Union players cheered for the goal after less than half an hour of play, but Becker’s shot was canceled by the referee due to his hand. Four minutes later, however, Mönchengladbach scored. After the corner, the defender Elvedi hits his head.
The home team drew in the 79th minute, when Behrens also headed home. Four minutes before the end, the video referee again disallowed Union’s goal, Trimmel’s goal was disallowed for offside. The drama culminated in the seventh minute of regulation, when Doekhi also got his head.
The Berliners are reeling from last week’s surprise away defeat to bottom-placed Bochum. At the top of the table, they kept one point ahead of second-placed Bayern Munich. Mönchengladbach have lost for the second consecutive time and are tenth.
Grifo kicked off his performance in Gelsenkirchen with a fierce volley at the far post in the first half from a set piece. He added the second goal in the 61st minute from the penalty spot. Freiburg has 24 points and is third. Schalke have lost for the sixth consecutive time in the league and are last with six points.
Kolín nad Rýnem’s players drew 1: 1 at home to Hoffenheim after a 1: 0 victory at Slovácko on Friday. Pavel Kadeřábek spent the entire match on the visitors’ bench.
In the 13th minute, the home team’s top scorer, Kainz, left his mark. The credit for his goal, however, was mainly given to the assist Maina, who won the ball on the halfway line, took it into the goal and passed it to his teammate in an ideal shooting position. Nine minutes later, Bruun Larsen directed Baumgartner’s low cross behind goalkeeper Schwäbe to 1: 1. Three minutes from the end, the host Kabak is sent off after the second yellow card.
| German Football Championship – Round 12: |
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| Union Berlin – Mönchengladbach 2: 1 (79 Behrens, 90 + 7 Doekhi – 33 Elvedi), |
| Schalke – Freiburg 0: 2 (45 ° + 1 to 61 ° z pen. Grifo), |
| Cologne – Hoffenheim 1: 1 (13. Kainz – 36. Bruun Larsen). |
