(Bundesliga 2022/2023): Highlights Union Berlin - Stuttgart

Rani Khedira got his first goal for high-flying Union Berlin in their previous game and was hoping for more in this one. Homekeeper Lennart Grill got to start after Frederic Ronald suffered a late injury. It was a turgid first 45 minutes with the home side seemingly disinterested in the game. Stuttgart to their credit tried to stick to their match plan and 33 minutes in hoped they had scored. But Juan Jose Pereira's effort did seem to come off his own hand, a fact that the video And it stayed 0-0. With a lack of excitement on the pitch, the fans did what they could to improve the atmosphere. As often happens at Union, they'd saved their best for the second half. Six minutes after the restart, Geraldo Becker ended a 12-game goal drought when he latched on to Jerome Roussillon's excellent cross. A first assist for the former Wolfsburg man and the eighth goal of the campaign for Union's top scorer. After much hard work in the first half, bottom of the table Stuttgart seemed momentarily stunned and it cost them. After scoring off the bench in his last match, Kevin Behrens doubled Union's lead five minutes past the hour when he was fastest to react when the ball broke free. It was a great way to celebrate his 50th Bundesliga game. It was a different Union but in the first 45 minutes they attacked with vigour and intensity. Three minutes after their second, they scored again when former Union player Genki Haraguchi put the ball past his own keeper to score his first own goal in 168 Bundesliga matches and make it 3-0. With 15 minutes still to go, the visitors were still trying their best to get into the game but Lennart Grill and the Union defence were in no mood to concede. The introduction of Cyril Girassi injected a little more endeavour into Stuttgart's play. But Grill's clean sheet for Union was steered competently over the line. A memorable game for him, it ended 3-0.