Burke-Dreierpack-Union wins seven-goal game in Frankfurt

After the Champions League gala, Eintracht Frankfurt also delivered a big show in the Bundesliga on Sunday against the 1st FC Union Berlin-but this time without a happy end.

With a triple pack by Oliver Burke (32nd minute, 53., 56.) and the fourth season goal of Ilyas viewed (9th), Union took a 4: 3 (2: 1) victory on matchday 4, which after Nathaniel Browns (45.+4) goal in round one in the final phase with a double strike by CAN UZUN) (87th, penalty) was still in danger.

After two defeats, the team of Union coach Steffen Baumgart, who saw the red card in the final phase (89.), that apparently caught again for the time being and is in the table with six points. “A highly emotional game to the end“Had seen Baumgart and said in the Sportschau interview:”To deliver such a game here at Frankfurt is a very, very good performance from us.“

Frankfurt, on the other hand, was brought back to the floor after the 5-1 in the premier class against Galatasaray Istanbul due to the second league defeat and also loses the top group a bit out of his sight with six points. Nevertheless, coach Dino Toppmöller did not want to blame the team at the sports show microphone. “The boys pushed endlessly. It was somehow a used day“, said Toppmöller:”In the end, it is about turning off the cheap mistakes we made.“

Frankfurt celebrates anniversary, Union the 1-0

The first few minutes belonged to the fans of Eintracht Frankfurt, who celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Waldstadion in Frankfurt with a huge choreography through the stadium with a picture, lettering and thousands of black and white paper pieces. Since some of the papers also found their way on the lawn in spherical shape, the course of the game was delayed somewhat.

However, the Frankfurt offensive swing did not detract from this. After a little more than five minutes, Brown tested with a fluttering ball from Halblin’s Union goalkeeper Frederik Rönnow. The Eintracht was very good in the game, but defensive was not quite up to date. In the first Berlin attack, the hosts had the opportunity to clarify several times, but repeatedly played the ball into their feet to the recurring opponents.

The ball landed in the center at the view, which turned quickly almost 20 meters in front of the goal and scored the 1-0 lead for Union with a massive shot in the left corner. However, the team of coach Dino Toppmöller shook the deficit and stayed on the trigger. In some cases over 70 percent possession and a decent number of degrees gave the Eintracht fans hope for a quick balance. For example, Uzun (20th) set a direct acceptance from 20 meters directly on Rönnow.

Burke increases for Union after a counterattack

The guests then showed how this works with the score. With the second shot on the goal, the Berliners made the 2-0. After a Frankfurt corner, it went quickly over four stations. Burke hurried through the center and gave Kaua Santos no chance in the Frankfurt goal. Now some perplexity spread at Frankfurt, especially because Union defended with great passion and extremely compact.

It was only in the final phase of the half. Elye Wahi (43.) slipped just past a Brown entry. It finally needed a deflected shot to send Frankfurt into the break with a better feeling. A shot from Brown found the way to 1: 2 in the goal over the Hacke von Uzun.

Burke and Ilic apparently pull the plug

Frankfurt went into the second half with a tailwind and also had the first degree through a Uzun headball (51st). But Union did not even have to look at three magic minutes of the offensive trio, Burke and Andrej Ilic to apparently pull the plug to the Hesse. First looked at the ball against three men and put on the left to Ilic. The Serb chipped on Burke and he headed headed 3-1 into the net.

Shortly afterwards, Ilic raised the leather again with a counterattack in Burke’s run and he made his triple pack perfect in front of Santos alone in front of Santos. Toppmöller immediately exchanged his offensive and brought Burkardt and Ansgar Knauff (61.). Frankfurt also played dominant. But Union stood deep and very safe for a long time.

Eintracht comes back with double strikes

In the final phase, Uzun woke up again with a dry shot from 14 meters to 2: 4 team and fans. It became intense and emotional. Frankfurt demanded a penalty when Burkardt went down against Leopold Querfeldt in the penalty area. And referee Sven Jablonski also gave him in the view of the video images. Burkardt drogs the penalty without humor to 3: 4 in the middle of the goal.

Excitement around and with Union coach Baumgart

Union coach Baumgart took off his cap on the edge of the field and got upset about the decision – so much that he received a dismissal. “That goes completely on my cap. The referee did nothing wrong“, Berlin’s coach admitted to the sports show. However, Baumgart did not want to reveal what he had seen the dismissal for:”I got a yellow card because I got upset and then I did something again and then it is justified.“

TV images show that the Union trainer gestured with the middle finger on the outer line. “I looked into nothing, that was in no direction, so everything was fine. That was an emotion that I had due to the video evidence and the previous situation“, Baumgart later said at the press conference. It has not yet been clarified whether this has a separate aftermath. In the next game, he will definitely be missing on the bench.

Hectic final phase

But even without him on the sidelines, it got even hotter. Driven by the domestic fans, Eintracht Frankfurt continued to move forward in the ten -minute stoppage time. It got hectic and knobing in the Berlin penalty area – but the compensation no longer wanted to fall.

“It was a lot for the head. But we are happy that we got it through the finish line“Union’s scorer was pleased with the sports show about the away win.

Frankfurt in Gladbach, Union against HSV

Eintracht Frankfurt is a guest on the 5th matchday on Saturday evening (September 27, 2025, 6.30 p.m.) at Borussia Mönchengladbach. Union receives a day later without Steffen Baumgart in the Coaching Zone at 7.30 p.m. promoted Hamburger SV.