Overview
- Oliver Burke delivered a hat-trick in Union Berlin’s 4:3 win in Frankfurt, with Ilyas Ansah opening the scoring before Eintracht’s late rally fell short.
- Union coach Steffen Baumgart was shown a red card for kicking a paper ball onto the pitch and will be suspended for the next match against his former club Hamburger SV.
- TV images appeared to show Baumgart briefly raising a middle finger; he denies directing the gesture at anyone, and further DFB scrutiny is possible.
- A late VAR-reviewed penalty converted by Jonathan Burkardt (87') reignited debate over inconsistent enforcement of holding, which Baumgart criticized.
- Beyond the Bundesliga, OSC Rheinhausen’s 30:30 handball draw featured a scoreboard failure, an ambulance for an injured player and a red card, while Fortuna Düsseldorf’s 0:3 home loss to Darmstadt intensified fan unrest and leadership pressure.