Union stuns Dortmund, Bayern routs Freiburg in Bundesliga

Union Berlins fairy tale continues but Bayern Munich is lurking Janik Haberer scored twice for Union to upset Borussia Dortmund 20 and consolidate its earlyseason Bundesliga lead while Bayern enjoyed a 50 rout of Freiburg on Sunday Haberers two firsthalf goals dealt Dortmund its fourth defeat from 10 games so far The win lifted Union four points clear of Bayern at the top after 10 rounds and seven points ahead of DortmundSerge Gnabry Eric Maxim ChoupoMoting Leroy Sane Sadio Mane and Marcel Sabitzer all scored for Bayern to end Freiburgs 11game unbeaten streak across all competitions and replace the visitors in second place Super Bayern super Bayern the home fans sang as the Bavarian powerhouse emerged as Unions main challenger even without the injured Manuel Neuer and Thomas MuumlllerUnion enjoying the momentUnion coach Urs Fischer said supporters were entitled to celebrate and dream of winning the title but the clubs target remains 40 points and Bundesliga survival German champion will only be FCU Union Berlin the Union fans sang as their team stayed top for the fifth consecutive weekend with 23 points Fischer remains more cautiousI think if you set a target you should reach it before setting new ones said Fischer who led Union to Bundesliga promotion through a playoff in 2019 Were not the ones who should dream but who should retain focus Union pushed forward from the start and Haberer got an early reward thanks to a mistake from Dortmund keeper Gregor Kobel in the eighth minute Kobel slipped at an inopportune moment to give Haberer an easy finishThe Union midfielder got his second goal in the 21st with a low shot inside the left post after Jordan Pefok laid the ball back after good interplay involving Sheraldo Becker Union should have gone on to score more goals as the home team dominated the opening half Dortmund was restricted to just two chances in the first 45 minutes with the home teams constant harrying forcing concessions and mistakes from the visitors Unions players challenged at every opportunity winning most and every 5050 ball seemed to go their wayAlso Read UEFA Champions League Porto upset Bayer Leverkusen Salah hits fastest hattrick in Liverpools 71 winIt was exactly how Fischer wants his team to play The Union coach received the loudest cheer of Fuszligballgott soccer god from appreciative home fans before the game began Dortmund counterpart Edin Terzic reacted with three changes at the break including bringing on captain Marco Reus for his comeback from an ankle injury sustained in the Ruhr derby win over Schalke on Sept 17 Perhaps inevitably Unions intensity dropped and Dortmund had even more of the ball though Fischers team still created the better chancesFischer was forced to change in the 67th when American forward Pefok limped from the field with an unspecified injury The coach said afterward he didnt know how serious it was and was still waiting for an update from medical staff Unions fans rose to their feet to urge their team on for the final minutes then celebrated by singing about winning the titleBayern moves secondBayern has never been beaten at home in the Bundesliga by Freiburg Sundays win was its 20th from 23 meetings between the teams in Munich Bayern stayed four points behind Union which was one of the teams to frustrate the 10time defending champion during its fourgame run without a win earlier this season Earlier Cologne came from behind to beat Augsburg 32 with a late goal from Steffen TiggesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever