Season preparation: 1. FC Union only plays 1-1 at Chemnitzer FC

Chemnitz (dpa/bb) – In the third test match of his summer preparation 1. FC Union Berlin At Chemnitzer FC they only managed a 1:1 (1:0) draw. Marin Ljubicic (25th) scored Berlin’s goal against the fourth division team with a backheel after an assist from Andrej Ilic in the 25th minute. Chemnitz, not undeservedly, equalized 1-1 in the second half through Jonas Marx (77′).

In front of 5,213 visitors to the stadium on Gellertstrasse, including around 300 Union fans, coach Mauro Lustrinelli used a total of 22 players. At the break the Swiss changed completely. After Andrik Markgraf was injured, he had to substitute Leopold Querfeld in the 62nd minute, who had already been on the pitch in the first half. It was initially unclear whether Markgraf suffered a more serious knee injury.

See you again with ex-coach Grote on Sunday

The game started 15 minutes later because Union got stuck in traffic. The Iron Men’s next test match will take place on Sunday (3:30 p.m.) against another representative of the Regionalliga Nordost, FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Then there will be a reunion with Jena’s coach Marco Grote, who used to look after the U19s at Union and also looked after the professionals in 2023/24.

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