Union Berlin stands after a bitter slip by goalkeeper Andreas Luthe before the knockout in the Conference League.
The Iron Goalkeeper made it possible through his faux pas in the high-risk game against Feyenoord Rotterdam to make it 1: 2 (1: 1) for the Dutch by Cyriel Dessers (72nd minute).
A dream goal by captain Christopher Trimmel (41st) to compensate for the interim was therefore worthless.
Berlin - In front of 30,000 spectators, the traditional Dutch club took the lead for the first time on Thursday evening in the sold-out Olympic Stadium through Luis Sinisterra (15th).
In the hectic final phase Trimmel (87th) saw the yellow-red card, a minute later Cedric Teuchert had to leave the field with a straight red because of kicking.
Union showed the reaction demanded by coach Urs Fischer after the 1: 3 in the first leg, but did not reward itself despite numerous opportunities and ultimately beat himself through Luthe's slap-stick fall on the wet grass. Only with victories at Maccabi Haifa (November 25th ) and against Slavia Prague (December 9th) the hibernation in the European Football Cup can still succeed - if Feyenoord provides help in Group E.
There was hardly any talk about football before kick-off.
Vandalism, pyro torches and even attacks on police officers: there were more than 70 arrests of mostly Dutch fans in the 24 hours before the game in Berlin.
In the Olympic Stadium, too, the fog from the flares from the Feyenoord block had to clear before the ball could roll.
Fischer had demanded courage and order - for over 90 minutes - from his iron men. After a quarter of an hour it was wasted for the time being. Feyenoord's Bryan Linssen had way too much space after a quick combination and fired a shot at the inside post. The very agile Sinisterra reacted the fastest and jumped in to guide the guests.
Union lacked an orderly play structure on the grass, which was softened by the continuous rain.
It became dangerous when switching moments after Dutch negligence.
And there was.
Tymoteusz Puchacz (20th) shot past from an acute angle.
Genki Haraguchi (28th) did not get enough pressure on the ball after a counterattack. Kevin Behrens (38th) was blocked shortly before goal.
The iron increased the pressure.
And rewarded themselves with a wonderful flick from Trimmel to compensate them long-earned.
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Union did not slacken even after the break.
Haraguchi had the chance to take the lead after just a few seconds.
Further counter-chances were not played out cleanly.
On the other hand, Luthe kept the Berliners in the game after a bad pass from Puchacz with a fine save against Linssen (57th) - and then became a tragic figure.
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