The numerous substitutions on both sides led to a somewhat disjointed start to the second half, with much of the action taking place in midfield and clear goal-scoring opportunities notable only through their absense. In the 69th minute, following a set piece from Josip Juranović, Stanley Nsoki came close, but his header landed in the arms of the Aue goalkeeper.

It took nearly twenty minutes before the South Korean Wooyeong Jeong caused a murmur in the Erzgebirgsstadion when he cut in from the outside, but his shot was too central to trouble the keeper (86.). Shortly after, the hosts had a great chance to pull one back, but Carl Klaus managed to deflect Luis Pohlenz's powerful shot from close range over the crossbar (88.).

The match had already reached the 102nd minute when Union started an attack through Josip Juranović, looking for Wooyeong Jeong in the penalty area. Via some detours, the ball reached Mekhi Gray, whose shot towards the top corner was again saved. Aue then had several attempts at the other end, but were often thwarted by a rigorous Union defence. Eventually, however, Maximilian Schmid deflected the ball over the line from close range to make it 2-1 in the 108th minute.