Overview
- Union’s 1-3 loss at RB Leipzig underlined a season-long lack of threat, with only five shots recorded and little end product in possession.
- Head coach Marie-Louise Eta said the team lacked conviction on the ball and urged cleaner play in attack after an initial bright showing in her debut game faded.
- With the U19 campaign over, prospects Linus Güther, 16, and Dmytro Bogdanov, 19, are stronger candidates for the squad against 1. FC Köln as the club searches for goals.
- Güther has piled up goals and assists at youth level after a brief first-team debut, while Bogdanov made his senior bow and set up a DFB-Pokal winner, and Eta has balanced their minutes with school and form.
- Eta remains in charge with a six-point buffer that owes much to rivals slipping, and the home game at the Alte Försterei is framed as a proving chance for both safety and her tenure.