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Union players after their success in Finland
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Jussi Eskola / imago images / Newspix24
Union Berlin has clearly won its first international game in 20 years.
The Bundesliga team celebrated a 4-0 (3-0) win at the Finnish cup winner Kuopion PS in the play-off first leg in the new Conference League.
The move into the group stage should be almost certain.
You can read more about the new Conference League here: Completely different from the Champions League - and therefore good
Attackers Taiwo Awoniyi (7th and 31st minutes), Max Kruse (29th) and Andreas Voglsammer (90th + 2) scored the goals for the Berliners, who were outstanding from the start.
Kruse, who "didn't feel like playing" the Conference League six months ago, was involved in all three goals.
Around 500 euphoric Union fans had traveled to Helsinki despite the Corona requirements.
Some of them set fire to Bengalos several times in the block.
The second leg will kick off next Thursday in the Berlin Olympic Stadium.
The group stage starts on September 16.
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