BERLIN (AP) – Substitute Chung Woo-young scored a late equalizer as Union Berlin snatched a point from a 1-1 draw with Stuttgart in the German league on Sunday.
Chris Fürich’s goal gave the hosts the lead near the end, but Chong equalized in the 83rd minute to extend Union’s unbeaten run to five games.
Stuttgart missed out on a chance to finish in the top three. Sebastian Hoeneß’s side are fourth in the table, level on points with third-placed Hoffenheim, who have one game in hand.
The hosts dominated the game, with Union threatening towards the end of the first half, and took the lead through Ramon Hendricks’ goal with Furych scoring with his right foot.
Chung came on as a substitute in the 75th minute, and the South Korean midfielder scored a goal against his former club with a precise shot into the top corner.
Bayern Munich is Leipzig 5-1 loss On Saturday, they were in first place with an 11-point lead. Second-placed Borussia Dortmund defeated St. Pauli 3-2 on Saturday despite giving up a two-goal lead.
Revival of Freiburg
Freiburg fought back from two points behind to win a 2-2 draw with Augsburg.
The hosts took the lead immediately after the break, scoring two goals in two minutes. Alexis Claude-Maurice took the lead in the 47th minute, and Elvis Rexbekaj doubled the lead in the 49th minute.
Freiburg immediately responded with two goals. Yuito Suzuki pulled one back just after the hour mark, and Igor Matanovic scored from close range in the 62nd minute to give his team a point.
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