Baumgart's premiere as a Union coach: defeat shocked fans!

Steffen Baumgart celebrated a failed debut as a coach of Union Berlin. The Bundesliga club lost his first game under Baumgart 0: 2 (0: 1) against 1. FC Heidenheim. Union Berlin continues to lead this defeat to the relegation battle, since the team has been waiting for a win for ten competitive games.

The encounter took place under tense signs, since Union Berlin is confronted with a subsequent punishment from the sports court, which converted a 1-1 defeat against VfL Bochum into a 0-2 defeat. As in the reporting of Radio Ennepe Ruhr , the club announced that it announced against this decision.

game course and crucial moments

In the duel against Heidenheim, Union Berlin fell behind early. Frans scabular scored the first goal for the hosts in the 17th minute. Union had some good chances in the first round, but failed, among other things, on the crossbar. A crucial moment of the game was the red card for Tom Rothe, which he received in the 38th minute after a foul on Sirlord Conteh, which had to act outnumbered Union Berlin.

Adrian Beck made the decision in the 84th minute by scoring the second goal for Heidenheim. Union Berlin was unable to equalize despite some good chances in the second half. The defeat is a bitter continuation of the difficult situation for the team, which only has 17 points in the table and is only four points above the relegation place.

like RND The relegation place may further reduce, the DFB Federal Court should confirm the subsequent defeat against VfL Bochum. Heidenheim was able to end his negative series with this victory and scored the first three points since the end of September.