Bundesliga Roundup: Union wins despite Aaronson getting sent off

BERLIN (AP) — Midfielder Brenden Aaronson was despatched off. That didn’t cease Union Berlin.

Ten-man Union earned a 4-1 win in Darmstadt after Robin Gosens scored twice in his first Bundesliga begin on Saturday.

“Today you saw what makes us special,” mentioned Gosens, who spent his profession within the Netherlands and Italy earlier than becoming a member of Union within the offseason. “It always sounds so simple, but we’re a team, a family, everyone knows exactly what the other can do and what they have to do themselves, that we can overcome obstacles and always fight back, no matter what happens. Only a few teams can say that about themselves.”

Gosens celebrated his first skilled begin in Germany by eluding one Darmstadt defender and taking pictures between the legs of one other to open the scoring within the fourth minute.

Aaronson was despatched off within the twenty first for his second yellow card and Union paid the worth three minutes later when Marvin Mehlem equalized.

But Gosens scored once more within the thirty fourth with a header to a free kick and Kevin Behrens – who headed three objectives final weekend – headed one other 5 minutes later.

“That’s where the team really showed great morale,” Union coach Urs Fischer mentioned of his workforce’s response to the sending off. “And yes, set-pieces can decide games, that’s where we were very dangerous.”

Defender Danilho Doekhi made it 4-1 with a header to a nook within the sixty fifth, however wanted consideration for a painful conflict of heads with a defender. He continued.

Union didn’t emerge unscathed, nevertheless, with David Datro Fofana going off injured within the first half and his substitute, Sheraldo Becker, following within the sixty fourth.

“For me it was almost a perfect afternoon. My first Bundesliga start and my first brace,” Gosens mentioned.

Germany coach Hansi Flick and sporting director Rudi Völler have been within the stands. Gosens has performed 18 video games for Germany however Flick omitted the left again from his World Cup squad final yr.

DORTMUND DISAPPOINTS IN DERBY

Borussia Dortmund was once more held by native rival Bochum to 1-1, rekindling reminiscences of their 1-1 draw final season when Dortmund was denied what officers later agreed was a clear penalty choice. That draw arguably value Dortmund the title.

Bochum’s Kevin Stöger fired contained in the far put up within the thirteenth, when Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel couldn’t elevate his arm in time to cease the shot.

The dwelling workforce remained higher however Dortmund improved within the second half and Donyell Malen equalized within the 56th.

Maximilian Philipp scored within the sixth minute of harm time for Freiburg to beat Werder Bremen 1-0.

Heidenheim wasted a two-goal lead in its first-ever Bundesliga dwelling sport as Hoffenheim got here again to win 3-2.

Jonas Wind scored twice for Wolfsburg to come back from behind to beat Cologne 2-1.

Borussia Mönchengladbach hosted Bayer Leverkusen later Saturday.