Union Berlin’s week went from bad to worse Sunday with a 1-0 loss at home to last-placed Holstein Kiel in the Bundesliga. Armin Gigović scored before the break for the visitors, finishing off a counterattack started by team captain Timo Becker and involving Japan forward Shuto Machino.

Holstein Kiel moved off the bottom of the Bundesliga table yesterday with their first away win of the season at the expense of a lacklustre Union Berlin, captained by Rani Khedira. Union manufactured

Holstein Kiel clinch their first-ever Bundesliga away victory with a 1-0 win over Union Berlin, courtesy of Armin Gigović's first-half strike, which found no reply in a crucial relegation battle at the Alte Försterei.