The ex-Liverpool striker has now scored four times in his last three games as the Iron Ones extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to 11
Taiwo Awoniyi was Union Berlin’s hero having grabbed the equalizer in Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Hoffenheim in a Bundesliga outing.
Both teams came into the encounter on the back of 4-0 victories last time out.
While the hosts hit Augsburg for four, the Iron Ones silenced Kups by the same margin in Europe. That explained why the match got off to an electric start at the Rhein-Neckar Arena.
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However, it was the visiting side who drew first blood ten minutes in, when Julian Ryerson’s cross was headed past goalkeeper Oliver Baumann by Niko Giesselmann.