Spectacular Union beat Cologne 2-1 to climb to fifth region

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – Union Berlin’s Max Kruse scored a 2d-half winner as they snatched a 2-1 victory at Cologne on Sunday to stretch their membership fable unbeaten elope to seven Bundesliga matches and climb to fifth region.

Kruse scored on the rebound in the 72nd minute after Cologne goalkeeper Timo Horn saved his penalty, denying the 32-year-former forward a league fable of 17 consecutive winning advise kicks.

Taiwo Awoniyi had build the in-shatter guests, unbeaten on the facet road this season, ahead in the 27th minute sooner than Ellyes Skhiri pulled Cologne level with a conclude-vary effort.

The defeat procedure Cologne are with out a salvage of their last 18 Bundesliga matches, matching their membership fable, whereas moreover equalling the membership fable of 10 dwelling games with out a salvage.

Union are on 15 capabilities in fifth — their most spirited ever region — whereas Cologne, who hit the woodwork with the last kick of the recreation, dropped to 2d-bottom on three after eight games.