Augsburg edges closer to European spot with 2-0 win over Union Berlin

By: The Associated Press Posted: 3:44 PM CDT Friday, Apr. 12, 2024

BERLIN (AP) — Phillip Tietz scored his eighth goal of the season and Sven Michel netted against his former club to give Augsburg a 2-0 win over Union Berlin in a lackluster Bundesliga encounter on Friday.

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Tietz seized on a poor back pass and managed to squeeze his shot under the despairing goalkeeper Frederik Rønnow to give Augsburg the lead two minutes into the second half.

Michel finished well after a one-two with Arne Maier nine minutes from time to guarantee all three points for the home side.

Augsburg's Arne Maier, left, and Union Berlin's Brenden Aaronson challenge for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Union Berlin and Augsburg, at the WWK-Arena in Augsburg, Germany, Friday, April 12, 2024. (Tom Weller/dpa via AP)

The win edged Augsburg closer to the top six and a place in next season’s European competitions. It currently sits in seventh, three points behind Eintracht Frankfurt, which has a game in hand.

Union Berlin remains 13th with 29 points. It has scored only 25 goals, the second lowest total in the league this season after second-to-last Cologne.