Continuation of the 16th day of the Bundesliga this Saturday. Despite the postponed matches of St Pauli against Leipzig, and this one of Werder Bremen against Hoffenheim, the teams at the bottom of the table had points to pocket to get their heads above water. Furthermore, a big surprise could have emerged in the capital. Union Berlin hosted the bottom of the championship, Mainz, with only eight points before kick-off. The match seemed to be up to the Berliners, but it was Urs Fischer’s men who opened the scoring away from home. Nadiem Amiri first scored on a curling shot past Frederick Ronnow (30th, 0-1). Returning from the locker room, the visitors pushed for the second goal, thanks to Benedict Hollerbach (69th, 0-2), who did not tremble against his former team where he spent two seasons. Despite numerous changes, nothing worked for Steffen Baumgart’s troops until the last quarter of an hour. Jeong Woo-Yeong reduced the gap (77th, 1-2), before Danilho Doekhi equalized against all odds (86th, 2-2). The locals escaped in the last minutes, and pocketed an important point against the red lantern (2-2).
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If you wanted to see goals, you had to go to the Voith-Arena. Heidenheim, penultimate in the standings before the meeting, who faced a surly Cologne. The locals first opened the scoring after the first quarter of an hour thanks to Marvin Pieringer (15th, 1-0). Eric Martel then responded a few moments later by equalizing (18th, 1-1). However, Julian Niehues’ response was quick, giving his team the advantage back with a strike into the penalty area (26th, 2-2). Cologne continued to push and Said El Mala tied the two teams (48th, 1-2). Final score, two goals everywhere. For its part, Friborg trembled against Hamburg. Vincenzo Griffo’s teammates saw an eye-catching opponent. They were the ones who opened the scoring thanks to Luka Vuskovic (49th, 0-1), before his teammate Daniel Elfadli was sent off the field. Three minutes later, the Italian striker from Friborg converted a penalty to equalize (53rd, 1-1), before Igor Matanovic allowed the locals to take the advantage (83rd, 2-1). After twelve minutes of added time, it was Julian Schuster’s men who won (2-1). Friborg gains one place and ranks eighth. Hamburg maintains its thirteenth place.
The results of the 3:30 p.m. Multiplex :
Freiburg 2-1 Hamburg: Grifo (53rd), Igor Matanovic (83rd) / Vuskovic (49th)
Heidenheim 2-2 Cologne: Pieringer (15th), Niehues (26th) / Martel (18th), El Mala (48th)
Union Berlin 2-2 Mainz: Jeong Woo-Yeong (77th), Danilho Doekhi (86th) / Amiri (30th), Hollerbach (69th)
