Bundesliga: late goals decide matches and shake up the table

The Bundesliga is back with its first round in the year 2026 and did not disappoint in terms of goals, especially in the final moments of the matches.

This Saturday (10), Freiburg and Union Berlin benefited by finding the net in the last moments of the games.

The results had a particular impact on the lower part of the table.

The bottom and second-to-last teams came close to victory but let the three points slip away.

This Saturday morning in Brazil would also have had two more games.

However, the matches between St. Pauli vs. Leipzig and Werder Bremen vs. Hoffenheim were postponed due to weather conditions.

See below how the Saturday morning Bundesliga games went:

Hamburg vs. Freiburg

Freiburg was better and controlled the actions for most of the time.

But it was Hamburg who opened the scoring, with a set-piece play finished by Luka Vuskovic, the team's standout player of the season.

Shortly after, however, Daniel Elfadli committed a penalty and was sent off in the play.

Vincenzo Grifo converted the penalty, equalizing the score, and in the final minutes came Freiburg's comeback.

Union Berlin vs. Mainz

A game with a special reunion.

Coach Urs Fischer faced Union Berlin for the first time, the club he helped reach the first division over his more than five years of work.

On the field, bottom-placed Mainz was leading 2-0 until the 30th minute of the second half.

But Union Berlin fought back to draw with two goals in the final stretch.

Heidenheim vs. Cologne

A lively game with good scoring chances for both sides.

Second-to-last Heidenheim was ahead on the scoreboard on two occasions. 

But Cologne managed to equalize both times and kept their distance from the relegation zone.

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