karl (Jansen), Knipping (Behrens), Verlaat, Paqarada, Diekmeier; Linsmayer, Zhirov, Taffertshofer (Vollmann); Wooten, Schleusener Goals: Union Berlin: Andersson - 11; Gogia - 87 Oh captain, my captain! source: Union Berlin There’s not much to say about Saturday’s home win over Sandhausen. This is partially because it was a relatively uneventful game and partially because of the tragic news that a 19-year-old fan of the club was killed by an unknown attacker in the hours following the game. Needless to say, Union Berlin fans around the world are thinking of his family and friends during this difficult time. There was good news before the start of the game, as Union Berlin announced that captain Christopher Trimmel has signed a two-year contract extension with the club. A valuable member of the squad since he arrived in Berlin i...

SV Sandhausen: Lomb; Kister, Karl, Verlaat; Klingmann, Jansen, Förster (Wooten), Linsmayer, Paqarada (Müller); Behrens, Schleusener (Gislason) 1. FC Union Berlin: Gikiewicz; Trimmel, Friedrich, Hübner, Reichel; Schmiedebach; Redondo (Gogia), Prömel, Zulj (Kroos), Hedlund (Hartel); Andersson Goals: none [insert lineup of crying emojis here] Union away support at Sandhausen outperformed the team. Source: Union Berlin While there is no shortage of things to say about a big Union Berlin home win over St. Pauli, there is not much to say at all about a drab nil-nil draw away to Sandhausen. Despite Sandhausen being winless so far this season and sitting 17th in the table, this was always guaranteed to be a tough fixture for Union. Union had only won one game at Sandhausen in seven attempts before Sunday’s kickoff; their record there now stands at 1-4-3. Last year, Union lost this fixture 1-0, so technically this result is an improvement. And indeed, even though the match left a lot t...

BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald, Sandhausen Sunday, September 2 7:30 a.m. EDT, 13:30 CEST Referee: Timo Gerach This Match, Last Year: Sandhausen 1 - 0 Union All-Time in All Competitions: 7 Union wins, 4 Sandhausen wins, 3 draws Union's League Form: L-W-W // W-D-W Sandhausen's League Form:   L-L-W // L-L-L Grischa Prömel celebrates scoring the opener last week. The second division can get really tricky if you continually play to the level of your opponents. Of course, if it's anything like last season, then almost every fixture becomes evenly matched It can certainly be said that Union have played to the level of their opponents so far this season, but in that way, they have ground out the necessary results and sit at the top of the table. Sure, they left it late against Aue and let Jena hang in the Pokal tie a little too long. But they also snatched a difficult point from Köln in what felt like a heavyweight bout and controlled play against a St. Paul...