Friendly of Penalties
Union Lose 2-1 in Aarau
1. FC Union Berlin's men's team lost 2-1 to FC Aarau on Saturday afternoon in a friendly marked by three converted penalties. The hosts' Serge Müller and Daniel Afriyie bookended the game, while Marin Ljubičić grabbed an equaliser just before halftime.
1. FC Union Berlin: Raab – Trimmel (68. Barry), Querfeld (68. Van den Bosch), Ogbemudia (68. Wilp), Rothe (68. Etobe) – Haberer (68. Zunk), Slišković (68. Blaszczak) – Jeong (68. Pepinski), Güther (68. Witschel), J. Friedrich (68. Kannegießer) – Ljubičić (68. Engel)
FC Aarau: Veličković (64. Hirzel) – Dickenmann (80. Jordan), Müller, Thaler (46. Arković (53. Acquah)), Guzzo (80. Hasani), Senyurt (68. Obexer) – Aliu, Petit-Viretti (80. Corić), Ndau (68. Tairi) – Baturina (46. Koide), Afriyie
Attendance: 3,000
Goals: 1-0 Müller (2.), 1-1 Ljubičić (42.), 2-1 Afriyie (86.)
The reactions to the game.
“Step by step, we need to get to the point where we concede fewer and score more goals. Today, at least we didn’t allow one from open play, and in general, I had very little to do. One can definitely build on this performance.”
“I wanted to stop their attack, but I didn’t reach the ball, and the penalty came. But that’s part of it, in pre-season you are not as far mentally and physically as an opponent who starts the season next week.”
“The first half was the one with the highest intensity so far. We had many good scenes, and the pressing worked as well. At the moment we are not rewarding ourselves, but I am still satisfied.”
Outlook for the Coming Days
For the professional men's team of 1. FC Union Berlin, after today's return to Berlin, there is a free week during which all players will train individually. The next match involving the Eisernen will take place on Saturday, 01.08.26, in Dresden. The kick off against SG Dynamo Dresden will be at 14:00.
