Union Women extend winning streak: 2:1 home win against Nürnberg

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The 2:1 home win against 1. FC Nürnberg was the third consecutive Bundesliga victory – and the fourth straight competitive win – for the 1. FC Union Berlin women footballers. With now nine points from seven games, FCU climbs to ninth place in the table. So report Sportschau (RBB) and the Tagesspiegel.

Three goals in a wild first half

At the Stadion An der Alten Försterei on Sunday afternoon, in the first match after the international break, things got going right from the kickoff. The Nürnberg women initially pushed into the Köpenick half but failed to create any real scoring chances. The first notable attempt came from FCU: Eileen Campbell fired a volley from around 17 meters in the 30th minute but missed well wide. Just two minutes later, she did better: Jill Janssens crossed from the right wing into the center, Campbell held her ground and headed in to make it 1:0 (32'). The Club struck back before the break: Nastassja Lein served the ball, Lara Meroni held her own in the box and scored to make it 1:1 (39'). But the "Eiserne" had the final word of the first half: Nele Bauereisen reacted quickest in the goalmouth scramble and tapped in against her former club to make it 2:1 (43').

After the break, Union pushes – the 3:1 just won't come

After the restart, Union immediately took the initiative again. In the 54th minute, Lia Kamber sent a dangerous direct free kick toward goal, but her Swiss compatriot, Nürnberg keeper Lourdes Romero, saved it. Shortly after, Romero rescued her side after a dangerous header from Naika Reissner (57'). In the 63rd minute, Nürnberg had a great deal of luck: Janssens fired from distance, Romero was beaten, but the ball crashed against the right post. Substitute Jella Veit shot just wide of the right post in the 85th minute. Thus the team coached by Marie-Louise Eta saw out the narrow lead and celebrated their second Bundesliga home win of the current season.

Injury mars the evening

The joy over the success is, however, tempered: As the Tagesspiegel reports, goalscorer Bauereisen had to be substituted late on due to injury. How long the Union women will have to do without the forward therefore remains unclear – especially ahead of a packed schedule.

Hamburg double-header is the next hurdle

For Eta's team, the action comes thick and fast – and twice against the same opponent. Next Sunday (5 pm), FCU visits Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga. A week later, on October 31 at 1 pm, the Round of 16 in the DFB-Pokal awaits against the same opponent in the Hanseatic city. So if you want to keep following the Köpenick women's development, it's worth keeping an eye on the calendar.