In Jena, the climbers of the 1st FC Union showed a dominant step in the first half. In the end, a twin duo and a last-minute goal were still needed to take three points back to the capital.
After the historic first victory in the Bundesliga last weekend, the footballers of Union Berlin were still on the up of the English week. On Tuesday evening, they prevailed 2-1 (1-0) at Carl Zeiss Jena and are now fourth in the table with seven points from four games.
Katja Orschmann scored the gateway to the tour after half an hour. Rieke Tietz made the equalizer shortly after the break before Dina Orschmann scored the winning goal in the last minute.
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The course of the game
The guests from the capital started pushing and quickly took control. Through early start, they hardly let Jena pass the center line, while they themselves let the ball run through their own ranks in a controlled manner and took the opposing penalty area in time. However, the last punch was still missing. Sophie Weidauer had the first really good opportunity in the 13th minute, but her shot sailed just past the right post.
What did not work out of the game at first, the Berliners then regulated by a standard. After a short corner, Katja Orschmann suddenly appeared completely freely in the back area and simply pulled off. The low shot from a good 20 meters sailed under the somewhat sluggish goalkeeper Hannah Etzold for the 1-0 lead in the left corner (29th).
Even if the lead after the first half was only scarce, it seemed as if the team of trainer Ailien Poese would not let anything burn here today. With over 65 percent possession of the ball, around twice as much passes as the opponents and a clear plus on goal shots, Union went into the cabin.
But with a gift they brought Jena back into play shortly after the restart. FCU keeper Cara Bösl made a back pass jump off far too far, so that the starting striker Isabella suddenly got her foot on the ball. He landed in front of Jena’s Rieke Tietz, who hit the compensation from a short distance (47th).
Florian Eib, Sportschau, 23.09.2025 9:46 p.m.
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Apparently a liberation for the hosts, who then performed much more confidently. The game was balanced until the final phase and it looked like a draw. But a standard in the last minute Union brought victory. In a free kick from the left sixteen edge, Dina Orschmann prevailed on the long post and headed the ball into the goal to 2-1.
Player of the day
Must be the twins today. For Dina it was the first start -up mission this season – and she rotated into the team for her sister. But she could hardly have imagined this debut. While her offensive colleagues bite their teeth on the lead goal in the initial phase, the defensive player simply took a heart from the second row and scored the first Bundesliga goal of her career.
The family evening of the Orschmanns made the family evening of the Orschmanns perfect that Sister Dina also made it possible to make the last minute.
What was going on there?
Despite the inconceivable season on Tuesday evening and the autumn temperatures, the fans of the 1. FC Union was relied on as always. More than 200 supporters had made their way to Thuringia with the Berliners and took over the Ernst Abbe sports field with their tireless chants. At least about the outdoor microphones in the TV broadcast, almost exclusively iron choirs were heard of the approximately 1,300 spectators.
A photo of the away winners with the fans who traveled with them should of course not be missing |
Voices to the game
Katja Orschmann (goal scorer 1. FC Union): “It was a very nice feeling, especially with all the fans in the back. We did not expect so many to travel today. The fact that Dina also met it twice as cool. It reminds me of our childhood, so we always celebrated our goals together.”
Rieke Tietz (goal scorer Carl Zeiss Jena): We overslept the first half a bit. In the second half we came out much better and could have done it 2-1. But in the last ten minutes we have been pet on the goal again. It was very bitter to collect this in the 90th minute. “
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