1. FC Union Berlin also lost the second competitive game under coach Steffen Baumgart without a goal of their own and set a negative club record. The Berlin team lost 0:2 (0:2) to FC Augsburg, who had previously been winless away from home, in their home stadium An der Alten Försterei.
The Berliners have been waiting for a threesome for ten Bundesliga games. This has only happened once before for the FCU: in the previous season, which almost ended in relegation. Alexis Claude-Maurice ensured the visitors’ victory in front of 21,560 spectators with his brace (9th/30th minute) in the last game of the first half of the season.
“It’s a mix of everything. We have to continue to work on ourselves and analyze what’s going wrong,” said Rani Khedira in a crestfallen interview with “Sky.” Captain Christopher Trimmel said: “It’s not all bad, but I know at some point we need it points.” In the first two games under Baumgart, Union “lost, but we have the chances to score and have to score the goals.” Berlin is still waiting for a goal under the new coach.
This means that the hopes associated with Baumgart in the east of the capital have suffered a severe setback. Union is just ahead of the relegation region with 17 points. Offensively, the Berliners remain too harmless. Baumgart’s first competitive game in the Union coaching bench was lost on Saturday in Heidenheim (0-2).
Encouragement for FCA
The Berliners could also lose a point if the game with the lighter scandal against Bochum is counted for VfL even after the call-up. The Berliners will also start the second half of the season at home: against FSV Mainz 05 next Sunday (3:30 p.m./DAZN).
FCA, on the other hand, managed the first away win of the season that coach Jess Thorup had demanded and jumped past Union in the bottom half of the table. For the Swabians, success is an important source of encouragement. Three of the next four league games are away. It continues on Sunday in Bremen (5:30 p.m./DAZN).
Baumgart has to rebuild the defense
For the guests, new signing Cédric Zesiger, who had only arrived on loan from Wolfsburg on Tuesday, was immediately in the starting line-up after several failures in defense.
Baumgart opted for a slightly more defensive orientation with three sixes. He also rebuilt his defensive chain. Kevin Vogt replaced Diogo Leite inside. Jérôme Roussillon started for the suspended Tom Rothe, making only his second appearance this season.
Both goals fell on the left side. Augsburg combined into the penalty area. An attempted clearance by Rani Khedira landed directly at Claude-Maurice, who lobbed the ball briefly and then slammed it under the crossbar from a central position. For his second goal, the Frenchman was served by Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, who was completely free-standing in the backcourt.
Jordan only hits the crossbar
The Iron Men had opportunities to equalize through Lucas Tousart (10th) and Benedict Hollerbach (17th). But they seemed unsure, especially after the second goal. FCA’s leadership was absolutely deserved.
During the break, Baumgart changed again. The more attacking Laszlo Benes came into play in midfield for Aljoscha Kemlein. Shortly after the restart, Jordan, who had no luck this season, had the goal on his feet. But his shot only hit the crossbar (46′).
The home side were unable to use their pressure phase to score a goal. After a clever counterattack, Augsburg’s Elvis Rexhbecaj was denied by Union keeper Alexander Schwolow (58′). The Köpenick team continued to struggle to create many chances. The FCA mainly limited itself to maintaining the result.
Source: www.sport.de
