No points again: another defeat for Eta with Union

Coach Marie-Louise Eta of 1. FC Union Berlin was very committed on the touchline / Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa

Two goals conceded in just a few minutes

In her first away game, the 34-year-old Eta was immediately up to speed. She conducted and applauded enthusiastically on the Köpenicker touchline. The North German Werner took it easy. He had to make do without Nicolas Seiwald, who was ill, at short notice.

The first big chance fell to Romulo (9') after excellent preparatory work from Yan Diomande. First the rushing Union goalkeeper Frederik Rönnow saved, then Andras Schäfer, who was rotated into the starting XI along with Janik Haberer, headed the rebounded ball off the goal line and out of play.

Union played very deep from the start and relied more on quick reversals through the sprinting ex-Leipzig player Oliver Burke. After a strong run by Leipzig's Diomande down the right, Rönnow was able to deflect the ball into the middle, where Leopold Querfeld headed the ball straight to the feet of Finkgräfe (22'). The latter scored his first RB goal to take the lead. Romulo then cleverly increased the lead with a lob (25') when Querfeld tried to head a clearance from RB keeper Maarten Vandevoordt to Rönnow.

Union goalkeeper Rönnow out injured

After trailing 2-0 down, Eta used the brief interruption to Rönnow's injury to give their players a good talking-to. The keeper then had to be replaced by Carl Klaus due to injury. The latter prevented the next RB goal after a corner (40') and several attempts to clear the ball when he deflected it over the crossbar.

In stoppage time, Union had the only top-class chance in the first half: Burke (45.+2), who ran alone towards Vandevoordt, failed to beat the Belgian goalkeeper.

After the changeover, the Köpenickers increased their attacking power somewhat. That gave RB more space. Diomande played the ball through to the onrushing Baku (63'), who slotted home from close range. Doekhi's header gave the visitors a brief glimmer of hope - but in vain. Another goal in stoppage time was disallowed for offside.

RB boss Mintzlaff on the treadmill during the game

Leipzig's supervisory board chairman and Red Bull managing director Oliver Mintzlaff ran twice 10 kilometers on the treadmill next to the RB substitutes' bench during the match for a good cause, having already collected donations from Jürgen Klopp and others. With his campaign, the former long-distance runner also promoted the Wings for Life World Run, the largest running event in the world on May 10.

No points again: another defeat for Eta with Union

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