Union Berlin 1-0 Hertha Berlin: First Bundesliga meeting between east and west Berlin halted by flares

The first Bundesliga derby between east and west Berlin was temporarily stopped after flares were thrown on to the pitch.

Sebastian Polter’s 90th-minute penalty for Union Berlin – the first club from east Berlin to reach the Bundesliga – earned a famous win over rivals Hertha.

Play was halted at the beginning of the second half as fans threw flares, leading to 10 minutes of stoppage time.

The players were initially withdrawn, but emerged a few minutes later.

There had never been a Bundesliga fixture between east and west Berlin, with this top-flight clash a poignant meeting between two sides of a city once divided by the Berlin Wall.

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Line-ups

Union Berlin

Substitutes

Hertha Berlin

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Match Stats

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Match ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 1, Hertha Berlin 0.

Full Time

Second Half ends, 1. FC Union Berlin 1, Hertha Berlin 0.

Foul by Marvin Friedrich (1. FC Union Berlin).

Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution

Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Julian Ryerson replaces Marcus Ingvartsen.

Foul by Sebastian Polter (1. FC Union Berlin).

Lukas Klünter (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt saved. Marko Grujic (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio.

Corner, Hertha Berlin. Conceded by Neven Subotic.

Foul by Sebastian Polter (1. FC Union Berlin).

Dedryck Boyata (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Davie Selke replaces Maximilian Mittelstädt.

Foul by Christopher Lenz (1. FC Union Berlin).

Marius Wolf (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Goal!

Goal! 1. FC Union Berlin 1, Hertha Berlin 0. Sebastian Polter (1. FC Union Berlin) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.

VAR Decision: Penalty 1. FC Union Berlin.

Penalty 1. FC Union Berlin. Christian Gentner draws a foul in the penalty area.

Penalty conceded by Dedryck Boyata (Hertha Berlin) after a foul in the penalty area.

Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Christopher Trimmel tries a through ball, but Sebastian Polter is caught offside.

Christopher Lenz (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Marko Grujic (Hertha Berlin).

Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Dedryck Boyata.

Sebastian Polter (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Lukas Klünter (Hertha Berlin).

Substitution

Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Salomon Kalou replaces Vedad Ibisevic.

Substitution

Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sebastian Polter replaces Sebastian Andersson.

Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neven Subotic.

Attempt saved. Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FC Union Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Andersson.

Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marius Wolf.

Booking

Dedryck Boyata (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card.

Sebastian Andersson (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Dedryck Boyata (Hertha Berlin).

Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Rafal Gikiewicz tries a through ball, but Sebastian Andersson is caught offside.

Attempt saved. Marius Wolf (Hertha Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.

Attempt missed. Vedad Ibisevic (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio.

Foul by Marvin Friedrich (1. FC Union Berlin).

Vedad Ibisevic (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.

Booking

Keven Schlotterbeck (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Keven Schlotterbeck (1. FC Union Berlin).

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