Six days before the second half of the 2. Bundesliga season kicks off, 1. FC Union Berlin women's team will face FC Schlieren in their last mid-season friendly. The game against the Swiss second division side will be played on Sunday at the Fritz-Lesch Sportsplatz on Dörpfeldstraße. Kick off is at 11:30

The lie of the land

FC Schlieren ended their own three-month winter break with a 4-1 defeat to FC Küssnacht at the end of November 2020. The Swiss 2. Liga will kick off at the end of February for them with a game against FC Lugano.

Last weekend, Union also lost their second friendly of the winter, despite having created more chances against Polish champions Pogon Sczeczin, and taking the lead through Naika Reissner.  Ultimately, however, the efficient Polish team managed to turn the game around, and won 2-1.

The opponents

FC Schlieren have been playing in the National League B since 2012 and are currently in 3rd place. After 12 of 18 match days, the side in blue and yellow are eight points behind the leaders Yverdon Sport FC, but have a game in hand. In addition, a separate promotion round takes place in Switzerland after the regular season, in which the top four teams participate. A return to the top Swiss league after 13 years is therefore still possible.

With this goal in mind, the team from the Zürich suburbs will also complete a five-day training camp in the Turkish resort of Side in February. They have been coached by the Italian Alessandro Vicedomini since 2021.

The personnel

On Sunday, Union Berlin head coach Ailien Poese will have to do without Sophie Trojahn, Maria Cristina Lange and Katja Orschmann.

The coach's views ahead of the game

"We are looking forward to the game of the winter preparation," said Union's head coach, Ailien Pooese, ahead of Sunday's test. "We want to bring the content of the training week onto the pitch again in competition, attack the opponent aggressively, create good scoring chances and take them." 

Service information

Kick off is at 11:30 am on Sunday at the Fritz-Lesch-Sportplatz on Dörpfeldstraße. Admission is free. For those who cannot be there, Union will provide information about the game via the club's live ticker, as well as offering updates in English on Twitter