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Trimmel: “The fans almost made it happen”

Christopher Trimmel, on the right during the match, on the left afterwards in the fan block(Bild: AFP/APA/JOHN MACDOUGALL, Twitter.com)

"It was almost the fans who saved us from relegation." Christopher Trimmel raved about the fans of his club Union Berlin after the club's 2:1 home win against Freiburg on Saturday.

Although the captain critically analyzed the season from a sporting perspective in the Sky interview, he praised the fans to the skies. "They never whistle, they're always behind the team - I think it was almost the fans who kept the team in the league."

Pre-singer
As a sign of appreciation, the captain then climbed over the fence into the fan block and practised his pre-singing skills.

It could hardly have been more dramatic
Union really had chosen the most dramatic of all versions to secure relegation. Missing two penalties, then indirectly scoring the second with a follow-up shot in the 92nd minute - it couldn't have been much more exciting. Haberer was the lucky scorer after Freiburg had equalized in the 85th minute through Doah. Hollerbach had given Union a 1-0 lead in the 68th minute.

It was clear that Union would not even have to go into relegation but could stay in the Bundesliga.

It can be assumed that Trimmel and Co. did not go to bed immediately after the evening service on Saturday ...