BERLIN —
Union Berlin moved to the top of the
Bundesliga on Sunday with a determined 1–0
win at Cologne.
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With fans
chanting “front runners” in the background, Berlin captain Christopher Trimmel
told DAZN after the game “we are on a roll”.
“We are doing
well. That’s why we are where we are.”
Cologne coach
Steffen Baumgart said his side had been thoroughly outplayed and “had no answers”.
“It’s a deserved
victory. You have to acknowledge that quite clearly.
“I haven’t seen
a team play as well here as Union did for a long time.
“You’ve got to
recognize that the plan we had did not work at all.”
Union, who are
unbeaten this season, held reigning champions Bayern Munich to a draw last
weekend.
The visitors
began the game at a furious pace, taking the lead on just four minutes.
Debutant
goalkeeper Lennart Grill punted a long ball towards Jordan Siebatcheu, who
passed to a running Sheraldo Becker on the edge of the box.
Becker’s cross
was deflected by Cologne defender Timo Huebers into the bottom corner of his
own net.
Just four
minutes later, referee Benjamin Cortus awarded Union a penalty for a handball,
but Siebatcheu’s tame effort was easily saved by Cologne keeper Marvin
Schwaebe.
Becker had the
ball in the back of the net again a minute afterwards, but his superb strike
was ruled out for offside.
Despite
dominating possession, Cologne were unable to find a way through with Union
frequently dangerous on the counter.
Cologne went
down to 10 men in the 81st minute when Luca Kilian picked up his second yellow
card for a tactical foul on Andras Schaefer.
Cologne’s first
loss of the season leaves Union and Bayern as the only two unbeaten sides in
the Bundesliga this term.
In Sunday’s late
game, Freiburg have the chance to retake top spot when they welcome Borussia
Moenchengladbach to the Europa Park Stadion.
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