Conference League: Significant bankruptcy for Union Berlin at Feyenoord

Hooligan raid, injured fans and a defeat: Union Berlin has experienced a European Cup journey forgetting.

The Team of Urs Fischer underlooked in the Conference League at Feyenoord Rotterdam on Thursday unhappy 1: 3 (1: 2) and stands with two defeats from three games in group E huge under pressure.

Alireza Jahanbakhsh (11.), Bryan Linssen (29.) and Luis Sinisterra (76th) brought the notorious stadium De Kuip to quake and gave the leader with seven points a shiny starting position for the second leg in 14 days in the old Försterei. For Union, which had recently won four times in a row, Taiwo Awoniyi (35.) were only enough for the interim connection.

The game had been overshadowed by several incidents outside the stadium. The Union delegation about President Dirk Zingler had been attacked on the evening before in a bar near the Hooligans team hotel. Feyenoord apologized at Union on Thursday for the fig act .

At the admission, there were also massive problems for hundreds of Union fans. There was a highly hard police approach with several injured, said press spokesman Christian work the SID . The Iron Help Chairman Andreas Lattemann reported targeted attacks on heads of those involved as well as the use of batons and dogs. Several persons were bitten, have space wounds or are in the hospital.

Two scoring chances, two goals

Rotterdam meanwhile fell 2-0 with the first two scoring chances. Jahanbakhsh had to make a great preliminary work of Sinisterra, who let Paul Jaeckel look very old on the left, only insertion. After a scarce half hour, Robin Knoche completely gave up, center-tower Linssen thanked and suggested freezing cold.

The Irishes were offensively harmless in the first pass, but came through the header of Awoniyi to the flank of Captain Christopher Trimmel back into the game. After the side change, Union was trying, but the guests had a powerless effect and were too inaccurate in their own possession.

The substitute Sheraldo Becker (72nd) had compensated on the foot before the strong Sinisterra met on the other side.