Jung Woo-young (26, Union Berlin) scored a dramatic comeback goal that led the team to escape a losing streak. With a calm yet decisive strike, he propelled the team to victory, allowing them to breathe a sigh of relief in the relegation battle.

Union Berlin achieved a comeback victory of 2-1 in the away match against Eintracht Frankfurt in the 25th round of the 2024-2025 Bundesliga, held at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Germany, at 11:30 p.m. (KST) on the 9th.

With this victory, Union Berlin escaped a three-game losing streak, placing 14th in the league with 7 wins, 5 draws, and 13 losses (26 points). In contrast, Frankfurt remained in 4th place with 12 wins, 6 draws, and 7 losses (42 points) as they faced their own three-game losing streak.

In this match, Jung Woo-young started on the bench rather than in the starting lineup. Union Berlin fell behind after allowing an opening goal to Michy Batshuayi in the 13th minute of the first half.

Falling behind, Union Berlin equalized in the 62nd minute when Leopold Quirfeld scored with a header from a corner kick.

The one who played a decisive role afterwards was none other than Jung Woo-young.

Substituted in for Yannick Haberer in the 71st minute, Jung Woo-young completely changed the flow of the game. In the 78th minute, after battling for an aerial ball near the halfway line, he quickly moved forward as the ball flowed ahead. Despite being surrounded by three opposing defenders, he maintained his composure, created space with a dribble, and accurately struck the corner of the goal with a left-footed inside shot. The opposing goalkeeper dove, but it was too late for him to reach it. This was his 3rd goal of the season, coming about three months after scoring against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on Nov. 30.

Jung Woo-young's contributions didn't stop there. In the 87th minute, he delivered an accurate cross from the right flank that assisted Benedict Hellubach's additional goal, but the goal was canceled due to a handball foul declared by Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review.

At the end of the match, Frankfurt earned a penalty kick and had a chance to equalize, but the shot taken by Hugo Ekitike went wide of the goal, allowing Union Berlin to dramatically hold on to their victory.

Attention is drawn to whether Jung Woo-young, who had an impressive performance in this match, can once again be named to the South Korean national football team led by head coach Hong Myung-bo. Hong Myung-bo will announce the national team roster for the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asian third qualifying round (March 20 against Oman, March 25 against Jordan) at the Korea Football Association shortly after 11 a.m. on the 10th.

It remains to be seen whether Jung Woo-young, who was part of the national team last November, can once again don the Taegeuk mark and contribute.

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