Union Berlin smashes Brandenburger SC - 9: 1 in the friendly!

Union Berlin smashes Brandenburger SC - 9: 1 in the friendly!

Brandenburg, Deutschland - The 1st FC Union Berlin celebrated a real shooting festival on Saturday in the first test game of the summer preparation. The team of coach Steffen Baumgart won against Brandenburger SC Süd 05 with impressive 9: 1. In strict temperatures, the iron showed in front of 2980 spectators what they can do on it while preparing for the coming season. FC Union Berlin reports that among the almost completely available players such as Elias Ali and Duje Sliskovic were in the squad.

In the first round, Union really got rid of: Elias Ali opened the goal series in the 10th minute, followed by a true gala appearance by Andrej Ilić, who hit the mark four times (15th, 21st, 41st, 45.+2 minute). A goal by Patrick Richter, who scored the only goal for the Brandenburg, fell in the 30th minute. With a clear 6-1 lead we went into the half-time break.

scorer and new additions

In the second section, Union continued to be accurate. Marin Ljubičić (57th minute), Lucas Tousart (67th minute) and Livan Burcu (71st minute) screwed the result to 9: 1. Particularly noteworthy is the newcomer Oliver Burke, which stood in the starting eleven and gave his first attempts in the new dress. Coach Steffen Baumgart, who used 22 players, expressed a positive statement about the team performance and the first training sessions. According to Ligainsider , Union will play against the SV Grün-Weiss Ahrensfelde.

But what does such a high number of goal bring in a friendly? According to an article by fussball.de , results are often not in the foreground in test games. Rather, they serve as applied training sessions to enable players play practice and improve their skills. The focus is on the focus and not just on the goals that fell.

importance of test games

Trainer Steffen Baumgart has in the past emphasized how important such games are to determine competitiveness. The choice of the opponents is strategically in order to pursue different training goals. It is crucial that the knowledge from the test games is integrated into the regular training sessions in order to be able to help players even more specifically. Test games are considered valuable preparation for the challenges of the new season.

The future challenge is already waiting: Union Berlin will compete against SV Grün-Weiss Ahrensfelde on Sunday. Fans can already look forward to further attractive encounters, while the team continues to work on its shape and strive for new highlights.